# VA Boston Healthcare System

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/va-boston-healthcare-system/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 46.3 |
| Citations | 1,943,404 |
| City | Boston |
| Country | US |
| Description | VA Boston Healthcare System is a research organisation in Boston, US. OpenAlex records 17,622 works and 1,943,404 citations for it. 2,645 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | http://www.boston.va.gov/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I2801671727 |
| Region | Massachusetts |
| Researchers | 2,645 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/04v00sg98 |
| Type | healthcare |
| Wikidata ID | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7906562 |
| Works | 17,622 |

## University papers

Showing 12 of 36.

- [Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association](https://scholariq.org/papers/heart-disease-and-stroke-statistics-2022-update-a-report-from-the-american-heart/)
- [2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association](https://scholariq.org/papers/2024-heart-disease-and-stroke-statistics-a-report-of-us-and-global-data-from-the/)
- [Ribociclib as First-Line Therapy for HR-Positive, Advanced Breast Cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/ribociclib-as-first-line-therapy-for-hr-positive-advanced-breast-cancer/)
- [Quantification of the pace of biological aging in humans through a blood test, the DunedinPoAm DNA methylation algorithm](https://scholariq.org/papers/quantification-of-the-pace-of-biological-aging-in-humans-through-a-blood-test/)
- [Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Cognitive Function in a Cohort of Older Men](https://scholariq.org/papers/traffic-related-air-pollution-and-cognitive-function-in-a-cohort-of-older-men/)
- [Effects of Air Pollution on Heart Rate Variability: The VA Normative Aging Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/effects-of-air-pollution-on-heart-rate-variability-the-va-normative-aging-study/)
- [High homocysteine and low B vitamins predict cognitive decline in aging men: the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/high-homocysteine-and-low-b-vitamins-predict-cognitive-decline-in-aging-men-the/)
- [Models of sustained attention](https://scholariq.org/papers/models-of-sustained-attention/)
- [Blood Leukocyte DNA Methylation Predicts Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Heart Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/blood-leukocyte-dna-methylation-predicts-risk-of-future-myocardial-infarction/)
- [High homocysteine and low B vitamins predict cognitive decline in aging men: the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/high-homocysteine-and-low-b-vitamins-predict-cognitive-decline-in-aging-men-the-2/)
- [Socioeconomic position, lifestyle habits and biomarkers of epigenetic aging: a multi-cohort analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/socioeconomic-position-lifestyle-habits-and-biomarkers-of-epigenetic-aging-a/)
- [Biomarkers of Lead Exposure and DNA Methylation within Retrotransposons](https://scholariq.org/papers/biomarkers-of-lead-exposure-and-dna-methylation-within-retrotransposons/)

## University researchers

- [Charles A. Riley](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-a-riley/)
- [David Rothlein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-rothlein/)

## University top topics

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- [Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/posttraumatic-stress-disorder-research/)
- [Traumatic Brain Injury Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/traumatic-brain-injury-research/)
- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Primary Care and Health Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/primary-care-and-health-outcomes/)
- [Functional Brain Connectivity Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/functional-brain-connectivity-studies/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Migration, Health and Trauma](https://scholariq.org/topics/migration-health-and-trauma/)
- [Child Abuse and Trauma](https://scholariq.org/topics/child-abuse-and-trauma/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.