Topic · Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 71k 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 mechanical ventilation strategies, including lower tidal volumes, positive end-expiratory pressure, and prone positioning, for the management of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It also covers topics such as noninvasive ventilation, high-flow oxygen therapy, and diaphragm dysfunction in the context of respiratory failure.

Mechanical Ventilation
Acute Lung Injury
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Ventilator-induced Lung Injury
Positive End-Expiratory Pressure
Noninvasive Ventilation
Tidal Volume
Prone Positioning
High-flow Oxygen Therapy
Diaphragm Dysfunction

Research works: 71k
In the world top 10%: 7.1k
Top-10% rate: 10.0%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +6%
Largest producer: United States

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.9k and 1.7k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 United States 2.9k works
2 China 1.7k works
3 India 746 works
4 United Kingdom 674 works
5 Germany 657 works
6 Italy 587 works
7 Brazil 486 works
8 France 481 works
9 Japan 464 works
10 Spain 450 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 States2,912 · 31.8%China1,691 · 18.5%India746 · 8.2%United Kingdom674 · 7.4%6 others listed3,123 · 34.1%

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

Which institutions lead Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research?

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research, followed by University of Toronto and All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 129 works
2 University of TorontoCanada 88 works
3 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 81 works
4 InsermFrance 76 works
5 Capital Medical UniversityChina 63 works
6 Sichuan UniversityChina 59 works
7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 55 works
8 Mayo ClinicUnited States 55 works
9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 52 works
10 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 48 works

Who are the leading researchers in Respiratory Support and Mechanisms?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms include David Moher, George Davey Smith and John J.V. McMurray.

1 David Moher Canada 898k citations
2 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
3 John J.V. McMurray United Kingdom 349k citations
4 Shizuo Akira Japan 342k citations
5 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 342k citations
6 Emelia J. Benjamin United States 341k citations
7 Jun Wang China 340k citations
8 Stephan Windecker Switzerland 338k citations
9 Mika Kivimäki United Kingdom 318k citations
10 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 317k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Respiratory Support and Mechanisms?

The most cited paper in Respiratory Support and Mechanisms is "Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" (Jørgen Vestbo, Suzanne S. Hurd, Alvar G.N. Agustí et al., 2012), with 16,116 citations. Next come "Standardisation of spirometry" (15,846) and "Definitions for Sepsis and Organ Failure and Guidelines for the Use of Innovative Therapies in Sepsis" (13,306).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Jørgen Vestbo, Suzanne S. Hurd, Alvar G.N. Agustí et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Open access	9 Aug 2012	16,116
2	Standardisation of spirometry Martin R. Miller, J. Hankinson, Vito Brusasco et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access	29 Jul 2005	15,846
3	Definitions for Sepsis and Organ Failure and Guidelines for the Use of Innovative Therapies in Sepsis Roger C. Bone, ROBERT A. BALK, Frank B. Cerra et al. · CHEST Journal Open access	Jun 1992	13,306
4	Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study Xiaobo Yang, Yu Lai Yuan, Jiqian Xu et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access	24 Feb 2020	10,739
5	Surviving Sepsis Campaign R. Phillip Dellinger et al. · Critical Care Medicine	26 Jan 2013	9,769

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Where is Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research done?

The largest centres of Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Paris (France) and Boston (United States).

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 225 works
2 LondonUnited Kingdom 221 works
3 ParisFrance 184 works
4 BostonUnited States 132 works
5 MadridSpain 130 works
6 ShanghaiChina 129 works
7 São PauloBrazil 124 works
8 IstanbulTürkiye 120 works
9 TorontoCanada 119 works
10 PhiladelphiaUnited States 118 works

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Where is the best place to study Respiratory Support and Mechanisms?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Toronto, Harvard University and Sorbonne Université 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.

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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged

