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Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments

Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 9.6k research works in it since 1950. 12.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and management of chylothorax and chylous ascites, particularly in pediatric and surgical settings. It covers topics such as the lymphatic system, thoracic duct, various management and treatment strategies, including lymphangiography and octreotide therapy.

  • Chylothorax
  • Chylous Ascites
  • Lymphatic System
  • Thoracic Duct
  • Management
  • Treatment
  • Pediatric
  • Surgery
  • Lymphangiography
  • Octreotide
Research works
9.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+26%
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 Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (438 and 322 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 438 works
  2. 2 China 322 works
  3. 3 Japan 186 works
  4. 4 India 101 works
  5. 5 Germany 67 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 65 works
  7. 7 South Korea 64 works
  8. 8 Italy 57 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 44 works
  10. 10 Spain 37 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.

United States: 31.7%China: 23.3%Japan: 13.5%India: 7.3%6 others listed: 24.2%32%largest
United States438 · 31.7%China322 · 23.3%Japan186 · 13.5%India101 · 7.3%6 others listed335 · 24.2%

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

Which institutions lead Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia publishes the most Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments research, followed by University Hospital Bonn and Capital Medical University.

Where is Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments research done?

The largest centres of Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea) and Philadelphia (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Philadelphia.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 53 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 43 works
  3. 3 Seoul South Korea 31 works
  4. 4 Philadelphia United States 27 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 24 works
  6. 6 New York United States 24 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 21 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 20 works
  9. 9 Boston United States 19 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 18 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. PhiladelphiaUS · 26.7 works5.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments?

Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical 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 Capital Medical UniversityChina 0.05.0%8.3×9 +65.4%

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 Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Lymphatic Disorders and Treatments.

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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.