Subcategory
Spine & Joint Hospitals
This index adds up the scores of 2 questions. 40 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
- 1Hospital for Special Surgery158.9
- 2Mayo Clinic – Rochester136.3
- 3NYU Langone Hospitals103.5
- 4Johns Hopkins Hospital85.7
- 5Cedars-Sinai Medical Center82.3
- 6Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital61.8
- 7UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center58.7
- 8Rush University Medical Center50.1
- 9Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York49.2
- 10Brigham and Women’s Hospital45.8
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- 11Cleveland Clinic35.4
- 12Nebraska Spine Hospital24.3
- 13Spine Hospital of Louisiana23.3
- 14UT Southwestern Medical Center21.3
- 15Barrow Neurological Institute20.5
- 16UCSF Health (health system)20.4
- 17NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital19.3
- 18Abbott Northwestern Hospital18.7
- 19Columbia University16.5
- 20Weill Cornell15.7
- 21Stanford Health Care – Stanford Hospital15.1
- 22Duke University Hospital14.6
- 23Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital–Tyler14.2
- 24Mayo Clinic–Florida13.3
- 25Emory University Hospital11.7
- 26Hartford Hospital10.5
- 27Keck Medical Center of USC10.0
- 28Houston Methodist Hospital9.8
- 29Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center9.6
- 30NewYork-Presbyterian / Och Spine Hospital9.4
- 31Texas Back Institute8.2
- 32Rothman Orthopaedic Institute / Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals8.0
- 33Twin Cities Spine Center7.6
- 34NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia and Cornell6.9
- 35Stanford Health Care5.5
- 36Morton Plant Hospital4.7
- 37Barnes-Jewish Hospital4.5
- 38Keck Medicine of USC Spine Center3.9
- 39Kansas Spine Hospital3.7
- 40Stormont Vail Healthcare3.7
- 1Hospital for Special Surgery158.9
- 2Mayo Clinic – Rochester136.3
- 3NYU Langone Hospitals103.5
- 4Johns Hopkins Hospital85.7
- 5Cedars-Sinai Medical Center82.3
- 6Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital61.8
- 7UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center58.7
- 8Rush University Medical Center50.1
- 9Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York49.2
- 10Brigham and Women’s Hospital45.8
- 11Cleveland Clinic35.4
- 12Nebraska Spine Hospital24.3
- 13Spine Hospital of Louisiana23.3
- 14UT Southwestern Medical Center21.3
- 15Barrow Neurological Institute20.5
- 16UCSF Health (health system)20.4
- 17NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital19.3
- 18Abbott Northwestern Hospital18.7
- 19Columbia University16.5
- 20Weill Cornell15.7
- 21Stanford Health Care – Stanford Hospital15.1
- 22Duke University Hospital14.6
- 23Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital–Tyler14.2
- 24Mayo Clinic–Florida13.3
- 25Emory University Hospital11.7
- 26Hartford Hospital10.5
- 27Keck Medical Center of USC10.0
- 28Houston Methodist Hospital9.8
- 29Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center9.6
- 30NewYork-Presbyterian / Och Spine Hospital9.4
- 31Texas Back Institute8.2
- 32Rothman Orthopaedic Institute / Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals8.0
- 33Twin Cities Spine Center7.6
- 34NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia and Cornell6.9
- 35Stanford Health Care5.5
- 36Morton Plant Hospital4.7
- 37Barnes-Jewish Hospital4.5
- 38Keck Medicine of USC Spine Center3.9
- 39Kansas Spine Hospital3.7
- 40Stormont Vail Healthcare3.7
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
2Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 2 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hospital for Special Surgery | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3NYU Langone Hospitals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4Johns Hopkins Hospital | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 6Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8Rush University Medical Center | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Brigham and Women’s Hospital | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11Cleveland Clinic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12Nebraska Spine Hospital | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13Spine Hospital of Louisiana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14UT Southwestern Medical Center | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15Barrow Neurological Institute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 3
- 11
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 10
- Answers naming the brand
- 1
- 3
- 11
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 10
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital for Special Surgery | 10 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (10), Johns Hopkins Hospital (8), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (7) |
| Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 11 | Hospital for Special Surgery (10), Johns Hopkins Hospital (9), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (8) |
| NYU Langone Hospitals | 8 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (8), Johns Hopkins Hospital (8), Hospital for Special Surgery (7) |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital | 9 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (9), Hospital for Special Surgery (8), NYU Langone Hospitals (8) |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 9 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (8), Hospital for Special Surgery (7), Johns Hopkins Hospital (6) |
| Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 6 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (6), Johns Hopkins Hospital (6), NYU Langone Hospitals (6) |
| UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 6 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (6), Johns Hopkins Hospital (6), Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital (5) |
| Rush University Medical Center | 6 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (6), Johns Hopkins Hospital (6), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (5) |
| Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York | 4 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (4), Hospital for Special Surgery (4), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (3) |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital | 6 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (6), Johns Hopkins Hospital (6), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (5) |
| Cleveland Clinic | 4 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (4), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (4), Johns Hopkins Hospital (4) |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital | 4 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (4), Spine Hospital of Louisiana (4), Mayo Clinic – Rochester (3) |
| Spine Hospital of Louisiana | 4 | Nebraska Spine Hospital (4), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (4), Mayo Clinic – Rochester (3) |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | 3 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (3), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (3), Rush University Medical Center (3) |
