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Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre

In research, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre stands highest in Surgery (#1,692 of 4,227 worldwide), Medicine (#9,520 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,507 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#32,093
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,729
of 2,253
Research works
299
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre 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
SurgerySubfield #1,692 of 4,227 20.5%171
MedicineField #9,520 of 17,978 18.1%252
Health SciencesDomain #12,507 of 20,462 17.9%267

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre 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 Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 22.0 works4.4×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 22.9 works3.8×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.40× its world share, 22 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.41× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Norman Capener, R. S. M. Ling and Andrew D. Toms lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre.

  1. 1 Norman Capener United Kingdom · #153,823 worldwide 44 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 R. S. M. Ling United Kingdom · #446,409 worldwide 120 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Andrew D. Toms United Kingdom · #514,328 worldwide 39 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 T. D. Bunker United Kingdom · #614,947 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Graham A. Gie United Kingdom · #624,734 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jonathan R. Howell United Kingdom · #1,200,655 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 M. J. W. Hubble United Kingdom · #1,476,727 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre

Which keywords describe research at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Epidemiology, Patient Satisfaction, Arthroplasty, Outcomes and Total Knee 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Revision Surgery9▲ 270×2 topics
  2. Total Hip Replacement9▲ 270×2 topics
  3. Complications7▲ 54×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 6.1×14 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 61×3 topics
  6. Arthroplasty5▲ 190×2 topics
  7. Outcomes5▲ 220×1 topic
  8. Total Knee Replacement5▲ 268×1 topic
  9. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 273×1 topic
  10. Wear Particles4▲ 273×1 topic
  11. Mortality4▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Rehabilitation2▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Surgery2▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Surgical Management2▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Elderly Patients2▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Hip Fracture2▲ 202×1 topic
  17. Orthogeriatric Care2▲ 202×1 topic
  18. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 67×2 topics
  19. Periprosthetic Joint Infection2▲ 182×1 topic
  20. Prosthetic Joint Infections2▲ 182×1 topic
  21. Guidelines1▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Public Policy1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  23. Biomechanics1▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Hemorrhage1▲ 62×3 topics
  25. Risk Factors1▲ 3.6×6 topics

Which research topics does Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Hip and Femur Fractures and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …5Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…4Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…2Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 0 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 0 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 0 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyBiochemistry

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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