Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
City · United States

Research in Vail

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Vail, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Steadman Philippon Research Institute and Steadman Clinic.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
63k
37.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1963-2026
64 years on the record
Vail

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Vail?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Steadman ClinicHospital / health system 903 #16,124
2Steadman Philippon Research InstituteNonprofit 785 #13,933

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Vail work in?

In 2022-now, 92% of research in Vail is in Health Sciences, 4% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (91%), Engineering (3%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 333 fractional works · 92.1% of its workMedicine: 330 fractional works · 91.2% of its workSurgery: 195 fractional works · 54.0% of its workEpidemiology: 36 fractional works · 9.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 33 fractional works · 9.1% of its workRheumatology: 18 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVail361fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences92%Social Sciences1%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine33091.2%
    2. Health Professions20.6%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering123.4%
    2. Materials Science10.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    5. Environmental Science00.0%
    6. Computer Science00.0%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.3%
    2. Psychology10.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Vail strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vail is most concentrated in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology (34.2× the world share in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine).

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 27.1 works34×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 169.9 works23×
  3. EpidemiologySubfield · 31.8 works7.3×
  4. MedicineField · 284.3 works4.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 23 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.78× its world share, 284 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.78×284 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×6 works
  4. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  5. Health Professions0.25×2 works
  6. Engineering0.22×10 works
  7. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.08×0 works
  9. Psychology0.08×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  11. Nursing0.07×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.02×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.01×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.01×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.01×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Vail?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Shoulder Function, Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pathology, Revision Surgery and Total Hip Replacement.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology77▲ 5.3×23 topics
  2. Shoulder Function65▲ 208×2 topics
  3. Complications62▲ 34×10 topics
  4. Rehabilitation61▲ 42×6 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears51▲ 225×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology51▲ 225×1 topic
  7. Revision Surgery46▲ 101×2 topics
  8. Total Hip Replacement46▲ 101×2 topics
  9. Osteoarthritis41▲ 85×4 topics
  10. Surgical Management34▲ 23×6 topics
  11. Acromioclavicular Joint31▲ 363×1 topic
  12. Clavicle Fractures31▲ 363×1 topic
  13. Arthroplasty29▲ 82×2 topics
  14. Femoroacetabular Impingement28▲ 309×1 topic
  15. Hip Arthroscopy28▲ 309×1 topic
  16. Regeneration25▲ 34×4 topics
  17. Anterior Cruciate Ligament24▲ 158×1 topic
  18. Injury Risk24▲ 158×1 topic
  19. Biomechanics23▲ 21×7 topics
  20. Hip Arthroplasty23▲ 110×1 topic
  21. Wear Particles23▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Patient Satisfaction23▲ 21×5 topics
  23. Outcomes23▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Total Knee Replacement23▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Inflammation19▲ 2.4×24 topics
  26. Mesenchymal Stem Cells16▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Reconstruction14▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Brachial Plexus14▲ 160×1 topic
  29. Nerve Transfer14▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Growth Factors13▲ 29×3 topics
  31. Platelet-Rich Plasma13▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Hypertrophy13▲ 51×2 topics
  33. Matrix Metalloproteinases12▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Cartilage12▲ 69×1 topic
  35. Chondrocyte12▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Stem Cells12▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Prevention11▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Athletic Training11▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Injury Prevention11▲ 24×4 topics
  40. Surgical Treatment10▲ 15×4 topics

What research is done in Vail?

Shoulder Injury and Trea…44Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 44 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 28 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…26Hip disorders and treatments: 26 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…22Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 22 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…21Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 21 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …20Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 20 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 11 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 8 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 8 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 44 works
  2. 2 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 28 works
  3. 3 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 26 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 22 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 21 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 20 works
  7. 7 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 11 works
  8. 8 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 11 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 8 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%60%Vail12.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 49.0% in 2010.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Vail. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.