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Orthopaedic Institute for Children

In research, Orthopaedic Institute for Children stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,467 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,473 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#30,897
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,606
of 8,685
Research works
277
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Orthopaedic Institute for Children 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 #16,467 of 20,462 14.5%147
MedicineField #15,473 of 17,978 14.2%131

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 25.9 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Orthopaedic Institute for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, Doris Quon and Ernest R. Tinkham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orthopaedic Institute for Children.

  1. 1 Doris Quon United States · #498,953 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Ernest R. Tinkham United States · #1,407,282 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Orthopaedic Institute for Children

Which keywords describe research at Orthopaedic Institute for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Infection Prevention, Complications and Internal Fixation.

▲ 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▲ 3.7×21 topics
  2. Biomechanics4▲ 34×6 topics
  3. Rehabilitation3▲ 22×7 topics
  4. Revision Surgery3▲ 54×2 topics
  5. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Bone Healing2▲ 138×1 topic
  7. Complications2▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Fracture Epidemiology2▲ 138×1 topic
  9. Infection Prevention2▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Internal Fixation2▲ 91×2 topics
  11. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Arthroplasty2▲ 46×2 topics
  13. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 67×1 topic
  14. Wear Particles2▲ 67×1 topic
  15. Prophylaxis2▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Teacher Education2▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Anterior Cruciate Ligament1▲ 92×1 topic
  18. Gene Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Injury Risk1▲ 92×1 topic
  20. Safety1▲ 145×2 topics
  21. Factor VIII1▲ 235×1 topic
  22. Hemophilia1▲ 235×1 topic
  23. Mortality1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Critical Race Theory1▲ 206×1 topic
  25. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Intersectionality1▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Quality of Life1▲ 2.2×10 topics
  28. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Dysphagia1▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 9.1×1 topic
  32. Spinal Fusion1▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Surgical Treatment1▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Total Knee Replacement1▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Anterior Cervical Discectomy1▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Cervical Spine Surgery1▲ 96×1 topic
  37. Intervertebral Disc1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Lumbar Disc Degeneration1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Reflective Practice1▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Risk Factors1▲ 2.5×6 topics

Which research topics does Orthopaedic Institute for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone fractures and treatments, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Hemophilia Treatment and Research.

Bone fractures and treat…2Bone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…2Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…1Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksHemophilia Treatment and…1Hemophilia Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryHematologySociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 1 works
  5. 5 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Orthopaedic Institute for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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