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Rothman Orthopaedics

In research, Rothman Orthopaedics stands highest in Surgery (#322 of 1,816 worldwide), Medicine (#2,344 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,093 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Surgery — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 21.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,782
of 28,054 · #23,567 all time
Rank in United States
#1,601
of 4,192
Research works
891
▲ 1204% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Rothman Orthopaedics 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 #322 of 1,816 20.1%229 #1108
MedicineField #2,344 of 10,443 16.8%411 #5955
Health SciencesDomain #3,093 of 11,982 16.9%424 #7241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rothman Orthopaedics 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#1,108 #322
  2. Medicine#5,955 #2,344
  3. Health Sciences#7,241 #3,093
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 Orthopaedics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 21.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 26.4 works22×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 229.1 works21×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.53× its world share, 411 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rothman Orthopaedics?

Ranked on the composite score, Pedro K. Beredjiklian, Brandon J. Erickson and G. Russell Huffman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rothman Orthopaedics.

  1. 1 Pedro K. Beredjiklian United States · #264,798 worldwide 51 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Brandon J. Erickson United States · #361,527 worldwide 105 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 G. Russell Huffman United States · #459,055 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 P. Maxwell Courtney United States · #678,550 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Chad A. Krueger United States · #1,122,156 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mohamad Y. Fares United States · #1,283,350 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Rothman Orthopaedics

Which keywords describe research at Rothman Orthopaedics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Surgical Management and Rotator Cuff Tears.

▲ 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. Epidemiology93▲ 5.0×51 topics
  2. Complications64▲ 27×12 topics
  3. Rehabilitation56▲ 30×9 topics
  4. Shoulder Function54▲ 132×2 topics
  5. Revision Surgery53▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Total Hip Replacement53▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Surgical Management45▲ 23×12 topics
  8. Rotator Cuff Tears42▲ 140×1 topic
  9. Shoulder Pathology42▲ 140×1 topic
  10. Arthroplasty38▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction34▲ 23×7 topics
  12. Health-related Quality of Life32▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Outcomes32▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Total Knee Replacement32▲ 101×1 topic
  15. Degenerative Disc Disease30▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Biomechanics27▲ 19×6 topics
  17. Spinal Fusion25▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Low Back Pain24▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Acromioclavicular Joint22▲ 193×1 topic
  20. Clavicle Fractures22▲ 193×1 topic
  21. Surgical Treatment22▲ 23×6 topics
  22. Distal Radius Fractures21▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Flexor Tendon Repair21▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Hip Arthroplasty21▲ 74×1 topic
  25. Wear Particles21▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Risk Factors21▲ 4.0×13 topics
  27. Quality of Life20▲ 2.9×24 topics
  28. Diagnostic Imaging19▲ 36×4 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes19▲ 19×5 topics
  30. Periprosthetic Joint Infection18▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Prosthetic Joint Infections18▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Intervertebral Disc18▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Lumbar Disc Degeneration18▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Pain Management17▲ 16×9 topics
  35. Elbow Injuries16▲ 163×1 topic
  36. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction16▲ 163×1 topic
  37. Chronic Pain15▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Regeneration14▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Infection Prevention14▲ 33×3 topics
  40. Dysphagia12▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Rothman Orthopaedics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 42 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 32 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 22 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 21 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 21 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 18 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…18Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 18 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 16 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 12 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 42 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 32 works
  3. 3 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 22 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 21 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 21 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 18 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 18 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 16 works
  9. 9 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 12 works
  10. 10 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 12 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rothman Orthopaedics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1204% higher 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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