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Orthopaedic Research Foundation

In research, Orthopaedic Research Foundation stands highest in Medicine (#1,788 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,270 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 21.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#7,789
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,755
of 8,685
Research works
457
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
47.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Orthopaedic Research Foundation 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 #1,788 of 17,978 29.9%294
Health SciencesDomain #2,270 of 20,462 30.4%313

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 21.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 25.1 works21×
  2. MedicineField · 44.5 works4.6×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 45.4 works4.0×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.64× its world share, 44 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Orthopaedic Research Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Suying Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orthopaedic Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Suying Li United States · #49,292 worldwide 254 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Orthopaedic Research Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Orthopaedic Research Foundation?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 5.8×17 topics
  2. Complications9▲ 38×7 topics
  3. Shoulder Function9▲ 212×2 topics
  4. Rehabilitation9▲ 46×6 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears7▲ 226×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology7▲ 226×1 topic
  7. Revision Surgery5▲ 85×2 topics
  8. Total Hip Replacement5▲ 85×2 topics
  9. Surgical Management5▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Arthroplasty5▲ 96×2 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Acromioclavicular Joint4▲ 320×1 topic
  13. Clavicle Fractures4▲ 320×1 topic
  14. Elbow Injuries4▲ 368×1 topic
  15. Outcomes4▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Total Knee Replacement4▲ 117×1 topic
  17. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction4▲ 368×1 topic
  18. Biomechanics3▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 125×1 topic
  20. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 125×1 topic
  21. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  22. Anterior Cruciate Ligament2▲ 113×1 topic
  23. Injury Risk2▲ 113×1 topic
  24. Regeneration2▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Brachial Plexus2▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Nerve Transfer2▲ 170×1 topic
  27. Reconstruction2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Pain Management2▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Stem Cells2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Tendon2▲ 96×1 topic
  33. Wear Particles2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Functional Recovery1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Chronic Pain1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Infection Prevention1▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Internal Fixation1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Muscle Injuries1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Postoperative Pain1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Sports Injury1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Orthopaedic Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…7Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 7 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …4Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…4Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabil…2Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports Medicine

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 7 works
  2. 2 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.3%domestic only71.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Orthopaedic Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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