Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
Gastrointestinal motility and disorders is a research topic within Gastroenterology. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 22.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex landscape of functional bowel disorders, with a focus on conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, and gastroparesis. It delves into the role of microbiota, enteric nervous system, and intestinal permeability in these disorders, as well as the potential therapeutic impact of probiotics and serotonin signaling. Additionally, the cluster addresses the prevalence, epidemiology, and global burden of functional gastrointestinal disorders.
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Microbiota
- Enteric Nervous System
- Constipation
- Probiotics
- Intestinal Permeability
- Gastroparesis
- Serotonin Signaling
- Inflammation
- Research works
- 38k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +26% 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 motility and disorders research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 1.5k works
- 3 United Kingdom 304 works
- 4 Japan 304 works
- 5 India 303 works
- 6 Italy 245 works
- 7 Germany 206 works
- 8 South Korea 185 works
- 9 Australia 158 works
- 10 Iran 149 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Gastrointestinal motility and disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, KU Leuven publishes the most Gastrointestinal motility and disorders research, followed by Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 KU LeuvenBelgium 30 works
- 2 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 29 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 28 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 26 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 26 works
- 6 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 26 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 25 works
- 8 University of MichiganUnited States 24 works
- 9 Mayo ClinicUnited States 23 works
- 10 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gastrointestinal motility and disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gastrointestinal motility and disorders include Timothy G. Dinan and Stefan Schreiber.
- 1 Timothy G. Dinan Ireland 3.1k citations
- 2 Stefan Schreiber Germany 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gastrointestinal motility and disorders research done?
The largest centres of Gastrointestinal motility and disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), London (United Kingdom) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rochester, Scottsdale and Jacksonville.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RochesterUS · 23.2 works8.4×
- ScottsdaleUS · 26.0 works7.9×
- JacksonvilleUS · 21.6 works6.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gastrointestinal motility and disorders than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Gastrointestinal motility and disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina | 64.8 | 30.9% | 10.5× | 18 | +182.4% |
| 2 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 64.4 | 37.7% | 19.6× | 29 | +3.0% |
| 3 | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 64.4 | 47.7% | 15.2× | 10 | +234.7% |
| 4 | Hunan University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 61.8 | 48.0% | 30.4× | 15 | — |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 60.0 | 31.7% | 15.4× | 26 | +3.0% |
| 6 | KU LeuvenBelgium | 56.4 | 36.4% | 5.0× | 30 | -9.6% |
| 7 | Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina | 55.8 | 24.2% | 11.1× | 14 | +136.3% |
| 8 | Medical University of LodzPoland | 55.5 | 26.2% | 12.9× | 13 | +114.7% |
| 9 | Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 53.1 | 22.7% | 15.6× | 18 | +39.7% |
| 10 | Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania | 52.0 | 32.9% | 12.8× | 8 | +116.9% |
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 motility and disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gastrointestinal motility and disorders.
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.