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Valley Medical Center

In research, Valley Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#4,773 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,318 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,358
of 28,054 · #19,681 all time
Rank in United States
#2,176
of 4,192
Research works
897
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Valley Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,773 of 10,443 9.2%82 #7243
Health SciencesDomain #6,318 of 11,982 9.1%88 #7513

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.66× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Valley Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Gilbert I. Martin, Gary Kelsberg and Jon O. Neher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Valley Medical Center.

  1. 1 Gilbert I. Martin United States · #709,870 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Gary Kelsberg United States · #1,123,476 worldwide 25 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Jon O. Neher United States · #1,156,814 worldwide 32 citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Sarah Safranek United States · #1,164,306 worldwide 28 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Valley Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Valley Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Diagnosis, Treatment, Risk Factors, Mortality, Guidelines and Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.1×64 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 4.3×23 topics
  3. Diagnosis6▲ 5.5×20 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 2.4×32 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 4.5×15 topics
  6. Complications5▲ 9.3×14 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.5×21 topics
  8. Mortality5▲ 6.8×10 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.3×22 topics
  10. Guidelines4▲ 7.3×10 topics
  11. Public Health4▲ 2.3×17 topics
  12. Surgery4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  13. Rehabilitation3▲ 6.9×8 topics
  14. Management3▲ 3.3×17 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  16. Prophylaxis3▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Biomechanics2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Prognosis2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  19. Revascularization2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Surgical Management2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  21. Breast Cancer2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  22. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  23. Atherosclerosis2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  24. Elderly Patients2▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  26. Functional Recovery2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Maternal Mortality2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  28. Stroke Prevention2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  30. Angioplasty2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  32. Resuscitation2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Revision Surgery2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Stroke2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  35. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Estrogen2▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Maternal Outcomes2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Perinatal Outcomes2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Psychological Interventions2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Valley Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Venous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…2Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healthcare: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional works
Internal MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineObstetrics and GynecologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 1 works
  10. 10 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Valley Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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