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Connective tissue disorders research

Connective tissue disorders research is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 16.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores genetic and molecular aspects of various connective tissue disorders, including Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta. It delves into mutations in genes encoding proteins like TGF-ß receptor, elastin, fibrillin-1, and collagen, as well as their implications in aortic aneurysms and skeletal abnormalities.

  • Marfan Syndrome
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
  • Osteogenesis Imperfecta
  • TGF-ß Receptor Mutations
  • Elastin
  • Fibrillin-1
  • Smooth Muscle Alpha-Actin Mutations
  • Collagen Disorders
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Genetic Skeletal Disorders
Research works
28k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
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Which countries lead Connective tissue disorders research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 777 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 China 777 works
  3. 3 Japan 249 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 208 works
  5. 5 India 206 works
  6. 6 Germany 166 works
  7. 7 Italy 153 works
  8. 8 France 152 works
  9. 9 Spain 123 works
  10. 10 Canada 111 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: 33.3%China: 24.2%Japan: 7.7%United Kingdom: 6.5%6 others listed: 28.3%33%largest
United States1,073 · 33.3%China777 · 24.2%Japan249 · 7.7%United Kingdom208 · 6.5%6 others listed911 · 28.3%

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

Which institutions lead Connective tissue disorders research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Connective tissue disorders research research, followed by Stanford University and Washington University in St. Louis.

Who are the leading researchers in Connective tissue disorders research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Connective tissue disorders research include André G. Uitterlinden, Darwin J. Prockop and Zena Werb.

  1. 1 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands 4.4k citations
  2. 2 Darwin J. Prockop United States 3.8k citations
  3. 3 Zena Werb United States 3.3k citations
  4. 4 Thomas Schwarz United States 3.1k citations

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

Where is Connective tissue disorders research research done?

The largest centres of Connective tissue disorders research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 125 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 78 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 75 works
  4. 4 Paris France 65 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 57 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 57 works
  7. 7 New York United States 47 works
  8. 8 Philadelphia United States 42 works
  9. 9 Madrid Spain 40 works
  10. 10 Boston United States 39 works
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Where is the best place to study Connective tissue disorders research?

Among universities, judged by research, Baylor College of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Sichuan 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%30%mean 21.35%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Baylor College of Medicine: 13, 24.7%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 24, 20.0%Sichuan University: 15, 25.6%Peking University: 12, 20.8%Stanford University: 16, 21.1%Harvard University: 12, 21.1%Washington University in St. Louis: 16, 18.5%Nanjing Medical University: 10, 17.7%Sun Yat-sen University: 13, 22.1%Yale University: 13, 21.9%Sichuan UniversityBaylor College of Me…Peking 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
1 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 63.624.7%7.9×13 +35.7%
2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 61.220.0%5.9×24 +22.4%
3 Sichuan UniversityChina 48.825.6%2.0×15 +41.1%
4 Peking UniversityChina 48.720.8%1.7×12 +134.7%
5 Stanford UniversityUnited States 48.221.1%3.1×16 +7.6%
6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 47.321.1%2.3×12 +38.9%
7 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 46.818.5%5.2×16 -12.4%
8 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 44.617.7%4.9×10 +93.1%
9 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 44.422.1%1.9×13 +52.6%
10 Yale UniversityUnited States 44.221.9%3.0×13 +7.3%

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 Connective tissue disorders research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Connective tissue disorders research.

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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.