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Methodist Sports Medicine

In research, Methodist Sports Medicine stands highest in Surgery (#1,302 of 4,227 worldwide), Medicine (#8,363 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,150 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,139
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,064
of 8,685
Research works
337
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
53.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Methodist Sports Medicine 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
SurgerySubfield #1,302 of 4,227 26.2%154
MedicineField #8,363 of 17,978 23.9%290
Health SciencesDomain #11,150 of 20,462 23.5%296

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Methodist Sports Medicine 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 Methodist Sports Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 32.7 works4.6×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 33.3 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.62× its world share, 33 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Methodist Sports Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, K. Donald Shelbourne, Arthur C. Rettig and David A. Porter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Methodist Sports Medicine.

  1. 1 K. Donald Shelbourne United States · #15,755 worldwide 552 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Arthur C. Rettig United States · #197,218 worldwide 144 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 David A. Porter United States · #512,491 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robert A. Jack United States · #857,037 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Methodist Sports Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Methodist Sports Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Shoulder Function, Rotator Cuff Tears and Shoulder Pathology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 4.9×15 topics
  2. Complications5▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Rehabilitation4▲ 31×4 topics
  4. Revision Surgery4▲ 94×2 topics
  5. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 94×2 topics
  6. Shoulder Function4▲ 120×2 topics
  7. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 149×1 topic
  8. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 149×1 topic
  9. Arthroplasty3▲ 92×2 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Outcomes3▲ 95×1 topic
  12. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Inflammation2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Osteoarthritis2▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Surgical Management2▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Regeneration2▲ 27×4 topics
  17. Risk Factors2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  18. Biomechanics2▲ 16×7 topics
  19. Prevention2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Athletic Training2▲ 50×3 topics
  21. Biomechanical Analysis2▲ 71×2 topics
  22. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Wear Particles2▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Injury Risk2▲ 99×1 topic
  26. Surgical Treatment2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Femoroacetabular Impingement1▲ 145×1 topic
  28. Hip Arthroscopy1▲ 145×1 topic
  29. Muscle Injuries1▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Sports Injury1▲ 58×1 topic
  31. Growth Factors1▲ 27×3 topics
  32. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Mortality1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  34. Elbow Injuries1▲ 145×1 topic
  35. Periprosthetic Joint Infection1▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Platelet-Rich Plasma1▲ 46×2 topics
  37. Prosthetic Joint Infections1▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Spinal Fusion1▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Stem Cells1▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction1▲ 145×1 topic

Which research topics does Methodist Sports Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…1Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRehabilitationRheumatology

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 1 works
  9. 9 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Methodist Sports Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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