Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)

United States of America (USA)

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global United States of America (USA)
Healthcare 998 216

Research

Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 8 0.96

Overall Count and Share for 'Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 2 0.06
Health sciences 6 0.90

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (6 institutions) 20.2%
Domestic (6 institutions) 79.8%

Note: Hover over the pie chart to view the Share for each collaboration type.

Note: Hover over the graph to view collaboration by percentage of Share.

Top 5 domestic collaborators with Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 0.96 / 1.69 2.65
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), MSHS 0.37 / 1.84 2.21
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 0.55 / 0.26 0.81
Dexcom, Inc. 0.50 / 0.17 0.67
University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) 0.52 / 0.11 0.63
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Top 5 international collaborators with Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Biomedical Research Institute of Lleida (IRBLleida) 0.27 / 0.12 0.39
Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII) 0.27 / 0.12 0.39
University of Lleida (UDL) 0.27 / 0.06 0.33
Catalan Health Institute (ICS) 0.27 / 0.06 0.33
Hadassah Medical Center, HUJI 0.08 / 0.17 0.25
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Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Phoenix VA Health Care System (PVAHCS). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.