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American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

In research, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society stands highest in Medicine (#9,849 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,524 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 99.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,394
of 28,054 · #37,986 all time
Rank in United States
#4,121
of 4,192
Research works
437
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #9,849 of 10,443 7.4%74 #13671
Health SciencesDomain #11,524 of 11,982 7.4%77 #16289

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 99.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 22.6 works100×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.38× its world share, 74 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Lowell D. Lutter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

  1. 1 Lowell D. Lutter United States · #287,756 worldwide 57 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society

Which keywords describe research at American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, Arthroplasty, Ankle Injuries, Sprains, Regeneration and Diabetes.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 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. Epidemiology28▲ 8.0×19 topics
  2. Biomechanics16▲ 61×7 topics
  3. Rehabilitation15▲ 43×6 topics
  4. Arthroplasty14▲ 168×2 topics
  5. Ankle Injuries13▲ 504×1 topic
  6. Sprains13▲ 504×1 topic
  7. Regeneration10▲ 60×5 topics
  8. Diabetes10▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Growth Factors10▲ 92×3 topics
  10. Wound Healing10▲ 43×4 topics
  11. Prevention10▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Extracellular Matrix7▲ 43×4 topics
  13. Infection Prevention7▲ 88×3 topics
  14. Stem Cells7▲ 29×4 topics
  15. Platelet-Rich Plasma6▲ 106×2 topics
  16. Mechanical Loading6▲ 214×1 topic
  17. Tendon6▲ 214×1 topic
  18. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 117×1 topic
  19. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Management5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  21. Foot Ulcers5▲ 151×1 topic
  22. Neuropathy5▲ 123×1 topic
  23. Internal Fixation5▲ 86×2 topics
  24. Bone Healing5▲ 127×1 topic
  25. Fracture Epidemiology5▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Inflammation5▲ 2.6×9 topics
  27. Risk Factors5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Gait Analysis4▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Foot Strike Patterns4▲ 136×1 topic
  30. Running Injuries4▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Macrophages4▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Treatment4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  33. Angiogenesis4▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Chronic Wounds4▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Fibroblasts4▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Complications3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  37. Muscle Injuries3▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Sports Injury3▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Cost Analysis2▲ 57×2 topics
  40. Stem Cell Therapy2▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Tendon Structure and Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management.

Foot and Ankle Surgery13Foot and Ankle Surgery: 13 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…6Tendon Structure and Treatment: 6 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…6Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 5 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 5 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…4Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 4 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 13 works
  2. 2 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  4. 4 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 5 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 4 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 2 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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