Organ Donation and Transplantation
Organ Donation and Transplantation is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 14.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the ethical, medical, and societal aspects of organ donation, with a focus on living kidney donors, brain death determination, transplantation outcomes, ethical considerations, donor management, and family decision-making. It also delves into the health risks and long-term consequences for both donors and recipients. The papers provide insights into the global landscape of organ trafficking and the impact of legislation on donation rates.
- Organ Donation
- Living Kidney Donors
- Brain Death
- Transplantation
- Ethical Considerations
- Donor Management
- Kidney Transplantation
- Organ Trafficking
- Family Decision-Making
- Health Risks
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% 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 Organ Donation and Transplantation research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (1.6k and 351 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 India 351 works
- 3 United Kingdom 304 works
- 4 Brazil 246 works
- 5 Canada 202 works
- 6 China 184 works
- 7 Japan 150 works
- 8 South Korea 146 works
- 9 Australia 146 works
- 10 Spain 146 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 Organ Donation and Transplantation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, NYU Langone Health publishes the most Organ Donation and Transplantation research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and New York University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 NYU Langone Health United States 22 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins University United States 21 works
- 3 New York University United States 21 works
- 4 Cleveland Clinic United States 19 works
- 5 Stanford University United States 19 works
- 6 University of Pennsylvania United States 18 works
- 7 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research India 17 works
- 8 University of California, San Francisco United States 17 works
- 9 University of Wisconsin–Madison United States 17 works
- 10 University of Minnesota United States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Organ Donation and Transplantation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Organ Donation and Transplantation include Vivekanand Jha.
- 1 Vivekanand Jha 5.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Organ Donation and Transplantation research done?
The largest centres of Organ Donation and Transplantation research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Seoul (South Korea), London (United Kingdom) and Boston (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Dallas.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 103 works
- 2 Seoul South Korea 80 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 77 works
- 4 Boston United States 57 works
- 5 São Paulo Brazil 55 works
- 6 Paris France 52 works
- 7 Philadelphia United States 49 works
- 8 Baltimore United States 49 works
- 9 Tokyo Japan 45 works
- 10 Chicago United States 44 works
Where it is the local speciality
- DallasUS · 24.5 works6.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Organ Donation and Transplantation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Organ Donation and Transplantation?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Medical College of Wisconsin and New York 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 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus United States | 74.9 | 36.7% | 11.1× | 15 | — |
| 2 | Medical College of Wisconsin United States | 60.3 | 27.2% | 7.6× | 10 | +203.4% |
| 3 | New York University United States | 53.8 | 20.3% | 5.2× | 21 | +14.0% |
| 4 | University of Minnesota United States | 51.8 | 23.6% | 4.7× | 17 | +35.2% |
| 5 | University of Pennsylvania United States | 51.2 | 19.9% | 4.0× | 18 | +72.0% |
| 6 | University of California, San Francisco United States | 50.3 | 16.5% | 5.5× | 17 | +47.7% |
| 7 | Saint Louis University United States | 50.1 | 15.0% | 11.9× | 9 | +81.1% |
| 8 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research India | 50.0 | 2.4% | 10.6× | 17 | +78.7% |
| 9 | Medical University of Warsaw Poland | 49.9 | 14.4% | 10.1× | 11 | +31.3% |
| 10 | University of Alabama at Birmingham United States | 48.9 | 24.0% | 4.7× | 11 | +136.9% |
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 Organ Donation and Transplantation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Organ Donation and Transplantation.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.