Report summary

The 2018-2020 picture for Stanford University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is a 38-PI network with 109 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (68% of slots across 34 PIs; 34 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (29% of slots across 26 PIs; 26 labels), and Bone fractures and treatments as the leading topic (5% of slots across 6 PIs; 6 labels). That is a nice sign for applicants and collaborators, because the network has both density and separable local groups. The top weighted PIs are Robin N. Kamal (35.8 weighted works; Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues); Stuart B. Goodman (29.3 weighted works; Mesenchymal stem cell research, Bone and Joint Diseases). The strongest pairings are Michael J. Gardner and Julius A. Bishop (22 shared works, weight 12.6). The standout breakdown groups are group 1 with 9 PIs, 9 internal connections, weight 39.7, around Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, led by Robin N. Kamal, Michael J. Gardner, Alex H. S. Harris.