Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 12.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the association between sleep-disordered breathing, particularly obstructive sleep apnea, and various health outcomes such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and mortality. It also covers topics related to the epidemiology of sleep-disordered breathing, its impact on pediatric populations, and the neurobehavioral implications of this condition.
- Sleep-Disordered Breathing
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Hypertension
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Epidemiology
- Insulin Resistance
- Pediatric Sleep Apnea
- Mortality
- Neurobehavioral Implications
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +30% 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 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.2k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.2k works
- 2 China 1.4k works
- 3 India 490 works
- 4 Australia 367 works
- 5 Brazil 346 works
- 6 United Kingdom 314 works
- 7 Italy 301 works
- 8 France 299 works
- 9 Japan 289 works
- 10 Türkiye 285 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research research, followed by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Stanford University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard University United States 46 works
- 2 Brigham and Women's Hospital United States 40 works
- 3 Stanford University United States 39 works
- 4 University of California San Diego United States 39 works
- 5 Inserm France 37 works
- 6 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai United States 34 works
- 7 University of Pittsburgh United States 34 works
- 8 The University of Sydney Australia 31 works
- 9 University of Pennsylvania United States 31 works
- 10 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research include Isabela M. Benseñor, Shaun Purcell and Piotr Ponikowski.
- 1 Isabela M. Benseñor 7.7k citations
- 2 Shaun Purcell 7.2k citations
- 3 Piotr Ponikowski 4.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research research done?
The largest centres of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), São Paulo (Brazil) and Shanghai (China).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Wroclaw Medical University, Flinders University and Medical University of Lodz 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 | Wroclaw Medical University Poland | 74.8 | 36.4% | 9.0× | 12 | +233.4% |
| 2 | Flinders University Australia | 69.8 | 15.9% | 12.2× | 25 | +171.9% |
| 3 | Medical University of Lodz Poland | 66.7 | 29.7% | 8.3× | 12 | +261.0% |
| 4 | Université Grenoble Alpes France | 64.4 | 12.7% | 9.1× | 28 | +137.5% |
| 5 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai United States | 61.9 | 11.0% | 7.6× | 34 | +183.3% |
| 6 | Harvard University United States | 55.4 | 20.1% | 3.9× | 46 | +11.0% |
| 7 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China | 51.6 | 26.3% | 1.1× | 22 | +179.5% |
| 8 | Sichuan University China | 51.1 | 20.7% | 1.7× | 27 | +208.9% |
| 9 | National University of Singapore Singapore | 49.6 | 27.0% | 1.4× | 13 | +124.7% |
| 10 | The University of Sydney Australia | 49.0 | 14.2% | 3.4× | 31 | +91.5% |
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 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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