Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 9.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the etiology, prenatal diagnosis, surgical management, and outcomes of abdominal wall defects such as gastroschisis and omphalocele. It explores maternal risk factors, epidemiological trends, fetal and neonatal outcomes, and advancements in surgical techniques for the treatment of these congenital anomalies.
- Gastroschisis
- Omphalocele
- Abdominal Wall Defects
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Surgical Management
- Epidemiology
- Fetal Outcome
- Maternal Risk Factors
- Congenital Anomalies
- Neonatal Surgery
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% 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 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (642 and 461 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 642 works
- 2 India 461 works
- 3 China 331 works
- 4 Türkiye 183 works
- 5 Brazil 152 works
- 6 Japan 147 works
- 7 United Kingdom 128 works
- 8 Italy 108 works
- 9 Iran 103 works
- 10 Germany 102 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery research?
By volume in 2022–2025, All India Institute of Medical Sciences publishes the most Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery research, followed by Mohammed V University and Tunis El Manar University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 20 works
- 2 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 17 works
- 3 Tunis El Manar UniversityTunisia 12 works
- 4 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 12 works
- 5 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 12 works
- 6 Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 12 works
- 7 Atatürk UniversityTürkiye 11 works
- 8 Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUnited States 10 works
- 9 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 10 works
- 10 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery include Mircea Beuran.
- 1 Mircea Beuran Romania 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery research done?
The largest centres of Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), London (United Kingdom), Tehran (Iran) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tunis and Rabat.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TunisTN · 27.6 works11×
- RabatMA · 22.0 works9.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery?
Among universities, judged by research, Tunis El Manar University, Xinjiang Medical University and Mohammed V 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 | Tunis El Manar UniversityTunisia | 61.8 | 1.9% | 18.4× | 12 | +214.5% |
| 2 | Xinjiang Medical UniversityChina | 57.4 | 20.1% | 21.1× | 9 | -37.1% |
| 3 | Mohammed V UniversityMorocco | 56.9 | 1.9% | 11.5× | 17 | +84.0% |
| 4 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 52.2 | 9.7% | 9.4× | 9 | — |
| 5 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 51.4 | 2.9% | 8.6× | 20 | +46.7% |
| 6 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 43.8 | 10.9% | 6.6× | 10 | +29.9% |
| 7 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 41.3 | 1.4% | 9.7× | 12 | +53.4% |
| 8 | Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 38.2 | 0.0% | 9.5× | 12 | +38.6% |
| 9 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 37.7 | 16.3% | 1.4× | 9 | +105.4% |
| 10 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 36.4 | 1.9% | 5.5× | 12 | — |
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 Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery.
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.