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Smith & Nephew (United States)

In research, Smith & Nephew (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,655 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,326 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#32,594
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,945
of 8,685
Research works
231
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Smith & Nephew (United States) 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 #16,655 of 20,462 16.7%155
MedicineField #15,326 of 17,978 16.8%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Smith & Nephew (United States) 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).

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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 5.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 8 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Smith & Nephew (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, J. A. Davidson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smith & Nephew (United States).

  1. 1 J. A. Davidson United States · #478,522 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Smith & Nephew (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Smith & Nephew (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Hip Arthroplasty, Wear Particles, Epidemiology, Complications, Mechanical Properties and Wound Healing.

▲ 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. Revision Surgery42▲ 153×2 topics
  2. Total Hip Replacement42▲ 153×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology34▲ 3.6×22 topics
  4. Hip Arthroplasty25▲ 174×1 topic
  5. Wear Particles25▲ 174×1 topic
  6. Complications23▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties19▲ 8.8×17 topics
  8. Quality of Life19▲ 6.0×11 topics
  9. Wound Healing18▲ 34×8 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction18▲ 30×4 topics
  11. Diabetes17▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Arthroplasty17▲ 89×2 topics
  13. Outcomes17▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Total Knee Replacement17▲ 129×1 topic
  15. Angiogenesis16▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Regeneration16▲ 39×4 topics
  17. Inflammation16▲ 2.9×11 topics
  18. Growth Factors15▲ 63×3 topics
  19. Prevention15▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Macrophages14▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Chronic Wounds13▲ 140×1 topic
  22. Fibroblasts13▲ 140×1 topic
  23. Cost Analysis13▲ 142×2 topics
  24. Treatment12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  25. Surgical Management11▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Infection Prevention10▲ 51×3 topics
  27. Etiology10▲ 68×2 topics
  28. Pressure Ulcers10▲ 275×1 topic
  29. Risk Assessment10▲ 7.5×1 topic
  30. Diagnostic Imaging9▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Periprosthetic Joint Infection9▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Prosthetic Joint Infections9▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Microstructure9▲ 7.7×7 topics
  34. Rehabilitation8▲ 9.4×7 topics
  35. Sintering8▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Biomechanics7▲ 9.1×7 topics
  37. Spark Plasma Sintering7▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Cemented Carbides7▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Nanostructured Materials7▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Chronic Venous Insufficiency6▲ 123×1 topic

Which research topics does Smith & Nephew (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 1 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 0 works
  8. 8 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Smith & Nephew (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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