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VHA (United States)

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Research works
40
fractional, all time
Citations
173
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
1%
world 40%
International
2%
world 18%
VHA (United States)

Not ranked overall: VHA (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does VHA (United States) work in?

In all years, 60% of research at VHA (United States) is in Health Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Health Professions (49%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (15%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 60.0% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 48.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 29.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 36.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 13.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVHA (UnitedStates)40fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Health Professions1948.7%
    2. Medicine410.0%
    3. Nursing01.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance614.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting613.8%
    3. Social Sciences23.8%
    4. Decision Sciences12.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.3%
    6. Psychology00.4%
    1. Engineering12.5%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

    Who are the top researchers at VHA (United States)?

    Ranked on the quality score, Keith C. Kosel and John M.D. Koster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VHA (United States).

    1. 1 Keith C. Kosel United States · #3,357,968 worldwide 106 citations · 19 works
    2. 2 John M.D. Koster United States · #4,801,414 worldwide 71 citations · 27 works
    All ranked researchers at VHA (United States)

    What are the most cited papers from VHA (United States)?

    The most cited paper from VHA (United States) is "Developing and pilot testing quality indicators in the intensive care unit" (Peter J. Pronovost, Sean M. Berenholtz, Koni Ngo et al., 2003), with 131 citations. Next come "A National Study of Pressure Ulcer Prevalence and Incidence in Acute Care Hospitals" (47) and "The “ideal” team compensation system ‐ an overview: Part I" (44).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 Developing and pilot testing quality indicators in the intensive care unit Peter J. Pronovost, Sean M. Berenholtz, Koni Ngo et al. · Journal of Critical Care Sep 2003 131
    2 A National Study of Pressure Ulcer Prevalence and Incidence in Acute Care Hospitals Kathy Whittington, Martha Patrick, Joan L. Roberts · Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing Jul 2000 47
    3 The “ideal” team compensation system ‐ an overview: Part I Cheryl Zobal · Team Performance Management Aug 1998 44
    4 Developing Quality Measures for Sepsis Care in the ICU Sean M. Berenholtz, Peter J. Pronovost, Koni Ngo et al. · The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety Sep 2007 39
    5 The ACO Model — A Three-Year Financial Loss? Trent T. Haywood, Keith C. Kosel · New England Journal of Medicine 23 Mar 2011 31
    All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which keywords describe research at VHA (United States)?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Chronic Disease Management, Continuity of Care, Patient-Centered Medical Home, Health Care Utilization, Patient Satisfaction and Health Care Spending.

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

    Size is fractional works in all years 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. Primary Care13▲ 78×7 topics
    2. Quality Improvement10▲ 116×3 topics
    3. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 114×2 topics
    4. Continuity of Care6▲ 249×1 topic
    5. Patient-Centered Medical Home6▲ 311×1 topic
    6. Health Care Utilization5▲ 84×2 topics
    7. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 44×4 topics
    8. Health Care Spending4▲ 165×1 topic
    9. Insurance Markets4▲ 165×1 topic
    10. Healthcare4▲ 14×4 topics
    11. Organizational Change4▲ 116×2 topics
    12. Clinical Governance3▲ 532×1 topic
    13. Healthcare Accreditation3▲ 532×1 topic
    14. Public Health3▲ 4.9×3 topics
    15. Change Management2▲ 204×3 topics
    16. Management2▲ 7.6×3 topics
    17. Ethics2▲ 9.8×1 topic
    18. Health Promotion2▲ 16×1 topic
    19. Strategic Management2▲ 44×2 topics
    20. Collaborative Practice2▲ 96×2 topics
    21. Communication2▲ 15×2 topics
    22. Leadership2▲ 11×2 topics
    23. Guidelines1▲ 7.5×2 topics
    24. Healthcare Workers1▲ 25×2 topics
    25. Maintenance1▲ 52×1 topic
    26. Medical Equipment1▲ 140×1 topic
    27. Simulation1▲ 11×2 topics
    28. Economic Evaluation1▲ 26×2 topics
    29. Interprofessional Education1▲ 130×1 topic
    30. Operating Room1▲ 287×1 topic
    31. Performance Measurement1▲ 17×2 topics
    32. Scheduling1▲ 41×1 topic
    33. Supply Chain Management1▲ 6.5×2 topics
    34. Teamwork1▲ 130×1 topic
    35. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 38×1 topic
    36. Health Utility Measures1▲ 38×1 topic
    37. Healthcare Quality1▲ 26×3 topics
    38. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 24×2 topics
    39. Patient Safety1▲ 25×3 topics
    40. Hand Hygiene1▲ 197×1 topic

    Which research topics does VHA (United States) publish most on?

    By volume: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Healthcare Policy and Management, Healthcare Quality and Management and Public Health Policies and Education.

    Primary Care and Health …6Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 6 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Management: 3 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional works
    General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsHealth Information ManagementMedical Laboratory Technology3 others

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

    1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 6 works
    2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 4 works
    3. 3 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 3 works
    4. 4 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 2 works
    5. 5 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 1 works
    6. 6 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 works
    7. 7 Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization Emergency Medical Services 1 works
    8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
    9. 9 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 1 works
    10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 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 available1.3%not open98.7%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors2.0%domestic only98.0%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has VHA (United States)'s research output changed?

    199019952000200520102015
    grewheldshrank

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

    Its share of all research

    Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is VHA (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000057% in 2013.

    0.00020%0.00040%VHA (United States)0.0000046% in 20151980199020002010

    Fractional works of VHA (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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