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Columbia Orthopaedic Group

In research, Columbia Orthopaedic Group stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,661 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,452 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 21.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#38,580
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,092
of 8,685
Research works
187
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Columbia Orthopaedic Group 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 #15,661 of 20,462 18.1%168
MedicineField #14,452 of 17,978 17.4%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia Orthopaedic Group 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 Columbia Orthopaedic Group specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 21.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.7 works21×
  2. MedicineField · 52.2 works4.7×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 53.2 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.66× its world share, 52 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Columbia Orthopaedic Group?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick A. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Columbia Orthopaedic Group.

  1. 1 Patrick A. Smith United States · #901,504 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Columbia Orthopaedic Group

Which keywords describe research at Columbia Orthopaedic Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Injury Risk, Arthroplasty, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement 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. Epidemiology16▲ 6.8×11 topics
  2. Complications11▲ 36×6 topics
  3. Anterior Cruciate Ligament9▲ 377×1 topic
  4. Injury Risk9▲ 377×1 topic
  5. Arthroplasty8▲ 153×2 topics
  6. Revision Surgery8▲ 111×2 topics
  7. Total Hip Replacement8▲ 111×2 topics
  8. Biomechanics8▲ 43×5 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Outcomes8▲ 161×1 topic
  11. Total Knee Replacement8▲ 196×1 topic
  12. Regeneration7▲ 60×3 topics
  13. Rehabilitation4▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 38×5 topics
  15. Inflammation4▲ 3.2×4 topics
  16. Osteoarthritis4▲ 52×3 topics
  17. Hypertrophy4▲ 100×2 topics
  18. Matrix Metalloproteinases4▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Shoulder Function4▲ 74×2 topics
  20. Mesenchymal Stem Cells4▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Growth Factors4▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Platelet-Rich Plasma4▲ 91×2 topics
  23. Cartilage4▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Chondrocyte4▲ 127×1 topic
  25. Prevention3▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Risk Factors3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  27. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 86×1 topic
  29. Mechanical Loading3▲ 170×1 topic
  30. Tendon3▲ 170×1 topic
  31. Muscle Injuries3▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury3▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Gait Analysis2▲ 44×3 topics
  34. Surgical Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Kinematics2▲ 82×2 topics
  36. Acromioclavicular Joint2▲ 147×1 topic
  37. Clavicle Fractures2▲ 147×1 topic
  38. Foot Strike Patterns2▲ 100×1 topic
  39. Running Injuries2▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Columbia Orthopaedic Group publish most on?

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

Knee injuries and recons…9Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 9 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …8Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 8 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…3Sports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 9 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 8 works
  3. 3 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 4 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Columbia Orthopaedic Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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