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Endometriosis Research and Treatment

Endometriosis Research and Treatment is a research topic within Reproductive Medicine. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, pathophysiology, management, and impact of endometriosis. It covers topics such as the association between endometriosis and infertility, quality of life, epidemiology, immunobiology, stem cells, and the surgical treatment of endometriosis. The papers also explore the impact of endometriosis on women's lives and the challenges in reaching a diagnosis.

  • Diagnosis
  • Management
  • Pathophysiology
  • Infertility
  • Quality of Life
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunobiology
  • Stem Cells
  • Pain Symptoms
  • Surgical Treatment
Research works
41k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+18%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
27% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Endometriosis Research and Treatment

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Endometriosis Research and Treatment research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 1.5k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.6k works
  2. 2 United States 1.5k works
  3. 3 India 525 works
  4. 4 Italy 397 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 364 works
  6. 6 Brazil 346 works
  7. 7 Russia 326 works
  8. 8 Japan 304 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 290 works
  10. 10 France 251 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.

China: 27.3%United States: 25.2%India: 8.9%Italy: 6.7%6 others listed: 31.8%27%largest
China1,613 · 27.3%United States1,490 · 25.2%India525 · 8.9%Italy397 · 6.7%6 others listed1,881 · 31.8%

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

Which institutions lead Endometriosis Research and Treatment research?

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Endometriosis Research and Treatment research, followed by Sichuan University and Mayo Clinic.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 64 works
  2. 2 Sichuan UniversityChina 49 works
  3. 3 Mayo ClinicUnited States 49 works
  4. 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 46 works
  5. 5 Endometriosis UKUnited Kingdom 45 works
  6. 6 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 44 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 42 works
  8. 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 42 works
  9. 9 Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan UniversityChina 40 works
  10. 10 Peking UniversityChina 39 works

Who are the leading researchers in Endometriosis Research and Treatment?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Endometriosis Research and Treatment include David Moher, Walter Churchill Willett and Hermann Brenner.

  1. 1 David Moher Canada 898k citations
  2. 2 Walter Churchill Willett United States 411k citations
  3. 3 Hermann Brenner Germany 343k citations
  4. 4 Shizuo Akira Japan 342k citations
  5. 5 Dan J. Stein South Africa 306k citations
  6. 6 Patrick M. Bossuyt Netherlands 270k citations
  7. 7 Gordon Brent Mills United States 265k citations
  8. 8 JoAnn E. Manson United States 263k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Endometriosis Research and Treatment?

The most cited paper in Endometriosis Research and Treatment is "An international urogynecological association (IUGA)/international continence society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction" (Bernard T. Haylen, Dirk J. M. K. De Ridder, Robert M. Freeman et al., 2009), with 3,097 citations. Next come "Endometriosis" (3,064) and "High cumulative incidence of uterine leiomyoma in black and white women: Ultrasound evidence" (2,469).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An international urogynecological association (IUGA)/international continence society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction Bernard T. Haylen, Dirk J. M. K. De Ridder, Robert M. Freeman et al. · Neurourology and Urodynamics Open access 25 Nov 2009 3,097
2 Endometriosis Linda C. Giudice, Lee C. Kao · The Lancet Nov 2004 3,064
3 High cumulative incidence of uterine leiomyoma in black and white women: Ultrasound evidence Donna D. Baird, David B. Dunson, Michael C. Hill et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003 2,469
4 Endometriosis Krina T. Zondervan, Christian M. Becker, Stacey A. Missmer · New England Journal of Medicine 25 Mar 2020 2,271
5 ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis G.A.J. Dunselman, Nathalie Vermeulen, Christian M. Becker et al. · Human Reproduction Open access 15 Jan 2014 2,237
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Where is Endometriosis Research and Treatment research done?

The largest centres of Endometriosis Research and Treatment research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and London (United Kingdom).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 167 works
  2. 2 ShanghaiChina 145 works
  3. 3 MoscowRussia 141 works
  4. 4 LondonUnited Kingdom 132 works
  5. 5 GuangzhouChina 106 works
  6. 6 TehranIran 97 works
  7. 7 ParisFrance 95 works
  8. 8 IstanbulTürkiye 92 works
  9. 9 São PauloBrazil 88 works
  10. 10 SeoulSouth Korea 84 works
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Where is the best place to study Endometriosis Research and Treatment?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Edinburgh, University of Florence and University of Oxford score highest, combining citation 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 23.98%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of Edinbu…University of FlorenceUniversity of OxfordHarvard University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom 67.928.7%2.9×20 +11.4%
2University of FlorenceItaly 65.328.1%4.4×21 +79.6%
3University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 62.425.6%1.8×21 +115.9%
4Harvard UniversityUnited States 62.311.0%2.5×64 -3.5%
5Zhejiang UniversityChina 62.320.9%2.1×46 +10.8%
6Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 61.918.6%6.2×25 +69.8%
7University of MilanItaly 61.621.7%3.5×18 +73.5%
8The University of AdelaideAustralia 61.624.5%4.1×14 +84.6%
9UCLouvainBelgium 61.335.4%3.5×10 +5.5%
10Medical University of LublinPoland 60.225.3%17.7×22 +68.1%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Endometriosis Research and Treatment, country by country

Is Endometriosis Research and Treatment research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Endometriosis Research and Treatment.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Endometriosis Research and Treatment as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.040% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Endometriosis Research and Treatment0.038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Endometriosis Research and Treatment over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Endometriosis Research and Treatment10.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

Questions people ask

How much research is there on endometriosis, and is it growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Endometriosis Research and Treatment.

Is Endometriosis Research and Treatment research growing?

Who is researching a cure for endometriosis?

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Endometriosis Research and Treatment research, followed by Sichuan University and Mayo Clinic. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 1.5k works in 2022-now).

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