Pancreatic function and diabetes
Pancreatic function and diabetes is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 73k research works in it since 1950. 28.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dysfunction and regeneration of pancreatic islets, particularly related to ß-cell deficit, insulin secretion, diabetes mellitus, islet transplantation, glucose homeostasis, stem cell differentiation, oxidative stress, and pancreas development. The research covers various aspects of pancreatic islet biology and potential therapeutic approaches for addressing islet dysfunction in diabetes.
- Pancreatic Islets
- ß-Cell Dysfunction
- Insulin Secretion
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Islet Transplantation
- Glucose Homeostasis
- Stem Cell Differentiation
- Oxidative Stress
- Pancreas Development
- Endocrine Cell Lineages
- Research works
- 73k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 21k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% 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 Pancreatic function and diabetes research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.2k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.2k works
- 2 China 1.5k works
- 3 India 469 works
- 4 Japan 447 works
- 5 United Kingdom 367 works
- 6 Germany 325 works
- 7 Italy 281 works
- 8 Canada 246 works
- 9 South Korea 221 works
- 10 France 195 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 Pancreatic function and diabetes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Pancreatic function and diabetes research, followed by University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 31 works
- 2 University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUnited States 30 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 30 works
- 4 University of CopenhagenDenmark 29 works
- 5 University of MiamiUnited States 28 works
- 6 University of MichiganUnited States 28 works
- 7 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 28 works
- 8 University of VirginiaUnited States 27 works
- 9 Peking UniversityChina 26 works
- 10 University of AlbertaCanada 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Pancreatic function and diabetes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Pancreatic function and diabetes include Douglas Hanahan and George Davey Smith.
- 1 Douglas Hanahan United States 10k citations
- 2 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Pancreatic function and diabetes research done?
The largest centres of Pancreatic function and diabetes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Aurora and Indianapolis.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AuroraUS · 47.0 works14×
- IndianapolisUS · 42.4 works8.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pancreatic function and diabetes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Pancreatic function and diabetes?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Miami and University of Copenhagen 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 CampusUnited States | 79.1 | 43.3% | 13.2× | 30 | +124.0% |
| 2 | University of MiamiUnited States | 59.5 | 37.4% | 7.0× | 28 | -15.3% |
| 3 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 59.3 | 37.7% | 5.0× | 29 | -0.9% |
| 4 | Indiana University School of Medicine?? | 55.2 | 33.4% | 9.7× | 13 | +29.4% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 54.9 | 40.9% | 2.9× | 31 | -4.0% |
| 6 | University of VirginiaUnited States | 53.0 | 33.8% | 5.7× | 27 | -11.8% |
| 7 | University of Colorado DenverUnited States | 52.5 | 41.9% | 6.3× | 17 | -8.0% |
| 8 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 52.1 | 34.3% | 4.7× | 28 | -4.6% |
| 9 | Indiana University – Purdue University IndianapolisUnited States | 51.6 | 36.6% | 6.4× | 16 | +27.1% |
| 10 | University of AlbertaCanada | 50.6 | 37.2% | 3.5× | 25 | -17.4% |
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 Pancreatic function and diabetes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Pancreatic function and diabetes.
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.