Blood transfusion and management
Blood transfusion and management is a research topic within Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 13.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the effects of blood transfusion, including the use of tranexamic acid, in various clinical scenarios such as trauma, cardiac surgery, and critical care. It explores the impact of transfusion on outcomes such as mortality, morbidity, and complications related to anemia and hemorrhage. Additionally, it delves into strategies for perioperative management and the occurrence of transfusion-related acute lung injury.
- Blood Transfusion
- Hemorrhage
- Anemia
- Tranexamic Acid
- Cardiac Surgery
- Critical Care
- Red Blood Cell
- Platelet Transfusion
- Perioperative Management
- Transfusion-related Acute Lung Injury
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% 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 Blood transfusion and management research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (999 and 435 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 999 works
- 2 China 435 works
- 3 India 254 works
- 4 United Kingdom 199 works
- 5 Brazil 195 works
- 6 Canada 162 works
- 7 Germany 143 works
- 8 France 127 works
- 9 Japan 118 works
- 10 Australia 112 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.
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Which institutions lead Blood transfusion and management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Blood transfusion and management research, followed by Grupo Hospitalar Conceição and Canadian Blood Services.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 17 works
- 2 Grupo Hospitalar ConceiçãoBrazil 16 works
- 3 Canadian Blood ServicesCanada 15 works
- 4 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 5 Sichuan UniversityChina 13 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 13 works
- 7 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 13 works
- 8 University of PittsburghUnited States 12 works
- 9 SanquinNetherlands 11 works
- 10 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Blood transfusion and management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Blood transfusion and management include Jean‐Louis Vincent.
- 1 Jean‐Louis Vincent Belgium 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Blood transfusion and management research done?
The largest centres of Blood transfusion and management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Porto Alegre.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Porto AlegreBR · 23.4 works5.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Blood transfusion and management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Blood transfusion and management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Pittsburgh, Johns Hopkins University and University of Toronto 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 PittsburghUnited States | 56.1 | 24.5% | 4.3× | 12 | +7.1% |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 47.7 | 12.4% | 3.5× | 14 | +66.2% |
| 3 | University of TorontoCanada | 47.0 | 15.0% | 2.4× | 13 | +51.5% |
| 4 | University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States | 46.7 | 13.1% | 5.7× | 10 | +99.7% |
| 5 | McMaster UniversityCanada | 46.1 | 18.3% | 4.8× | 10 | -21.8% |
| 6 | University of Colorado DenverUnited States | 46.0 | 18.6% | 6.6× | 8 | +34.9% |
| 7 | High Institute for Education and Research in Transfusion MedicineIran | 43.7 | 4.9% | 318.7× | 9 | +54.7% |
| 8 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 43.5 | 4.6% | 4.7× | 17 | +49.5% |
| 9 | University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States | 43.4 | 22.5% | 3.1× | 9 | +48.9% |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 40.7 | 16.3% | 2.0× | 9 | +68.3% |
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 Blood transfusion and management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Blood transfusion and management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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