Sinusitis and nasal conditions

Sinusitis and nasal conditions is a research topic within Otorhinolaryngology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps, covering topics such as inflammation, biologics, eosinophilia, sinus microbiome, treatment guidelines, endoscopic surgery, quality of life, and immunopathology.

Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Nasal Polyps
Inflammation
Biologics
Eosinophilia
Sinus Microbiome
Treatment Guidelines
Endoscopic Surgery
Quality of Life
Immunopathology

Research works: 32k
In the world top 10%: 3.2k
Top-10% rate: 9.9%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +12%
Largest producer: United States

Sinusitis and nasal conditions

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

Which countries lead Sinusitis and nasal conditions research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 892 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 United States 1.3k works
2 China 892 works
3 India 836 works
4 Japan 340 works
5 Türkiye 300 works
6 Germany 267 works
7 Italy 256 works
8 South Korea 227 works
9 United Kingdom 221 works
10 Russia 221 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 States1,271 · 26.3%China892 · 18.5%India836 · 17.3%Japan340 · 7.0%6 others listed1,491 · 30.9%

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

Which institutions lead Sinusitis and nasal conditions research?

By volume in 2022-now, Capital Medical University publishes the most Sinusitis and nasal conditions research, followed by All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Sun Yat-sen University.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Capital Medical UniversityChina 75 works
2 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 61 works
3 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 54 works
4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 53 works
5 Mayo ClinicUnited States 39 works
6 Fudan UniversityChina 32 works
7 Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia 31 works
8 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 29 works
9 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 27 works
10 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 27 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sinusitis and nasal conditions?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sinusitis and nasal conditions include Jun Wang, John P. A. Ioannidis and Gordon Henry Guyatt.

1 Jun Wang China 340k citations
2 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 317k citations
3 Gordon Henry Guyatt Canada 315k citations
4 James Thomas United Kingdom 242k citations
5 Didier Raoult France 232k citations
6 Peter John Barnes United Kingdom 225k citations
7 Kai You Wang China 224k 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 Sinusitis and nasal conditions?

The most cited paper in Sinusitis and nasal conditions is "European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020" (W.J. Fokkens et al., 2020), with 5,610 citations. Next come "Therapy of CF-Patients with Amitriptyline and Placebo - a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb Multicenter, Cohort-Study" (2,535) and "EPOS 2012: European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps 2012. A summary for otorhinolaryngologists" (2,419).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 W.J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal Open access148 authors	Feb 2020	5,610
2	Therapy of CF-Patients with Amitriptyline and Placebo - a Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb Multicenter, Cohort-Study Lutz Nährlich, Jochen Georg Mainz, Constantin Adams et al. · Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Open access	2013	2,535
3	EPOS 2012: European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps 2012. A summary for otorhinolaryngologists W. J. Fokkens et al. · Rhinology Journal	Mar 2012	2,419
4	Efficacy, safety and immunogenicity of heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children STEVEN B. BLACK, Henry R. Shinefield, BRUCE H. FIREMAN et al. · The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal	Mar 2000	2,302
5	Psychometric validity of the 22‐item Sinonasal Outcome Test Claire Hopkins, Stuart Gillett, Rob Slack et al. · Clinical Otolaryngology	24 Sep 2009	1,635

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Where is Sinusitis and nasal conditions research done?

The largest centres of Sinusitis and nasal conditions research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Moscow (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan).

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 171 works
2 SeoulSouth Korea 122 works
3 MoscowRussia 104 works
4 TokyoJapan 83 works
5 ShanghaiChina 78 works
6 GuangzhouChina 74 works
7 LondonUnited Kingdom 71 works
8 IstanbulTürkiye 70 works
9 New DelhiIndia 67 works
10 RiyadhSaudi Arabia 58 works

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Where is the best place to study Sinusitis and nasal conditions?

Among universities, judged by research, Humanitas University, Capital Medical University and Sun Yat-sen 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.

