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University Surgical Associates

In research, University Surgical Associates stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,980 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,384 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,017
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,330
of 8,685
Research works
442
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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 #6,980 of 20,462 15.7%319
MedicineField #7,384 of 17,978 15.8%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× 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, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Surgical Associates?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard P. Buyalos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Surgical Associates.

  1. 1 Richard P. Buyalos United States · #1,047,336 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University Surgical Associates

Which keywords describe research at University Surgical Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Quality of Life, Obesity, Health Outcomes, 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 2022–2025 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. Complications4▲ 16×11 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 5.6×16 topics
  3. Epidemiology3▲ 1.59×22 topics
  4. Health Outcomes3▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Obesity3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  6. Diabetes3▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Weight Loss2▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Bariatric Surgery2▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Metabolic Surgery2▲ 123×1 topic
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  12. Innovation2▲ 3.7×3 topics
  13. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  14. Muscle Mass2▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Chronic Pain2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Abdominoplasty1▲ 148×1 topic
  18. Endoscopic Resection1▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Gastric Cancer1▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Liposuction1▲ 148×1 topic
  21. Lymph Node Dissection1▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Molecular Characterization1▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Robotic Surgery1▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Single-Incision Laparoscopy1▲ 157×1 topic
  25. Surgical Management1▲ 6.4×7 topics
  26. Survival Analysis1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Transgastric Surgery1▲ 157×1 topic
  28. Clinical Practice1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Food Insecurity1▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Nutritional Assessment1▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Social Determinants1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  32. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis1▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Bioinformatics1▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Body Mass Index1▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Business Networks1▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Business Strategy1▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Coopetition1▲ 96×1 topic
  38. Domain Adaptation1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Insurance1▲ 23×1 topic
  40. QoS-Aware Middleware1▲ 112×1 topic

Which research topics does University Surgical Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…1Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 1 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 worksBusiness Strategies and Innovation: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …1Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 1 fractional worksService-Oriented Architecture and Web Services: 1 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Fe…1Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsStrategy and Management3 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 1 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 Business Strategies and Innovation Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Surgical Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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