American Sports Medicine Institute
In research, American Sports Medicine Institute stands highest in Surgery (#1,737 of 4,227 worldwide), Medicine (#8,601 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,403 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 16.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #32,502 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #6,926 of 8,685
- Research works
- 438 ▲ 15% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 23k 52.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 19.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 21% world 28%
What is American Sports Medicine Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurgerySubfield | #1,737 of 4,227 | 27.3% | 167 | |
| MedicineField | #8,601 of 17,978 | 25.1% | 352 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #11,403 of 20,462 | 24.5% | 361 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Sports Medicine Institute 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 Sports Medicine Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 16.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- SurgerySubfield · 20.4 works17×
- MedicineField · 43.7 works4.4×
- Health SciencesDomain · 44.9 works3.8×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 4.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.4×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Psychology 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at American Sports Medicine Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, James R. Andrews, Glenn S. Fleisig and Kevin E. Wilk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Sports Medicine Institute.
- 1 James R. Andrews United States · #5,426 worldwide 676 citations · 73 works
- 2 Glenn S. Fleisig United States · #38,051 worldwide 410 citations · 34 works
- 3 Kevin E. Wilk United States · #67,471 worldwide 255 citations · 52 works
- 4 E. Lyle Cain United States · #199,277 worldwide 116 citations · 22 works
- 5 Rafael F. Escamilla United States · #200,704 worldwide 192 citations · 19 works
- 6 Martin L. Schwartz United States · #355,124 worldwide 138 citations · 15 works
- 7 Michael M. Reinold United States · #591,053 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at American Sports Medicine Institute?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pathology, Epidemiology, Elbow Injuries, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction and Biomechanics.
- Pain Management
- Patient Satisfaction
- Hip Arthroscopy
- Osteoarthritis
- Total Hip Replacement
- Injury Risk
- Arthroplasty
- Running Injuries
- Extracellular Matrix
- Gait Analysis
- Platelet-Rich Plasma
- Sports Injury
- Muscle Injuries
- Acromioclavicular Joint
- Flexor Tendon Repair
- Injury Prevention
- Biomechanics
- Elbow Injuries
- Rotator Cuff Tears
- Rehabilitation
- Epidemiology
- Shoulder Function
- Shoulder Pathology
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
- Complications
- Distal Radius Fractures
- Prevention
- Clavicle Fractures
- Risk Factors
- Growth Factors
- Regeneration
- Stem Cells
- Foot Strike Patterns
- Tendon
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament
- Revision Surgery
- Low Back Pain
- Femoroacetabular Impingement
- Golf Biomechanics
- Swing Kinematics
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
- Epidemiology10▲ 5.0×15 topics
- Rehabilitation10▲ 48×3 topics
- Shoulder Function9▲ 201×2 topics
- Rotator Cuff Tears9▲ 265×1 topic
- Shoulder Pathology9▲ 265×1 topic
- Elbow Injuries6▲ 570×1 topic
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction6▲ 570×1 topic
- Biomechanics5▲ 32×3 topics
- Complications4▲ 18×4 topics
- Injury Prevention4▲ 72×3 topics
- Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 123×1 topic
- Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 123×1 topic
- Prevention3▲ 16×3 topics
- Acromioclavicular Joint3▲ 237×1 topic
- Clavicle Fractures3▲ 237×1 topic
- Muscle Injuries3▲ 88×1 topic
- Risk Factors3▲ 5.4×2 topics
- Sports Injury3▲ 88×1 topic
- Growth Factors3▲ 43×3 topics
- Platelet-Rich Plasma3▲ 77×2 topics
- Regeneration3▲ 27×4 topics
- Gait Analysis3▲ 54×2 topics
- Stem Cells3▲ 20×2 topics
- Extracellular Matrix2▲ 27×1 topic
- Foot Strike Patterns2▲ 137×1 topic
- Running Injuries2▲ 137×1 topic
- Tendon2▲ 152×1 topic
- Arthroplasty2▲ 46×2 topics
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 107×1 topic
- Injury Risk2▲ 107×1 topic
- Revision Surgery2▲ 33×2 topics
- Total Hip Replacement2▲ 33×2 topics
- Low Back Pain2▲ 23×3 topics
- Osteoarthritis2▲ 30×2 topics
- Femoroacetabular Impingement2▲ 135×1 topic
- Hip Arthroscopy2▲ 135×1 topic
- Golf Biomechanics2▲ 249×1 topic
- Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.0×2 topics
- Swing Kinematics2▲ 249×1 topic
- Pain Management1▲ 12×4 topics
Which research topics does American Sports Medicine Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 9 works
- 2 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 6 works
- 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
- 4 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 3 works
- 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
- 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
- 7 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
- 8 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
- 9 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
- 10 Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics Biomedical Engineering 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has American Sports Medicine Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Birmingham
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- Birmingham VA Medical Center
- Samford University
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- Children's of Alabama
- Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama
- Addiction Research Foundation
- Virginia College
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.