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Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology

Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology is a research topic within Small Animals. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 12.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on orthopedic studies in canine veterinary medicine, covering topics such as osteoarthritis, surgical complications, joint diseases, gait analysis, spinal cord injuries, pain assessment, limb function, and treatment outcomes.

  • Orthopedic
  • Canine
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Surgical Complications
  • Joint Diseases
  • Gait Analysis
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Pain Assessment
  • Limb Function
  • Treatment Outcomes
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+32%
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 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (544 and 226 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 544 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 226 works
  3. 3 Brazil 117 works
  4. 4 Germany 90 works
  5. 5 Japan 67 works
  6. 6 Italy 66 works
  7. 7 France 61 works
  8. 8 Australia 59 works
  9. 9 India 58 works
  10. 10 South Korea 58 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.

United States: 40.4%United Kingdom: 16.8%Brazil: 8.7%Germany: 6.7%6 others listed: 27.4%40%largest
United States544 · 40.4%United Kingdom226 · 16.8%Brazil117 · 8.7%Germany90 · 6.7%6 others listed369 · 27.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Royal Veterinary College publishes the most Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology research, followed by Colorado State University and Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Royal Veterinary CollegeUnited Kingdom 32 works
  2. 2 Colorado State UniversityUnited States 31 works
  3. 3 Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral ServiceUnited Kingdom 28 works
  4. 4 University of FloridaUnited States 26 works
  5. 5 University of California, DavisUnited States 21 works
  6. 6 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States 20 works
  7. 7 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 19 works
  8. 8 University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom 19 works
  9. 9 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 16 works
  10. 10 University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationGermany 16 works

Where is Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology research done?

The largest centres of Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), São Paulo (Brazil), Fort Collins (United States) and Davis (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Solihull, Fort Collins and Davis.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 52 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 34 works
  3. 3 Fort Collins United States 32 works
  4. 4 Davis United States 29 works
  5. 5 Solihull United Kingdom 28 works
  6. 6 Gainesville United States 26 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 25 works
  8. 8 New York United States 25 works
  9. 9 Liverpool United Kingdom 20 works
  10. 10 Raleigh United States 20 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SolihullGB · 27.9 works773×
  2. Fort CollinsUS · 31.5 works43×
  3. DavisUS · 29.4 works21×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology?

Among universities, judged by research, Royal Veterinary College, University of Liverpool and Colorado State 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 17.28%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Royal Veterinary College: 32, 21.1%University of Liverpool: 19, 25.4%Colorado State University: 31, 14.7%Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 9, 23.6%North Carolina State University: 20, 17.8%University of California, Davis: 21, 18.3%University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna: 14, 14.5%University of Zurich: 14, 7.4%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: 16, 12.1%University of Bristol: 10, 17.9%University of Liverp…Swedish University o…Royal Veterinary Col…Colorado State Unive…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Royal Veterinary CollegeUnited Kingdom 81.021.1%382.9×32 +51.9%
2 University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom 75.925.4%20.8×19 -29.5%
3 Colorado State UniversityUnited States 68.414.7%47.0×31 +35.2%
4 Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesSweden 66.923.6%30.5×9 -10.0%
5 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States 66.017.8%19.1×20 +43.7%
6 University of California, DavisUnited States 65.518.3%14.9×21 +5.3%
7 University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaAustria 62.014.5%132.6×14 -2.2%
8 University of ZurichSwitzerland 56.47.4%14.2×14 +58.4%
9 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 56.112.1%13.9×16 -18.8%
10 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 56.017.9%9.6×10 +29.8%

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 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology.

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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.

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.