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Center for Orthopaedics

In research, Center for Orthopaedics stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,801 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,905 of 14,558 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
#15,439
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,187
of 7,310
Research works
391
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Center for Orthopaedics

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 #4,801 of 16,688 10.6%278
MedicineField #4,905 of 14,558 10.8%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Center for Orthopaedics work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Center for Orthopaedics is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Social Sciences (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 44 fractional works · 65.1% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 58.4% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter forOrthopaedics67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences13%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3958.4%
    2. Health Professions34.5%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Veterinary11.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences46.2%
    2. Psychology22.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.2%
    2. Neuroscience23.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Engineering34.7%
    2. Environmental Science22.4%
    3. Materials Science11.3%
    4. Computer Science11.0%
    5. Chemistry00.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 · 39.3 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.29× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.29×1 works
  2. Medicine3.04×39 works
  3. Nursing2.12×1 works
  4. Neuroscience1.82×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.73×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.41×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×4 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.90×1 works
  10. Psychology0.85×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.51×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.49×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.49×4 works
  14. Materials Science0.37×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  16. Engineering0.31×3 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.13×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for Orthopaedics?

Ranked on the quality score, Jason C. Eck, S. Craig Humphreys and Scott Dean Hodges lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Orthopaedics.

  1. 1 Jason C. Eck United States · #713,133 worldwide 6.6k citations · 157 works
  2. 2 S. Craig Humphreys United States · #1,587,533 worldwide 2.9k citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Scott Dean Hodges United States · #1,921,890 worldwide 3.9k citations · 110 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Orthopaedics

What are the most cited papers from Center for Orthopaedics?

The most cited paper from Center for Orthopaedics is "Circulating Breast Tumor Cells Exhibit Dynamic Changes in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Composition" (Min A Yu, Aditya Bardia, Ben S. Wittner et al., 2013), with 2,522 citations. Next come "Circulating tumor cells: approaches to isolation and characterization" (1,109) and "Novel mutant-selective EGFR kinase inhibitors against EGFR T790M" (1,006).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Circulating Breast Tumor Cells Exhibit Dynamic Changes in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Composition Min A Yu, Aditya Bardia, Ben S. Wittner et al. · Science Open access 31 Jan 2013 2,522
2 Circulating tumor cells: approaches to isolation and characterization Min A Yu, Shannon L. Stott, Mehmet Toner et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 7 Feb 2011 1,109
3 Novel mutant-selective EGFR kinase inhibitors against EGFR T790M Wenjun Zhou, Dalia Ercan, Liang Chen et al. · Nature Open access Dec 2009 1,006
4 Rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after total knee arthroplasty (RECORD4): a randomised trial Alexander GG Turpie, Michael Rud Lassen, Bruce L. Davidson et al. · The Lancet May 2009 987
5 Ccr2 deficiency impairs microglial accumulation and accelerates progression of Alzheimer-like disease Joseph B. El Khoury, Michelle Toft, Suzanne E. Hickman et al. · Nature Medicine 11 Mar 2007 925
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for Orthopaedics?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Biomechanics, Arthroplasty and Surgical Management.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.4×35 topics
  2. Complications5▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Rehabilitation4▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.3×22 topics
  5. Revision Surgery3▲ 38×2 topics
  6. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Biomechanics3▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Arthroplasty3▲ 41×2 topics
  9. Surgical Management2▲ 8.7×9 topics
  10. Biomechanical Analysis2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Mortality2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  14. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Injury Risk2▲ 75×1 topic
  16. Outcomes2▲ 38×1 topic
  17. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Shoulder Function2▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Internal Fixation2▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Primary Care2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  21. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Surgery2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Functional Recovery2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Infection Prevention2▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.1×6 topics
  30. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Low Back Pain1▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Regeneration1▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. Bone Healing1▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Elderly Patients1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Fracture Epidemiology1▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Epilepsy1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization1▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis1▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Center for Orthopaedics publish most on?

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

Total Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…2Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyEconomics and EconometricsPathology and Forensic 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 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for Orthopaedics's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Center for Orthopaedics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Center for Orthopaedics0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Center for Orthopaedics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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