Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders is a research topic within Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the management and impact of delirium in adult patients in the intensive care unit, particularly those undergoing mechanical ventilation. It covers topics such as sedation protocols, cognitive impairment, ICU-acquired weakness, rehabilitation, and long-term outcomes after critical illness.
- Delirium
- Intensive Care Unit
- Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Sedation
- Cognitive Dysfunction
- ICU-Acquired Weakness
- Postoperative
- Elderly Patients
- Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Dysfunction
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +66% 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 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.5k and 1.8k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.5k works
- 2 China 1.8k works
- 3 United Kingdom 606 works
- 4 Germany 489 works
- 5 India 461 works
- 6 Japan 428 works
- 7 Canada 362 works
- 8 Australia 347 works
- 9 Italy 345 works
- 10 Brazil 343 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and Capital Medical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 42 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 36 works
- 3 Capital Medical UniversityChina 34 works
- 4 Massachusetts General HospitalUnited States 34 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 33 works
- 6 Sichuan UniversityChina 33 works
- 7 Vanderbilt University Medical CenterUnited States 32 works
- 8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 31 works
- 9 University of MichiganUnited States 29 works
- 10 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders include Luigi Ferrucci, Harlan M. Krumholz and Perminder S. Sachdev.
- 1 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
- 2 Harlan M. Krumholz United States 4.7k citations
- 3 Perminder S. Sachdev Australia 4.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders research done?
The largest centres of Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States) and Shanghai (China).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, Xuzhou Medical College, Capital Medical University and Sichuan 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.
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 | Xuzhou Medical CollegeChina | 58.7 | 30.9% | 8.0× | 18 | +119.0% |
| 2 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 57.8 | 27.7% | 5.4× | 34 | +120.4% |
| 3 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 55.4 | 32.8% | 1.8× | 33 | +192.5% |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 54.2 | 28.3% | 3.1× | 42 | +70.1% |
| 5 | Hebei Medical UniversityChina | 53.3 | 28.7% | 6.0× | 14 | +339.0% |
| 6 | Nanjing Medical UniversityChina | 51.5 | 22.6% | 5.0× | 28 | +123.1% |
| 7 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 50.8 | 29.2% | 4.5× | 31 | +28.0% |
| 8 | China Medical UniversityChina | 50.4 | 31.3% | 5.4× | 19 | +80.2% |
| 9 | Anhui Medical UniversityChina | 49.5 | 33.7% | 4.4× | 14 | +142.1% |
| 10 | University of TorontoCanada | 47.8 | 28.8% | 2.1× | 33 | +49.8% |
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 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 66% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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