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Rothman Institute

In research, Rothman Institute stands highest in Surgery (#421 of 1,816 worldwide), Medicine (#2,544 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,436 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine — Surgery is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,655
of 28,054 · #10,229 all time
Rank in United States
#1,738
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Rothman Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
SurgerySubfield #421 of 1,816 20.4%174 #176
MedicineField #2,544 of 10,443 17.9%320 #1510
Health SciencesDomain #3,436 of 11,982 17.9%333 #1949

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rothman 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Surgery#176 #421
  2. Medicine#1,510 #2,544
  3. Health Sciences#1,949 #3,436
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Rothman Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 174.0 works20×
  2. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 23.8 works12×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.43× its world share, 320 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 6 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 Rothman Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Javad Parvizi, Gerald R. Williams and Richard H. Rothman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rothman Institute.

  1. 1 Javad Parvizi · #50,404 worldwide 1k citations · 226 works
  2. 2 Gerald R. Williams · #70,751 worldwide 210 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Richard H. Rothman · #84,503 worldwide 225 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 William J. Hozack · #127,900 worldwide 172 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Asif M. Ilyas · #177,438 worldwide 109 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Joseph A. Abboud · #193,811 worldwide 130 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Fotios P. Tjoumakaris · #195,740 worldwide 77 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Surena Namdari · #206,096 worldwide 119 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Peter F. Sharkey · #233,229 worldwide 127 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Mark D. Lazarus · #240,421 worldwide 79 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Rothman Institute

Which keywords describe research at Rothman Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Degenerative Disc Disease, Arthroplasty, Patient Satisfaction and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology64▲ 4.3×53 topics
  2. Complications46▲ 24×12 topics
  3. Revision Surgery45▲ 95×2 topics
  4. Total Hip Replacement45▲ 95×2 topics
  5. Degenerative Disc Disease34▲ 96×2 topics
  6. Arthroplasty32▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Patient Satisfaction30▲ 26×7 topics
  8. Rehabilitation30▲ 20×9 topics
  9. Spinal Fusion30▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Health-related Quality of Life28▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Outcomes28▲ 92×1 topic
  12. Total Knee Replacement28▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Surgical Treatment26▲ 35×5 topics
  14. Low Back Pain26▲ 40×4 topics
  15. Surgical Management25▲ 16×11 topics
  16. Shoulder Function25▲ 76×2 topics
  17. Clinical Outcomes22▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Spinal Surgery21▲ 74×2 topics
  19. Intervertebral Disc21▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Lumbar Disc Degeneration21▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Biomechanics20▲ 17×7 topics
  22. Rotator Cuff Tears20▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Shoulder Pathology20▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Hip Arthroplasty17▲ 75×1 topic
  25. Wear Particles17▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Pain Management16▲ 18×9 topics
  27. Chronic Pain15▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Mortality14▲ 6.3×7 topics
  29. Dysphagia13▲ 58×2 topics
  30. Anterior Cervical Discectomy13▲ 123×1 topic
  31. Cervical Spine Surgery13▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Diagnostic Imaging13▲ 30×4 topics
  33. Postoperative Pain12▲ 37×3 topics
  34. Distal Radius Fractures12▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Flexor Tendon Repair12▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Periprosthetic Joint Infection11▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Prosthetic Joint Infections11▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Substance Use Disorders10▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Infection Prevention10▲ 31×3 topics
  40. Perioperative Care10▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Rothman Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 28 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 21 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…20Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 20 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…17Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 17 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 13 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…11Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 11 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 9 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 9 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 9 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesSurgery 28 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyPathology and Forensic Medicine 21 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and TreatmentSurgery 20 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastySurgery 17 works
  5. 5 Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathySurgery 13 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationSurgery 12 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Infections and TreatmentsSurgery 11 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Pain ManagementSurgery 9 works
  9. 9 Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  10. 10 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatmentSurgery 9 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rothman Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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