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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	Humanitas UniversityItaly	71.5	37.8%	12.3×	11	+77.4%
2	Capital Medical UniversityChina	63.7	16.1%	11.0×	75	+6.0%
3	Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina	62.8	18.3%	4.0×	54	+46.8%
4	Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly	62.2	36.1%	4.6×	13	+182.1%
5	Harvard UniversityUnited States	61.0	20.7%	2.6×	53	-25.3%
6	Northwestern UniversityUnited States	58.8	37.5%	3.3×	18	-23.8%
7	Ghent UniversityBelgium	55.5	22.9%	2.5×	12	+1.5%
8	Medical University of South CarolinaUnited States	54.7	21.2%	9.7×	15	+5.1%
9	Universitat de BarcelonaSpain	54.4	20.7%	3.5×	17	+31.8%
10	Karolinska InstitutetSweden	52.3	21.6%	2.9×	10	+16.7%
11	Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States	51.5	22.9%	2.2×	22	-8.4%
12	All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia	51.0	2.4%	8.6×	61	+62.9%
13	Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea	50.6	12.6%	3.6×	26	+11.3%
14	Catholic University of KoreaSouth Korea	50.4	14.2%	10.2×	22	+30.6%
15	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina	49.2	15.4%	3.3×	22	+96.7%
16	University of HelsinkiFinland	48.4	24.1%	2.4×	11	+37.2%
17	Fudan UniversityChina	48.3	10.5%	3.2×	32	+18.3%
18	KU LeuvenBelgium	48.1	25.5%	1.7×	10	-1.3%
19	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	47.1	10.1%	3.1×	19	+24.2%
20	University of CincinnatiUnited States	46.9	16.0%	4.3×	16	+35.5%
21	Universidad de SevillaSpain	46.8	27.6%	2.2×	8	+183.2%
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States	46.5	10.1%	2.4×	27	+26.5%
23	Peking UniversityChina	46.3	18.2%	1.6×	21	+22.1%
24	Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea	46.3	19.9%	3.4×	20	+0.4%
25	Wuhan UniversityChina	45.8	16.1%	2.3×	20	+133.6%
26	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina	45.7	14.0%	1.9×	22	+23.5%
27	Sichuan UniversityChina	45.3	18.0%	1.2×	17	+20.3%
28	West Virginia UniversityUnited States	44.7	11.6%	7.0×	14	+68.2%
29	Medical University of ViennaAustria	44.6	27.0%	4.2×	9	0.0%
30	University of MilanItaly	43.5	34.0%	2.0×	8	-22.2%
31	University of Naples Federico IIItaly	43.4	21.4%	1.8×	8	+36.9%
32	University of PennsylvaniaUnited States	43.2	11.1%	3.2×	22	-1.0%
33	Washington University in St. LouisUnited States	42.8	15.8%	2.1×	10	+54.8%
34	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina	42.3	11.3%	1.6×	29	+10.2%
35	The University of AdelaideAustralia	42.3	16.4%	3.7×	10	-11.8%
36	Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran	42.0	8.2%	5.1×	20	+35.5%
37	Heidelberg UniversityGermany	41.6	22.0%	1.9×	9	+32.4%
38	Case Western Reserve UniversityUnited States	41.5	8.9%	3.4×	13	+115.6%
39	Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael	41.4	8.4%	4.5×	23	-7.6%
40	University of PittsburghUnited States	41.2	19.0%	2.2×	11	+2.9%
41	Cairo UniversityEgypt	40.7	2.8%	4.8×	23	+111.8%
42	University of PaduaItaly	40.1	31.9%	1.6×	8	-42.4%
43	University College LondonUnited Kingdom	37.9	15.5%	1.4×	15	-16.2%
44	University of CopenhagenDenmark	37.8	17.9%	1.5×	9	-2.7%
45	Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyRomania	36.1	17.2%	11.2×	11	-0.8%
46	University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom	34.9	8.1%	2.4×	9	+35.3%
47	Jikei University School of MedicineJapan	34.6	5.6%	17.4×	12	+33.1%
48	Banaras Hindu UniversityIndia	34.5	0.6%	6.2×	31	+2.2%
49	Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States	33.9	26.4%	1.9×	8	-51.0%
50	University of ZurichSwitzerland	33.2	12.7%	2.4×	11	-31.4%
51	SHOWA Medical UniversityJapan	33.0	11.5%	13.6×	9	+80.3%
52	Christian Medical College, VelloreIndia	32.8	1.8%	14.0×	12	+30.2%
53	Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityRussia	30.9	3.6%	11.3×	12	+49.5%
54	King George's Medical UniversityIndia	26.4	1.2%	10.6×	9	+157.8%
55	First Pavlov State Medical University of St. PetersburgRussia	21.6	0.0%	26.2×	11	+0.6%

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 Sinusitis and nasal conditions, country by country

Is Sinusitis and nasal conditions research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sinusitis and nasal conditions.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sinusitis and nasal conditions as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.027% in 2024.

Fractional works of Sinusitis and nasal conditions 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 Sinusitis and nasal conditions research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Sinusitis and nasal conditions research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Sinusitis and nasal conditions?

What are the most cited papers in Sinusitis and nasal conditions?

Where is Sinusitis and nasal conditions research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where is the best place to study Sinusitis and nasal conditions?

Is Sinusitis and nasal conditions 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