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The Pelvic Floor Institute

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Research works
38
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
515
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
The Pelvic Floor Institute

Not ranked overall: The Pelvic Floor Institute 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 The Pelvic Floor Institute work in?

In all years, 88% of research at The Pelvic Floor Institute is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 88.2% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 83.6% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 15.7% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKThe Pelvic FloorInstitute38fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences88%Social Sciences0%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3283.6%
    2. Health Professions24.5%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.0%
    3. Neuroscience01.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Mathematics00.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    3. Environmental Science00.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    5. Engineering00.4%
    1. Psychology00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.71× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×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.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.71×10 works
  2. Health Professions1.51×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×0 works
  4. Nursing0.74×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.15×0 works

What are the most cited papers from The Pelvic Floor Institute?

The most cited paper from The Pelvic Floor Institute is "Modified Thiele massage as therapeutic intervention for female patients with interstitial cystitis and high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction" (Ian A. Oyama, Amy E. Rejba, James Chivian Lukban et al., 2004), with 214 citations. Next come "Capsaicin for the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis" (96) and "Vaginal Birth and De Novo Stress Incontinence" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Modified Thiele massage as therapeutic intervention for female patients with interstitial cystitis and high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction Ian A. Oyama, Amy E. Rejba, James Chivian Lukban et al. · Urology Nov 2004 214
2 Capsaicin for the treatment of vulvar vestibulitis Adam C. Steinberg, Ian A. Oyama, Amy E. Rejba et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology May 2005 96
3 Vaginal Birth and De Novo Stress Incontinence John O. L. DeLancey, J. Michael Miller, Rohna Kearney et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access Aug 2007 91
4 Hsa-miR-19a is associated with lymph metastasis and mediates the TNF-α induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer Lan Ji Huang, Xiaoyan Wang, Chuangyu Wen et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 25 Aug 2015 84
5 The effect of manual physical therapy in patients diagnosed with interstitial cystitis, high-tone pelvic floor dysfunction, and sacroiliac dysfunction James Chivian Lukban, Kristine E. Whitmore, Susan Kellogg‐Spadt et al. · Urology Jun 2001 81
All 54 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Pelvic Floor Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of Life, Surgical Treatment, Rehabilitation, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology14▲ 9.4×15 topics
  2. Urinary Incontinence13▲ 370×2 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Surgical Treatment12▲ 150×3 topics
  5. Rehabilitation10▲ 72×2 topics
  6. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction10▲ 524×1 topic
  7. Pelvic Organ Prolapse10▲ 524×1 topic
  8. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia3▲ 184×1 topic
  9. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms3▲ 184×1 topic
  10. Diagnosis2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 2.1×8 topics
  12. Management2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  13. Fistulas2▲ 127×1 topic
  14. Hemorrhoids2▲ 252×1 topic
  15. Complications2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  16. Treatment2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  18. Menopause1▲ 78×2 topics
  19. Prevention1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  20. Pregnancy1▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Pathophysiology1▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Stem Cells1▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Endothelial Function1▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Erectile Dysfunction1▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Pelvic Girdle Pain1▲ 164×1 topic
  26. Psychological Interventions1▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Relaxin1▲ 164×1 topic
  28. Sexual Dysfunction1▲ 102×1 topic
  29. Trauma1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does The Pelvic Floor Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Sexual function and dysfunction studies, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research and Ureteral procedures and complications.

Pelvic floor disorders t…3Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 0 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 0 fractional worksPregnancy-related medical research: 0 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 0 fractional worksMenstrual Health and Disorders: 0 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 0 fractional works
RheumatologyPsychiatry and Mental healthUrologyObstetrics and Gynecology4 others

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

  1. 1 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  2. 2 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  3. 3 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 1 works
  4. 4 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  5. 5 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 0 works
  7. 7 Pregnancy-related medical research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  9. 9 Menstrual Health and Disorders Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Pelvic Floor Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Pelvic Floor Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000052% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%The Pelvic Floor Institute0.000054% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of The Pelvic Floor Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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