Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
Orthopedic Infections and Treatments is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of prosthetic joint infections, including periprosthetic joint infections associated with orthopedic implants. It covers topics such as osteomyelitis, antibiotic prophylaxis, biofilm infections, diagnostic imaging techniques, and surgical approaches. The papers also discuss infection risk factors and the economic burden of periprosthetic joint infections.
- Prosthetic Joint Infections
- Periprosthetic Joint Infection
- Orthopedic Implants
- Osteomyelitis
- Implant-Associated Infections
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Biofilm Infections
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Surgical Management
- Infection Risk Factors
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% 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 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2k and 903 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 China 903 works
- 3 India 604 works
- 4 Germany 506 works
- 5 United Kingdom 468 works
- 6 Japan 336 works
- 7 Italy 320 works
- 8 France 284 works
- 9 Spain 209 works
- 10 Russia 184 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.
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Which institutions lead Orthopedic Infections and Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hospital for Special Surgery publishes the most Orthopedic Infections and Treatments research, followed by Mayo Clinic and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hospital for Special SurgeryUnited States 56 works
- 2 Mayo ClinicUnited States 35 works
- 3 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 30 works
- 4 Cleveland ClinicUnited States 26 works
- 5 University Hospital RegensburgGermany 23 works
- 6 Sichuan UniversityChina 23 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 23 works
- 8 Sinai HospitalUnited States 22 works
- 9 Rush University Medical CenterUnited States 22 works
- 10 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Orthopedic Infections and Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Orthopedic Infections and Treatments include Cyrus Cooper.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Orthopedic Infections and Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Orthopedic Infections and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Philadelphia (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Regensburg and Rochester.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 137 works
- 2 Beijing China 115 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 110 works
- 4 Philadelphia United States 86 works
- 5 Seoul South Korea 85 works
- 6 Baltimore United States 82 works
- 7 Madrid Spain 74 works
- 8 Paris France 73 works
- 9 Moscow Russia 69 works
- 10 Boston United States 68 works
Where it is the local speciality
- RegensburgDE · 32.0 works11×
- RochesterUS · 35.5 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Orthopedic Infections and Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Orthopedic Infections and Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, Xinjiang Medical University, Medical University of Graz and Thomas Jefferson 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 | Xinjiang Medical UniversityChina | 58.2 | 32.9% | 13.3× | 12 | +89.0% |
| 2 | Medical University of GrazAustria | 55.2 | 18.3% | 11.9× | 12 | +62.4% |
| 3 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States | 50.8 | 34.2% | 6.5× | 10 | +102.3% |
| 4 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 50.3 | 42.2% | 1.2× | 13 | +113.6% |
| 5 | Fujian Medical UniversityChina | 47.2 | 38.9% | 4.0× | 11 | +110.5% |
| 6 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 46.3 | 27.9% | 2.3× | 23 | +65.8% |
| 7 | University of MilanItaly | 45.7 | 35.7% | 1.7× | 9 | +184.8% |
| 8 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreUnited States | 44.0 | 18.2% | 5.4× | 14 | +143.8% |
| 9 | University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States | 43.9 | 48.4% | 1.6× | 9 | +58.9% |
| 10 | Southern Medical UniversityChina | 43.9 | 33.0% | 2.9× | 8 | +197.0% |
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 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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