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Valley Baptist Medical Center

In research, Valley Baptist Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,373 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,960
of 28,054 · #36,818 all time
Rank in United States
#3,760
of 4,192
Research works
159
▲ 399% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Valley Baptist Medical Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #14,373 of 20,462 11.1%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Valley Baptist Medical Center 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.51× its world share, 54 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Valley Baptist Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Ameer E Hassan and Wondwossen Tekle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Valley Baptist Medical Center.

  1. 1 Ameer E Hassan United States · #363,197 worldwide 152 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Wondwossen Tekle United States · #539,568 worldwide 46 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Valley Baptist Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Valley Baptist Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Revascularization, Neuroprotection, Ischemic Stroke, Clinical Outcomes, Endovascular Therapy, Thrombolysis and Stroke Prevention.

▲ 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. Risk Factors13▲ 19×10 topics
  2. Revascularization12▲ 120×3 topics
  3. Neuroprotection11▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Ischemic Stroke10▲ 102×2 topics
  5. Clinical Outcomes10▲ 71×3 topics
  6. Endovascular Therapy9▲ 219×1 topic
  7. Thrombolysis9▲ 219×1 topic
  8. Stroke Prevention9▲ 121×2 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 56×3 topics
  10. Carotid Artery Stenosis9▲ 288×1 topic
  11. Endarterectomy9▲ 288×1 topic
  12. Endovascular Treatment7▲ 201×2 topics
  13. Hemodynamics6▲ 191×2 topics
  14. Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage6▲ 274×1 topic
  15. Intracranial Aneurysms6▲ 274×1 topic
  16. Epidemiology4▲ 1.73×22 topics
  17. Atherosclerosis3▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Guidelines3▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation3▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  21. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Diabetes2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  23. Functional Recovery2▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Motor Recovery2▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Neural Plasticity2▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Treatment2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  27. Angioplasty2▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Diagnosis2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  29. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy2▲ 112×1 topic
  30. Claudication2▲ 95×1 topic
  31. Intracerebral Hemorrhage2▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Microbleeds2▲ 93×2 topics
  33. Peripheral Arterial Disease2▲ 95×1 topic
  34. Recombinant Factor VIIa2▲ 77×2 topics
  35. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  36. Clinical Management2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Embolization2▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Prophylaxis2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Pulmonary Embolism1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Valley Baptist Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…9Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 9 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…9Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 9 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …6Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 6 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 2 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNeurologyRehabilitation2 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 9 works
  2. 2 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  3. 3 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 6 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Valley Baptist Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 399% higher 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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