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Veterans Biomedical Research Institute

In research, Veterans Biomedical Research Institute stands highest in Medicine (#5,951 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,816 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,085 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,062
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,436
of 8,685
Research works
676
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Veterans Biomedical Research Institute 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 #5,951 of 17,978 20.9%377
Life SciencesDomain #4,816 of 14,347 19.0%178
Health SciencesDomain #7,085 of 20,462 20.7%411

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Veterans Biomedical Research Institute 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.08× its world share, 17 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Veterans Biomedical Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Oscar Auerbach, John W. Prineas and Sharon Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Veterans Biomedical Research Institute.

  1. 1 Oscar Auerbach United States · #39,472 worldwide 334 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 John W. Prineas United States · #73,451 worldwide 349 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Sharon Smith United States · #74,107 worldwide 368 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Richard P. Wedeen United States · #273,288 worldwide 106 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Harold J. Sobel United States · #506,015 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 G. Stephen Tint United States · #679,771 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Stanley A. Gelfand United States · #852,991 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 David Feldman United States · #872,446 worldwide 45 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Shlomo Silman United States · #894,112 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Robert H.K. Eng United States · #1,023,401 worldwide 26 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Veterans Biomedical Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Veterans Biomedical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Prognosis, Heart Failure, Management, Cardiovascular Disease, Public Health and Academic Medicine.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.3×21 topics
  2. Inflammation2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  3. Treatment2▲ 4.9×11 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  7. Management1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  8. Diagnosis1▲ 4.9×9 topics
  9. Heart Failure1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.6×10 topics
  11. Prognosis1▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Risk Factors1▲ 3.8×7 topics
  13. Academic Medicine1▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Mortality1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  15. Neuroprotection1▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Science1▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Firearm Violence1▲ 312×1 topic
  19. Gun Ownership1▲ 312×1 topic

Which research topics does Veterans Biomedical Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gun Ownership and Violence Research, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.

Gun Ownership and Violen…1Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …1Diversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…1Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…1Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 0 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic…0Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 0 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…0Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 0 fractional works
HealthGender StudiesNeurologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 1 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available21.1%not open78.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Veterans Biomedical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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