Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 47k research works in it since 1950. 11.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses advancements in spine surgery techniques and technologies, including vertebroplasty, pedicle screw fixation, kyphoplasty, and robotic-assisted surgery. It explores topics such as spinal fractures, cervical spine injury, osteoporotic compression fractures, and the biomechanics of spine surgery. The use of navigation techniques and percutaneous vertebroplasty are also prominent themes in this cluster.
- Vertebroplasty
- Pedicle Screw Fixation
- Kyphoplasty
- Spinal Fractures
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Osteoporotic Compression Fractures
- Robotic-assisted Surgery
- Biomechanics
- Navigation Techniques
- Percutaneous Vertebroplasty
- Research works
- 47k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% 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 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 China 1.4k works
- 3 Japan 541 works
- 4 India 504 works
- 5 Germany 377 works
- 6 South Korea 333 works
- 7 United Kingdom 228 works
- 8 Italy 221 works
- 9 Türkiye 216 works
- 10 France 175 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Neurological Surgery publishes the most Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques research, followed by Capital Medical University and Hospital for Special Surgery.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Neurological SurgeryUnited States 70 works
- 2 Capital Medical UniversityChina 41 works
- 3 Hospital for Special SurgeryUnited States 38 works
- 4 Peking UniversityChina 33 works
- 5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 32 works
- 6 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 27 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 8 Mayo ClinicUnited States 24 works
- 9 Sichuan UniversityChina 23 works
- 10 West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChina 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques include Rachelle Buchbinder.
- 1 Rachelle Buchbinder Australia 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques research done?
The largest centres of Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), New York (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rockville Centre and Phoenix.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 240 works
- 2 Seoul South Korea 164 works
- 3 New York United States 159 works
- 4 Shanghai China 113 works
- 5 Tokyo Japan 101 works
- 6 Philadelphia United States 78 works
- 7 Istanbul Türkiye 76 works
- 8 Moscow Russia 75 works
- 9 Rockville Centre United States 70 works
- 10 Guangzhou China 69 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Rockville CentreUS · 70.0 works61×
- PhoenixUS · 27.5 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques?
Among universities, judged by research, Brown University, Capital Medical University and University of Hong Kong 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 | Brown UniversityUnited States | 57.8 | 26.3% | 5.8× | 18 | +181.7% |
| 2 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 57.3 | 16.4% | 9.1× | 41 | +39.9% |
| 3 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 48.8 | 33.0% | 1.9× | 13 | +48.3% |
| 4 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 47.5 | 13.1% | 4.9× | 19 | +293.9% |
| 5 | Hebei Medical UniversityChina | 45.8 | 20.3% | 7.9× | 13 | +53.3% |
| 6 | Xuzhou Medical CollegeChina | 45.2 | 39.8% | 5.5× | 9 | -49.5% |
| 7 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 42.8 | 29.6% | 2.7× | 11 | +31.3% |
| 8 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 42.7 | 10.8% | 5.5× | 27 | +64.6% |
| 9 | Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina | 42.1 | 19.0% | 5.5× | 8 | +172.5% |
| 10 | Catholic University of KoreaSouth Korea | 41.3 | 14.2% | 8.0× | 11 | +32.8% |
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 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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