Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
Anesthesia and Sedative Agents is a research topic within Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 14.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to anesthesia and sedation management, including the use of dexmedetomidine, bispectral index monitoring, pharmacokinetics of anesthetic agents, pediatric anesthesia, and neuromuscular blockade reversal. It also explores consciousness monitoring, propofol administration, and the application of sedation in endoscopic procedures.
- Anesthesia
- Sedation
- Dexmedetomidine
- Bispectral Index Monitoring
- Neuromuscular Blockade
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Propofol
- Consciousness Monitoring
- Endoscopic Sedation
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% 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 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 China 1.1k works
- 3 India 800 works
- 4 Japan 251 works
- 5 United Kingdom 235 works
- 6 Egypt 196 works
- 7 Türkiye 194 works
- 8 South Korea 190 works
- 9 Germany 174 works
- 10 Brazil 167 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Anesthesia and Sedative Agents research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ain Shams University publishes the most Anesthesia and Sedative Agents research, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of Medical Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ain Shams University Egypt 41 works
- 2 All India Institute of Medical Sciences India 34 works
- 3 Institute of Medical Sciences India 31 works
- 4 Sichuan University China 25 works
- 5 Harvard University United States 22 works
- 6 Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Iran 21 works
- 7 Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Türkiye 20 works
- 8 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research India 20 works
- 9 Capital Medical University China 19 works
- 10 West China Hospital of Sichuan University China 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Anesthesia and Sedative Agents?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Anesthesia and Sedative Agents include George Davey Smith.
- 1 George Davey Smith 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Anesthesia and Sedative Agents research done?
The largest centres of Anesthesia and Sedative Agents research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Shanghai (China) and New Delhi (India).
Where is the best place to study Anesthesia and Sedative Agents?
Among universities, judged by research, Institute of Medical Sciences, Ain Shams University and All India Institute of Medical Sciences 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 | Institute of Medical Sciences India | 58.2 | 3.3% | 15.2× | 31 | +183.3% |
| 2 | Ain Shams University Egypt | 53.8 | 2.9% | 9.0× | 41 | +92.2% |
| 3 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences India | 51.9 | 8.7% | 8.8× | 34 | +69.8% |
| 4 | Zunyi Medical University China | 51.4 | 47.1% | 8.2× | 8 | — |
| 5 | Anhui Medical University China | 47.2 | 40.4% | 6.8× | 13 | +4.9% |
| 6 | Xuzhou Medical College China | 47.0 | 28.0% | 10.4× | 14 | -56.0% |
| 7 | Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Iran | 46.0 | 1.6% | 14.3× | 21 | +74.1% |
| 8 | Tanta University Egypt | 44.2 | 9.9% | 6.5× | 13 | +583.8% |
| 9 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research India | 43.8 | 10.1% | 9.4× | 20 | +6.9% |
| 10 | Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College India | 43.0 | 14.3% | 15.3× | 12 | — |
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 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Anesthesia and Sedative Agents.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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