Question 1

What is Intuitive Surgical (United States) known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Intuitive Surgical (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,866 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,089 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 11.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Intuitive Surgical (United States) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Intuitive Surgical (United States) ranks #13,240 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#13,128 all time), and #1,856 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Intuitive Surgical (United States)?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jonathan Sorger, Usha Seshadri‐Kreaden and Usha Seshadri Kreaden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Intuitive Surgical (United States).

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Intuitive Surgical (United States)?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Intuitive Surgical (United States) is "Positive Surgical Margin and Perioperative Complication Rates of Primary Surgical Treatments for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Retropubic, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Prostatectomy" (Ashutosh Kumar Tewari, Prasanna Sooriakumaran, Daniel A. Bloch et al., 2012), with 523 citations. Next come "An open-source research kit for the da Vinci® Surgical System" (510) and "Raven-II: An Open Platform for Surgical Robotics Research" (378).

Question 5

Which research topics does Intuitive Surgical (United States) publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Surgical Simulation and Training, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Intuitive Surgical (United States)?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Laparoscopic Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Medical Education, Surgical Skills, Virtual Reality Training, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Intuitive Surgical (United States) work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Intuitive Surgical (United States) is in Health Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Engineering (13%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Intuitive Surgical (United States)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% higher than in 2018-2021.