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Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

In research, Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,947 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,114 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology and Surgery — Rheumatology is 50.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,990
of 28,054 · #31,011 all time
Rank in United States
#3,765
of 4,192
Research works
643
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,947 of 11,982 8.4%116 #10152
MedicineField #9,114 of 10,443 8.1%112 #8783

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive 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).

What does Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 50.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 28.8 works50×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 23.2 works7.9×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.66× its world share, 112 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 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 Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery?

Ranked on the composite score, Vincent Lucente lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.

  1. 1 Vincent Lucente United States · #633,749 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Urinary Incontinence, Surgical Treatment, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology53▲ 11×23 topics
  2. Urinary Incontinence37▲ 376×2 topics
  3. Surgical Treatment36▲ 144×3 topics
  4. Quality of Life35▲ 20×15 topics
  5. Rehabilitation28▲ 57×5 topics
  6. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction28▲ 481×1 topic
  7. Pelvic Organ Prolapse28▲ 481×1 topic
  8. Management12▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Diagnosis11▲ 9.4×7 topics
  10. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia9▲ 226×1 topic
  11. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms9▲ 226×1 topic
  12. Antimicrobial Resistance9▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Urinary Tract Infections9▲ 170×1 topic
  14. Prevention7▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Public Health7▲ 3.8×4 topics
  16. Surgery7▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Complications6▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Reconstruction6▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Obstetric Fistula6▲ 263×1 topic
  20. Vesicovaginal Fistula6▲ 263×1 topic
  21. Mortality6▲ 7.6×8 topics
  22. Perioperative Care6▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Enhanced Recovery5▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Fast-Track Surgery5▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Surgical Care5▲ 78×2 topics
  26. Stem Cells5▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Infertility5▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Robotic Surgery4▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Pathophysiology4▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Immunobiology4▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Pain Symptoms4▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Fistulas4▲ 88×1 topic
  33. Hemorrhoids4▲ 166×1 topic
  34. Embolization4▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Acetabular Fractures4▲ 116×1 topic
  36. Hemorrhage4▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Pelvic Fractures4▲ 116×1 topic
  38. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Uterine Fibroids3▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Uterine Leiomyoma3▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Urinary Tract Infections Management and Ureteral procedures and complications.

Pelvic floor disorders t…28Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 28 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 9 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 9 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 6 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After …5Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: 5 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 4 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 4 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 3 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 3 fractional works
RheumatologyUrologyEpidemiologyObstetrics and Gynecology2 others

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

  1. 1 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 28 works
  2. 2 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 9 works
  3. 3 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 9 works
  4. 4 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  5. 5 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 5 works
  6. 6 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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