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Texas Back Institute

In research, Texas Back Institute stands highest in Surgery (#2,077 of 4,227 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,805 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,899 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 17.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,268
of 28,054 · #32,883 all time
Rank in United States
#3,951
of 4,192
Research works
413
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Texas Back Institute 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
SurgerySubfield #2,077 of 4,227 16.8%152
Health SciencesDomain #10,805 of 20,462 15.1%365
MedicineField #9,899 of 17,978 14.8%352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Back 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).

What does Texas Back Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 17.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 27.6 works18×
  2. MedicineField · 56.5 works4.5×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 58.2 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.46× its world share, 56 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas Back Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jack E. Zigler, Scott L. Blumenthal and Richard D. Guyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas Back Institute.

  1. 1 Jack E. Zigler United States · #438,507 worldwide 65 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Scott L. Blumenthal United States · #478,848 worldwide 50 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Richard D. Guyer United States · #506,484 worldwide 81 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Reginald J. Davis United States · #551,386 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Donna D. Ohnmeiss United States · #640,179 worldwide 56 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Isador H. Lieberman United States · #716,307 worldwide 58 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Fred H. Geisler United States · #764,885 worldwide 49 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Peter B. Derman United States · #1,492,014 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Ram Haddas United States · #1,507,742 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Texas Back Institute

Which keywords describe research at Texas Back Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Fusion, Low Back Pain, Clinical Outcomes, Surgical Treatment, Spinal Surgery, Intervertebral Disc and Lumbar Disc Degeneration.

▲ 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. Degenerative Disc Disease25▲ 398×2 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion20▲ 310×2 topics
  3. Low Back Pain19▲ 172×2 topics
  4. Clinical Outcomes16▲ 112×3 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment16▲ 121×2 topics
  6. Spinal Surgery15▲ 301×2 topics
  7. Intervertebral Disc15▲ 339×1 topic
  8. Lumbar Disc Degeneration15▲ 339×1 topic
  9. Anterior Cervical Discectomy10▲ 540×1 topic
  10. Cervical Spine Surgery10▲ 540×1 topic
  11. Biomechanics7▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Pedicle Screw Fixation6▲ 257×1 topic
  13. Vertebroplasty6▲ 257×1 topic
  14. Epidemiology6▲ 2.2×7 topics
  15. Global Burden5▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Chronic Pain5▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Scoliosis5▲ 244×1 topic
  18. Spinal Deformity5▲ 244×1 topic
  19. Clinical Trials4▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Disability4▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Measurement Properties4▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Psychological Factors4▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 4.5×2 topics
  24. Deep Learning4▲ 1.82×3 topics
  25. Spine Segmentation4▲ 170×1 topic
  26. Vertebrae Detection4▲ 170×1 topic
  27. Medical Education2▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Risk Factors2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  29. Surgical Skills2▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Virtual Reality Training2▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  33. Guideline Development1▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Quality Assessment1▲ 10.0×1 topic
  35. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Parathyroid Hormone1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Post-mortem Imaging1▲ 122×1 topic
  38. Postoperative Complications1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Virtual Autopsy1▲ 122×1 topic
  40. Wnt Signaling1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Texas Back Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment.

Spine and Intervertebral…15Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 15 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 10 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…6Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 6 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …5Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Analysis: 4 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 2 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSpinal Hematomas and Complications: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryPharmacologyBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 10 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 6 works
  4. 4 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 4 works
  6. 6 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Spinal Hematomas and Complications Surgery 1 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Back Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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