Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 15.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prevalence, management, epidemiology, and treatment of kidney stones, including topics such as urolithiasis, calcium oxalate, risk factors, medical therapy, and renal colic.
- Prevalence
- Urolithiasis
- Management
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Calcium Oxalate
- Risk Factors
- Medical Therapy
- Renal Colic
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% 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 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (895 and 781 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 895 works
- 2 United States 781 works
- 3 India 402 works
- 4 Türkiye 258 works
- 5 United Kingdom 195 works
- 6 Pakistan 165 works
- 7 France 145 works
- 8 Japan 144 works
- 9 Egypt 138 works
- 10 Italy 136 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.
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Which institutions lead Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi publishes the most Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments research, followed by Ain Shams University and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 31 works
- 2 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 21 works
- 3 University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustUnited Kingdom 20 works
- 4 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 17 works
- 5 Sindh Institute of Urology and TransplantationPakistan 15 works
- 6 Sichuan UniversityChina 14 works
- 7 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 14 works
- 8 Hôpital TenonFrance 14 works
- 9 Peking UniversityChina 13 works
- 10 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments include Winfried März.
- 1 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments research done?
The largest centres of Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Istanbul (Türkiye), Guangzhou (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Peshawar and Southampton.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PeshawarPK · 33.9 works11×
- SouthamptonGB · 23.4 works7.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments?
Among universities, judged by research, Sorbonne Université, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi and Mahidol 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 | Sorbonne UniversitéFrance | 61.9 | 30.4% | 7.2× | 17 | +26.3% |
| 2 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 59.5 | 5.1% | 11.3× | 31 | — |
| 3 | Mahidol UniversityThailand | 58.2 | 35.0% | 7.9× | 13 | +18.1% |
| 4 | Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina | 57.5 | 29.4% | 9.9× | 13 | +33.3% |
| 5 | Benha UniversityEgypt | 51.3 | 5.7% | 8.6× | 13 | +571.3% |
| 6 | Ain Shams UniversityEgypt | 49.8 | 5.6% | 6.1× | 21 | +342.6% |
| 7 | University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States | 47.7 | 16.2% | 5.8× | 13 | +334.2% |
| 8 | Biruni UniversityTürkiye | 46.9 | 14.3% | 33.4× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Anhui Medical UniversityChina | 44.2 | 26.6% | 8.5× | 12 | -58.6% |
| 10 | Medical University of ViennaAustria | 43.9 | 18.8% | 7.3× | 11 | -25.1% |
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 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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