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Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists

In research, Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,668 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,886 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#30,942
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,536
of 7,310
Research works
194
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists

What is Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,668 of 16,688 12.7%179
MedicineField #6,886 of 14,558 12.6%168

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists 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 fields of science does Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Veterinary (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 90.5% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 83.4% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 32.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthwestOrthopaedic…34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences91%Social Sciences2%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2883.4%
    2. Veterinary26.0%
    3. Health Professions01.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Social Sciences01.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering00.9%
    2. Chemistry00.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 28.1 works4.3×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 30.5 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.34× its world share, 28 worksMedicineVeterinary: 44.27× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 44.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary44.27×2 works
  2. Medicine4.34×28 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×1 works
  5. Health Professions0.44×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  12. Engineering0.06×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists?

Ranked on the quality score, Antoine G. Tohmeh, David S. Caminear and Nitin Khanna lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists.

  1. 1 Antoine G. Tohmeh United States · #433,601 worldwide 1.7k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 David S. Caminear United States · #2,862,262 worldwide 477 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Nitin Khanna United States · #4,124,489 worldwide 352 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists

What are the most cited papers from Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists?

The most cited paper from Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists is "Finasteride in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia" (Keith D. Kaufman, Elise A. Olsen, David Whiting et al., 1998), with 777 citations. Next come "Articular Cartilage Repair" (538) and "Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair" (461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Finasteride in the treatment of men with androgenetic alopecia Keith D. Kaufman, Elise A. Olsen, David Whiting et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Oct 1998 777
2 Articular Cartilage Repair Alan Newman · The American Journal of Sports Medicine Mar 1998 538
3 Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair Stephen S. Burkhart, Steven M. Danaceau, C. E. M. Pearce · Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Nov 2001 461
4 The Use of a Surgical Grade Calcium Sulfate as a Bone Graft Substitute Cynthia M. Kelly, Ross M. Wilkins, Steven Gitelis et al. · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 2001 359
5 Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Todd A. Borus, Thomas A. Thornhill IV · Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008 349
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Shoulder Function, Rehabilitation, Complications, Rotator Cuff Tears, Shoulder Pathology, Surgical Management and Muscle Strength.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 5.2×25 topics
  2. Shoulder Function4▲ 147×2 topics
  3. Rehabilitation4▲ 30×6 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 21×8 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears3▲ 130×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology3▲ 130×1 topic
  7. Surgical Management2▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  9. Muscle Strength2▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Pain Management2▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Acromioclavicular Joint2▲ 207×1 topic
  12. Clavicle Fractures2▲ 207×1 topic
  13. Reconstruction2▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Brachial Plexus2▲ 193×1 topic
  15. Nerve Transfer2▲ 193×1 topic
  16. Genomic Analysis1▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Analgesia1▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Arthroplasty1▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Mortality1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  20. Postoperative Pain1▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Cancer Treatment1▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Chronic Pain1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Biomechanics1▲ 10×4 topics
  25. CT Imaging1▲ 80×2 topics
  26. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  27. Pain Assessment1▲ 150×2 topics
  28. Anesthesia1▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Rib Fractures1▲ 124×1 topic
  31. Risk Factors1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  32. Translational Research1▲ 82×2 topics
  33. Traumatic Chest Injuries1▲ 124×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation and Trauma Management and Diagnosis.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…3Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 1 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists0.000094% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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