Asthma and respiratory diseases
Asthma and respiratory diseases is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 87k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers represents a comprehensive exploration of global trends in asthma research, covering topics such as epidemiology, immunology, genetics, treatment strategies, airway remodeling, and the role of eosinophils and inflammation in asthma pathogenesis.
- Asthma
- Allergic Diseases
- Eosinophils
- Inflammation
- Immunology
- Phenotypes
- Genetics
- Treatment
- Airway Remodeling
- Epidemiology
- Research works
- 87k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 15k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% 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 Asthma and respiratory diseases research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.6k and 1.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.6k works
- 2 China 1.7k works
- 3 United Kingdom 891 works
- 4 Italy 529 works
- 5 Japan 528 works
- 6 Germany 454 works
- 7 Spain 424 works
- 8 India 412 works
- 9 Canada 364 works
- 10 South Korea 358 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 Asthma and respiratory diseases research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Imperial College London publishes the most Asthma and respiratory diseases research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Colorado Denver.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 69 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 47 works
- 3 University of Colorado DenverUnited States 47 works
- 4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 47 works
- 5 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States 45 works
- 6 McMaster UniversityCanada 37 works
- 7 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 36 works
- 8 Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina 35 works
- 9 InsermFrance 33 works
- 10 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Asthma and respiratory diseases?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Asthma and respiratory diseases include Simon I Hay.
- 1 Simon I Hay United States 12k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Asthma and respiratory diseases research done?
The largest centres of Asthma and respiratory diseases research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tarrytown, Bridgewater and Wilmington.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TarrytownUS · 28.8 works67×
- BridgewaterUS · 24.3 works47×
- WilmingtonUS · 27.8 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Asthma and respiratory diseases than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Asthma and respiratory diseases?
Among universities, judged by research, Magna Graecia University, University of Colorado Denver and Humanitas 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.
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 | Magna Graecia UniversityItaly | 63.0 | 40.6% | 8.6× | 10 | +135.3% |
| 2 | University of Colorado DenverUnited States | 60.6 | 19.9% | 12.2× | 47 | +20.9% |
| 3 | Humanitas UniversityItaly | 58.7 | 25.7% | 16.8× | 16 | — |
| 4 | Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom | 57.5 | 20.8% | 6.3× | 69 | -4.6% |
| 5 | Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina | 56.8 | 15.8% | 10.8× | 34 | +50.0% |
| 6 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 54.9 | 29.5% | 5.4× | 31 | +74.7% |
| 7 | University of DundeeUnited Kingdom | 54.8 | 24.0% | 13.5× | 23 | -46.8% |
| 8 | Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 54.2 | 33.6% | 6.8× | 14 | +111.4% |
| 9 | Wroclaw Medical UniversityPoland | 52.9 | 31.9% | 8.2× | 14 | +28.0% |
| 10 | University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Italy | 52.7 | 28.7% | 5.8× | 14 | +152.7% |
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 Asthma and respiratory diseases research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Asthma and respiratory diseases.
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.