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Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% 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 pleural diseases, including pleural effusion, empyema, pneumothorax, and tuberculous pleural effusion. It covers topics such as thoracoscopy, pleurodesis, malignant pleural effusion, parapneumonic effusions, pleural catheter insertion, and thoracentesis.

  • Pleural Effusion
  • Empyema
  • Pneumothorax
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Pleurodesis
  • Tuberculous Pleural Effusion
  • Malignant Pleural Effusion
  • Parapneumonic Effusions
  • Pleural Catheter
  • Thoracentesis
Research works
34k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+19%
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 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 666 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 China 666 works
  3. 3 Japan 442 works
  4. 4 India 374 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 282 works
  6. 6 Germany 228 works
  7. 7 Italy 201 works
  8. 8 Spain 164 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 163 works
  10. 10 France 113 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: 29.2%China: 17.9%Japan: 11.9%India: 10.0%6 others listed: 30.9%29%largest
United States1,087 · 29.2%China666 · 17.9%Japan442 · 11.9%India374 · 10.0%6 others listed1,150 · 30.9%

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

Which institutions lead Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases research?

By volume in 2022–2025, All India Institute of Medical Sciences publishes the most Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases research, followed by Sichuan University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 20 works
  2. 2 Sichuan UniversityChina 17 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 17 works
  4. 4 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 16 works
  5. 5 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 15 works
  6. 6 West China Hospital of Sichuan UniversityChina 14 works
  7. 7 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterUnited States 13 works
  8. 8 Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere ScientificoItaly 13 works
  9. 9 Capital Medical UniversityChina 12 works
  10. 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 12 works

Who are the leading researchers in Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases include Michael J. Mack.

  1. 1 Michael J. Mack United States 3.3k citations

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

Where is Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases research done?

The largest centres of Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases research in 2022–2025 are Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China), Shanghai (China) and London (United Kingdom).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tokyo Japan 95 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 88 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 59 works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 55 works
  5. 5 New York United States 53 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 51 works
  7. 7 Istanbul Türkiye 48 works
  8. 8 Chengdu China 48 works
  9. 9 New Delhi India 45 works
  10. 10 Philadelphia United States 41 works
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Where is the best place to study Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases?

Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical University, Alexandria University and Sichuan 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.

0%10%20%mean 10.64%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Capital Medical University: 12, 20.3%Alexandria University: 16, 2.5%Sichuan University: 17, 13.8%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 20, 5.6%University of Oxford: 12, 13.4%Institute of Medical Sciences: 11, 5.2%Medical College of Wisconsin: 10, 13.5%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 17, 8.5%Baylor College of Medicine: 8, 13.5%Heidelberg University: 10, 10.1%Capital Medical Univ…Sichuan UniversityAll India Institute …Alexandria University
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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 Capital Medical UniversityChina 57.920.3%4.2×12 +96.5%
2 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 54.92.5%6.5×16 +188.3%
3 Sichuan UniversityChina 54.013.8%1.9×17 +174.8%
4 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 49.05.6%6.4×20 +39.2%
5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 48.213.4%1.8×12 +97.7%
6 Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 46.65.2%6.6×11 +208.0%
7 Medical College of WisconsinUnited States 46.613.5%7.3×10 +22.5%
8 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 45.38.5%3.3×17 +92.6%
9 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 40.413.5%4.1×8 +92.1%
10 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 39.010.1%3.8×10 +0.2%

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 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases.

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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.