Class information for:
Level 1: UHMWPE//ORTHOPAED BIOMECH BIOMAT//ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE

Basic class information
ID Publications Average number
of references		 Avg. shr. active
ref. in WoS
1931 2351 28.9 64%


Bar chart of Publication_year

Last years might be incomplete

Classes in level above (level 2)


ID, lev.
above		 Publications Label for level above
340 17165 TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY//JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY//METAL ON METAL

Terms with highest relevance score


Rank Term Type of term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 UHMWPE Author keyword 240 48% 15% 364
2 ORTHOPAED BIOMECH BIOMAT Address 63 77% 2% 43
3 ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE Author keyword 61 42% 5% 113
4 HIGHLY CROSS LINKED POLYETHYLENE Author keyword 54 83% 1% 30
5 ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE UHMWPE Author keyword 39 56% 2% 48
6 POLYETHYLENE WEAR Author keyword 35 39% 3% 72
7 CROSS SHEAR Author keyword 33 100% 1% 13
8 POLYETHYLENE UHMWPE Author keyword 24 67% 1% 22
9 KNEE SIMULATOR Author keyword 22 55% 1% 27
10 MUSCULOSKELETAL MECH MAT S Address 21 73% 1% 16

Web of Science journal categories

Author Key Words


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class		 LCSH search Wikipedia search
1 UHMWPE 240 48% 15% 364 Search UHMWPE Search UHMWPE
2 ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE 61 42% 5% 113 Search ULTRA+HIGH+MOLECULAR+WEIGHT+POLYETHYLENE Search ULTRA+HIGH+MOLECULAR+WEIGHT+POLYETHYLENE
3 HIGHLY CROSS LINKED POLYETHYLENE 54 83% 1% 30 Search HIGHLY+CROSS+LINKED+POLYETHYLENE Search HIGHLY+CROSS+LINKED+POLYETHYLENE
4 ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE UHMWPE 39 56% 2% 48 Search ULTRA+HIGH+MOLECULAR+WEIGHT+POLYETHYLENE+UHMWPE Search ULTRA+HIGH+MOLECULAR+WEIGHT+POLYETHYLENE+UHMWPE
5 POLYETHYLENE WEAR 35 39% 3% 72 Search POLYETHYLENE+WEAR Search POLYETHYLENE+WEAR
6 CROSS SHEAR 33 100% 1% 13 Search CROSS+SHEAR Search CROSS+SHEAR
7 POLYETHYLENE UHMWPE 24 67% 1% 22 Search POLYETHYLENE+UHMWPE Search POLYETHYLENE+UHMWPE
8 KNEE SIMULATOR 22 55% 1% 27 Search KNEE+SIMULATOR Search KNEE+SIMULATOR
9 ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE 18 35% 2% 42 Search ULTRAHIGH+MOLECULAR+WEIGHT+POLYETHYLENE Search ULTRAHIGH+MOLECULAR+WEIGHT+POLYETHYLENE
10 HYLAMER 18 89% 0% 8 Search HYLAMER Search HYLAMER

Key Words Plus


Rank Web of Science journal category Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE 472 43% 36% 848
2 UHMWPE 339 63% 15% 341
3 ACETABULAR CUPS 142 65% 6% 137
4 IRRADIATED UHMWPE 118 95% 2% 39
5 MULTIDIRECTIONAL MOTION 90 96% 1% 27
6 CROSS LINKED UHMWPE 72 81% 2% 43
7 CROSS LINKED POLYETHYLENE 72 38% 6% 152
8 GAMMA STERILIZATION 69 70% 2% 57
9 TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENTS 64 56% 3% 79
10 FEMORAL HEADS 61 47% 4% 97

Journals

Reviews


Title Publ. year Cit. Active references % act. ref.
to same field
Advances in tribological testing of artificial joint biomaterials using multidirectional pin-on-disk testers 2014 4 45 98%
A literature review of the association between wear rate and osteolysis in total hip arthroplasty 2002 233 51 57%
Advances in the processing, sterilization, and crosslinking of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for total joint arthroplasty 1999 361 78 72%
The current state of bearing surfaces in total hip replacement 2014 7 148 41%
Vitamin E diffused, highly crosslinked UHMWPE: a review 2011 32 57 74%
Properties of crosslinked ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene 2001 135 48 98%
Deformation, yielding, fracture and fatigue behavior of conventional and highly cross-linked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene 2005 108 35 69%
Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene: Mechanics, morphology, and clinical behavior 2009 38 84 71%
Tribology and total hip joint replacement: Current concepts in mechanical simulation 2008 44 72 54%
The Use of Highly Cross-linked Polyethylene in Total Knee Arthroplasty 2011 15 26 88%

Address terms


Rank Address term Relevance score
(tfidf)		 Class's shr.
of term's tot.
occurrences		 Shr. of publ.
in class containing
term		 Num. of
publ. in
class
1 ORTHOPAED BIOMECH BIOMAT 63 77% 1.8% 43
2 MUSCULOSKELETAL MECH MAT S 21 73% 0.7% 16
3 HARRIS ORTHOPAED 17 50% 1.0% 24
4 PETERSON TRIBOL 15 54% 0.8% 19
5 IMPLANT 12 30% 1.4% 32
6 ADULT RECONSTRUCT UNIT 10 52% 0.6% 13
7 H OONISHI MEM JOINT REPLACEMENT 8 50% 0.5% 11
8 HARRIS ORTHOPAED BIOMECH BIOMAT 7 48% 0.5% 11
9 DARTMOUTH BIOMED ENGN 7 64% 0.3% 7
10 TECNOL MED 6 14% 1.8% 42

Related classes at same level (level 1)


Rank Relatedness score Related classes
1 0.0000255264 SQUEAKING//CERAMIC ON CERAMIC//GE AFTSBEREICH MED TECH
2 0.0000194489 ASEPTIC LOOSENING//WEAR DEBRIS//OSTEOLYSIS
3 0.0000117957 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY//MOBILE BEARING//HIGH FLEXION
4 0.0000111057 CEMENTLESS//TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY//EBRA
5 0.0000102424 METAL ON METAL//HIP RESURFACING//METAL ON METAL BEARINGS
6 0.0000063842 ACRYLIC BONE CEMENT//BONE CEMENT//ACRYLIC BONE CEMENTS
7 0.0000062543 TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY//CUP ORIENTATION//DUAL MOBILITY
8 0.0000050992 TRANSFER FILM//PTFE COMPOSITES//FRICTIONAL SURFACES
9 0.0000049333 ACTIVE PACKAGING//CONTROLLED RELEASE PACKAGING//POOLE AGR 204
10 0.0000047726 UNICOMPARTMENTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY//UNICOMPARTMENTAL//UKA