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Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects

Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 9.6k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the therapeutic applications of molecular hydrogen therapy, focusing on its potential as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent. The research covers a wide range of medical conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, and ischemia-reperfusion injuries. Molecular hydrogen is investigated for its ability to reduce oxidative stress, alleviate inflammation, and provide neuroprotection in various disease models.

  • Molecular Hydrogen
  • Therapeutic Gas
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Antioxidant
  • Inflammation
  • Neuroprotection
  • Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
Research works
9.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+37%
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 Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (647 and 196 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 647 works
  2. 2 United States 196 works
  3. 3 Russia 105 works
  4. 4 Japan 105 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 90 works
  6. 6 India 81 works
  7. 7 Iran 60 works
  8. 8 Indonesia 52 works
  9. 9 Brazil 42 works
  10. 10 Italy 42 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.

China: 45.5%United States: 13.8%Russia: 7.4%Japan: 7.4%6 others listed: 25.9%46%largest
China647 · 45.5%United States196 · 13.8%Russia105 · 7.4%Japan105 · 7.4%6 others listed368 · 25.9%

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

Which institutions lead Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects research, followed by Iğdır Üniversitesi and Shandong First Medical University.

Where is Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects research done?

The largest centres of Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jinan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 74 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 58 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 49 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 32 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 31 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 26 works
  7. 7 Tianjin China 22 works
  8. 8 Tehran Iran 22 works
  9. 9 Jinan China 21 works
  10. 10 Xi'an China 19 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. JinanCN · 21.2 works2.8×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects?

Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 0.065.6%2.6×11 +24.3%

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 Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects.

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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.