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Christine M. Kleinert Institute

In research, Christine M. Kleinert Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,163 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,865 of 14,558 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,625 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences (Health Sciences is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#25,748
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,390
of 7,310
Research works
353
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Christine M. Kleinert Institute

What is Christine M. Kleinert Institute 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 #6,163 of 16,688 9.5%313
MedicineField #6,865 of 14,558 9.5%303
SurgerySubfield #1,625 of 3,248 9.0%150

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Christine M. Kleinert 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Christine M. Kleinert Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Christine M. Kleinert Institute is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (88%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (2%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 90.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 87.7% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 42.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKChristine M.Kleinert…22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Health Sciences91%Social Sciences3%

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 3 domains and 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2087.7%
    2. Health Professions02.2%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.7%
    1. Psychology02.0%
    2. Social Sciences00.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Christine M. Kleinert Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 20.4 works4.0×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Dentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.56× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.93×0 works
  2. Medicine4.56×20 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.72×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.85×0 works
  6. Psychology0.65×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.61×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Christine M. Kleinert Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, JOHN C. FIRRELL, Christina L. Kaufman and Thomas W. Wolff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Christine M. Kleinert Institute.

  1. 1 JOHN C. FIRRELL United States · #1,427,489 worldwide 2k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Christina L. Kaufman United States · #1,565,767 worldwide 3.6k citations · 130 works
  3. 3 Thomas W. Wolff United States · #1,804,731 worldwide 1.4k citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Tsu‐Min Tsai United States · #1,914,619 worldwide 3.6k citations · 133 works
  5. 5 Brenda Blair United States · #2,262,303 worldwide 363 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Warren Breidenbach United States · #2,418,865 worldwide 459 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 James M. Kleinert United States · #2,503,431 worldwide 1.1k citations · 30 works
  8. 8 L. R. SCHEKER United States · #2,551,808 worldwide 976 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Elliott Smock United States · #2,730,869 worldwide 293 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Luis R. Scheker United States · #2,970,292 worldwide 1.6k citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Christine M. Kleinert Institute

What are the most cited papers from Christine M. Kleinert Institute?

The most cited paper from Christine M. Kleinert Institute is "The International Registry on Hand and Composite Tissue Transplantation" (Palmina Petruzzo, Marco Lanzettà, Jean Michel Dubernard et al., 2008), with 411 citations. Next come "Sciatic Function Index, Nerve Conduction Tests, Muscle Contraction, and Axon Morphometry as Indicators of Regeneration" (240) and "The Seven Deadly Sins of Statistical Analysis" (217).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The International Registry on Hand and Composite Tissue Transplantation Palmina Petruzzo, Marco Lanzettà, Jean Michel Dubernard et al. · Transplantation 20 Aug 2008 411
2 Sciatic Function Index, Nerve Conduction Tests, Muscle Contraction, and Axon Morphometry as Indicators of Regeneration Fuminori Kanaya, JOHN C. FIRRELL, Warren C. Breidenbach · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Dec 1996 240
3 The Seven Deadly Sins of Statistical Analysis William M. Kuzon, Melanie G. Urbanchek, Steven James Mccabe · Annals of Plastic Surgery Sep 1996 217
4 Thoracic Outlet Compression Syndrome Erdoğan Atasoy · Orthopedic Clinics of North America Apr 1996 211
5 The prevalence and characteristics of nerve compression symptoms in the general population George D. Papanicolaou, Steven James Mccabe, JOHN C. FIRRELL · The Journal Of Hand Surgery May 2001 205
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Christine M. Kleinert Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Epidemiology, Elbow Injuries, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Complications and Biomechanics.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Distal Radius Fractures4▲ 314×1 topic
  2. Flexor Tendon Repair4▲ 314×1 topic
  3. Epidemiology3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  4. Elbow Injuries2▲ 423×1 topic
  5. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction2▲ 423×1 topic
  6. Complications2▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Rehabilitation2▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Biomechanics2▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Shoulder Function2▲ 75×2 topics
  10. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome1▲ 310×1 topic
  11. Electrodiagnostic Studies1▲ 310×1 topic
  12. Breast Reconstruction1▲ 88×2 topics
  13. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Growth Factors1▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Quality of Life1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  16. Regeneration1▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Surgical Management1▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Periprosthetic Joint Infection1▲ 121×1 topic
  19. Prosthetic Joint Infections1▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Rotator Cuff Tears1▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Shoulder Pathology1▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Arthroplasty1▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Tendon1▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does Christine M. Kleinert Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment, Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…4Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…2Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 2 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders1Peripheral Nerve Disorders: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…1Tendon Structure and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCongenital limb and hand anomalies: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional works
SurgeryRehabilitationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOrthopedics and Sports Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 2 works
  3. 3 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Congenital limb and hand anomalies Developmental Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Foot and Ankle Surgery 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Christine M. Kleinert Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower 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 Christine M. Kleinert Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Christine M. Kleinert Institute0.000043% in 202519801990200020102020

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