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Virtually Better

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Research works
30
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
48.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Virtually Better

Not ranked overall: Virtually Better is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Virtually Better work in?

In all years, 41% of research at Virtually Better is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (26%), Medicine (19%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 40.8% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 25.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 12.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 26.9% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 19.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 19.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 10.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVirtually Better30fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences41%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology825.8%
    2. Social Sciences39.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.4%
    4. Decision Sciences01.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Medicine619.4%
    2. Health Professions27.5%
    1. Computer Science310.0%
    2. Engineering27.5%
    3. Chemistry01.1%
    4. Environmental Science01.1%
    1. Neuroscience14.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 4.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.29×1 works
  2. Medicine1.95×2 works
  3. Neuroscience1.92×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.54×1 works
  5. Computer Science1.27×0 works
  6. Health Professions0.99×0 works
  7. Engineering0.73×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.43×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Virtually Better?

The most cited paper from Virtually Better is "Cognitive Enhancers as Adjuncts to Psychotherapy" (Kerry James Ressler, BARBARA OLASOV ROTHBAUM, Libby Tannenbaum et al., 2004), with 1,070 citations. Next come "A Pilot and Feasibility Study of Virtual Reality as a Distraction for Children With Cancer" (352) and "Cognitive behavioral therapy for public-speaking anxiety using virtual reality for exposure" (296).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cognitive Enhancers as Adjuncts to Psychotherapy Kerry James Ressler, BARBARA OLASOV ROTHBAUM, Libby Tannenbaum et al. · Archives of General Psychiatry Nov 2004 1,070
2 A Pilot and Feasibility Study of Virtual Reality as a Distraction for Children With Cancer Jonathan Gershon, Elana Zimand, Melissa Pickering et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 9 Sep 2004 352
3 Cognitive behavioral therapy for public-speaking anxiety using virtual reality for exposure Page Lyn Anderson, Elana Zimand, Larry F. Hodges et al. · Depression and Anxiety 2005 296
4 Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy and Standard (in Vivo) Exposure Therapy in the Treatment of Fear of Flying BARBARA OLASOV ROTHBAUM, Page Lyn Anderson, Elana Zimand et al. · Behavior Therapy 25 Feb 2006 242
5 Emerging treatments for PTSD Judith Cukor, Josh S. Spitalnick, JoAnn Difede et al. · Clinical Psychology Review 11 Sep 2009 234
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Virtually Better?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Epidemiology, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Trauma, Embodiment and Presence.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.0×16 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  3. Depression2▲ 11×7 topics
  4. Anxiety2▲ 15×7 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation2▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Trauma2▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Embodiment1▲ 28×1 topic
  8. Presence1▲ 143×1 topic
  9. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Resilience1▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Adolescents1▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Anxiety Disorders1▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Children1▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Neuroscience1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder1▲ 174×1 topic
  17. Psychological Outcomes1▲ 120×2 topics
  18. Psychological Treatment1▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Quality Improvement1▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Continuity of Care1▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Dance Movement Therapy1▲ 275×1 topic
  22. Injury Patterns1▲ 275×1 topic
  23. Method Validation1▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Neurobiology1▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Primary Care1▲ 7.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Virtually Better publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Mental Health Interventions, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Digital Mental Health In…0Digital Mental Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…0Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…0Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 0 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 0 fractional worksBelt Conveyor Systems En…0Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering: 0 fractional worksPain Management and Placebo Effect: 0 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI0Internet of Things and AI: 0 fractional works
Applied PsychologyHealthHuman-Computer InteractionClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  3. 3 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 0 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Pain Management and Placebo Effect Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  10. 10 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virtually Better's research output changed?

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

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virtually Better as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Virtually Better0.000014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Virtually Better over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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