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Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 6.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of intussusception in both adults and children, with a specific emphasis on Meckel's diverticulum. It covers imaging manifestations, clinical characteristics, surgical approaches, and complications associated with these conditions.

  • Intussusception
  • Meckel's Diverticulum
  • Adults
  • Children
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Imaging
  • Complications
  • Review
  • Epidemiology
Research works
49k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+18%
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 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 751 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.6k works
  2. 2 China 751 works
  3. 3 India 653 works
  4. 4 Japan 616 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 265 works
  6. 6 Spain 254 works
  7. 7 Brazil 223 works
  8. 8 Italy 221 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 172 works
  10. 10 Germany 168 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: 32.3%China: 15.3%India: 13.3%Japan: 12.6%6 others listed: 26.5%32%largest
United States1,586 · 32.3%China751 · 15.3%India653 · 13.3%Japan616 · 12.6%6 others listed1,303 · 26.5%

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

Which institutions lead Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments research?

By volume in 2022–2025, All India Institute of Medical Sciences publishes the most Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments research, followed by Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Cleveland Clinic.

Who are the leading researchers in Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments include Edward L. Giovannucci and Ajay Singh.

  1. 1 Edward L. Giovannucci United States 3k citations
  2. 2 Ajay Singh United States 2.4k citations

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

Where is Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments research done?

The largest centres of Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments research in 2022–2025 are Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China), New York (United States) and Mexico City (Mexico).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tokyo Japan 126 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 83 works
  3. 3 New York United States 69 works
  4. 4 Mexico City Mexico 69 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 69 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 68 works
  7. 7 New Delhi India 64 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 58 works
  9. 9 Shanghai China 56 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 55 works
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Where is the best place to study Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research 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%mean 5.92%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova: 9, 20.4%Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 10, 12.2%Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research: 25, 3.7%Mohammed V University: 22, 1.7%The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: 13, 0.0%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 26, 2.2%Jichi Medical University: 10, 7.9%Juntendo University: 10, 8.1%SMS Medical College: 10, 0.9%Institute of Medical Sciences: 16, 2.1%University of Medici…Carol Davila Univers…Post Graduate Instit…Mohammed V 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 Medicine and Pharmacy of CraiovaRomania 63.720.4%26.4×9 +2.5%
2 Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 59.912.2%8.9×10 +148.7%
3 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 56.63.7%11.0×25 +39.3%
4 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 52.91.7%8.0×22 +100.9%
5 The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUnited States 51.50.0%10.7×13 +207.8%
6 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 46.82.2%6.0×26 +86.4%
7 Jichi Medical UniversityJapan 45.77.9%16.4×10 +9.3%
8 Juntendo UniversityJapan 44.88.1%9.3×10 -15.7%
9 SMS Medical CollegeIndia 44.60.9%22.5×10 +371.1%
10 Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 39.52.1%7.1×16 +42.2%

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 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.

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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.