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Orthopedic Center

In research, Orthopedic Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,743 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,058 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Medicine (Surgery is 17.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,193
of 22,385 · #11,896 all time
Rank in United States
#2,836
of 3,332
Research works
479
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Orthopedic Center

What is Orthopedic Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,743 of 9,902 7.3%90 #2934
MedicineField #5,058 of 8,541 7.2%88 #3132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Orthopedic Center 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 Orthopedic Center work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Orthopedic Center is in Health Sciences, 7% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Engineering (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 95 fractional works · 85.5% of its workMedicine: 93 fractional works · 83.3% of its workSurgery: 45 fractional works · 40.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 8 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOrthopedic Center111fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences86%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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9383.3%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering86.9%
    2. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.1%
    2. Psychology10.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Orthopedic Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 17.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 44.9 works17×
  2. MedicineField · 92.8 works4.3×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.33× its world share, 93 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.33×93 works
  2. Veterinary1.54×0 works
  3. Health Professions0.75×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×4 works
  5. Engineering0.46×8 works
  6. Neuroscience0.31×1 works
  7. Psychology0.23×1 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.08×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Orthopedic Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Matthew F. Gornet, Patrick St. Pierre and Francine W. Schranck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orthopedic Center.

  1. 1 Matthew F. Gornet United States · #681,627 worldwide 3.5k citations · 112 works
  2. 2 Patrick St. Pierre United States · #702,097 worldwide 2.1k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Francine W. Schranck United States · #1,292,744 worldwide 1k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Brett A. Taylor United States · #1,560,166 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  5. 5 John A. Repicci United States · #2,054,774 worldwide 661 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Wayne K. Gersoff United States · #2,056,251 worldwide 504 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Michael P. Swords United States · #2,668,086 worldwide 627 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Наталія Миколаївна Савєльєва United States · #3,770,560 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Orthopedic Center

What are the most cited papers from Orthopedic Center?

The most cited paper from Orthopedic Center is "Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using rhBMP-2 With Tapered Interbody Cages" (John Kenneth Burkus, Matthew F. Gornet, Curtis A. Dickman et al., 2002), with 702 citations. Next come "Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy" (513) and "Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration" (438).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using rhBMP-2 With Tapered Interbody Cages John Kenneth Burkus, Matthew F. Gornet, Curtis A. Dickman et al. · Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques Oct 2002 702
2 Efficacy and Safety of Surgical Decompression in Patients with Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Michael George Fehlings, Jefferson R. Wilson, Branko Kopjar et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 18 Sep 2013 513
3 Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration Jessica J. Wong, Pierre Côté, Deborah A. Sutton et al. · European Journal of Pain ReviewOpen access 6 Oct 2016 438
4 Catastrophizing—a prognostic factor for outcome in patients with low back pain: a systematic review Maria Monika Wertli, Rebekka Eugster, Ulrike Held et al. · The Spine Journal ReviewOpen access 8 Mar 2014 372
5 Silicone Rubber Implants for Replacement of Arthritic or Destroyed Joints in the Hand Alfred B. Swanson · Surgical Clinics of North America Oct 1968 323
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Orthopedic Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Complications, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Biomechanics, Arthroplasty and Shoulder Function.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology20▲ 4.6×22 topics
  2. Rehabilitation14▲ 30×5 topics
  3. Complications12▲ 22×6 topics
  4. Revision Surgery11▲ 79×2 topics
  5. Total Hip Replacement11▲ 79×2 topics
  6. Biomechanics10▲ 29×6 topics
  7. Arthroplasty9▲ 82×2 topics
  8. Shoulder Function8▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Outcomes7▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Rotator Cuff Tears7▲ 96×1 topic
  13. Shoulder Pathology7▲ 96×1 topic
  14. Total Knee Replacement7▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Spinal Fusion6▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Osteoarthritis5▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Anterior Cruciate Ligament5▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Injury Risk5▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Surgical Treatment5▲ 24×4 topics
  20. Regeneration5▲ 21×4 topics
  21. Low Back Pain5▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Wear Particles4▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Mortality4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  25. Pain Management4▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Femoroacetabular Impingement4▲ 127×1 topic
  28. Gait Analysis4▲ 34×3 topics
  29. Hip Arthroscopy4▲ 127×1 topic
  30. Chronic Pain4▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Infection Prevention4▲ 35×3 topics
  32. Internal Fixation4▲ 47×2 topics
  33. Kinematics4▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Prevention4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Surgical Management3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  36. Foot Strike Patterns3▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Running Injuries3▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Elderly Patients3▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Intervertebral Disc3▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Orthopedic Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 7 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 7 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…5Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…4Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…3Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 3 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringPathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 7 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 7 works
  3. 3 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 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-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Orthopedic Center's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Orthopedic Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00045% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Orthopedic Center0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Orthopedic Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2024Orthopedic Center6.7% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2016.

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