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Down syndrome and intellectual disability research

Down syndrome and intellectual disability research is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 9.7k research works in it since 1956. 28.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the prevalence, impact, and associated health disparities of Down syndrome and intellectual disability. It covers topics such as genetic counseling, neurodevelopmental delay, mental health, and quality of life for individuals with Down syndrome. The research also delves into the neurological complications and disparities in health care access faced by this population.

  • Down Syndrome
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Prevalence
  • Health Disparities
  • Mental Health
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Neurodevelopmental Delay
  • Quality of Life
  • Chromosome 21
  • Neurological Complications
Research works
9.7k
fractional, since 1956
In the world top 10%
2.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
28.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+32%
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 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (724 and 305 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 724 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 305 works
  3. 3 Australia 118 works
  4. 4 Netherlands 98 works
  5. 5 Canada 95 works
  6. 6 Spain 93 works
  7. 7 India 79 works
  8. 8 China 69 works
  9. 9 Brazil 62 works
  10. 10 Italy 55 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: 42.6%United Kingdom: 18.0%Australia: 7.0%Netherlands: 5.8%6 others listed: 26.7%43%largest
United States724 · 42.6%United Kingdom305 · 18.0%Australia118 · 7.0%Netherlands98 · 5.8%6 others listed454 · 26.7%

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

Which institutions lead Down syndrome and intellectual disability research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Wisconsin–Madison publishes the most Down syndrome and intellectual disability research research, followed by University College London and University of California, Irvine.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 18 works
  2. 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 16 works
  3. 3 University of California, IrvineUnited States 14 works
  4. 4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 13 works
  5. 5 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 13 works
  6. 6 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 11 works
  7. 7 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUnited States 11 works
  8. 8 University of PittsburghUnited States 10 works
  9. 9 Trinity College DublinIreland 10 works
  10. 10 Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands 10 works

Who are the leading researchers in Down syndrome and intellectual disability research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Down syndrome and intellectual disability research include Lars Jacob Stovner and Stylianos E. Antonarakis.

  1. 1 Lars Jacob Stovner Norway 2.7k citations
  2. 2 Stylianos E. Antonarakis Switzerland 2.1k citations

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

Where is Down syndrome and intellectual disability research research done?

The largest centres of Down syndrome and intellectual disability research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 88 works
  2. 2 Boston United States 39 works
  3. 3 Melbourne Australia 32 works
  4. 4 Toronto Canada 28 works
  5. 5 Sydney Australia 26 works
  6. 6 New York United States 25 works
  7. 7 Dublin Ireland 24 works
  8. 8 Philadelphia United States 23 works
  9. 9 Barcelona Spain 22 works
  10. 10 Washington D.C. United States 21 works
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Where is the best place to study Down syndrome and intellectual disability research?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Trinity College Dublin and University College London 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 30.06%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: 11, 46.0%Trinity College Dublin: 10, 27.8%University College London: 16, 31.5%Tilburg University: 10, 25.7%University of Wisconsin–Madison: 18, 21.5%Radboud University Nijmegen: 10, 29.9%Harvard University: 13, 31.7%University of California, Irvine: 14, 24.9%La Trobe University: 10, 31.5%King's College London: 11, 30.1%University of Colora…University College L…Trinity College DublinTilburg 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 72.846.0%17.9×11 +111.1%
2 Trinity College DublinIreland 70.027.8%13.3×10 +218.4%
3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 63.831.5%5.2×16 +94.9%
4 Tilburg UniversityNetherlands 62.325.7%25.2×10 +153.5%
5 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 61.021.5%8.3×18 +115.9%
6 Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands 60.829.9%10.3×10 +29.6%
7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 60.531.7%4.6×13 +206.3%
8 University of California, IrvineUnited States 55.624.9%10.8×14 -24.3%
9 La Trobe UniversityAustralia 55.431.5%13.8×10 -8.9%
10 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 53.730.1%6.6×11 +55.7%

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 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Down syndrome and intellectual disability 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.