Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 17.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of spinal deformities, such as scoliosis, on the health and function of individuals. It covers topics such as sagittal alignment, pelvic incidence, pedicle subtraction osteotomy, proximal junctional kyphosis, and orthopaedic treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The research aims to understand the classification, complications, surgical techniques, and long-term outcomes related to spinal deformities.
- Spinal Deformity
- Scoliosis
- Sagittal Alignment
- Pelvic Incidence
- Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy
- Proximal Junctional Kyphosis
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Spinal Fusion
- Sagittal Balance
- Orthopaedic Treatment
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% 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 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.5k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.5k works
- 2 China 1.2k works
- 3 Japan 438 works
- 4 Türkiye 272 works
- 5 South Korea 255 works
- 6 India 216 works
- 7 Germany 187 works
- 8 United Kingdom 164 works
- 9 Canada 153 works
- 10 France 151 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Capital Medical University publishes the most Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment research, followed by Hospital for Special Surgery and Neurological Surgery.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Capital Medical UniversityChina 47 works
- 2 Hospital for Special SurgeryUnited States 45 works
- 3 Neurological SurgeryUnited States 40 works
- 4 Nanjing Drum Tower HospitalChina 37 works
- 5 Peking UniversityChina 32 works
- 6 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 26 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 8 University of Hong KongHong Kong 20 works
- 9 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 18 works
- 10 Brown UniversityUnited States 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment include Nicholas Ayache.
- 1 Nicholas Ayache France 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment research done?
The largest centres of Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New York (United States), Seoul (South Korea) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rockville Centre and Phoenix.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Rockville CentreUS · 39.9 works46×
- PhoenixUS · 20.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment?
Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical University, University of Hong Kong and Brown 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.
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 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 76.7 | 21.3% | 13.8× | 47 | +280.2% |
| 2 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 63.6 | 34.2% | 3.9× | 20 | +123.1% |
| 3 | Brown UniversityUnited States | 59.7 | 33.1% | 7.6× | 18 | — |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 58.6 | 41.8% | 3.5× | 18 | -14.1% |
| 5 | Hebei Medical UniversityChina | 58.4 | 19.3% | 11.8× | 15 | +158.0% |
| 6 | Iran University of Medical SciencesIran | 55.1 | 16.6% | 8.2× | 13 | +405.4% |
| 7 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 54.2 | 18.1% | 6.9× | 26 | +86.5% |
| 8 | Saint Joseph UniversityLebanon | 53.7 | 17.1% | 41.1× | 12 | — |
| 9 | Second Military Medical UniversityChina | 47.7 | 19.6% | 14.2× | 10 | +37.5% |
| 10 | Kunming Medical UniversityChina | 46.1 | 13.7% | 9.9× | 10 | +80.4% |
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 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment.
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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.