Bone health and osteoporosis research
Bone health and osteoporosis research is a research topic within Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 21.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis, with an emphasis on fractures, bone mineral density, microstructure, and the effects of various medications and signaling pathways on bone health.
- Fractures
- Bone Mineral Density
- Osteoporotic Fractures
- Microstructure
- Denosumab
- Zoledronic Acid
- Sclerostin
- Parathyroid Hormone
- Bone Turnover
- Wnt Signaling
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.7% 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 Bone health and osteoporosis research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 1.1k works
- 3 Japan 382 works
- 4 India 351 works
- 5 United Kingdom 319 works
- 6 South Korea 277 works
- 7 Germany 236 works
- 8 Italy 233 works
- 9 Türkiye 182 works
- 10 Canada 173 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Bone health and osteoporosis research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Peking University publishes the most Bone health and osteoporosis research research, followed by Sichuan University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Peking UniversityChina 25 works
- 2 Sichuan UniversityChina 24 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 22 works
- 4 Soochow UniversityChina 20 works
- 5 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 20 works
- 6 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 19 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 8 Capital Medical UniversityChina 18 works
- 9 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 18 works
- 10 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bone health and osteoporosis research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bone health and osteoporosis research include Cyrus Cooper, Walter C. Willett and Gordon Guyatt.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
- 2 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
- 3 Gordon Guyatt Canada 6.8k citations
- 4 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
- 5 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bone health and osteoporosis research research done?
The largest centres of Bone health and osteoporosis research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Guangzhou (China).
Where is the best place to study Bone health and osteoporosis research?
Among universities, judged by research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine and Zhejiang Chinese 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.
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 | Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina | 75.7 | 25.7% | 14.8× | 20 | +446.0% |
| 2 | Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 70.7 | 36.9% | 9.6× | 17 | — |
| 3 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina | 66.5 | 23.6% | 10.4× | 19 | +97.7% |
| 4 | Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina | 65.6 | 31.4% | 7.1× | 18 | +127.8% |
| 5 | Fujian Medical UniversityChina | 57.1 | 30.7% | 5.5× | 14 | +137.6% |
| 6 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 56.5 | 22.9% | 4.3× | 18 | +350.6% |
| 7 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 53.2 | 37.4% | 2.0× | 24 | -21.7% |
| 8 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 52.4 | 29.4% | 3.1× | 22 | +41.2% |
| 9 | Hebei Medical UniversityChina | 52.1 | 24.4% | 8.4× | 13 | +36.6% |
| 10 | University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom | 51.8 | 37.0% | 3.8× | 14 | -24.8% |
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 Bone health and osteoporosis research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bone health and osteoporosis research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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