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Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 9.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the association between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and cerebrovascular events, including cryptogenic stroke and paradoxical embolism. It explores the effectiveness of transcatheter closure, medical therapy, and the risk factors associated with PFO, such as migraine and thrombus formation. Additionally, it discusses the management of neurological events and decompression illness in relation to PFO.

  • Patent Foramen Ovale
  • Cryptogenic Stroke
  • Transcatheter Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Migraine
  • Paradoxical Embolism
  • Medical Therapy
  • Neurological Events
  • Thrombus Formation
  • Decompression Illness
Research works
23k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.5%
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 Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (947 and 427 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 947 works
  2. 2 China 427 works
  3. 3 Japan 180 works
  4. 4 India 153 works
  5. 5 Italy 152 works
  6. 6 Brazil 139 works
  7. 7 France 120 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 120 works
  9. 9 Germany 113 works
  10. 10 Spain 99 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.

United States: 38.6%China: 17.4%Japan: 7.4%India: 6.2%6 others listed: 30.3%39%largest
United States947 · 38.6%China427 · 17.4%Japan180 · 7.4%India153 · 6.2%6 others listed743 · 30.3%

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

Which institutions lead Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications research, followed by Mayo Clinic in Arizona and University of California San Diego.

Who are the leading researchers in Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications include Graeme J. Hankey, Bernard J. Gersh and Patrick W. Serruys.

  1. 1 Graeme J. Hankey Australia 7.2k citations
  2. 2 Bernard J. Gersh United States 4k citations
  3. 3 Patrick W. Serruys Netherlands 3.6k citations

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

Where is Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications research done?

The largest centres of Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), London (United Kingdom) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 73 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 42 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 38 works
  4. 4 Paris France 37 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 34 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 33 works
  7. 7 New York United States 32 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 30 works
  9. 9 Milan Italy 28 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 28 works
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Where is the best place to study Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications?

Among universities, judged by research, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Harvard 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%10%20%mean 11.775%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 10, 14.2%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 13, 9.2%Harvard University: 10, 17.2%Sichuan University: 9, 23.1%University of California San Diego: 11, 3.1%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 9, 9.8%Capital Medical University: 8, 10.8%Yale University: 8, 6.8%Sichuan UniversityHarvard UniversityNational and Kapodis…Chinese Academy of M…
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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 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece 64.714.2%5.8×10 +116.4%
2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 58.19.2%3.9×13 +134.7%
3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 48.317.2%2.3×10 +8.0%
4 Sichuan UniversityChina 37.023.1%1.6×9 -46.7%
5 University of California San DiegoUnited States 36.73.1%3.6×11 +45.7%
6 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 33.89.8%4.3×9 +35.6%
7 Capital Medical UniversityChina 29.010.8%4.2×8 -17.5%
8 Yale UniversityUnited States 16.56.8%2.4×8 -54.7%

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 Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications.

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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.