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Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre

In research, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,573 of 16,688 worldwide), Surgery (#1,114 of 3,248 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,777 of 14,558 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
#21,703
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,118
of 1,844
Research works
299
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
32.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre

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
Health SciencesDomain #4,573 of 16,688 14.2%267
SurgerySubfield #1,114 of 3,248 15.1%171
MedicineField #5,777 of 14,558 14.5%252

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 88% of research at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre is in Health Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Social Sciences (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 88.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 84.5% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 61.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPrincessElizabeth…28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences88%Social Sciences8%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2484.5%
    2. Health Professions13.6%
    1. Social Sciences14.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    4. Psychology00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering01.0%
    2. Environmental Science00.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 · 23.9 works4.4×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 24.9 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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.40× its world share, 24 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× 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.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.40×24 works
  2. Health Professions1.36×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities0.56×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×0 works
  5. Social Sciences0.38×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  9. Psychology0.19×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.12×0 works
  11. Engineering0.07×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew John Timperley, T. D. Bunker and Matthew Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre.

  1. 1 Andrew John Timperley United Kingdom · #579,223 worldwide 1.6k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 T. D. Bunker United Kingdom · #613,132 worldwide 2.9k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Matthew Wilson United Kingdom · #744,750 worldwide 1.9k citations · 69 works
  4. 4 R. S. M. Ling United Kingdom · #846,247 worldwide 3.2k citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Graham A. Gie United Kingdom · #990,373 worldwide 3.2k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Andrew D. Toms United Kingdom · #1,090,746 worldwide 3.4k citations · 125 works
  7. 7 A. John Timperley United Kingdom · #1,424,228 worldwide 2.3k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Jonathan R. Howell United Kingdom · #1,643,518 worldwide 1.5k citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Matthew J.W. Hubble United Kingdom · #1,998,726 worldwide 1.8k citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Timothy D. Bunker United Kingdom · #2,106,053 worldwide 384 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre

What are the most cited papers from Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre?

The most cited paper from Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre is "Impacted cancellous allografts and cement for revision total hip arthroplasty" (GA Gie, Lars Kihlström Burenstam Linder, RS Ling et al., 1993), with 769 citations. Next come "The pathology of frozen shoulder. A Dupuytren-like disease" (535) and "The influence of weight-bearing on the measurement of polyethylene wear in THA" (466).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Impacted cancellous allografts and cement for revision total hip arthroplasty GA Gie, Lars Kihlström Burenstam Linder, RS Ling et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume 1993 769
2 The pathology of frozen shoulder. A Dupuytren-like disease T. D. Bunker, PP Anthony · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume Sep 1995 535
3 The influence of weight-bearing on the measurement of polyethylene wear in THA P. N. Smith, R. S. M. Ling, R. W. Taylor · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume Open access Mar 1999 466
4 Experience with the Exeter total hip replacement since 1970. J.L. Fowler, Graham A. Gie, Amanda Jane Lee et al. · PubMed Jul 1988 345
5 Oxidative stress in autoimmune rheumatic diseases Miranda J. Smallwood, Ahuva Nissim, Annie R. Knight et al. · Free Radical Biology and Medicine Open access 30 May 2018 343
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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-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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Revision Surgery10▲ 268×2 topics
  2. Total Hip Replacement10▲ 268×2 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 55×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 6.1×14 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Arthroplasty5▲ 192×2 topics
  7. Outcomes5▲ 225×1 topic
  8. Total Knee Replacement5▲ 272×1 topic
  9. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 263×1 topic
  10. Wear Particles4▲ 263×1 topic
  11. Mortality4▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Rehabilitation2▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Surgery2▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Surgical Management2▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Elderly Patients2▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Hip Fracture2▲ 194×1 topic
  17. Orthogeriatric Care2▲ 194×1 topic
  18. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Periprosthetic Joint Infection2▲ 170×1 topic
  20. Prosthetic Joint Infections2▲ 170×1 topic
  21. Guidelines2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Anterior Cruciate Ligament1▲ 111×1 topic
  23. Injury Risk1▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Public Policy1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  25. Biomechanics1▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Hemorrhage1▲ 56×3 topics
  27. Risk Factors1▲ 3.6×6 topics
  28. Osteoarthritis1▲ 28×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 0 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRheumatologyEpidemiology

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 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000085% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre0.000075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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