40%

Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share

10%

Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale

30%

Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%

10%

Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad

10%

Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	University of TorontoCanada	77.5	20.1%	3.7×	88	-7.1%
2	Harvard UniversityUnited States	71.0	15.5%	3.4×	129	-16.4%
3	Sorbonne UniversitéFrance	69.4	21.4%	4.1×	33	+11.5%
4	McMaster UniversityCanada	65.8	20.3%	3.1×	21	+31.1%
5	University of Milano-BicoccaItaly	65.5	19.4%	5.2×	18	+21.9%
6	Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands	65.3	21.2%	4.0×	25	+33.9%
7	Maastricht UniversityNetherlands	63.9	18.9%	3.5×	16	+6.9%
8	The University of MelbourneAustralia	63.3	14.5%	2.5×	33	+20.6%
9	Université de MontpellierFrance	62.8	16.0%	4.2×	16	+16.8%
10	Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States	62.5	14.6%	3.0×	55	-5.1%
11	Washington University in St. LouisUnited States	62.4	19.9%	2.6×	23	+24.6%
12	Sichuan UniversityChina	62.3	15.4%	2.2×	59	+82.6%
13	University of California SystemUnited States	61.8	25.4%	5.3×	10	+63.8%
14	Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States	61.7	12.6%	4.2×	36	+19.0%
15	Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom	61.5	16.3%	2.7×	32	-0.0%
16	Chongqing Medical UniversityChina	61.2	16.1%	6.2×	42	+47.9%
17	Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly	61.2	18.2%	4.2×	21	+17.1%
18	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina	60.7	26.2%	1.1×	24	+13.1%
19	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusUnited States	60.6	18.0%	5.7×	18	+52.4%
20	Université Paris-SaclayFrance	60.6	18.7%	1.8×	14	+55.4%
21	Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of GalwayIreland	60.4	16.9%	4.9×	13	+53.5%
22	Zhejiang UniversityChina	59.7	14.5%	1.6×	52	+39.4%
23	University of California, San FranciscoUnited States	59.5	21.6%	3.2×	27	-19.5%
24	Mahidol UniversityThailand	59.4	12.2%	6.0×	34	+70.1%
25	Monash UniversityAustralia	58.3	12.5%	2.7×	31	+11.1%
26	University of MilanItaly	58.0	19.1%	3.3×	26	-13.3%
27	University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States	57.9	12.8%	5.2×	30	+38.0%
28	University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom	57.7	24.0%	1.8×	11	+24.5%
29	The University of SydneyAustralia	57.4	10.9%	2.6×	38	+20.5%
30	University of CopenhagenDenmark	57.3	12.4%	2.7×	30	+37.8%
31	University of FerraraItaly	57.3	21.5%	4.2×	9	+19.9%
32	University of GenoaItaly	57.2	26.6%	3.1×	12	-8.6%
33	University of AmsterdamNetherlands	57.0	17.7%	2.0×	14	+18.6%
34	University of PaduaItaly	56.4	16.5%	1.8×	17	+25.0%
35	University of LeicesterUnited Kingdom	56.2	18.7%	4.7×	15	+13.4%
36	Karolinska InstitutetSweden	56.1	12.5%	3.1×	21	+13.0%
37	University of CreteGreece	56.0	18.7%	6.9×	10	+35.5%
38	University of CincinnatiUnited States	55.6	9.6%	5.2×	36	+18.1%
39	Capital Medical UniversityChina	55.2	11.9%	5.0×	63	+9.1%
40	University of Naples Federico IIItaly	54.5	20.9%	1.6×	14	+63.8%
41	University of BernSwitzerland	52.7	15.4%	2.9×	18	+12.8%
42	Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands	52.5	14.7%	2.5×	18	-3.9%
43	University of PennsylvaniaUnited States	51.6	11.4%	3.8×	48	-10.9%
44	University College LondonUnited Kingdom	51.5	16.3%	1.5×	29	-17.8%
45	University of Colorado DenverUnited States	50.8	15.3%	7.4×	29	-28.7%
46	Queen's UniversityCanada	50.5	15.7%	2.7×	13	-29.2%
47	University of GenevaSwitzerland	50.3	11.7%	3.2×	16	-9.7%
48	SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityUnited States	49.0	15.8%	7.5×	11	+23.6%
49	All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia	47.2	2.8%	6.2×	81	+13.6%
50	Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany	47.2	4.8%	10.4×	32	+185.6%
51	KU LeuvenBelgium	46.2	15.3%	1.3×	15	-20.0%
52	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina	44.4	9.5%	1.4×	46	+8.5%
53	Universidade de São PauloBrazil	44.2	7.0%	2.0×	48	-6.1%
54	Wuhan UniversityChina	43.6	30.7%	0.8×	13	-34.6%
55	National University of SingaporeSingapore	43.3	17.1%	0.9×	13	-14.2%
56	Rush UniversityUnited States	40.9	8.1%	15.8×	8	+29.7%
57	Philipps University of MarburgGermany	37.4	3.5%	7.3×	24	+8.5%
58	Witten/Herdecke UniversityGermany	36.1	10.5%	11.8×	13	-8.8%
59	Jichi Medical UniversityJapan	32.4	7.9%	6.8×	9	+23.9%
60	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchIndia	26.0	1.7%	6.9×	11	+54.6%
61	All India Institute of Medical Sciences JodhpurIndia	24.6	2.7%	7.5×	9	+163.4%
62	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	17.3	3.2%	0.7×	8	-33.4%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, country by country

Is Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Respiratory Support and Mechanisms.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Respiratory Support and Mechanisms as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.055% in 2024.

Fractional works of Respiratory Support and Mechanisms over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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Which countries lead Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Respiratory Support and Mechanisms?

What are the most cited papers in Respiratory Support and Mechanisms?

Where is Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where is the best place to study Respiratory Support and Mechanisms?

Is Respiratory Support and Mechanisms research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

Discussion