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Abdominal Surgery and Complications

Abdominal Surgery and Complications is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 12.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, management, and complications of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome, particularly in the context of critical care and surgical interventions. It covers topics such as damage control surgery, open abdomen management, vacuum-assisted closure, enterocutaneous fistula, pneumoperitoneum effects, renal dysfunction, and the hemodynamic consequences of these conditions.

  • Intra-abdominal Hypertension
  • Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
  • Damage Control Surgery
  • Open Abdomen Management
  • Vacuum-Assisted Closure
  • Enterocutaneous Fistula
  • Pneumoperitoneum Effects
  • Renal Dysfunction
  • Critical Care Management
  • Hemodynamic Consequences
Research works
19k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+22%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Abdominal Surgery and Complications research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (555 and 331 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 555 works
  2. 2 China 331 works
  3. 3 India 235 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 164 works
  5. 5 Japan 147 works
  6. 6 Brazil 128 works
  7. 7 Russia 125 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 112 works
  9. 9 Spain 104 works
  10. 10 Germany 102 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: 27.7%China: 16.5%India: 11.7%United Kingdom: 8.2%6 others listed: 35.9%28%largest
United States555 · 27.7%China331 · 16.5%India235 · 11.7%United Kingdom164 · 8.2%6 others listed719 · 35.9%

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

Which institutions lead Abdominal Surgery and Complications research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Cleveland Clinic publishes the most Abdominal Surgery and Complications research, followed by Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi and All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Cleveland ClinicUnited States 13 works
  2. 2 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 13 works
  3. 3 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 12 works
  4. 4 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 9 works
  5. 5 Bogomolets National Medical UniversityUkraine 8 works
  6. 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 7 works
  7. 7 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityRussia 6 works
  8. 8 Samarkand State Medical InstituteUzbekistan 6 works
  9. 9 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 6 works
  10. 10 Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 6 works

Where is Abdominal Surgery and Complications research done?

The largest centres of Abdominal Surgery and Complications research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Istanbul (Türkiye), London (United Kingdom) and Beijing (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 46 works
  2. 2 Istanbul Türkiye 36 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 33 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 32 works
  5. 5 Seoul South Korea 28 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 28 works
  7. 7 New Delhi India 26 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 26 works
  9. 9 Kyiv Ukraine 22 works
  10. 10 Mexico City Mexico 22 works
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Where is the best place to study Abdominal Surgery and Complications?

Among universities, judged by research, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Bogomolets National Medical 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%2%4%6%mean 3.35%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi: 13, 3.7%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 12, 5.7%Bogomolets National Medical University: 8, 4.0%Ain Shams University: 9, 0.0%All India Institute …Bogomolets National …Sağlık Bilimleri Üni…Ain Shams University
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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 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 55.23.7%7.5×13 —
2 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 51.85.7%6.6×12 +147.4%
3 Bogomolets National Medical UniversityUkraine 37.14.0%21.5×8 —
4 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 13.80.0%4.1×9 —

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 Abdominal Surgery and Complications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Abdominal Surgery and Complications.

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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.