Question 1

Which countries lead High Altitude and Hypoxia research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (846 and 672 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead High Altitude and Hypoxia research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most High Altitude and Hypoxia research, followed by Sichuan University and Qinghai University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in High Altitude and Hypoxia?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on High Altitude and Hypoxia include Jun Wang, Gregory Y.H. Lip and Luigi Ferrucci.

Question 4

Where is High Altitude and Hypoxia research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of High Altitude and Hypoxia research in 2022-now 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.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study High Altitude and Hypoxia?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, University of Lausanne and University of Zurich 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.

Question 6

Is High Altitude and Hypoxia research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are High Altitude and Hypoxia.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in High Altitude and Hypoxia?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in High Altitude and Hypoxia is "Hypoxia-Inducible Factors in Physiology and Medicine" (Gregg L. Semenza, 2012), with 3,632 citations. Next come "Oxygen Sensing by Metazoans: The Central Role of the HIF Hydroxylase Pathway" (3,308) and "Physiological Roles of Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species" (2,632).