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Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis

Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis is a research topic within Epidemiology. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 18.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the epidemiology, causes, and management of preterm birth. It covers topics such as the role of inflammation, progesterone, chorioamnionitis, and intrauterine infection in preterm delivery. Additionally, it explores the impact of preterm birth on neurodevelopmental outcomes and maternal mortality.

  • Preterm Birth
  • Inflammation
  • Progesterone
  • Chorioamnionitis
  • Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
  • Cervical Length
  • Intrauterine Infection
  • Maternal Mortality
  • Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome
  • Cytokines
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.9%
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 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (767 and 718 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 767 works
  2. 2 China 718 works
  3. 3 India 260 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 189 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 142 works
  6. 6 Japan 124 works
  7. 7 Australia 114 works
  8. 8 Canada 100 works
  9. 9 Germany 97 works
  10. 10 France 87 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: 29.5%China: 27.6%India: 10.0%United Kingdom: 7.3%6 others listed: 25.5%30%largest
United States767 · 29.5%China718 · 27.6%India260 · 10.0%United Kingdom189 · 7.3%6 others listed663 · 25.5%

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

Which institutions lead Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi publishes the most Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University.

Who are the leading researchers in Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis include Patrick M. Bossuyt.

  1. 1 Patrick M. Bossuyt Netherlands 14k citations

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

Where is Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis research done?

The largest centres of Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 81 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 70 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 60 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 56 works
  5. 5 Seoul South Korea 44 works
  6. 6 Istanbul Türkiye 40 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 38 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 38 works
  9. 9 Paris France 37 works
  10. 10 Melbourne Australia 36 works
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Where is the best place to study Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis?

Among universities, judged by research, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Karolinska Institutet and Monash 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%20%40%mean 22.33%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: 12, 35.0%Karolinska Institutet: 10, 27.6%Monash University: 12, 28.9%Fujian Medical University: 11, 22.5%Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi: 16, 8.4%Guangzhou Medical University: 10, 18.6%King's College London: 12, 26.7%Stanford University: 12, 22.0%University of Pennsylvania: 12, 22.0%Tel Aviv University: 12, 11.6%The University of Te…Monash UniversityKarolinska InstitutetFujian Medical Unive…
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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 The University of Texas Medical Branch at GalvestonUnited States 71.935.0%17.6×12 +20.0%
2 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 53.127.6%5.6×10 -2.9%
3 Monash UniversityAustralia 52.828.9%3.5×12 +39.9%
4 Fujian Medical UniversityChina 51.522.5%8.0×11 +33.3%
5 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 50.88.4%6.9×16
6 Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina 50.518.6%8.9×10 +89.0%
7 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 47.626.7%3.8×12 -10.2%
8 Stanford UniversityUnited States 47.022.0%2.4×12 +139.2%
9 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 41.422.0%3.4×12 +3.8%
10 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael 40.911.6%5.5×12 +36.4%

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 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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