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Hospital / health system · La Jolla · United States

San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders

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Research works
81
▼ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
38.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceMedicine: 4.00× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders?

Ranked on the composite score, Behrooz A. Akbarnia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders.

  1. 1 Behrooz A. Akbarnia United States · #436,905 worldwide 117 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders

Which keywords describe research at San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Spinal Fusion, Scoliosis, Spinal Deformity, Degenerative Disc Disease, Surgical Treatment, Low Back Pain, Biomechanics and Clinical Outcomes.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Spinal Fusion31▲ 430×2 topics
  2. Scoliosis19▲ 984×1 topic
  3. Spinal Deformity19▲ 984×1 topic
  4. Degenerative Disc Disease18▲ 249×2 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment15▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Low Back Pain14▲ 105×2 topics
  7. Biomechanics14▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Clinical Outcomes13▲ 77×2 topics
  9. Pedicle Screw Fixation12▲ 366×1 topic
  10. Vertebroplasty12▲ 366×1 topic
  11. Spinal Surgery12▲ 203×2 topics
  12. Intervertebral Disc12▲ 232×1 topic
  13. Lumbar Disc Degeneration12▲ 232×1 topic
  14. Epidemiology6▲ 1.89×12 topics
  15. Anterior Cervical Discectomy6▲ 295×1 topic
  16. Cervical Spine Surgery6▲ 295×1 topic
  17. Dysphagia6▲ 137×2 topics
  18. Complications4▲ 9.4×8 topics
  19. Internal Fixation3▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Mortality3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  21. Chronic Pain2▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Hemorrhage2▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Spine Segmentation2▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Vertebrae Detection2▲ 116×1 topic
  25. Acetabular Fractures2▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Pelvic Fractures2▲ 108×1 topic
  27. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  28. Disability2▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Global Burden2▲ 3.9×1 topic
  30. Psychological Factors2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Osteoarthritis2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Surgical Management2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  33. Revision Surgery2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Femoroacetabular Impingement1▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Hip Arthroscopy1▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Infection Prevention1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Fetal Surgery1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Hip Arthroplasty1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.

Scoliosis diagnosis and …0Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…0Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 0 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…0Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 0 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 0 fractional worksEducation and Communication Studies: 0 fractional worksHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policies: 0 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineEmergency MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 0 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Education and Communication Studies Education 0 works
  8. 8 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Education Systems and Policies Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  10. 10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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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