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Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments is a research topic within Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 11.4% 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 various pituitary disorders, including pituitary adenomas, Cushing's syndrome, acromegaly, and craniopharyngiomas. It covers topics such as hormonal replacement, endoscopic surgery, somatostatin analogues, and the impact of these disorders on growth hormone and prolactin levels.

  • Pituitary Adenomas
  • Cushing's Syndrome
  • Acromegaly
  • Craniopharyngiomas
  • Hormonal Replacement
  • Endoscopic Surgery
  • Somatostatin Analogues
  • Prolactinomas
  • Growth Hormone
  • Pituitary Tumors
Research works
42k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+23%
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 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.6k and 709 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.6k works
  2. 2 China 709 works
  3. 3 India 389 works
  4. 4 Italy 352 works
  5. 5 Japan 322 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 252 works
  7. 7 France 229 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 220 works
  9. 9 Germany 220 works
  10. 10 Brazil 178 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: 35.5%China: 15.9%India: 8.7%Italy: 7.9%6 others listed: 31.9%36%largest
United States1,581 · 35.5%China709 · 15.9%India389 · 8.7%Italy352 · 7.9%6 others listed1,421 · 31.9%

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

Which institutions lead Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Neurological Surgery publishes the most Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Who are the leading researchers in Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments include Nihal Thomas.

  1. 1 Nihal Thomas India 3.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments research done?

The largest centres of Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rockville Centre, Marrakesh and Rochester.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 167 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 92 works
  3. 3 Paris France 87 works
  4. 4 Istanbul Türkiye 78 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 77 works
  6. 6 New York United States 74 works
  7. 7 Seoul South Korea 67 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 64 works
  9. 9 Boston United States 60 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 60 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Rockville CentreUS · 46.5 works51×
  2. MarrakeshMA · 22.9 works9.5×
  3. RochesterUS · 22.5 works8.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments?

Among universities, judged by research, Oregon Health & Science University, Medical University of Warsaw and Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy 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.

0%20%40%mean 15.44%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Oregon Health & Science University: 14, 28.6%Medical University of Warsaw: 14, 13.6%Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy: 11, 11.0%University of Naples Federico II: 22, 20.4%University of Padua: 23, 20.1%Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research: 24, 5.0%Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore: 11, 21.8%University of Insubria: 10, 9.8%Medical University of Vienna: 10, 18.1%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 35, 6.0%Oregon Health & Scie…University of Naples…Medical University o…Carol Davila Univers…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States 59.328.6%7.5×14 +53.6%
2 Medical University of WarsawPoland 54.313.6%10.2×14 +84.4%
3 Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania 53.111.0%10.6×11 +152.7%
4 University of Naples Federico IIItaly 52.620.4%6.0×22 +4.8%
5 University of PaduaItaly 51.620.1%4.6×23 +30.9%
6 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 49.15.0%11.9×24 +52.2%
7 Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly 47.921.8%6.2×11 +36.6%
8 University of InsubriaItaly 47.89.8%16.7×10 +40.1%
9 Medical University of ViennaAustria 47.518.1%5.1×10 +87.2%
10 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 47.16.0%5.8×35 +97.1%

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 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments.

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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.