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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

In research, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli stands highest in Health Sciences (#842 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#942 of 8,541 worldwide) and Surgery (#306 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology and Surgery (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 30.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,415
of 22,385 · #4,560 all time
Rank in Italy
#89
of 475
Research works
5.6k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
150k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.37×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

What is Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #842 of 9,902 18.6%531 #1746
MedicineField #942 of 8,541 18.5%514 #1836
SurgerySubfield #306 of 1,532 16.9%224 #591
Life SciencesDomain #3,974 of 6,403 13.3%68 #6364
Physical SciencesDomain #9,347 of 10,670 12.7%67 #12777

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Health Sciences#1,746 #842
  2. Medicine#1,836 #942
  3. Surgery#591 #306
  4. Life Sciences#6,364 #3,974
  5. Physical Sciences#12,777 #9,347
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Engineering (8%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 593 fractional works · 78.7% of its workMedicine: 574 fractional works · 76.2% of its workSurgery: 249 fractional works · 33.0% of its workRheumatology: 64 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 58 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 31 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 24 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 79 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 66 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 75 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 53 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKIstitutoOrtopedico…754fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine57476.2%
    2. Health Professions111.5%
    3. Dentistry50.7%
    4. Nursing20.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology668.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology71.0%
    3. Neuroscience40.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Engineering587.7%
    2. Materials Science91.2%
    3. Environmental Science20.3%
    4. Computer Science20.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Mathematics10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Psychology20.2%
    2. Social Sciences10.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
    4. Decision Sciences10.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 30.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 58.3 works30×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 64.2 works19×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 248.6 works14×
  4. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 23.9 works6.1×
  5. MedicineField · 574.2 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.64× its world share, 66 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.96× its world share, 574 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.96×574 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.64×66 works
  3. Dentistry1.35×5 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology0.98×7 works
  5. Veterinary0.68×1 works
  6. Nursing0.62×2 works
  7. Health Professions0.55×11 works
  8. Engineering0.51×58 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.35×9 works
  11. Neuroscience0.31×4 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.14×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.09×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.08×1 works
  16. Psychology0.08×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×1 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.06×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.05×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.04×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.03×2 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works
  25. Social Sciences0.01×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli?

Ranked on the quality score, Emanuela Palmerini, Piero Picci and Stefano A. Ferrari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli.

  1. 1 Emanuela Palmerini Italy · #43,427 worldwide 13k citations · 382 works
  2. 2 Piero Picci Italy · #103,442 worldwide 43k citations · 991 works
  3. 3 Stefano A. Ferrari Italy · #110,352 worldwide 18k citations · 286 works
  4. 4 Stefano Maria Ferrari Italy · #311,551 worldwide 14k citations · 324 works
  5. 5 S. Rubina Baglio Italy · #376,141 worldwide 4.2k citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Angelo Boffa Italy · #418,617 worldwide 2.2k citations · 96 works
  7. 7 Davide María Donati Italy · #446,049 worldwide 16k citations · 569 works
  8. 8 Katia Scotlandi Italy · #475,285 worldwide 14k citations · 787 works
  9. 9 Stefano Della Villa Italy · #523,954 worldwide 3.3k citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Marco Delcogliano Italy · #525,010 worldwide 4.6k citations · 118 works
All ranked researchers at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

What are the most cited papers from Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli?

The most cited paper from Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023) and "Inflammaging: a new immune–metabolic viewpoint for age-related diseases" (3,594).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
3 Inflammaging: a new immune–metabolic viewpoint for age-related diseases Claudio Franceschi, Paolo Garagnani, Paolo Parini et al. · Nature Reviews Endocrinology ReviewOpen access 25 Jul 2018 3,594
4 ISB recommendation on definitions of joint coordinate system of various joints for the reporting of human joint motion—part I: ankle, hip, and spine Ge Wu, Sorin Siegler, Paul Allard et al. · Journal of Biomechanics Apr 2002 3,266
5 The human tumor microbiome is composed of tumor type–specific intracellular bacteria Deborah Nejman et al. · Science Open access 28 May 2020 2,523
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Epidemiology, Complications, Arthroplasty, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation and Regeneration.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology110▲ 3.7×61 topics
  2. Revision Surgery80▲ 84×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement80▲ 84×2 topics
  4. Complications70▲ 19×12 topics
  5. Arthroplasty68▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Biomechanics64▲ 28×10 topics
  7. Inflammation56▲ 3.5×55 topics
  8. Rehabilitation52▲ 17×8 topics
  9. Regeneration51▲ 34×5 topics
  10. Health-related Quality of Life51▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction50▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Outcomes48▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Total Knee Replacement48▲ 94×1 topic
  14. Surgical Management43▲ 14×15 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors42▲ 13×13 topics
  16. Osteoarthritis38▲ 39×6 topics
  17. Mesenchymal Stem Cells33▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Hip Arthroplasty32▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Wear Particles32▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines32▲ 7.6×11 topics
  21. Surgical Treatment31▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Anterior Cruciate Ligament29▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Injury Risk29▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Matrix Metalloproteinases28▲ 26×4 topics
  25. Spinal Fusion28▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Chemotherapy28▲ 5.2×16 topics
  27. Cartilage28▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Chondrocyte28▲ 75×1 topic
  29. Growth Factors28▲ 29×3 topics
  30. Platelet-Rich Plasma27▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Soft Tissue Sarcoma25▲ 63×2 topics
  32. Ewing's Sarcoma25▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Osteosarcoma25▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Biomaterials23▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Extracellular Matrix23▲ 16×6 topics
  36. Radiotherapy22▲ 7.5×11 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging22▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Gait Analysis22▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Stem Cells21▲ 11×9 topics
  40. Shoulder Function21▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 48 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 32 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…29Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 29 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…28Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 28 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 25 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 20 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery20Foot and Ankle Surgery: 20 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…18Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 18 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…18Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 18 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…17Tendon Structure and Treatment: 17 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 48 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 32 works
  3. 3 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 29 works
  4. 4 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 28 works
  5. 5 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 25 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 20 works
  7. 7 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 20 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 18 works
  10. 10 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0036% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli14.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.8% in 2021.

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