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Virginia Hospital Center

In research, Virginia Hospital Center stands highest in Medicine (#7,905 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,191 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,996
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,772
of 7,310
Research works
277
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Virginia Hospital Center

What is Virginia Hospital 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
MedicineField #7,905 of 14,558 8.0%156
Health SciencesDomain #9,191 of 16,688 8.3%183

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Hospital 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Virginia Hospital Center work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Virginia Hospital Center is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Social Sciences (6%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 63.6% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 58.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginia HospitalCenter36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2158.1%
    2. Health Professions25.2%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Social Sciences26.0%
    2. Psychology13.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    1. Computer Science24.3%
    2. Engineering24.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.1%
    4. Materials Science12.0%
    5. Environmental Science00.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Neuroscience13.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.02× its world share, 21 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× 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, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.02×21 works
  2. Neuroscience2.35×1 works
  3. Veterinary2.29×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.98×2 works
  5. Psychology1.25×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.13×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.96×1 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.88×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.56×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.55×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.48×2 works
  15. Engineering0.29×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Hospital Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert L. Hong, Stephanie Akbari and David R. Duhamel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Hospital Center.

  1. 1 Robert L. Hong United States · #2,199,938 worldwide 970 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Stephanie Akbari United States · #2,203,506 worldwide 489 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 David R. Duhamel United States · #2,469,567 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Abdul B. Zafar United States · #2,582,373 worldwide 412 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Nadia Shakira Nasr United States · #4,485,129 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 William D. Dolan United States · #4,607,952 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Huaying Ji United States · #4,785,325 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 United States. Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. United States · #7,371,366 worldwide 0 citations · 131 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Hospital Center

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Hospital Center?

The most cited paper from Virginia Hospital Center is "Frequency of episodic memories as a function of their age" (Herbert F. Crovitz, Harold F. Schiffman, 1974), with 688 citations. Next come "Elbow Tendinosis/Tennis Elbow" (519) and "A physiological comparison of young and older endurance athletes" (461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Frequency of episodic memories as a function of their age Herbert F. Crovitz, Harold F. Schiffman · Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society Nov 1974 688
2 Elbow Tendinosis/Tennis Elbow Robert P. Nirschl · Clinics in Sports Medicine Oct 1992 519
3 A physiological comparison of young and older endurance athletes Gregory W. Heath, James M. Hagberg, Ali Asghar Ehsani et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology Sep 1981 461
4 Consensus Guidelines on Genetic` Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer from the American Society of Breast Surgeons Eric R. Manahan, Henry M. Kuerer, Molly Sebastian et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology Open access 24 Jul 2019 350
5 Patient Outcome at Long-term Follow-up after Aggressive Microsurgical Resection of Cranial Base Chordomas Fortios Tzortzidis, Foad Elahi, Donald C. Wright et al. · Neurosurgery Aug 2006 329
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Which keywords describe research at Virginia Hospital Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Management, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Burden, Metabolic Syndrome, Epidemiology, Alzheimer's Disease and Infertility.

▲ 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-now 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.85×17 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  3. Risk Factors2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  4. Management2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  7. Global Burden1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  8. Inflammation1▲ 1.67×7 topics
  9. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Diagnosis1▲ 3.7×6 topics
  11. Obesity1▲ 4.2×7 topics
  12. Biomarkers1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  13. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Functional Recovery1▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Infertility1▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.91×4 topics
  17. Neuroprotection1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  18. Surgical Treatment1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Hospital Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Endometriosis Research and Treatment, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Renal and Vascular Pathologies and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Endometriosis Research a…1Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Patho…1Renal and Vascular Pathologies: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 0 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…0Space exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksEmotion and Mood Recogni…0Emotion and Mood Recognition: 0 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePsychiatry and Mental health6 others

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

  1. 1 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Emotion and Mood Recognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Hospital Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virginia Hospital Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Virginia Hospital Center0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia Hospital Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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