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Top 50 Key Players companies in Knee replacement
by Most Literature Citation in the world in 2018

The Knee replacement top 50 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 50 Most Literature Citation Knee replacement Key Players in the world. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2018, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
Knee replacement, also known as knee arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability. It is most commonly performed for osteoarthritis, and also for other knee diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. In patients with severe deformity from advanced rheumatoid arthritis, trauma, or long-standing osteoarthritis, the surgery may be more complicated and carry higher risk. Osteoporosis does not typically cause knee pain, deformity, or inflammation and is not a reason to perform knee replacement...

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

United States

United Kingdom

Canada

Denmark

Germany

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Mitral valve surgery,Health equity,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 2,520
2
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, United States
Surgery,Knee replacement,Health care,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 1,517
3
Rush University Medical Center
Illinois, United States
Health care,Surgical Specialty,Medicine,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 1,439
4
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
New York, United States
Medicine,Health care,Oncology drugs,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 1,396
5
Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset
Västra Götaland, Sweden
Health care,Hospitality industry,Patiromer,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 1,344
6
New England Baptist Hospital
Massachusetts, United States
Orthopedic surgery,General surgery,Health care
Literature citation: 999
7
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Hospital unit,Hospitality industry,Health care
Literature citation: 878
8
Freeman Hospital
Illinois, United States
Primary care,Health care,Hospitality industry,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 869
9
University Health Network
Ontario, Canada
Health care,Hospitality industry,Resident physician,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 840
10
Flinders Medical Centre
Literature citation: 827
11
Toronto Western Hospital
Ontario, Canada
Emergency department,Neurosurgery,Hospitality industry,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 818
12
Hamilton Health Sciences Corp.
ON, CA
Health care,Hospitality industry,Acquired brain injury,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 803
13
Århus Universitetshospital
Denmark
Medical treatment,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 752
14
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Finland
Medicine,Internal medicine,Surgery,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 703
15
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Medical research,Hospitality industry,Health care,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 687
16
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Australia
Health care,Primary care,Hospitality industry,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 637
17
Southmead Hospital
Bristol, United Kingdom
Health care,Hospitality industry
Literature citation: 623
18
Montréal General Hospital Corp.
Canada
Pavilion,Health care,Hospitality industry
Literature citation: 622
19
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Ontario, Canada
Health care,Neurological disorder,Cancer,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 593
20
Royal North Shore Hospital
Health care,Hospitality industry,Referral,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 566
21
St. Vincent's Health System
Alabama, United States
Acute care,Health care,Hospitality industry
Literature citation: 503
22
AstraZeneca Plc
Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Medicine,Health care,Side effect,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 488
23
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Literature citation: 483
24
Bayer Corp.
Pennsylvania, United States
Nutrition,Pesticide,Thermoplastic polyurethane,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 472
25
Helse Bergen HF Haukeland Universitetssjukehus
Hordaland, Norway
Regional hospital,Oncology,Breast cancer,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 462
26
Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Medicine,Metered-dose inhaler,Inhaler,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 422
27
Cleveland Clinic
OH, US
Health care,Face transplant,Coronary artery bypass surgery,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 395
28
St. Joseph Hospital, Inc.
United States
Covenant,Health care
Literature citation: 386
29
Aalborg University Hospital
Denmark
Social science,Public university,Neurotechnology,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 382
30
Wellington Management Co. LLP
Massachusetts, United States
Asset management,Market research,Gene delivery,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 366
31
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
Neurosurgery,Neurology,Health care
Literature citation: 356
32
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Massachusetts, United States
Health care,Family planning,Mental health,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 317
33
Pennsylvania Hospital
Medical library,Health care,Hospitality industry,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 301
34
Lundbeck LLC
IL, US
Medicine,Psychiatry,Central nervous system,
...[+1]
Literature citation: 294
35
Alfred Health
Victoria, Australia
Intensive care unit
Literature citation: 272
36
Kaiser Permanente International
California, United States
Managed Care Organization,Managed care
Literature citation: 247
37
Southampton General Hospital
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Health care,Hospitality industry,Dendritic cell,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 226
38
VUmc
Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Enterprise mobility management,Health care
Literature citation: 220
39
Novartis AG
Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Dosage form,Health care,Medicine,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 207
40
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
ON, CA
Health care,Rehabilitation hospital,Downtown
Literature citation: 194
41
Hamilton General Hospital
Ontario, Canada
Downtown
Literature citation: 186
42
Oslo universitetssykehus HF
Oslo, Norway
Medical research,Health care,Oncology,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 179
43
Johnson & Johnson
New Jersey, United States
Health care,Medical equipment,Risperidone,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 171
44
Bayer Pharma AG
Berlin, Germany
Medicine,Nuclear medicine,Andrology,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 168
45
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa, United States
Health care,Trauma center
Literature citation: 167
46
Metz A/S
Syddanmark, Denmark
Advertising
Literature citation: 166
47
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Jersey, United States
Medicine,Cardiovascular agent,Clinical trial,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 154
48
Arthritis Research UK Ltd.
Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Arthritis,Clinical trial,Social network,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 151
49
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd.
Central Region, Singapore
Health care,Health department,Emergency department,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 136
50
Wigan Council
Wigan, United Kingdom
Medicine,Surgery,Arthroplasty,
...[+2]
Literature citation: 135

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