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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is a subfield of Medicine. Science Explorer counts 1.8M research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases affecting the lungs and respiratory system, including asthma, COPD, and pulmonary infections.

Research works
1.8M
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
261k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
52
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Adjuvant Therapy, Mechanical Ventilation, Management. Gaining share since 2009–13: Oxidative Stress, Breast Cancer, Radiotherapy, CT Screening, Lung Cancer. Losing share: Biomechanics, Risk Factors, Cerebrovascular Events, Radiation Therapy.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Chemotherapy54k◆ 1.06×6 topics
  2. Immunotherapy34k◆ 0.98×5 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines33k◆ 0.98×3 topics
  4. Adjuvant Therapy32k◆ 1.05×2 topics
  5. Mechanical Ventilation32k◆ 1.03×2 topics
  6. Management30k◆ 1.02×4 topics
  7. Pulmonary Hypertension27k◆ 0.91×2 topics
  8. Clinical Trials26k◆ 1.01×2 topics
  9. Genomic Profiling26k◆ 1.01×2 topics
  10. Treatment Guidelines26k◆ 1.03×2 topics
  11. Molecular Characterization25k◆ 0.97×2 topics
  12. Diagnosis25k◆ 1.01×3 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors22k◆ 0.96×2 topics
  14. Prostate Cancer21k▼ 0.85×2 topics
  15. Echocardiography21k◆ 0.96×2 topics
  16. Radiotherapy20k▲ 1.16×2 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress20k▲ 1.96×2 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations20k◆ 0.94×2 topics
  19. Treatment20k◆ 0.90×3 topics
  20. Clinical Guidelines19k◆ 0.88×2 topics
  21. Endovascular Repair19k◆ 0.93×2 topics
  22. Risk Factors18k▼ 0.69×3 topics
  23. COPD17k◆ 1.02×1 topic
  24. spirometry17k◆ 1.02×1 topic
  25. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia16k◆ 0.89×1 topic
  26. Preterm Infants16k◆ 0.89×1 topic
  27. Acute Lung Injury16k◆ 1.08×1 topic
  28. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome16k◆ 1.08×1 topic
  29. CT Screening16k▲ 1.16×1 topic
  30. Lung Cancer16k▲ 1.16×1 topic
  31. Endoscopic Resection16k◆ 0.97×1 topic
  32. Gastric Cancer16k◆ 0.97×1 topic
  33. Airway Stenosis16k◆ 0.98×1 topic
  34. Tracheostomy16k◆ 0.98×1 topic
  35. EGFR Mutations15k◆ 1.10×1 topic
  36. Targeted Therapy15k◆ 1.10×1 topic
  37. Breast Cancer15k▲ 1.31×3 topics
  38. Radiation Therapy15k▼ 0.82×2 topics
  39. Biomechanics14k▼ 0.64×3 topics
  40. Cerebrovascular Events14k▼ 0.81×2 topics

Which countries lead Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (71k and 60k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #3 all time 20.5% top 10% · 60k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 13.3% top 10% · 71k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 14.0% top 10% · 14k works
  4. 4 Italy · #7 all time 19.0% top 10% · 12k works
  5. 5 Germany · #4 all time 14.1% top 10% · 12k works
  6. 6 France · #6 all time 15.3% top 10% · 8.5k works
  7. 7 Canada · #5 all time 16.5% top 10% · 7.1k works
  8. 8 Spain · #11 all time 12.4% top 10% · 7.9k works
  9. 9 India · #16 all time 7.1% top 10% · 17k works
  10. 10 Australia · #10 all time 18.3% top 10% · 5.7k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 74 countries ranked in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 71k works
  2. 2 China 60k works
  3. 3 Japan 20k works
  4. 4 India 17k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 14k works
  6. 6 Germany 12k works
  7. 7 Italy 12k works
  8. 8 France 8.5k works
  9. 9 Spain 7.9k works
  10. 10 Türkiye 7.5k 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: 30.9%China: 26.0%Japan: 8.5%India: 7.3%6 others listed: 27.3%31%largest
United States71k · 30.9%China60k · 26.0%Japan20k · 8.5%India17k · 7.3%6 others listed63k · 27.3%

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

Which institutions lead Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research?

