Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Peripheral Nerve Disorders is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 7.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome, including electrodiagnostic studies, neurophysiological grading scales, ultrasound and MRI measurements, nerve conduction studies, and imaging of peripheral nerves. It also covers related conditions such as thoracic outlet syndrome, pudendal neuralgia, and ulnar neuropathy.
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Electrodiagnostic Studies
- Neurophysiological Grading Scale
- Ultrasound Measurement
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Peripheral Nerve Imaging
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Pudendal Neuralgia
- Ulnar Neuropathy
- MRI Neurography
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% 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 Peripheral Nerve Disorders research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (1k and 341 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 India 341 works
- 3 China 233 works
- 4 Türkiye 197 works
- 5 Japan 188 works
- 6 United Kingdom 159 works
- 7 France 150 works
- 8 Spain 125 works
- 9 South Korea 123 works
- 10 Italy 119 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 Peripheral Nerve Disorders research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi publishes the most Peripheral Nerve Disorders research, followed by Washington University in St. Louis and All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 21 works
- 2 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 21 works
- 3 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 20 works
- 4 University of Missouri–Kansas CityUnited States 18 works
- 5 Mayo ClinicUnited States 18 works
- 6 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 17 works
- 7 University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States 13 works
- 8 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 13 works
- 9 Cairo UniversityEgypt 13 works
- 10 Hospital for Special SurgeryUnited States 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Peripheral Nerve Disorders?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Peripheral Nerve Disorders include Anthony D. Woolf and Peter C. O’Brien.
- 1 Anthony D. Woolf United Kingdom 3.4k citations
- 2 Peter C. O’Brien United States 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Peripheral Nerve Disorders research done?
The largest centres of Peripheral Nerve Disorders research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Seoul (South Korea), New York (United States) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kansas City and St Louis.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Kansas CityUS · 28.3 works23×
- St LouisUS · 26.8 works5.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Peripheral Nerve Disorders than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Peripheral Nerve Disorders?
Among universities, judged by research, Washington University in St. Louis, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi and University of Missouri–Kansas City 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 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 68.3 | 15.2% | 7.1× | 21 | +18.8% |
| 2 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 58.5 | 2.4% | 9.0× | 21 | — |
| 3 | University of Missouri–Kansas CityUnited States | 53.0 | 1.2% | 30.6× | 18 | +75.7% |
| 4 | Emory UniversityUnited States | 50.8 | 9.9% | 4.3× | 12 | +257.3% |
| 5 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 50.5 | 1.6% | 8.2× | 20 | +96.9% |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States | 41.4 | 4.0% | 3.5× | 14 | +582.2% |
| 7 | University of FloridaUnited States | 40.8 | 14.8% | 2.2× | 10 | +76.8% |
| 8 | Cairo UniversityEgypt | 39.5 | 1.2% | 3.9× | 13 | +551.1% |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 38.5 | 13.8% | 2.5× | 11 | -43.9% |
| 10 | Alexandria UniversityEgypt | 35.8 | 5.5% | 4.7× | 9 | +75.2% |
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 Peripheral Nerve Disorders research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Peripheral Nerve Disorders.
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.