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VA Western New York Healthcare System

In research, VA Western New York Healthcare System stands highest in Medicine (#6,389 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,749 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,209 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,093
of 28,054 · #14,097 all time
Rank in United States
#2,779
of 4,192
Research works
639
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is VA Western New York Healthcare System known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #6,389 of 17,978 23.1%375
Health SciencesDomain #7,749 of 20,462 23.5%414
Life SciencesDomain #7,209 of 14,347 20.0%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VA Western New York Healthcare System sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.68× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VA Western New York Healthcare System?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark C. Butler and Kerry Donnelly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VA Western New York Healthcare System.

  1. 1 Mark C. Butler United States · #1,162,966 worldwide 33 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Kerry Donnelly United States · #1,424,096 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at VA Western New York Healthcare System

Which keywords describe research at VA Western New York Healthcare System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Clinical Trials, Risk Factors, Antibiotic Resistance, Quality of Life, Myocardial Infarction and Antimicrobial Resistance.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology15▲ 4.8×50 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 2.7×24 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 3.2×17 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 3.9×16 topics
  5. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.6×10 topics
  6. Treatment3▲ 3.1×16 topics
  7. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.0×10 topics
  8. Diabetes2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  9. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×10 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 3.2×11 topics
  11. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Global Burden2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  14. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Mortality Risk2▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  18. Chronic Pain2▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Gene Therapy2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  21. Pain Management2▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Wound Healing2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  23. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Circadian Rhythms2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Postoperative Pain2▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Psychological Factors2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  27. Vaccine2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  29. Virulence Factors2▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Low Back Pain1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Macular Degeneration1▲ 15×3 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.4×3 topics
  34. Clinical Management1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  36. Cognitive Therapy1▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Quality of Care1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does VA Western New York Healthcare System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Sleep and related disorders.

Geriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance…1Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksSleep and related disord…1Sleep and related disorders: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Dis…1Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksRetinal Development and Disorders: 1 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthExperimental and Cognitive Psychology6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VA Western New York Healthcare System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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