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Complement system in diseases

Complement system in diseases is a research topic within Immunology. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 18.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of the complement system in immune response, focusing on its involvement in thrombotic microangiopathies, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and inflammatory diseases. It delves into the genetics, regulation, and therapeutic interventions such as Eculizumab for managing complement-related disorders.

  • Complement
  • Immune
  • Thrombotic Microangiopathies
  • Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
  • Eculizumab
  • Innate Immunity
  • ADAMTS13
  • Regulation
  • Inflammatory Diseases
  • Genetics
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+17%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Complement system in diseases research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (985 and 473 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 985 works
  2. 2 China 473 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 181 works
  4. 4 Japan 179 works
  5. 5 Germany 168 works
  6. 6 France 163 works
  7. 7 India 158 works
  8. 8 Italy 131 works
  9. 9 Spain 101 works
  10. 10 Canada 78 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: 37.6%China: 18.0%United Kingdom: 6.9%Japan: 6.8%6 others listed: 30.6%38%largest
United States985 · 37.6%China473 · 18.0%United Kingdom181 · 6.9%Japan179 · 6.8%6 others listed800 · 30.6%

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

Which institutions lead Complement system in diseases research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Complement system in diseases research, followed by Inserm and Apellis Pharmaceuticals (United States).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 16 works
  2. 2 Inserm France 15 works
  3. 3 Apellis Pharmaceuticals (United States) United States 13 works
  4. 4 Washington University in St. Louis United States 13 works
  5. 5 Johns Hopkins University United States 12 works
  6. 6 Nara Medical University Japan 12 works
  7. 7 Peking University China 11 works
  8. 8 Harvard University United States 11 works
  9. 9 Semmelweis University Hungary 11 works
  10. 10 Cleveland Clinic United States 11 works

Who are the leading researchers in Complement system in diseases?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Complement system in diseases include Giuseppe Remuzzi.

  1. 1 Giuseppe Remuzzi 8.1k citations

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

Where is Complement system in diseases research done?

The largest centres of Complement system in diseases research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Basel.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 87 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 85 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 56 works
  4. 4 New York United States 44 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 42 works
  6. 6 Boston United States 39 works
  7. 7 Madrid Spain 37 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 36 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 31 works
  10. 10 Guangzhou China 30 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BaselCH · 21.8 works10×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Complement system in diseases than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Complement system in diseases?

Among universities, judged by research, Semmelweis University, Medical University of Vienna and Université Paris Cité 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%30%mean 20.11%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Semmelweis University: 11, 13.5%Medical University of Vienna: 10, 19.6%Université Paris Cité: 9, 28.4%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 16, 9.9%Washington University in St. Louis: 13, 24.3%Nara Medical University: 12, 9.0%Lund University: 9, 21.6%University of Iowa: 10, 24.1%Harvard University: 11, 23.5%Duke University: 8, 27.2%Université Paris CitéMedical University o…Semmelweis UniversityChinese 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
1Semmelweis University Hungary 60.013.5%16.5×11 +78.6%
2Medical University of Vienna Austria 56.919.6%9.2×10 +7.5%
3Université Paris Cité France 55.928.4%6.3×9 +7.5%
4Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 50.49.9%4.8×16 +106.1%
5Washington University in St. Louis United States 48.424.3%5.2×13 -22.2%
6Nara Medical University Japan 45.39.0%51.0×12 +10.6%
7Lund University Sweden 43.421.6%4.4×9 +17.0%
8University of Iowa United States 42.224.1%6.6×10 -52.7%
9Harvard University United States 41.423.5%2.5×11 -24.1%
10Duke University United States 40.927.2%3.5×8 +35.0%

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 Complement system in diseases research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Complement system in diseases.

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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.