Question 1

What is AO Foundation known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, AO Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,900 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,262 of 8,541 worldwide) and Surgery (#658 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Epidemiology (Surgery is 11.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does AO Foundation rank in research?

Accepted Answer

AO Foundation ranks #6,192 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,786 all time), and #47 of 186 in Switzerland.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at AO Foundation?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mauro Alini, T. Fintan Moriarty and David Eglin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AO Foundation.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from AO Foundation?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from AO Foundation is "Fracture and Dislocation Classification Compendium - 2007" (John Lawrence Marsh, Theddy F. Slongo, Julie A. Agel et al., 2007), with 2,374 citations. Next come "Guidelines for Reporting Reliability and Agreement Studies (GRRAS) were proposed" (2,186) and "Printability and Shape Fidelity of Bioinks in 3D Bioprinting" (1,339).

Question 5

Which research topics does AO Foundation publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Bone fractures and treatments, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at AO Foundation?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomechanics, Internal Fixation, Complications, Infection Prevention, Bone Healing, Fracture Epidemiology, Regeneration and Inflammation.

Question 7

Which fields of science does AO Foundation work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 68% of research at AO Foundation is in Health Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Engineering (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is AO Foundation's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.