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Wound Healing Society

In research, Wound Healing Society stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,900 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,174 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences (Health Sciences is 3.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#25,187
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,257
of 7,310
Research works
329
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Wound Healing Society

What is Wound Healing Society 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 #6,900 of 16,688 8.6%275
MedicineField #8,174 of 14,558 8.7%231

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wound Healing Society 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 Wound Healing Society work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Wound Healing Society is in Health Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Health Professions (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 84.1% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 70.4% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 12.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWound HealingSociety39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences2%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2870.4%
    2. Health Professions512.6%
    3. Nursing01.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Engineering13.1%
    2. Materials Science11.5%
    3. Environmental Science01.3%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences00.8%
    2. Psychology00.7%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Wound Healing Society specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 33.0 works3.7×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 4.78× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.66× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.78×5 works
  2. Medicine3.66×28 works
  3. Nursing2.31×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.20×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×2 works
  7. Materials Science0.42×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.26×0 works
  9. Psychology0.23×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.22×0 works
  11. Engineering0.21×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wound Healing Society?

Ranked on the quality score, Gregory A. Bohn, Terry Treadwell and Eric J. Lullove lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wound Healing Society.

  1. 1 Gregory A. Bohn United States · #1,949,164 worldwide 334 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Terry Treadwell United States · #2,227,196 worldwide 733 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Eric J. Lullove United States · #2,907,594 worldwide 229 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Jayesh B. Shah United States · #3,079,779 worldwide 382 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Mary C. Crossland United States · #3,726,653 worldwide 710 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Georgie Hollis United States · #5,268,204 worldwide 21 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Deborah Glover United States · #5,440,185 worldwide 47 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Tracy Cowan United States · #5,959,408 worldwide 208 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Wound Healing Society

What are the most cited papers from Wound Healing Society?

The most cited paper from Wound Healing Society is "Abstinence From Smoking Reduces Incisional Wound Infection" (Lars Tue Sørensen, Tonny Karlsmark, Finn Gottrup, 2003), with 554 citations. Next come "Wound dressings" (524) and "Wound Fluids from Human Pressure Ulcers Contain Elevated Matrix Metalloproteinase Levels and Activity Compared to Surgical Wound Fluids" (385).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Abstinence From Smoking Reduces Incisional Wound Infection Lars Tue Sørensen, Tonny Karlsmark, Finn Gottrup · Annals of Surgery Open access Jul 2003 554
2 Wound dressings Vanessa J. Jones, Joseph E Grey, Keith G Harding · BMJ Open access 30 Mar 2006 524
3 Wound Fluids from Human Pressure Ulcers Contain Elevated Matrix Metalloproteinase Levels and Activity Compared to Surgical Wound Fluids Dorne R. Yager, Liang-Y. Zhang, Hui‐Xiu Liang et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology Open access Nov 1996 385
4 The Effect of TGF-β on Keloid Fibroblast Proliferation and Collagen Synthesis David A. Bettinger, Dorne R. Yager, Robert F. Diegelmann et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Oct 1996 299
5 Bone marrow‐derived stem cells in wound healing: a review Yaojiong Wu, Jianfei Wang, Paul G. Scott et al. · Wound Repair and Regeneration 21 Aug 2007 292
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wound Healing Society?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wound Healing, Diabetes, Regeneration, Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Fibroblasts, Macrophages and Prevention.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Wound Healing13▲ 128×8 topics
  2. Diabetes12▲ 63×3 topics
  3. Regeneration10▲ 128×3 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Angiogenesis9▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Fibroblasts9▲ 378×1 topic
  7. Macrophages9▲ 119×1 topic
  8. Prevention8▲ 48×2 topics
  9. Quality of Life7▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Epidemiology7▲ 4.4×10 topics
  11. Cost Analysis6▲ 319×2 topics
  12. Treatment5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  13. Pressure Ulcers4▲ 565×1 topic
  14. Risk Assessment4▲ 17×1 topic
  15. Foot Ulcers4▲ 241×1 topic
  16. Management4▲ 12×1 topic
  17. Infection Prevention3▲ 92×2 topics
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Chronic Venous Insufficiency2▲ 222×1 topic
  21. Varicose Veins2▲ 222×1 topic
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Antimicrobial Prophylaxis2▲ 174×1 topic
  25. Surgical Site Infection2▲ 174×1 topic
  26. Surgical Sutures2▲ 197×1 topic
  27. Tissue Adhesives2▲ 197×1 topic
  28. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Tissue Engineering1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  30. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 7.3×6 topics
  31. Immunomodulation1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Transplantation1▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Mesenchymal Stem Cells1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Multipotent1▲ 72×1 topic

Which research topics does Wound Healing Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wound Healing and Treatments, Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management and Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases.

Wound Healing and Treatm…9Wound Healing and Treatments: 9 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 4 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…4Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 4 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 2 fractional worksSurgical site infection prevention: 2 fractional worksSurgical Sutures and Adhesives: 2 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell research: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional works
RehabilitationOccupational TherapyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 9 works
  2. 2 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 4 works
  3. 3 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  4. 4 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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 available18.4%not open81.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wound Healing Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher 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 Wound Healing Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Wound Healing Society0.00021% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Wound Healing Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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