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Head and Neck Anomalies

Head and Neck Anomalies is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 7.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the anatomical, clinical, and surgical aspects of branchial anomalies, including thyroglossal duct cysts, ectopic thyroid tissue, and congenital neck masses. It also discusses the management and genetic implications of conditions such as Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome and thyroid carcinoma in the pediatric population.

  • Branchial Anomalies
  • Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
  • Ectopic Thyroid Tissue
  • Congenital Neck Masses
  • Sistrunk Procedure
  • Pyriform Sinus Fistula
  • Lingual Thyroid
  • Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome
  • Thyroid Carcinoma
  • Pediatric Neck Masses
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+8%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Head and Neck Anomalies research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (376 and 292 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 376 works
  2. 2 China 292 works
  3. 3 India 268 works
  4. 4 Japan 116 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 89 works
  6. 6 Italy 76 works
  7. 7 South Korea 61 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 61 works
  9. 9 Brazil 60 works
  10. 10 Germany 48 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: 26.0%China: 20.1%India: 18.5%Japan: 8.0%6 others listed: 27.3%26%largest
United States376 · 26.0%China292 · 20.1%India268 · 18.5%Japan116 · 8.0%6 others listed396 · 27.3%

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

Which institutions lead Head and Neck Anomalies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, All India Institute of Medical Sciences publishes the most Head and Neck Anomalies research, followed by Institute of Medical Sciences and Alexandria University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 All India Institute of Medical Sciences India 11 works
  2. 2 Institute of Medical Sciences India 10 works
  3. 3 Alexandria University Egypt 9 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 8 works
  5. 5 Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Türkiye 8 works
  6. 6 Kuma Hospital Japan 7 works
  7. 7 All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar India 6 works
  8. 8 Hôpital Farhat Hached Tunisia 5 works
  9. 9 Catholic University of Korea South Korea 5 works
  10. 10 Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research India 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Head and Neck Anomalies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Head and Neck Anomalies include Furio Pacini, Martin Schlumberger and R. Michael Tuttle.

  1. 1 Furio Pacini 3.1k citations
  2. 2 Martin Schlumberger 3.1k citations
  3. 3 R. Michael Tuttle 2.9k citations

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

Where is Head and Neck Anomalies research done?

The largest centres of Head and Neck Anomalies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), New Delhi (India) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 45 works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 31 works
  3. 3 New Delhi India 28 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 23 works
  5. 5 Istanbul Türkiye 22 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 21 works
  7. 7 Chennai India 18 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 18 works
  9. 9 New York United States 17 works
  10. 10 Rome Italy 17 works
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Where is the best place to study Head and Neck Anomalies?

Among universities, judged by research, Alexandria University, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Institute of Medical Sciences 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 5.55%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Alexandria University: 9, 15.4%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 11, 0.0%Institute of Medical Sciences: 10, 0.0%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 8, 6.8%Alexandria UniversityChinese Academy of M…All India Institute …Institute of Medical…
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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
1Alexandria University Egypt 64.715.4%8.6×9 +2.2%
2All India Institute of Medical Sciences India 53.00.0%8.3×11 +105.4%
3Institute of Medical Sciences India 50.70.0%14.5×10 +67.9%
4Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 19.56.8%3.9×8 +26.0%

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 Head and Neck Anomalies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Head and Neck Anomalies.

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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.