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Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment

Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 4.2k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum, particularly through the Nuss procedure. It covers various aspects such as surgical techniques, outcomes, complications, impact on pulmonary and cardiac function, and quality of life. The cluster also delves into anatomical, histologic, and genetic characteristics of chest wall deformities.

  • Nuss Procedure
  • Pectus Excavatum
  • Minimally Invasive Repair
  • Chest Wall Deformities
  • Surgical Correction
  • Complications
  • Pulmonary Function
  • Cardiac Function
  • Quality of Life
  • Anatomical Characteristics
Research works
4.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
414
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+13%
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 Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (179 and 78 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 179 works
  2. 2 China 78 works
  3. 3 Japan 46 works
  4. 4 India 43 works
  5. 5 Italy 43 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 39 works
  7. 7 Brazil 35 works
  8. 8 Spain 24 works
  9. 9 South Korea 24 works
  10. 10 Germany 23 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.

United States: 33.6%China: 14.5%Japan: 8.6%India: 8.0%6 others listed: 35.3%34%largest
United States179 · 33.6%China78 · 14.5%Japan46 · 8.6%India43 · 8.0%6 others listed188 · 35.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital publishes the most Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment research, followed by Phoenix Children's Hospital and Weatherford College.

Where is Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment research done?

The largest centres of Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment research in 2022–2025 are Guangzhou (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Seoul (South Korea) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guangzhou.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Guangzhou China 22 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 17 works
  3. 3 Seoul South Korea 13 works
  4. 4 Istanbul Türkiye 13 works
  5. 5 Rome Italy 11 works
  6. 6 Beijing China 10 works
  7. 7 Phoenix United States 10 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 9 works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 9 works
  10. 10 New York United States 8 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GuangzhouCN · 22.1 works3.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment than the world average.

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Is Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Pectus Deformity Diagnosis and Treatment.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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