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Spinal Elements (United States)

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Research works
38
▲ 223% vs 2018-21
Citations
316
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Spinal Elements (United States)

Not ranked overall: Spinal Elements (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Spinal Elements (United States) work in?

In all years, 36% of research at Spinal Elements (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (18%), Mathematics (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 35.7% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 33.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 22.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 17.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpinal Elements(United States)38fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Mathematics49.6%
    2. Computer Science39.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy24.8%
    4. Engineering24.5%
    5. Environmental Science24.2%
    6. Materials Science11.4%
    7. Chemistry01.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    9. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences922.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities13.7%
    3. Psychology12.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine717.8%
    2. Health Professions13.0%
    3. Dentistry11.5%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Neuroscience24.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.52× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry8.15×1 works
  2. Neuroscience4.52×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.40×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.46×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.11×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.87×2 works
  7. Environmental Science1.35×1 works
  8. Psychology1.26×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.20×0 works
  10. Medicine0.90×2 works
  11. Social Sciences0.90×2 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.88×0 works
  13. Energy0.82×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.32×0 works
  17. Engineering0.20×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Spinal Elements (United States)?

The most cited paper from Spinal Elements (United States) is "Improved multivariate analysis for fast and selective monitoring of structural dynamics by in situ X-ray powder diffraction" (Pietro Guccione, Luca Palin, Marco Milanesio et al., 2017), with 15 citations. Next come "Gallium chiral nanoshaping for circular polarization handling" (10) and "Ab initio modelling of oxygen vacancy arrangement in highly defective HfO 2 resistive layers" (9).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Improved multivariate analysis for fast and selective monitoring of structural dynamics by in situ X-ray powder diffraction Pietro Guccione, Luca Palin, Marco Milanesio et al. · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 26 Oct 2017 15
2 Gallium chiral nanoshaping for circular polarization handling Massimo Cuscunà, Mariachiara Manoccio, Marco Esposito et al. · Materials Horizons Open access 22 Oct 2020 10
3 Ab initio modelling of oxygen vacancy arrangement in highly defective HfO 2 resistive layers Luca Sementa, Luca Larcher, Giovanni Barcaro et al. · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics Open access 2017 9
4 Demonstration of Algorithmic Quantum Speedup for an Abelian Hidden Subgroup Problem Phattharaporn Singkanipa, Victor Kasatkin, Zeyuan Zhou et al. · Physical Review X Open access 5 Jun 2025 7
5 Minimal time robust control for two superconducting qubits Niril George, Joseph L. Allen, Robert L. Kosut et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 24 Dec 2025 5
All 13 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Spinal Elements (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, STEM Education, Engineering Students, Mathematics Support, Educational Technology, Sustainability, Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Teacher Knowledge.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Student Engagement4▲ 37×2 topics
  2. STEM Education3▲ 32×2 topics
  3. Engineering Students3▲ 1696×1 topic
  4. Mathematics Support3▲ 1696×1 topic
  5. Sustainability3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  6. Educational Technology3▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Globalization2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  8. Pedagogical Content Knowledge2▲ 185×1 topic
  9. Teacher Knowledge2▲ 160×1 topic
  10. Identity2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  11. Data Analysis1▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Knowledge Management1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  13. Machine Learning1▲ 1.58×4 topics
  14. Public Health1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  15. Quality of Life1▲ 2.6×10 topics
  16. COVID-191▲ 4.5×6 topics
  17. Pandemic1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  18. Policy1▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Public Policy1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Social Impact1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Economic Development1▲ 3.8×1 topic
  22. Epidemiology1▼ 0.67×7 topics
  23. Python1▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Regional Disparities1▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Scientific Computing1▲ 127×1 topic

Which research topics does Spinal Elements (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Quantum Information and Cryptography and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Dementia and Cognitive I…0Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…0Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 0 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…0Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 0 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…0Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 0 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 0 fractional worksHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies: 0 fractional worksLinguistic Studies and L…0Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and Time Standards: 0 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthCognitive NeuroscienceArtificial IntelligenceGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  4. 4 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  8. 8 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.6%domestic only54.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Spinal Elements (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 223% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Spinal Elements (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Spinal Elements (United States)0.000039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Spinal Elements (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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