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Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects

Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects is a research topic within Pharmacology. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 20.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors, such as rofecoxib, celecoxib, and naproxen, in the context of inflammation and cancer. It explores the gastrointestinal and cardiovascular toxicity, chemopreventive effects, and potential risks associated with these drugs. The cluster also delves into the molecular biology of prostaglandins, particularly prostaglandin E2, and their role in modulating immune responses and promoting cancer growth.

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors
  • Inflammation
  • Cancer
  • Prostaglandins
  • NSAIDs
  • Cardiovascular Risk
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Chemoprevention
  • Prostaglandin E2
  • COX-2
Research works
42k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
8.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-11%
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 Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (756 and 627 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 756 works
  2. 2 United States 627 works
  3. 3 India 250 works
  4. 4 Japan 148 works
  5. 5 South Korea 127 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 92 works
  7. 7 Italy 89 works
  8. 8 Germany 88 works
  9. 9 Egypt 86 works
  10. 10 Russia 85 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: 32.2%United States: 26.7%India: 10.7%Japan: 6.3%6 others listed: 24.1%32%largest
China756 · 32.2%United States627 · 26.7%India250 · 10.7%Japan148 · 6.3%6 others listed567 · 24.1%

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

Which institutions lead Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Cairo University publishes the most Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.

Who are the leading researchers in Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects include Giuseppe Remuzzi, Cyrus Cooper and Hermann Brenner.

  1. 1 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy 8.1k citations
  2. 2 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
  3. 3 Hermann Brenner Germany 5.8k citations
  4. 4 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
  5. 5 Harlan M. Krumholz United States 4.7k citations
  6. 6 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands 4.4k citations

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

Where is Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects research done?

The largest centres of Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Giza.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 72 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 52 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 51 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 50 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 41 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 40 works
  7. 7 Nanjing China 31 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 30 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 27 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 27 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GizaEG · 20.9 works4.2×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects?

Among universities, judged by research, Cairo University, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Harvard 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.

0%20%40%mean 21.6333%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Cairo University: 15, 23.4%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 11, 25.8%Harvard University: 9, 30.3%Sichuan University: 10, 25.8%University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 12, 4.5%Sun Yat-sen University: 10, 20.0%Harvard UniversityChinese Academy of M…Sichuan UniversityCairo University
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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
1 Cairo UniversityEgypt 81.423.4%5.6×15 +20.6%
2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 49.125.8%3.4×11 -9.6%
3 Harvard UniversityUnited States 43.030.3%2.1×9 -19.1%
4 Sichuan UniversityChina 39.025.8%1.7×10 +25.7%
5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 31.74.5%2.2×12 +54.9%
6 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 28.920.0%1.9×10 -21.6%

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 Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012.

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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.