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Hospital for Special Surgery

In research, Hospital for Special Surgery stands highest in Surgery (#35 of 1,816 worldwide), Medicine (#689 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#891 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Surgery and Rheumatology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 28.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,364
of 28,054 · #2,272 all time
Rank in United States
#479
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
380k
37.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Hospital for Special Surgery known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
SurgerySubfield #35 of 1,816 20.6%820 #34
MedicineField #689 of 10,443 18.5%1,597 #413
Health SciencesDomain #891 of 11,982 18.5%1,653 #523
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield #8 of 52 16.6%141 #6
Life SciencesDomain #1,780 of 7,800 22.7%72 #1111
RheumatologySubfield #67 of 237 18.7%90 #31
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield #122 of 268 18.1%102 #196
EpidemiologySubfield #723 of 976 12.6%89 #601
Social SciencesDomain #8,437 of 10,521 16.6%69 #9561
EngineeringField #5,457 of 6,636 11.1%97 #5278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital for Special Surgery 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Surgery#34 #35
  2. Medicine#413 #689
  3. Health Sciences#523 #891
  4. Orthopedics and Sports Medicine#6 #8
  5. Life Sciences#1,111 #1,780
  6. Rheumatology#31 #67
  7. Pathology and Forensic Medicine#196 #122
  8. Epidemiology#601 #723
  9. Social Sciences#9,561 #8,437
  10. Engineering#5,278 #5,457
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hospital for Special Surgery specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 28.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 141.2 works29×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 819.6 works18×
  3. RheumatologySubfield · 90.2 works10×
  4. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 101.6 works10×
  5. RehabilitationSubfield · 35.1 works9.0×
  6. MedicineField · 1,597.1 works4.3×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 97 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.35× its world share, 1,597 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery?

Ranked on the composite score, Russell F. Warren, Scott A. Rodeo and Michael D. Lockshin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital for Special Surgery.

  1. 1 Russell F. Warren United States · #752 worldwide 1.7k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Scott A. Rodeo United States · #4,147 worldwide 855 citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Michael D. Lockshin United States · #8,690 worldwide 940 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Joseph M. Lane United States · #9,281 worldwide 647 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Justin S. Smith United States · #16,847 worldwide 702 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Thomas L. Wickiewicz United States · #17,689 worldwide 640 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Jane E. Salmon United States · #20,809 worldwide 381 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 David W. Altchek United States · #22,116 worldwide 435 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Hollis G. Potter United States · #24,916 worldwide 361 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Lionel B. Ivashkiv United States · #25,419 worldwide 461 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery

Which keywords describe research at Hospital for Special Surgery?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology351▲ 4.6×82 topics
  2. Revision Surgery278▲ 115×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement278▲ 115×2 topics
  4. Complications234▲ 25×15 topics
  5. Arthroplasty212▲ 116×2 topics
  6. Biomechanics185▲ 32×9 topics
  7. Patient Satisfaction176▲ 29×8 topics
  8. Health-related Quality of Life165▲ 37×3 topics
  9. Outcomes164▲ 106×1 topic
  10. Total Knee Replacement164▲ 130×1 topic
  11. Rehabilitation155▲ 21×11 topics
  12. Spinal Fusion133▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Degenerative Disc Disease129▲ 72×2 topics
  14. Hip Arthroplasty114▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Wear Particles114▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Surgical Treatment108▲ 29×6 topics
  17. Low Back Pain107▲ 33×4 topics
  18. Surgical Management94▲ 12×15 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes93▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Spinal Surgery89▲ 61×2 topics
  21. Intervertebral Disc88▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Lumbar Disc Degeneration88▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Shoulder Function80▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Osteoarthritis79▲ 32×4 topics
  25. Regeneration72▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Anterior Cruciate Ligament66▲ 86×1 topic
  27. Injury Risk66▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Infection Prevention64▲ 39×3 topics
  29. Mortality64▲ 5.8×10 topics
  30. Rotator Cuff Tears62▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Shoulder Pathology62▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Internal Fixation62▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Diagnostic Imaging60▲ 28×4 topics
  34. Periprosthetic Joint Infection56▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Prosthetic Joint Infections56▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Bone Healing52▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Fracture Epidemiology52▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Gait Analysis52▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Kinematics49▲ 55×2 topics
  40. Foot Strike Patterns49▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital for Special Surgery publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …164Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 164 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 114 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…88Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 88 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…66Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 66 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 62 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 56 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…52Bone fractures and treatments: 52 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 49 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery48Foot and Ankle Surgery: 48 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 47 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiologyBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 164 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 114 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 88 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 66 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 62 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 56 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 52 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 49 works
  9. 9 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 48 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 47 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospital for Special Surgery's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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