Occupational and environmental lung diseases
Occupational and environmental lung diseases is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 15.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the research related to malignant pleural mesothelioma, with a particular emphasis on topics such as BAP1 mutations, asbestos exposure, immunotherapy, occupational carcinogens, genetic predisposition, radiation therapy, tumor suppressor genes, pleurectomy/decortication, and diagnostic markers.
- Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
- BAP1 mutations
- Asbestos exposure
- Immunotherapy
- Occupational carcinogens
- Genetic predisposition
- Radiation therapy
- Tumor suppressor genes
- Pleurectomy/decortication
- Diagnostic markers
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% 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 Occupational and environmental lung diseases research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (718 and 534 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 718 works
- 2 China 534 works
- 3 Italy 232 works
- 4 United Kingdom 218 works
- 5 Japan 197 works
- 6 India 142 works
- 7 France 139 works
- 8 Spain 120 works
- 9 Australia 118 works
- 10 Germany 106 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Occupational and environmental lung diseases research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Capital Medical University publishes the most Occupational and environmental lung diseases research, followed by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Capital Medical UniversityChina 18 works
- 2 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUnited States 17 works
- 3 National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthUnited States 16 works
- 4 University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom 15 works
- 5 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 13 works
- 6 InsermFrance 13 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 11 works
- 8 North China University of Science and TechnologyChina 11 works
- 9 Monash UniversityAustralia 11 works
- 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Occupational and environmental lung diseases?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Occupational and environmental lung diseases include Elisabete Weiderpass, Tim Driscoll and Eun‐Kee Park.
- 1 Elisabete Weiderpass France 6k citations
- 2 Tim Driscoll Australia 4.6k citations
- 3 Eun‐Kee Park South Korea 4.6k citations
- 4 Neil Pearce United Kingdom 3.2k citations
- 5 Marc Ladanyi United States 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Occupational and environmental lung diseases research done?
The largest centres of Occupational and environmental lung diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Rome (Italy) and New York (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Occupational and environmental lung diseases?
Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical University, Anhui University of Science and Technology and University of Sheffield 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 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 87.2 | 34.5% | 8.9× | 18 | +495.3% |
| 2 | Anhui University of Science and TechnologyChina | 55.1 | 22.0% | 11.8× | 10 | — |
| 3 | University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom | 54.2 | 2.7% | 8.8× | 15 | +160.6% |
| 4 | North China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 52.9 | 22.5% | 20.9× | 11 | -30.8% |
| 5 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 46.3 | 22.1% | 3.4× | 11 | +224.9% |
| 6 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 40.9 | 25.8% | 4.1× | 9 | +106.8% |
| 7 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 40.8 | 11.6% | 6.3× | 10 | +134.8% |
| 8 | University of TurinItaly | 38.0 | 15.2% | 5.8× | 10 | +77.9% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 35.8 | 21.8% | 3.4× | 9 | +110.6% |
| 10 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 35.6 | 15.9% | 3.9× | 11 | +44.4% |
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 Occupational and environmental lung diseases research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Occupational and environmental lung diseases.
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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.