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Meridian Plastic Surgeons

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Research works
52
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
590
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Meridian Plastic Surgeons

Not ranked overall: Meridian Plastic Surgeons is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Meridian Plastic Surgeons work in?

In all years, 83% of research at Meridian Plastic Surgeons is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Psychology (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 43 fractional works · 83.0% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 81.3% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 26.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMeridian PlasticSurgeons52fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4281.3%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    1. Psychology35.5%
    2. Social Sciences22.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.8%
    2. Neuroscience11.4%
    1. Engineering11.3%
    2. Mathematics00.6%
    3. Chemistry00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.40× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.25× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.40×12 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×1 works
  3. Neuroscience1.09×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities0.78×0 works
  5. Health Professions0.57×0 works
  6. Chemistry0.36×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Meridian Plastic Surgeons?

Ranked on the quality score, Elizabeth Mia Floyd, Stephen W. Perkins and Stephen Perkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Meridian Plastic Surgeons.

  1. 1 Elizabeth Mia Floyd United States · #2,572,038 worldwide 369 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Stephen W. Perkins United States · #3,811,291 worldwide 1.4k citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Stephen Perkins United States · #4,708,440 worldwide 234 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Meridian Plastic Surgeons

What are the most cited papers from Meridian Plastic Surgeons?

The most cited paper from Meridian Plastic Surgeons is "Prevention of Seromas and Hematomas After Face-lift Surgery With the Use of Postoperative Vacuum Drains" (Stephen W. Perkins, Judy Williams, Karen MacDonald et al., 1997), with 101 citations. Next come "IFATS Collection: Adipose Stromal Cell Differentiation Is Reduced by Endothelial Cell Contact and Paracrine Communication: Role of Canonical Wnt Signaling" (101) and "A Prospective Evaluation of Female External Genitalia Sensitivity to Pressure following Labia Minora Reduction and Clitoral Hood Reduction" (62).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevention of Seromas and Hematomas After Face-lift Surgery With the Use of Postoperative Vacuum Drains Stephen W. Perkins, Judy Williams, Karen MacDonald et al. · Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Jul 1997 101
2 IFATS Collection: Adipose Stromal Cell Differentiation Is Reduced by Endothelial Cell Contact and Paracrine Communication: Role of Canonical Wnt Signaling Rajashekhar Gangaraju, Dmitry O. Traktuev, William C. Roell et al. · Stem Cells Open access 31 Jul 2008 101
3 A Prospective Evaluation of Female External Genitalia Sensitivity to Pressure following Labia Minora Reduction and Clitoral Hood Reduction Otto J. Placik, John P. Arkins · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 24 Sep 2015 62
4 The Past, Present and Future of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Facelift Elizabeth Mia Floyd, Stephen W. Perkins · Facial Plastic Surgery Aug 2019 58
5 Ulthera: Initial and Six Month Results Robert W. Brobst, M. Troy Ferguson, Stephen W. Perkins · Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America 24 Apr 2012 57
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Meridian Plastic Surgeons?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Anatomy, Cosmetic Surgery, Quality of Life, Dermal Fillers, Hyaluronic Acid, Wound Healing and Hypertrophic Scarring.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Complications14▲ 53×6 topics
  2. Anatomy13▲ 305×2 topics
  3. Cosmetic Surgery11▲ 609×2 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 14×11 topics
  5. Dermal Fillers9▲ 915×1 topic
  6. Hyaluronic Acid9▲ 915×1 topic
  7. Epidemiology6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  8. Wound Healing6▲ 49×2 topics
  9. Hypertrophic Scarring6▲ 432×1 topic
  10. Keloids6▲ 432×1 topic
  11. Reconstruction4▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Craniofacial4▲ 341×1 topic
  13. Nasal4▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Radiotherapy4▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Treatment3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations3▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Breast Reconstruction3▲ 93×2 topics
  18. Clinical Photography3▲ 429×1 topic
  19. Digital Photography3▲ 429×1 topic
  20. Acellular Dermal Matrix2▲ 240×1 topic
  21. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Patient-Reported Outcome Measure2▲ 240×1 topic
  23. Abdominoplasty2▲ 279×1 topic
  24. Comorbidity2▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Liposuction2▲ 279×1 topic
  26. Body Dysmorphic Disorder2▲ 264×1 topic
  27. Psychosocial Outcomes2▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Regeneration2▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Wnt Signaling2▲ 34×3 topics
  30. Inflammation2▲ 1.60×7 topics
  31. Surgical Techniques2▲ 114×2 topics
  32. Stem Cells2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Nasal Surgery2▲ 165×1 topic
  34. Rehabilitation2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Rhinoplasty2▲ 165×1 topic
  36. Epidermal Niche2▲ 219×1 topic
  37. Hair Follicle2▲ 219×1 topic
  38. Bell's Palsy2▲ 165×1 topic
  39. Facial Nerve Palsy2▲ 165×1 topic

Which research topics does Meridian Plastic Surgeons publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Body Contouring and Surgery, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Dermatologic Treatments and Research and Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques.

Body Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksBreast Implant and Recon…1Breast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 0 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 0 fractional worksLymphatic System and Diseases: 0 fractional works
SurgeryDermatologyNeurologyClinical Biochemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 2 works
  3. 3 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 0 works
  10. 10 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Meridian Plastic Surgeons's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Meridian Plastic Surgeons as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000098% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Meridian Plastic Surgeons0.000076% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Meridian Plastic Surgeons over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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