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Indiana Spine Group

In research, Indiana Spine Group stands highest in Medicine (#12,564 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,628 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#37,034
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,817
of 8,685
Research works
153
▲ 96% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Indiana Spine 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
MedicineField #12,564 of 17,978 22.6%131
Health SciencesDomain #14,628 of 20,462 22.3%136

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 23.7 works4.5×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 25.1 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.49× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana Spine Group?

Ranked on the composite score, Rick C. Sasso, Eric A. Potts and Rick Sasso lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana Spine Group.

  1. 1 Rick C. Sasso United States · #362,204 worldwide 64 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Eric A. Potts United States · #949,335 worldwide 18 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Rick Sasso United States · #1,105,492 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Joseph D. Smucker United States · #1,232,752 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana Spine Group

Which keywords describe research at Indiana Spine Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Fusion, Low Back Pain, Clinical Outcomes, Surgical Treatment, Intervertebral Disc, Lumbar Disc Degeneration and Dysphagia.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Degenerative Disc Disease9▲ 330×2 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion7▲ 264×2 topics
  3. Low Back Pain7▲ 143×3 topics
  4. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment5▲ 98×3 topics
  6. Intervertebral Disc5▲ 284×1 topic
  7. Lumbar Disc Degeneration5▲ 284×1 topic
  8. Dysphagia4▲ 222×2 topics
  9. Anterior Cervical Discectomy3▲ 443×1 topic
  10. Cervical Spine Surgery3▲ 443×1 topic
  11. Biomechanics3▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×13 topics
  13. Pedicle Screw Fixation2▲ 235×1 topic
  14. Vertebroplasty2▲ 235×1 topic
  15. Chronic Pain2▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Global Burden2▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Scoliosis2▲ 218×1 topic
  18. Spinal Deformity2▲ 218×1 topic
  19. Clinical Trials2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  20. Psychological Factors2▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Disability2▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Measurement Properties2▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Pain Management1▲ 21×5 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  25. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Indiana Spine Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment.

Spine and Intervertebral…5Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 5 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 0 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryPharmacologyBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 0 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana Spine Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 96% 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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