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Orthopaedic Research Laboratories

In research, Orthopaedic Research Laboratories stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,913 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,917 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,947
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,883
of 7,310
Research works
329
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
72.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories

What is Orthopaedic Research Laboratories 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 #3,913 of 16,688 18.3%222
MedicineField #3,917 of 14,558 18.5%214

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Orthopaedic Research Laboratories 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 Orthopaedic Research Laboratories work in?

In all years, 67% of research at Orthopaedic Research Laboratories is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 222 fractional works · 67.4% of its workMedicine: 214 fractional works · 65.0% of its workSurgery: 81 fractional works · 24.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 25 fractional works · 7.7% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 52 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOrthopaedicResearch…329fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine21465.0%
    2. Dentistry41.1%
    3. Veterinary20.7%
    4. Health Professions10.4%
    5. Nursing10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4112.3%
    2. Neuroscience61.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Engineering319.5%
    2. Materials Science103.1%
    3. Chemistry20.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    5. Computer Science20.5%
    6. Environmental Science10.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.44× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 13.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary13.68×0 works
  2. Medicine3.87×7 works
  3. Neuroscience3.44×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.89×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.50×0 works
  6. Engineering0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Orthopaedic Research Laboratories?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert E. Zipkin, A. Seth Greenwald and Edward A. Morra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orthopaedic Research Laboratories.

  1. 1 Robert E. Zipkin United States · #362,979 worldwide 6.5k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 A. Seth Greenwald United States · #1,502,073 worldwide 5k citations · 179 works
  3. 3 Edward A. Morra United States · #4,470,941 worldwide 240 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 José Martín Martínez United States · #5,183,850 worldwide 19 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Orthopaedic Research Laboratories

What are the most cited papers from Orthopaedic Research Laboratories?

The most cited paper from Orthopaedic Research Laboratories is "Small molecule activators of sirtuins extend Saccharomyces cerevisiae lifespan" (Konrad T. Howitz, Kevin J. Bitterman, Haim Yosef Cohen et al., 2003), with 3,797 citations. Next come "Sirtuin activators mimic caloric restriction and delay ageing in metazoans" (1,876) and "Iron oxide nanoparticles inhibit tumour growth by inducing pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization in tumour tissues" (1,662).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Small molecule activators of sirtuins extend Saccharomyces cerevisiae lifespan Konrad T. Howitz, Kevin J. Bitterman, Haim Yosef Cohen et al. · Nature 24 Aug 2003 3,797
2 Sirtuin activators mimic caloric restriction and delay ageing in metazoans Jason G. Wood, Blanka Rogina, Siva Lavu et al. · Nature 14 Jul 2004 1,876
3 Iron oxide nanoparticles inhibit tumour growth by inducing pro-inflammatory macrophage polarization in tumour tissues Saeid Zanganeh, Gregor Hütter, Ryan Spitler et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access 26 Sep 2016 1,662
4 Mesenchymal stem cell-macrophage crosstalk and bone healing Jukka Pajarinen, Tzuhua Lin, Emmanuel Gibon et al. · Biomaterials Open access 2 Jan 2018 1,041
5 Elastic modulus and hardness of cortical and trabecular bone lamellae measured by nanoindentation in the human femur Philippe K. Zysset, Xiang-Dong Edward Guo, C. Edward Hoffler et al. · Journal of Biomechanics Open access Oct 1999 999
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Which keywords describe research at Orthopaedic Research Laboratories?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Inflammation, Regeneration, Biomechanics, Complications, Hip Arthroplasty and Wear Particles.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Inflammation32▲ 4.1×40 topics
  2. Epidemiology30▲ 2.3×37 topics
  3. Revision Surgery30▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Total Hip Replacement30▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Regeneration23▲ 39×4 topics
  6. Biomechanics22▲ 21×9 topics
  7. Complications20▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Hip Arthroplasty18▲ 88×1 topic
  9. Wear Particles18▲ 88×1 topic
  10. Osteoarthritis16▲ 40×3 topics
  11. Angiogenesis16▲ 12×11 topics
  12. Mesenchymal Stem Cells16▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Matrix Metalloproteinases16▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Extracellular Matrix16▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Microstructure15▲ 8.8×9 topics
  16. Surgical Management14▲ 9.1×10 topics
  17. Hypertrophy13▲ 62×2 topics
  18. Cartilage13▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Chondrocyte13▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Arthroplasty13▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life13▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Bone Mineral Density12▲ 44×3 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Total Knee Replacement12▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Tissue Engineering12▲ 6.9×9 topics
  26. Wnt Signaling12▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Parathyroid Hormone12▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Stem Cells12▲ 12×10 topics
  29. Fractures11▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Osteoporotic Fractures11▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Biomaterials10▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Growth Factors9▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Rehabilitation9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  34. Platelet-Rich Plasma9▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Internal Fixation8▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Infection Prevention8▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging8▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Shoulder Function8▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Anterior Cruciate Ligament8▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Injury Risk8▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Orthopaedic Research Laboratories publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopedic Infections and Treatments and Vestibular and auditory disorders.

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…1Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksVestibular and auditory …0Vestibular and auditory disorders: 0 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 0 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 0 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…0Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 0 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 0 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 0 fractional works
SurgeryNeurologyPathology and Forensic MedicineArcheology1 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 0 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 0 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 0 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Orthopaedic Research Laboratories's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Orthopaedic Research Laboratories as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000048% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Orthopaedic Research Laboratories0.000020% in 202519801990200020102020

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