High Altitude and Hypoxia
High Altitude and Hypoxia is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 11.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the genetic and physiological adaptations of humans and other vertebrates to high-altitude environments, focusing on topics such as hypoxia, acute mountain sickness, erythropoietin response, oxidative stress, pulmonary edema, and the effects of endurance training. The research covers a wide range of aspects including molecular, systemic, and cellular responses to high-altitude conditions.
- High Altitude
- Adaptation
- Hypoxia
- Genetic
- Physiological
- Acute Mountain Sickness
- Erythropoietin
- Oxidative Stress
- Pulmonary Edema
- Endurance Training
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead High Altitude and Hypoxia research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (705 and 605 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 705 works
- 2 United States 605 works
- 3 India 131 works
- 4 Russia 122 works
- 5 France 116 works
- 6 Germany 96 works
- 7 United Kingdom 91 works
- 8 Canada 90 works
- 9 Japan 83 works
- 10 Italy 74 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 High Altitude and Hypoxia research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Qinghai University publishes the most High Altitude and Hypoxia research, followed by Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences and Universität Innsbruck.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Qinghai UniversityChina 22 works
- 2 Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied SciencesIndia 17 works
- 3 Universität InnsbruckAustria 15 works
- 4 University of LausanneSwitzerland 15 works
- 5 Sichuan UniversityChina 14 works
- 6 Army Medical UniversityChina 13 works
- 7 Tibet Autonomous Region People's HospitalChina 13 works
- 8 Institute of Biomedical ProblemsRussia 13 works
- 9 University Hospital of ZurichSwitzerland 12 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in High Altitude and Hypoxia?
The most-cited researchers publishing on High Altitude and Hypoxia include John J. McGrath.
- 1 John J. McGrath Australia 5.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is High Altitude and Hypoxia research done?
The largest centres of High Altitude and Hypoxia research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chengdu (China), Moscow (Russia) and Xining (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lhasa, Xining and Innsbruck.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LhasaCN · 25.3 works90×
- XiningCN · 44.6 works52×
- InnsbruckAT · 22.5 works17×
- DelhiIN · 20.5 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in High Altitude and Hypoxia than the world average.
Where is the best place to study High Altitude and Hypoxia?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Lausanne, Qinghai University and Universität Innsbruck 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 | University of LausanneSwitzerland | 71.9 | 24.8% | 15.2× | 15 | +64.7% |
| 2 | Qinghai UniversityChina | 66.2 | 26.4% | 44.7× | 22 | -48.9% |
| 3 | Universität InnsbruckAustria | 63.9 | 17.7% | 18.5× | 15 | +35.6% |
| 4 | Army Medical UniversityChina | 51.3 | 19.6% | 28.4× | 13 | -55.5% |
| 5 | Tibet UniversityChina | 48.5 | 18.1% | 53.2× | 10 | +25.1% |
| 6 | Lanzhou UniversityChina | 46.1 | 39.4% | 5.2× | 9 | -17.9% |
| 7 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUnited States | 46.0 | 16.7% | 10.4× | 8 | +46.7% |
| 8 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 36.1 | 22.0% | 2.9× | 14 | -2.3% |
| 9 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 34.8 | 27.0% | 4.9× | 8 | -3.8% |
| 10 | University of California San DiegoUnited States | 32.4 | 11.8% | 4.6× | 11 | +15.3% |
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 High Altitude and Hypoxia research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are High Altitude and Hypoxia.
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.