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Diabetes and associated disorders

Diabetes and associated disorders is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 52k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the genetics, pathogenesis, and treatment strategies for type 1 diabetes. It covers topics such as the role of HLA genes, environmental triggers, autoimmune responses, insulin production, and the use of immunotherapy. The cluster also delves into the epidemiology and C-peptide levels associated with type 1 diabetes.

  • Type 1 Diabetes
  • Genetics
  • Autoimmunity
  • HLA Genes
  • Insulin Production
  • Environmental Triggers
  • C-Peptide Levels
  • Immunotherapy
  • Islet Autoimmunity
  • Epidemiology
Research works
52k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
10k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+27%
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Which countries lead Diabetes and associated disorders research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.9k and 863 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.9k works
  2. 2 China 863 works
  3. 3 India 513 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 359 works
  5. 5 Germany 338 works
  6. 6 Italy 275 works
  7. 7 Japan 252 works
  8. 8 Spain 227 works
  9. 9 Canada 183 works
  10. 10 Australia 180 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: 37.2%China: 17.0%India: 10.1%United Kingdom: 7.1%6 others listed: 28.7%37%largest
United States1,888 · 37.2%China863 · 17.0%India513 · 10.1%United Kingdom359 · 7.1%6 others listed1,455 · 28.7%

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

Which institutions lead Diabetes and associated disorders research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus publishes the most Diabetes and associated disorders research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUnited States 31 works
  2. 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 31 works
  3. 3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 28 works
  4. 4 University of FloridaUnited States 25 works
  5. 5 Yale UniversityUnited States 21 works
  6. 6 University of MiamiUnited States 20 works
  7. 7 Central South UniversityChina 20 works
  8. 8 InsermFrance 20 works
  9. 9 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 19 works
  10. 10 University of Colorado DenverUnited States 18 works

Who are the leading researchers in Diabetes and associated disorders?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Diabetes and associated disorders include Mostafa Qorbani, Winfried März and Mark I. McCarthy.

  1. 1 Mostafa Qorbani Iran 5.9k citations
  2. 2 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
  3. 3 Mark I. McCarthy 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 Diabetes and associated disorders research done?

The largest centres of Diabetes and associated disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Moscow (Russia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aurora, Indianapolis and Düsseldorf.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 115 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 107 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 81 works
  4. 4 Paris France 79 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 70 works
  6. 6 New York United States 68 works
  7. 7 Boston United States 68 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 64 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 59 works
  10. 10 Madrid Spain 56 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AuroraUS · 50.4 works16×
  2. IndianapolisUS · 35.2 works7.2×
  3. DüsseldorfDE · 26.6 works6.3×
  4. Coral GablesUS · 20.7 works5.4×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Diabetes and associated disorders than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Diabetes and associated disorders?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver and University of Miami 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%20%40%mean 37.77%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: 31, 38.5%University of Colorado Denver: 18, 45.5%University of Miami: 20, 39.0%Harvard University: 28, 34.0%University of Exeter: 13, 41.5%Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis: 12, 41.6%Indiana University School of Medicine: 8, 40.0%University of Florida: 26, 32.1%University of Messina: 9, 32.8%Washington University in St. Louis: 19, 32.7%University of Colora…University of MiamiUniversity of Colora…Harvard University
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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 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUnited States 83.838.5%14.7×31 +155.6%
2 University of Colorado DenverUnited States 63.645.5%7.4×18 -17.2%
3 University of MiamiUnited States 57.339.0%5.4×20 -1.6%
4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 55.634.0%2.9×28 +18.3%
5 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 54.641.5%3.9×13 +60.4%
6 Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisUnited States 54.541.6%4.9×12 +92.8%
7Indiana University School of Medicine?? 54.140.0%6.9×8 +91.7%
8 University of FloridaUnited States 50.232.1%3.1×26 +4.8%
9 University of MessinaItaly 50.132.8%4.8×9 +165.2%
10 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 48.632.7%3.5×19 +37.0%

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 Diabetes and associated disorders research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Diabetes and associated disorders.

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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.