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The Spine Institute

In research, The Spine Institute stands highest in Medicine (#7,422 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,048 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Medicine and Health Sciences — Surgery is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,735
of 28,054 · #29,305 all time
Rank in United States
#3,567
of 4,192
Research works
353
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is The Spine 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
MedicineField #7,422 of 10,443 8.9%64 #7104
Health SciencesDomain #9,048 of 11,982 8.9%65 #9168

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Spine 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 The Spine Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 31.7 works18×
  2. MedicineField · 63.8 works4.5×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 65.3 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.51× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× 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 The Spine Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ben B. Pradhan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Spine Institute.

  1. 1 Ben B. Pradhan United States · #923,458 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at The Spine Institute

Which keywords describe research at The Spine Institute?

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

▲ 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. Spinal Fusion22▲ 306×2 topics
  2. Degenerative Disc Disease18▲ 253×2 topics
  3. Low Back Pain16▲ 124×3 topics
  4. Surgical Treatment14▲ 100×4 topics
  5. Spinal Surgery12▲ 221×2 topics
  6. Intervertebral Disc12▲ 251×1 topic
  7. Lumbar Disc Degeneration12▲ 251×1 topic
  8. Scoliosis9▲ 430×1 topic
  9. Spinal Deformity9▲ 430×1 topic
  10. Biomechanics8▲ 38×3 topics
  11. Pedicle Screw Fixation8▲ 294×1 topic
  12. Vertebroplasty8▲ 294×1 topic
  13. Epidemiology7▲ 2.4×19 topics
  14. Anterior Cervical Discectomy5▲ 259×1 topic
  15. Cervical Spine Surgery5▲ 259×1 topic
  16. Dysphagia5▲ 122×2 topics
  17. Chronic Pain5▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Clinical Trials4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  19. Psychological Factors4▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Computer-Aided Diagnosis3▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Disability3▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Global Burden3▲ 8.3×1 topic
  23. Neuropathic Pain3▲ 67×2 topics
  24. Deep Learning3▲ 1.24×2 topics
  25. Mortality3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  26. Spine Segmentation3▲ 118×1 topic
  27. Vertebrae Detection3▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Pain Management3▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome3▲ 182×1 topic
  30. Spinal Cord Stimulation3▲ 182×1 topic
  31. Complications2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  32. Surgical Management2▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. Embolization2▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Hemorrhage2▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Acetabular Fractures2▲ 99×1 topic
  36. Pelvic Fractures2▲ 99×1 topic
  37. Perioperative Care2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Postoperative Pain2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Botulinum Toxin1▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Postoperative Complications1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does The Spine Institute publish most on?

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

Spine and Intervertebral…12Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 12 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 9 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 8 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Anal…3Medical Imaging and Analysis: 3 fractional worksPain Management and Treatment: 3 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 2 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 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 12 works
  2. 2 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 8 works
  4. 4 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  6. 6 Medical Imaging and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Spine Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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