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Hughston Clinic

In research, Hughston Clinic stands highest in Surgery (#2,597 of 4,227 worldwide), Medicine (#12,617 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,623 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Medicine — Surgery is 20.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#37,289
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,858
of 8,685
Research works
322
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
48.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Hughston Clinic 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
SurgerySubfield #2,597 of 4,227 17.4%135
MedicineField #12,617 of 17,978 16.2%266
Health SciencesDomain #15,623 of 20,462 15.9%277

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hughston Clinic 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 Hughston Clinic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 20.1 works20×
  2. MedicineField · 34.5 works4.2×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.20× its world share, 34 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hughston Clinic?

Ranked on the composite score, Champ L. Baker, Jack C. Hughston and Glenn C. Terry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hughston Clinic.

  1. 1 Champ L. Baker United States · #85,425 worldwide 154 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Jack C. Hughston United States · #228,992 worldwide 430 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Glenn C. Terry United States · #259,945 worldwide 201 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 J. Kenneth Burkus United States · #415,846 worldwide 56 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Hughston Clinic

Which keywords describe research at Hughston Clinic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Surgical Management, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pathology and Revision Surgery.

▲ 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▲ 4.9×15 topics
  2. Complications7▲ 32×8 topics
  3. Rehabilitation5▲ 31×4 topics
  4. Shoulder Function5▲ 130×2 topics
  5. Surgical Management4▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 136×1 topic
  7. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 136×1 topic
  8. Revision Surgery4▲ 65×2 topics
  9. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Mortality3▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Internal Fixation3▲ 101×2 topics
  12. Biomechanics3▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Risk Factors3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  14. Infection Prevention2▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Acromioclavicular Joint2▲ 194×1 topic
  16. Clavicle Fractures2▲ 194×1 topic
  17. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Surgical Treatment2▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Injury Prevention2▲ 38×3 topics
  20. Periprosthetic Joint Infection2▲ 118×1 topic
  21. Prosthetic Joint Infections2▲ 118×1 topic
  22. Arthroplasty2▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Bone Healing2▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Fracture Epidemiology2▲ 93×1 topic
  26. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Outcomes2▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Wear Particles2▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Muscle Injuries2▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Sports Injury2▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 63×1 topic
  34. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 63×1 topic
  35. Surgery2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Anterior Cruciate Ligament1▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Injury Risk1▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Elbow Injuries1▲ 143×1 topic
  39. Spinal Fusion1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction1▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Hughston Clinic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, Orthopedic Infections and Treatments and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…2Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…1Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRehabilitation

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.2%domestic only96.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hughston Clinic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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