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Center for Orthopaedics

In research, Center for Orthopaedics stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,977 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,549 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#19,161
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,149
of 8,685
Research works
391
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Center for Orthopaedics known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #7,977 of 20,462 20.9%278
MedicineField #7,549 of 17,978 20.0%256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Orthopaedics 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 Center for Orthopaedics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 31.4 works3.0×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.02× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Orthopaedics?

Ranked on the composite score, Jason C. Eck and Scott D. Hodges lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Orthopaedics.

  1. 1 Jason C. Eck United States · #453,640 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Scott D. Hodges United States · #694,126 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Orthopaedics

Which keywords describe research at Center for Orthopaedics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Rehabilitation, Arthroplasty, Biomechanics and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.8×29 topics
  2. Complications4▲ 16×7 topics
  3. Revision Surgery3▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Rehabilitation3▲ 15×4 topics
  6. Arthroplasty3▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Biomechanics2▲ 14×5 topics
  8. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Mortality2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  11. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 92×1 topic
  12. Injury Risk2▲ 92×1 topic
  13. Outcomes2▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 57×1 topic
  15. Inflammation2▲ 1.73×13 topics
  16. Shoulder Function2▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Surgical Management2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  18. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  21. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 50×1 topic
  23. Quality of Life2▲ 1.93×11 topics
  24. Clinical Trials1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Functional Recovery1▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Primary Care1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Internal Fixation1▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. Risk Factors1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  30. Health Care Utilization1▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.37×5 topics
  32. Regeneration1▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Health Care Spending1▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Hip Arthroplasty1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Infection Prevention1▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Insurance Markets1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Osteoarthritis1▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Surgical Treatment1▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Wear Particles1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Low Back Pain1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Center for Orthopaedics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…1Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEconomics and EconometricsEpidemiologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Orthopaedics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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