| Barrow Neurological Institute | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Cleveland Clinic (2), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2) |
| UCSF Health (health system) | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Cleveland Clinic (2), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (2) |
| NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Rush University Medical Center (2), Johns Hopkins Hospital (2) |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Hospital for Special Surgery (2), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1) |
| Columbia University | 1 | Weill Cornell (1), Mayo Clinic – Rochester (1), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1) |
| Weill Cornell | 1 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (1), Columbia University (1), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1) |
| Stanford Health Care – Stanford Hospital | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2), UT Southwestern Medical Center (2) |
| Duke University Hospital | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Johns Hopkins Hospital (2), Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital (2) |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital–Tyler | 3 | Nebraska Spine Hospital (3), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (3), Spine Hospital of Louisiana (3) |
| Mayo Clinic–Florida | 2 | Hartford Hospital (2), Nebraska Spine Hospital (2), Keck Medical Center of USC (2) |
| Emory University Hospital | 2 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (2), Cleveland Clinic (2), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (2) |
| Hartford Hospital | 2 | Nebraska Spine Hospital (2), Keck Medical Center of USC (2), Mayo Clinic–Florida (2) |
| Keck Medical Center of USC | 2 | Hartford Hospital (2), Nebraska Spine Hospital (2), Mayo Clinic–Florida (2) |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 1 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (1), Cleveland Clinic (1), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1) |
| Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center | 1 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (1), Nebraska Spine Hospital (1), Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (1) |
| NewYork-Presbyterian / Och Spine Hospital | 1 | Mayo Clinic – Rochester (1), Cleveland Clinic (1), Barrow Neurological Institute (1) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | beckersspine.com | 7 |
| 2 | health.usnews.com | 6 |
| 3 | hss.edu | 6 |
| 4 | saadatspine.com | 6 |
| 5 | mayoclinic.org | 4 |
| 6 | beckershospitalreview.com | 4 |
| 7 | osistl.com | 3 |
| 8 | biologyinsights.com | 2 |
| 9 | definitivehc.com | 2 |
| 10 | youtube.com | 2 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| beckersspine.com | Hospital for Special Surgery | 6 |
| hss.edu | Hospital for Special Surgery | 6 |
| beckersspine.com | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 6 |
| hss.edu | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 6 |
| health.usnews.com | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 5 |
| saadatspine.com | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 5 |
| beckersspine.com | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 5 |
| beckersspine.com | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 5 |
| saadatspine.com | Hospital for Special Surgery | 5 |
| beckersspine.com | NYU Langone Hospitals | 5 |
| saadatspine.com | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 5 |
| health.usnews.com | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 5 |
| health.usnews.com | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 4 |
| mayoclinic.org | Hospital for Special Surgery | 4 |
| hss.edu | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 4 |
| mayoclinic.org | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 4 |
| hss.edu | NYU Langone Hospitals | 4 |
| saadatspine.com | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 4 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | Hospital for Special Surgery | 4 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 4 |
| health.usnews.com | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 4 |
| health.usnews.com | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 4 |
| health.usnews.com | Hospital for Special Surgery | 4 |
| health.usnews.com | NYU Langone Hospitals | 4 |
| mayoclinic.org | NYU Langone Hospitals | 3 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 3 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 3 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 3 |
| beckersspine.com | Rush University Medical Center | 3 |
| beckersspine.com | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 3 |
| hss.edu | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 3 |
| mayoclinic.org | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 3 |
| mayoclinic.org | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 3 |
| osistl.com | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 3 |
| osistl.com | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 3 |
| osistl.com | Hospital for Special Surgery | 3 |
| saadatspine.com | Rush University Medical Center | 3 |
| saadatspine.com | NYU Langone Hospitals | 3 |
| health.usnews.com | Rush University Medical Center | 2 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | Hospital for Special Surgery | 2 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | NYU Langone Hospitals | 2 |
| beckersspine.com | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 2 |
| hss.edu | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 2 |
| hss.edu | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | NYU Langone Hospitals | 2 |
| mayoclinic.org | Rush University Medical Center | 2 |
| saadatspine.com | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 2 |
| mayoclinic.org | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2 |
| hss.edu | Rush University Medical Center | 2 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 2 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | Mayo Clinic – Rochester | 2 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 2 |
| mayoclinic.org | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 1 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | UCSF Health-UCSF Medical Center | 1 |
| saadatspine.com | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 1 |
| osistl.com | Rush University Medical Center | 1 |
| osistl.com | Johns Hopkins Hospital | 1 |
| beckershospitalreview.com | Rush University Medical Center | 1 |
| osistl.com | NYU Langone Hospitals | 1 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | Northwestern Medicine–Northwestern Memorial Hospital | 1 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 1 |
| rankings.newsweek.com | Rush University Medical Center | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
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