Spinal Cord Injury Research
Spinal Cord Injury Research is a research topic within Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 18.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the pathophysiology, epidemiology, and treatment strategies for spinal cord injury. It covers topics such as neurological classification, recovery priorities, epidemiological trends, inflammation, neuroprotection, physical activity participation, and clinical trial guidelines. The papers also explore neuromodulation, functional recovery, and the role of various therapeutic interventions in improving outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injury.
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Neurological Classification
- Epidemiology
- Recovery
- Inflammation
- Neuroprotection
- Physical Activity
- Clinical Trials
- Neuromodulation
- Functional Recovery
- Research works
- 25k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +22% 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 Spinal Cord Injury Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 979 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 979 works
- 3 Canada 300 works
- 4 Japan 189 works
- 5 India 179 works
- 6 United Kingdom 164 works
- 7 South Korea 148 works
- 8 Australia 141 works
- 9 Brazil 124 works
- 10 Italy 118 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.
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Which institutions lead Spinal Cord Injury Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Toronto publishes the most Spinal Cord Injury Research research, followed by Neurological Surgery and University of British Columbia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of TorontoCanada 31 works
- 2 Neurological SurgeryUnited States 26 works
- 3 University of British ColumbiaCanada 22 works
- 4 Capital Medical UniversityChina 22 works
- 5 International Collaboration On Repair DiscoveriesCanada 18 works
- 6 University Health NetworkCanada 18 works
- 7 Swiss Paraplegic ResearchSwitzerland 17 works
- 8 University of LouisvilleUnited States 17 works
- 9 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 16 works
- 10 University of MiamiUnited States 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Spinal Cord Injury Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Spinal Cord Injury Research include Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar.
- 1 Vafa Rahimi‐Movaghar Iran 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Spinal Cord Injury Research research done?
The largest centres of Spinal Cord Injury Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Toronto (Canada), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nottwil and Rockville Centre.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NottwilCH · 29.7 works456×
- Rockville CentreUS · 25.5 works37×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Spinal Cord Injury Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Spinal Cord Injury Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Wenzhou Medical University, Capital Medical University and University of Lucerne 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 | Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina | 62.0 | 43.8% | 6.5× | 10 | +175.6% |
| 2 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 58.6 | 22.0% | 8.2× | 22 | +91.3% |
| 3 | University of LucerneSwitzerland | 57.3 | 9.8% | 53.6× | 16 | +166.5% |
| 4 | Nantong UniversityChina | 56.4 | 37.2% | 8.6× | 14 | +1.2% |
| 5 | Drexel UniversityUnited States | 54.1 | 26.6% | 11.8× | 12 | +19.6% |
| 6 | University of TorontoCanada | 53.0 | 20.8% | 4.6× | 31 | +28.3% |
| 7 | University of LouisvilleUnited States | 52.4 | 17.6% | 14.2× | 17 | +27.8% |
| 8 | University of MiamiUnited States | 51.4 | 33.0% | 7.1× | 16 | -28.7% |
| 9 | Jinzhou Medical UniversityChina | 50.2 | 29.5% | 32.6× | 10 | +8.5% |
| 10 | University of British ColumbiaCanada | 49.8 | 21.4% | 4.8× | 22 | +28.8% |
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 Spinal Cord Injury Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Spinal Cord Injury Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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