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Ventura County Medical Center

In research, Ventura County Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,172 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,727 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,399
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,123
of 8,685
Research works
215
▲ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Ventura County 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 #13,172 of 20,462 10.2%152
MedicineField #16,727 of 17,978 10.7%124

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

What does Ventura County Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 32.3 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.70× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× 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 Ventura County Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris Landon and George C. Chang Chien lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ventura County Medical Center.

  1. 1 Chris Landon United States · #886,729 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 George C. Chang Chien United States · #1,241,918 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ventura County Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Ventura County Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Macular Degeneration, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Diabetic Retinopathy, Optical Coherence Tomography, Mortality and Glaucoma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.5×38 topics
  2. Macular Degeneration4▲ 74×3 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  4. Risk Factors3▲ 6.6×10 topics
  5. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 61×2 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  8. Mortality3▲ 9.7×7 topics
  9. Glaucoma2▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Optic Nerve2▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Complications2▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Retinal Ganglion Cells2▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 80×1 topic
  15. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×12 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Ocular Hypertension2▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Visual Field Progression2▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Management2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  22. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  23. COVID-192▲ 2.4×3 topics
  24. Diagnosis2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Health Outcomes1▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Primary Care1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  27. Gene Therapy1▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Global Burden1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Health Care Utilization1▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Retinitis Pigmentosa1▲ 134×1 topic
  31. Surgical Treatment1▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Resuscitation1▲ 19×2 topics
  33. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Injury Severity1▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Medical Education1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Prehospital Care1▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Trauma Center1▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Ocular Findings1▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Retinal Artery Occlusion1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Ventura County Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Development and Disorders and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional worksRetinal Development and …1Retinal Development and Disorders: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksLaser Applications in De…1Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 1 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…1Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyMolecular BiologyEmergency MedicineEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  2. 2 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 2 works
  3. 3 Retinal Development and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ventura County Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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