Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 20.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biomechanical measures, neuromuscular control, and risk factors related to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in athletes. It covers topics such as knee biomechanics, injury mechanisms, rehabilitation strategies, graft selection, and long-term consequences including knee osteoarthritis. The cluster also explores the effectiveness of neuromuscular training programs and the psychological impact of returning to sport after ACL reconstruction surgery.
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament
- Injury Risk
- Knee Biomechanics
- Athletic Rehabilitation
- Meniscus Injuries
- Neuromuscular Control
- Return to Sport
- Graft Selection
- Knee Osteoarthritis
- Biomechanical Analysis
- Research works
- 40k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +26% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.1k and 958 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.1k works
- 2 China 958 works
- 3 Japan 509 works
- 4 India 453 works
- 5 United Kingdom 407 works
- 6 Germany 356 works
- 7 France 282 works
- 8 Italy 259 works
- 9 Australia 221 works
- 10 South Korea 221 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hospital for Special Surgery publishes the most Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques research, followed by Rush University Medical Center and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hospital for Special SurgeryUnited States 66 works
- 2 Rush University Medical CenterUnited States 42 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 39 works
- 4 Twin Cities OrthopedicsUnited States 33 works
- 5 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 31 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 30 works
- 7 La Trobe UniversityAustralia 30 works
- 8 Peking UniversityChina 29 works
- 9 Harvard UniversityUnited States 29 works
- 10 Istituto Ortopedico RizzoliItaly 26 works
Who are the leading researchers in Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques include Cyrus Cooper, David J. Hunter and Flavia Cicuttini.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
- 2 David J. Hunter Australia 3.3k citations
- 3 Flavia Cicuttini Australia 3.2k citations
- 4 Ilana N. Ackerman Australia 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques research done?
The largest centres of Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Beijing (China), Shanghai (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Vail and Edina.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- VailUS · 20.7 works168×
- EdinaUS · 34.6 works54×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, La Trobe University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University and Linköping University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 63.3 | 19.4% | 12.0× | 30 | +135.0% |
| 2 | Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityJapan | 59.5 | 35.8% | 11.2× | 12 | +98.3% |
| 3 | Linköping UniversitySweden | 57.0 | 53.4% | 5.5× | 12 | +39.6% |
| 4 | University of GothenburgSweden | 56.9 | 40.1% | 6.0× | 19 | +62.2% |
| 5 | Norwegian School of Sport SciencesNorway | 55.6 | 28.9% | 60.5× | 10 | +49.5% |
| 6 | Juntendo UniversityJapan | 55.2 | 21.2% | 9.4× | 12 | +189.3% |
| 7 | Rush UniversityUnited States | 51.9 | 26.8% | 23.6× | 8 | +106.6% |
| 8 | University of MissouriUnited States | 50.0 | 23.5% | 6.7× | 21 | +108.1% |
| 9 | Okayama UniversityJapan | 48.8 | 29.7% | 5.6× | 10 | +532.9% |
| 10 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 46.6 | 36.6% | 4.0× | 14 | +21.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.