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Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

In research, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children stands highest in Surgery (#1,306 of 1,816 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,081 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,039 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Epidemiology — Surgery is 16.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,296
of 28,054 · #19,900 all time
Rank in United States
#2,807
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children 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 #1,306 of 1,816 11.0%86 #1728
Health SciencesDomain #9,081 of 11,982 10.3%187 #11900
MedicineField #8,039 of 10,443 10.2%180 #10228

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children 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#1,728 #1,306
  2. Health Sciences#11,900 #9,081
  3. Medicine#10,228 #8,039
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 Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 16.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 86.1 works16×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 21.9 works6.9×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.16× its world share, 180 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, John A. Herring, B. Stephens Richards and Chan-Hee Jo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 John A. Herring United States · #85,423 worldwide 264 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 B. Stephens Richards United States · #192,328 worldwide 158 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Chan-Hee Jo United States · #205,615 worldwide 159 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 John G. Birch United States · #276,974 worldwide 109 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Richard Ashman United States · #278,290 worldwide 120 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mauricio R. Delgado United States · #311,805 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Daniel J. Sucato United States · #329,558 worldwide 109 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Charles E. Johnston United States · #362,283 worldwide 140 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Lori A. Karol United States · #417,439 worldwide 84 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Steven Sparagana United States · #439,927 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Rehabilitation, Spinal Fusion, Internal Fixation, Infection Prevention, Complications and Bone 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 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. Epidemiology42▲ 4.8×40 topics
  2. Biomechanics32▲ 47×8 topics
  3. Rehabilitation22▲ 25×7 topics
  4. Spinal Fusion18▲ 85×2 topics
  5. Internal Fixation18▲ 119×2 topics
  6. Infection Prevention16▲ 82×3 topics
  7. Complications16▲ 14×10 topics
  8. Bone Healing15▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Fracture Epidemiology15▲ 155×1 topic
  10. Revision Surgery14▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Total Hip Replacement14▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Osteoarthritis14▲ 49×4 topics
  13. Scoliosis13▲ 190×1 topic
  14. Spinal Deformity13▲ 190×1 topic
  15. Femoroacetabular Impingement12▲ 208×1 topic
  16. Hip Arthroscopy12▲ 208×1 topic
  17. Arthroplasty10▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Prevention10▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Shoulder Function10▲ 50×2 topics
  20. Injury Prevention9▲ 34×4 topics
  21. Surgical Treatment9▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Rotator Cuff Tears9▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Shoulder Pathology9▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Hip Arthroplasty8▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Wear Particles8▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Athletic Training8▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Muscle Injuries8▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Sports Injury8▲ 53×1 topic
  29. Anterior Cruciate Ligament7▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Injury Risk7▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Gait Analysis7▲ 32×3 topics
  32. Kinematics7▲ 65×2 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. Foot Strike Patterns7▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Running Injuries7▲ 83×1 topic
  36. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Cerebral Palsy6▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Interventions6▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Pedicle Screw Fixation6▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Vertebroplasty6▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone fractures and treatments, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Hip disorders and treatments and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Bone fractures and treat…15Bone fractures and treatments: 15 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …13Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 13 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…12Hip disorders and treatments: 12 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…9Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 9 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 8 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 8 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…7Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 7 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 7 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 6 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…6Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 6 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 15 works
  2. 2 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 13 works
  3. 3 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 12 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 9 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 8 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 7 works
  8. 8 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 6 works
  10. 10 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 6 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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