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Orthopedic Institute

In research, Orthopedic Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,497 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,955 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 16.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,391
of 22,385 · #7,771 all time
Rank in United States
#2,205
of 3,332
Research works
936
▼ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Orthopedic Institute

What is Orthopedic Institute 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 #3,497 of 9,902 10.8%126 #2158
MedicineField #3,955 of 8,541 10.3%121 #2288

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

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Orthopedic Institute is in Health Sciences, 6% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Engineering (4%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 133 fractional works · 84.7% of its workMedicine: 128 fractional works · 81.4% of its workSurgery: 61 fractional works · 39.2% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 7.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOrthopedicInstitute157fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences85%Social Sciences4%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12881.4%
    2. Health Professions42.4%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering74.4%
    2. Computer Science10.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.9%
    2. Neuroscience21.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences21.5%
    2. Psychology21.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Orthopedic Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 16.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 61.4 works17×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 128 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.23×128 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.65×1 works
  3. Nursing1.07×1 works
  4. Health Professions0.92×4 works
  5. Veterinary0.90×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.79×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×5 works
  9. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  10. Psychology0.39×2 works
  11. Engineering0.29×7 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.12×2 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×2 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.04×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Orthopedic Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Keith M. Baumgarten, Edward McPherson and Walter O Carlson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orthopedic Institute.

  1. 1 Keith M. Baumgarten United States · #626,797 worldwide 5.3k citations · 161 works
  2. 2 Edward McPherson United States · #3,296,500 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Walter O Carlson United States · #3,984,223 worldwide 603 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Orthopedic Institute

What are the most cited papers from Orthopedic Institute?

The most cited paper from Orthopedic Institute is "Implant infections: adhesion, biofilm formation and immune evasion" (Carla Renata Arciola, Davide Campoccia, Lucio Montanaro, 2018), with 2,274 citations. Next come "3D tumor spheroid models for in vitro therapeutic screening: a systematic approach to enhance the biological relevance of data obtained" (1,156) and "Biofilm formation in Staphylococcus implant infections. A review of molecular mechanisms and implications for biofilm-resistant materials" (1,053).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Implant infections: adhesion, biofilm formation and immune evasion Carla Renata Arciola, Davide Campoccia, Lucio Montanaro · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 2 May 2018 2,274
2 3D tumor spheroid models for in vitro therapeutic screening: a systematic approach to enhance the biological relevance of data obtained Michele Zanoni, Filippo Piccinini, Chiara Arienti et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 11 Jan 2016 1,156
3 Biofilm formation in Staphylococcus implant infections. A review of molecular mechanisms and implications for biofilm-resistant materials Carla Renata Arciola, Davide Campoccia, Pietro Speziale et al. · Biomaterials 13 Jun 2012 1,053
4 Dissemination of Wear Particles to the Liver, Spleen, and Abdominal Lymph Nodes of Patients with Hip or Knee Replacement* Robert M. Urban, Joshua James Jacobs, Michael J. Tomlinson et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Apr 2000 791
5 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Orthopedic Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Arthroplasty, Biomechanics 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. Epidemiology32▲ 5.0×49 topics
  2. Complications20▲ 26×10 topics
  3. Rehabilitation16▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Revision Surgery14▲ 72×2 topics
  5. Total Hip Replacement14▲ 72×2 topics
  6. Arthroplasty13▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Biomechanics12▲ 25×8 topics
  8. Shoulder Function12▲ 86×2 topics
  9. Surgical Management11▲ 17×10 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 21×7 topics
  11. Rotator Cuff Tears10▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Shoulder Pathology10▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Outcomes9▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Total Knee Replacement9▲ 86×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors6▲ 3.7×17 topics
  17. Spinal Fusion6▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Surgical Treatment6▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Infection Prevention6▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Degenerative Disc Disease6▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Internal Fixation6▲ 54×2 topics
  24. Hip Arthroplasty5▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Regeneration5▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Wear Particles5▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Anterior Cruciate Ligament5▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Biomechanical Analysis5▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Diagnostic Imaging5▲ 29×3 topics
  30. Injury Risk5▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Mortality5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. Acromioclavicular Joint5▲ 132×1 topic
  33. Clavicle Fractures5▲ 132×1 topic
  34. Prevention5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 14×5 topics
  36. Periprosthetic Joint Infection5▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Prosthetic Joint Infections5▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Bone Healing4▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Fracture Epidemiology4▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Low Back Pain4▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Orthopedic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 10 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 9 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 5 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 5 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…5Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 5 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…4Bone fractures and treatments: 4 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…4Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…4Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineRehabilitation

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 10 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 5 works
  6. 6 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 5 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  9. 9 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.1%domestic only50.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Orthopedic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower 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 Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Orthopedic Institute0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Orthopedic Institute 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.

still counting10%20%30%Orthopedic Institute15.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.2% in 2009.

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