Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
Adrenal Hormones and Disorders is a research topic within Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and management of adrenal insufficiency, particularly in the context of septic shock and autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome. It covers topics such as corticosteroid therapy, hydrocortisone treatment, AIRE gene mutations, cortisol response, and the impact on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The research also delves into glucocorticoid replacement, autoimmune disorders, and endocrine dysfunction.
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Corticosteroid Therapy
- Septic Shock
- Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome
- Hydrocortisone Treatment
- Glucocorticoid Replacement
- AIRE Gene Mutations
- Cortisol Response
- Endocrine Disorders
- Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Dysfunction
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Adrenal Hormones and Disorders research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (776 and 392 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 776 works
- 2 China 392 works
- 3 United Kingdom 203 works
- 4 Japan 189 works
- 5 India 181 works
- 6 Italy 179 works
- 7 Germany 152 works
- 8 Türkiye 115 works
- 9 Spain 114 works
- 10 France 109 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Adrenal Hormones and Disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Padua publishes the most Adrenal Hormones and Disorders research, followed by Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of PaduaItaly 19 works
- 2 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 14 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 14 works
- 4 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 11 works
- 5 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 11 works
- 6 University of MichiganUnited States 11 works
- 7 Mayo ClinicUnited States 10 works
- 8 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 10 works
- 9 Harvard UniversityUnited States 10 works
- 10 InsermFrance 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Adrenal Hormones and Disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Adrenal Hormones and Disorders include Winfried März.
- 1 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Adrenal Hormones and Disorders research done?
The largest centres of Adrenal Hormones and Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padova and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PadovaIT · 21.3 works6.9×
- BethesdaUS · 20.4 works4.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Adrenal Hormones and Disorders than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Adrenal Hormones and Disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Padua, Karolinska Institutet and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of PaduaItaly | 59.7 | 17.1% | 7.0× | 19 | +55.3% |
| 2 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 50.6 | 20.1% | 6.5× | 10 | +12.7% |
| 3 | National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece | 45.9 | 26.1% | 5.2× | 9 | -13.2% |
| 4 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany | 41.1 | 18.7% | 5.2× | 11 | +1.9% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 40.5 | 25.6% | 2.3× | 10 | -13.3% |
| 6 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 40.4 | 11.9% | 4.1× | 14 | +189.6% |
| 7 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 35.6 | 11.3% | 8.0× | 9 | +111.6% |
| 8 | University of MichiganUnited States | 33.9 | 20.5% | 2.4× | 11 | +25.5% |
| 9 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly | 30.8 | 23.0% | 2.1× | 8 | +34.3% |
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 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Adrenal Hormones and Disorders.
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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.