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University Surgical Associates

In research, University Surgical Associates stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,015 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,470 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 3.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#13,695
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,827
of 7,310
Research works
442
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
University Surgical Associates

What is University Surgical Associates 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,015 of 16,688 8.4%319
MedicineField #4,470 of 14,558 8.5%290

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Surgical Associates 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does University Surgical Associates work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at University Surgical Associates is in Health Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Computer Science (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 40 fractional works · 64.4% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 57.9% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 23.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.9% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 12.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversitySurgical…62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3657.9%
    2. Health Professions34.3%
    3. Dentistry11.2%
    4. Nursing10.8%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Computer Science812.7%
    2. Engineering23.0%
    3. Energy11.1%
    4. Mathematics00.8%
    5. Environmental Science00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting23.9%
    2. Social Sciences12.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.9%
    4. Psychology11.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.2%
    2. Neuroscience11.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University Surgical Associates specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 35.6 works3.0×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.63× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.01×36 works
  2. Dentistry2.42×1 works
  3. Nursing1.73×0 works
  4. Computer Science1.63×8 works
  5. Health Professions1.62×3 works
  6. Veterinary1.60×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.22×2 works
  8. Energy1.18×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.89×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.70×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.69×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.67×1 works
  14. Psychology0.54×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  16. Engineering0.20×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.18×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.04×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University Surgical Associates?

Ranked on the quality score, Helmuth Billy, Anthony K. Sestokas and Daniel Schwartz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Surgical Associates.

  1. 1 Helmuth Billy United States · #812,603 worldwide 656 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Anthony K. Sestokas United States · #1,563,526 worldwide 1.7k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Daniel Schwartz United States · #1,903,028 worldwide 552 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Gary D. Hubert United States · #2,377,583 worldwide 853 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 John G. Adams United States · #4,001,231 worldwide 492 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Andrew Ray United States · #4,476,088 worldwide 64 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University Surgical Associates

What are the most cited papers from University Surgical Associates?

The most cited paper from University Surgical Associates is "IFSO Worldwide Survey 2016: Primary, Endoluminal, and Revisional Procedures" (Luigi Angrisani, Antonella Santonicola, Paola Iovino et al., 2018), with 1,044 citations. Next come "α4 integrins mediate lymphocyte attachment and rolling under physiologic flow" (1,013) and "Hill‐Sachs “ Remplissage ”: An Arthroscopic Solution for the Engaging Hill‐Sachs Lesion" (469).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 IFSO Worldwide Survey 2016: Primary, Endoluminal, and Revisional Procedures Luigi Angrisani, Antonella Santonicola, Paola Iovino et al. · Obesity Surgery 18 Aug 2018 1,044
2 α4 integrins mediate lymphocyte attachment and rolling under physiologic flow Cornelia Berlin, Robert F. Bargatze, James J. Campbell et al. · Cell Open access Feb 1995 1,013
3 Hill‐Sachs “ Remplissage ”: An Arthroscopic Solution for the Engaging Hill‐Sachs Lesion Robert J. Purchase, Eugene Michael Wolf, Edward Rhett Hobgood et al. · Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery 29 May 2008 469
4 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 10-year follow-up Kelvin D. Higa, Tienchin Ho, Francisco M. Tercero et al. · Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 27 Nov 2010 421
5 Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome—Review of This Rare Disease Erinn N. Kim, Kathleen M. Lamb, Daniel M. Relles et al. · JAMA Surgery 2 Mar 2016 310
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Surgical Associates?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Quality of Life, Health Outcomes, Obesity, Diabetes, Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Risk and Bariatric 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-now 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. Complications5▲ 16×12 topics
  2. Quality of Life5▲ 5.4×18 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 1.79×26 topics
  4. Health Outcomes4▲ 21×3 topics
  5. Obesity4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  6. Diabetes3▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Weight Loss3▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Bariatric Surgery2▲ 112×1 topic
  10. Metabolic Surgery2▲ 112×1 topic
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  12. Innovation2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  13. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 10×4 topics
  15. Muscle Mass2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Surgical Management2▲ 7.2×9 topics
  17. Chronic Pain2▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Robotic Surgery2▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Single-Incision Laparoscopy2▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Transgastric Surgery2▲ 140×1 topic
  21. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  22. Gastric Cancer2▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Survival Analysis2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  24. Abdominoplasty1▲ 128×1 topic
  25. Adjuvant Therapy1▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Endoscopic Resection1▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Liposuction1▲ 128×1 topic
  28. Lymph Node Dissection1▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Molecular Characterization1▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Fraud Detection1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Clinical Practice1▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Food Insecurity1▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Nutritional Assessment1▲ 51×2 topics
  34. Social Determinants1▲ 8.6×1 topic
  35. Wound Healing1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis1▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Bioinformatics1▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Body Mass Index1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Business Networks1▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Business Strategy1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does University Surgical Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Body Contouring and Surgery.

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…2Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgi…2Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…1Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surg…1Body Contouring and Surgery: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Fe…1Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 1 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and Innovation: 1 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 1 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and In…1Business Strategy and Innovation: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Business Strategies and Innovation Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University Surgical Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University Surgical Associates as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%University Surgical Associates0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University Surgical Associates over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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