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Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases

Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases is a research topic within Immunology. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the immunological mechanisms involved in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. It covers topics such as the role of immune response, inflammation, oxidized LDL, regulatory T cells, cytokines, dendritic cells, adaptive immunity, and the LOX-1 receptor in atherosclerosis. The papers explore how T cell activation and B cell responses contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Immune Response
  • Inflammation
  • Oxidized LDL
  • Regulatory T Cells
  • Cytokines
  • Dendritic Cells
  • Adaptive Immunity
  • LOX-1 Receptor
  • T Cell Activation
Research works
29k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+8%
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Which countries lead Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.3k works
  2. 2 United States 1.1k works
  3. 3 Germany 195 works
  4. 4 Russia 171 works
  5. 5 India 163 works
  6. 6 Italy 157 works
  7. 7 Japan 155 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 154 works
  9. 9 Spain 128 works
  10. 10 France 120 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.

China: 36.3%United States: 29.8%Germany: 5.3%Russia: 4.7%6 others listed: 23.9%36%largest
China1,335 · 36.3%United States1,094 · 29.8%Germany195 · 5.3%Russia171 · 4.7%6 others listed879 · 23.9%

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

Which institutions lead Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases research, followed by Capital Medical University and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 41 works
  2. 2 Capital Medical UniversityChina 23 works
  3. 3 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States 21 works
  4. 4 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 19 works
  5. 5 Harvard UniversityUnited States 18 works
  6. 6 University of VirginiaUnited States 17 works
  7. 7 Central South UniversityChina 16 works
  8. 8 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 16 works
  9. 9 InsermFrance 16 works
  10. 10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 15 works

Who are the leading researchers in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases include Alireza Esteghamati, Amirhossein Sahebkar and Valentı́n Fuster.

  1. 1 Alireza Esteghamati Iran 6.1k citations
  2. 2 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran 5.6k citations
  3. 3 Valentı́n Fuster United States 5.4k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases research done?

The largest centres of Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nashville.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 190 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 97 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 88 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 80 works
  5. 5 New York United States 69 works
  6. 6 Boston United States 59 works
  7. 7 Paris France 54 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 53 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 50 works
  10. 10 Changsha China 49 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. NashvilleUS · 25.8 works5.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases?

Among universities, judged by research, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Karolinska Institutet and Capital 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%20%40%mean 23.11%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 41, 28.0%Karolinska Institutet: 19, 14.7%Capital Medical University: 23, 22.6%National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 11, 28.5%Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 8, 34.5%Shanxi Medical University: 13, 17.3%Medical University of Vienna: 12, 13.5%Nanjing Medical University: 16, 23.8%Harbin Medical University: 12, 16.2%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: 10, 32.0%National and Kapodis…Chinese Academy of M…Capital Medical Univ…Karolinska Institutet
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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 68.028.0%8.7×41 +11.6%
2 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 59.814.7%9.1×19 +45.1%
3 Capital Medical UniversityChina 54.422.6%8.1×23 +6.3%
4 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece 50.828.5%4.7×11 +131.2%
5 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 47.934.5%8.6×8 -53.9%
6 Shanxi Medical UniversityChina 47.617.3%12.4×13 -1.3%
7 Medical University of ViennaAustria 47.613.5%8.3×12 +43.2%
8 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 46.123.8%6.5×16 +5.6%
9 Harbin Medical UniversityChina 45.916.2%12.0×12 -1.5%
10 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 44.032.0%3.3×10 +42.6%

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 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases.

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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.