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Orthopaedic Hospital

In research, Orthopaedic Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,588 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,421 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#770 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#12,594
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,748
of 8,685
Research works
1.2k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
37.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Orthopaedic Hospital 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
MedicineField #2,588 of 17,978 16.0%969
Health SciencesDomain #3,421 of 20,462 16.3%1,007
SurgerySubfield #770 of 4,227 19.4%421

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Orthopaedic Hospital 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 Orthopaedic Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 40.4 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 42.8 works3.5×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Orthopaedic Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Ebramzadeh, Harry A. McKellop and Carol K. Kasper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orthopaedic Hospital.

  1. 1 Edward Ebramzadeh United States · #329,032 worldwide 71 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Harry A. McKellop United States · #472,569 worldwide 113 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Carol K. Kasper United States · #529,037 worldwide 46 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Pat Campbell United States · #706,025 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Amy E. Schmidt United States · #976,928 worldwide 53 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Takeshi Imai United States · #983,102 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Eiichi Koyanagi United States · #1,492,011 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Orthopaedic Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Orthopaedic Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Spinal Fusion, Degenerative Disc Disease, Biomechanics, Complications, Rehabilitation, Epidemiology, Surgical Treatment and Low Back Pain.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.9×27 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion6▲ 117×2 topics
  3. Degenerative Disc Disease5▲ 93×2 topics
  4. Biomechanics5▲ 29×6 topics
  5. Complications4▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Rehabilitation4▲ 21×6 topics
  7. Surgical Treatment4▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Low Back Pain3▲ 36×3 topics
  9. Revision Surgery3▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Scoliosis3▲ 195×1 topic
  13. Spinal Deformity3▲ 195×1 topic
  14. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 82×1 topic
  15. Lumbar Disc Degeneration3▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Spinal Surgery3▲ 72×2 topics
  17. Mortality3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  18. Dysphagia2▲ 74×2 topics
  19. Shoulder Function2▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Surgical Management2▲ 9.6×10 topics
  21. Arthroplasty2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Pedicle Screw Fixation2▲ 98×1 topic
  24. Vertebroplasty2▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Internal Fixation2▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Infection Prevention2▲ 40×3 topics
  28. Outcomes2▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 118×1 topic
  31. Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 118×1 topic
  32. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Elderly Patients2▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Surgery2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Bone Healing1▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Fracture Epidemiology1▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Hip Arthroplasty1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Regeneration1▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Wear Particles1▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Orthopaedic Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…2Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …2Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…1Bone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Anal…1Medical Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiologyBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Orthopaedic Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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