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Steadman Philippon Research Institute

In research, Steadman Philippon Research Institute stands highest in Surgery (#810 of 1,816 worldwide), Medicine (#6,468 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,280 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Medicine — Surgery is 21.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,487
of 28,054 · #17,161 all time
Rank in United States
#3,012
of 4,192
Research works
785
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
32.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Steadman Philippon Research 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 #810 of 1,816 19.7%79 #310
MedicineField #6,468 of 10,443 20.3%138 #3409
Health SciencesDomain #8,280 of 11,982 20.3%139 #4041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Steadman Philippon Research 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#310 #810
  2. Medicine#3,409 #6,468
  3. Health Sciences#4,041 #8,280
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 Steadman Philippon Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 21.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 78.8 works22×
  2. MedicineField · 137.6 works4.7×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.66× its world share, 138 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Steadman Philippon Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert F. LaPrade, Karen K. Briggs and Marc J. Philippon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Steadman Philippon Research Institute.

  1. 1 Robert F. LaPrade United States · #22,843 worldwide 801 citations · 142 works
  2. 2 Karen K. Briggs United States · #35,800 worldwide 290 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Marc J. Philippon United States · #49,271 worldwide 370 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 Coen A. Wijdicks United States · #107,042 worldwide 157 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Johnny Huard United States · #179,891 worldwide 170 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Thomas O. Clanton United States · #349,501 worldwide 80 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Charles P. Ho United States · #379,804 worldwide 96 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Evan W. James United States · #403,547 worldwide 70 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jacob Singer United States · #568,243 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ryan J. Warth United States · #706,581 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Steadman Philippon Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Steadman Philippon Research Institute?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 5.2×14 topics
  2. Shoulder Function26▲ 195×2 topics
  3. Rehabilitation25▲ 41×5 topics
  4. Complications25▲ 32×8 topics
  5. Rotator Cuff Tears21▲ 210×1 topic
  6. Shoulder Pathology21▲ 210×1 topic
  7. Osteoarthritis20▲ 100×4 topics
  8. Revision Surgery19▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Total Hip Replacement19▲ 97×2 topics
  10. Surgical Management14▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Regeneration13▲ 45×4 topics
  12. Acromioclavicular Joint13▲ 345×1 topic
  13. Clavicle Fractures13▲ 345×1 topic
  14. Arthroplasty12▲ 83×2 topics
  15. Femoroacetabular Impingement12▲ 309×1 topic
  16. Hip Arthroscopy12▲ 309×1 topic
  17. Anterior Cruciate Ligament10▲ 171×1 topic
  18. Injury Risk10▲ 171×1 topic
  19. Inflammation10▲ 3.2×18 topics
  20. Mesenchymal Stem Cells10▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Biomechanics10▲ 21×5 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Hip Arthroplasty9▲ 102×1 topic
  24. Outcomes9▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Total Knee Replacement9▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Wear Particles9▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Hypertrophy8▲ 75×2 topics
  28. Matrix Metalloproteinases7▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Cartilage7▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Chondrocyte7▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Reconstruction6▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Stem Cells6▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Brachial Plexus5▲ 152×1 topic
  34. Nerve Transfer5▲ 152×1 topic
  35. Growth Factors5▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Platelet-Rich Plasma5▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Prevention4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Injury Prevention4▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Athletic Training4▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Gait Analysis4▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Steadman Philippon Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries, Hip disorders and treatments and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…21Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 21 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 13 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…12Hip disorders and treatments: 12 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…10Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 10 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 9 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 9 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment…7Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRheumatologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 21 works
  2. 2 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 13 works
  3. 3 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 12 works
  4. 4 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 10 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 9 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 9 works
  7. 7 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 7 works
  8. 8 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Steadman Philippon Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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