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (United States) ranks first in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Harvard University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center United States · Houston · #4 all time 16.4% top 10% · 945 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China · Beijing · #58 all time 17.9% top 10% · 1.3k works
  3. 3 Harvard University United States · Cambridge · #2 all time 22.1% top 10% · 810 works
  4. 4 Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou · #68 all time 22.0% top 10% · 811 works
  5. 5 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center United States · New York · #1 all time 20.1% top 10% · 699 works
  6. 6 Sichuan University China · Chengdu 21.7% top 10% · 974 works
  7. 7 Central South University China · Changsha 26.1% top 10% · 582 works
  8. 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai 23.2% top 10% · 629 works
  9. 9 University of California, San Francisco United States · San Francisco · #5 all time 17.9% top 10% · 561 works
  10. 10 Nanjing Medical University China · Nanjing 20.0% top 10% · 708 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 1,144 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Top 100 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 1.3k works
  2. 2 Sichuan UniversityChina 974 works
  3. 3 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUnited States 945 works
  4. 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 832 works
  5. 5 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 811 works
  6. 6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 810 works
  7. 7 Cleveland ClinicUnited States 778 works
  8. 8 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 725 works
  9. 9 Capital Medical UniversityChina 716 works
  10. 10 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 708 works

Who are the leading researchers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine?

Among the most productive authors in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Graeme J. Hankey, Giuseppe Remuzzi and Charles M. Perou rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Graeme J. Hankey Australia · #15 worldwide 7.2k citations · 205 works
  2. 2 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy · #34 worldwide 8.1k citations · 312 works
  3. 3 Charles M. Perou United States · #156 worldwide 4.2k citations · 229 works
  4. 4 M. Hassan Murad United States · #176 worldwide 3.7k citations · 177 works
  5. 5 William D. Travis United States · #194 worldwide 2.6k citations · 141 works
  6. 6 Kim A. Eagle United States · #196 worldwide 2.8k citations · 148 works
  7. 7 David R. Spigel United States · #206 worldwide 3.2k citations · 129 works
  8. 8 Julie R. Brahmer United States · #213 worldwide 3.8k citations · 122 works
  9. 9 Charles G. Drake United States · #228 worldwide 2.4k citations · 133 works
  10. 10 Michael B. Atkins United States · #266 worldwide 3k citations · 126 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,769 highest-output authors in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine researchers

Where is Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research done?

The largest centres of Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gauting, Charter Township of Clinton and Myrtle Beach.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 7.8k works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 5.2k works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 4.4k works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 4.3k works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 4.3k works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 3.8k works
  7. 7 New York United States 3.6k works
  8. 8 Boston United States 2.9k works
  9. 9 Paris France 2.9k works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 2.7k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GautingDE · 20.7 works16×
  2. Charter Township of ClintonUS · 25.1 works15×
  3. Myrtle BeachUS · 26.5 works15×
  4. Yokohama52.7 works15×
  5. Le Plessis-RobinsonFR · 59.0 works14×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine than the world average.

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research by country

The best places for Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine?

Among universities, judged by research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Humanitas University and Sichuan 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 20.87%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 1,305, 17.9%Humanitas University: 141, 21.9%Sichuan University: 974, 21.7%Nanjing Medical University: 708, 20.0%Université Paris-Saclay: 157, 26.8%Harvard University: 810, 22.1%Guangzhou Medical University: 442, 20.4%Capital Medical University: 716, 18.1%Fujian Medical University: 516, 17.8%Sun Yat-sen University: 811, 22.0%Humanitas UniversitySichuan UniversityNanjing Medical Univ…Chinese Academy of M…
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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 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 53.917.9%4.3×1,305 +74.1%
2 Humanitas UniversityItaly 52.621.9%5.8×141 +233.4%
3 Sichuan UniversityChina 47.821.7%1.8×974 +72.2%
4 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 47.420.0%4.5×708 +30.5%
5 Université Paris-SaclayFrance 46.826.8%1.3×157 +437.8%
6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 46.422.1%2.1×810 +18.6%
7 Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina 46.220.4%5.3×442 +30.7%
8 Capital Medical UniversityChina 44.818.1%4.0×716 +29.7%
9 Fujian Medical UniversityChina 44.617.8%4.7×516 +53.3%
10 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 44.322.0%1.6×811 +39.9%

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 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations.

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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.

  1. Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis+136%
  2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research+136%
  3. Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations+133%
  4. Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment+117%
  5. Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes+112%
  6. Renal cell carcinoma treatment+102%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine include?

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…85kNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 85k fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…72kTracheal and airway disorders: 72k fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 71k fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 70k fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 64k fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…64kCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 64k fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 62k fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 61k fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…61kSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 61k fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 49k fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 48k fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 48k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.