Neonatal and Maternal Infections
Neonatal and Maternal Infections is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 22.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, management, prevention, and microbiological characteristics of neonatal sepsis, with a specific emphasis on Group B Streptococcus. It covers topics such as early-onset and late-onset sepsis, antibiotic prophylaxis, diagnostic markers, and the global burden of neonatal sepsis.
- Neonatal Sepsis
- Group B Streptococcus
- Early-Onset Sepsis
- Late-Onset Sepsis
- Prevention
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- Invasive Infections
- Microbiological Characteristics
- Diagnostic Markers
- Global Burden
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% 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 Neonatal and Maternal Infections research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (539 and 473 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 539 works
- 2 China 473 works
- 3 India 283 works
- 4 United Kingdom 150 works
- 5 Italy 96 works
- 6 Japan 87 works
- 7 Türkiye 84 works
- 8 Brazil 83 works
- 9 Australia 80 works
- 10 Pakistan 76 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 Neonatal and Maternal Infections research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia publishes the most Neonatal and Maternal Infections research, followed by Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi and Ain Shams University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUnited States 12 works
- 2 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 11 works
- 3 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 11 works
- 4 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 10 works
- 5 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 10 works
- 6 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 9 works
- 7 Chongqing Medical UniversityChina 8 works
- 8 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 8 works
- 9 The University of QueenslandAustralia 8 works
- 10 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Neonatal and Maternal Infections?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Neonatal and Maternal Infections include Zulfiqar A Bhutta.
- 1 Zulfiqar A Bhutta Pakistan 7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Neonatal and Maternal Infections research done?
The largest centres of Neonatal and Maternal Infections research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karachi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KarachiPK · 20.3 works4.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neonatal and Maternal Infections than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Neonatal and Maternal Infections?
Among universities, judged by research, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, University of Pennsylvania and Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi 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 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 59.3 | 12.9% | 9.5× | 10 | +229.6% |
| 2 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 50.0 | 34.7% | 3.1× | 9 | +110.5% |
| 3 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 48.7 | 10.7% | 5.8× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 39.8 | 21.9% | 6.4× | 8 | +70.1% |
| 5 | Chongqing Medical UniversityChina | 34.9 | 20.4% | 7.7× | 8 | +17.9% |
| 6 | Ain Shams UniversityEgypt | 26.2 | 0.6% | 4.6× | 11 | +43.6% |
| 7 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 26.2 | 9.8% | 5.0× | 10 | +39.9% |
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 Neonatal and Maternal Infections research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Neonatal and Maternal Infections.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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