Stoma care and complications
Stoma care and complications is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 12.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the complications and management of stoma-related issues, particularly parastomal hernias, quality of life among ostomy patients, stoma education, peristomal skin complications, psychological adjustment, and laparoscopic repair techniques. The research also delves into the use of prophylactic mesh and the experiences of colorectal cancer survivors with stomas.
- Stoma Complications
- Parastomal Hernia
- Quality of Life
- Ostomy Patients
- Stoma Education
- Peristomal Skin Complications
- Psychological Adjustment
- Laparoscopic Repair
- Prophylactic Mesh
- Colorectal Cancer Survivors
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +52% 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 Stoma care and complications research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (402 and 373 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 402 works
- 2 United States 373 works
- 3 China 310 works
- 4 United Kingdom 208 works
- 5 Türkiye 105 works
- 6 Japan 102 works
- 7 Spain 92 works
- 8 India 88 works
- 9 Italy 83 works
- 10 Australia 69 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Stoma care and complications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Cleveland Clinic publishes the most Stoma care and complications research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and St Mark's Hospital.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Cleveland Clinic United States 24 works
- 2 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 11 works
- 3 St Mark's Hospital United Kingdom 10 works
- 4 Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 10 works
- 5 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 10 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil 10 works
- 7 Ain Shams University Egypt 9 works
- 8 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Brazil 9 works
- 9 Faculdade de Medicina do ABC Brazil 8 works
- 10 Nottingham Trent University United Kingdom 8 works
Where is Stoma care and complications research done?
The largest centres of Stoma care and complications research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), London (United Kingdom), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Cleveland (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cleveland, Belo Horizonte and São Paulo.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 76 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 52 works
- 3 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 35 works
- 4 Cleveland United States 31 works
- 5 Beijing China 28 works
- 6 Belo Horizonte Brazil 26 works
- 7 Istanbul Türkiye 26 works
- 8 Shanghai China 25 works
- 9 Tokyo Japan 23 works
- 10 New York United States 21 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ClevelandUS · 31.4 works8.5×
- Belo HorizonteBR · 26.3 works7.4×
- São PauloBR · 76.2 works4.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Stoma care and complications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Stoma care and complications?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Universidade de São Paulo and Faculdade de Medicina do ABC 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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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Brazil | 52.6 | 8.0% | 9.2× | 9 | — |
| 2 | Universidade de São Paulo Brazil | 40.5 | 8.9% | 2.3× | 10 | +96.5% |
| 3 | Faculdade de Medicina do ABC Brazil | 35.5 | 0.0% | 73.5× | 8 | — |
| 4 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 28.5 | 0.0% | 8.2× | 10 | — |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil | 27.6 | 1.3% | 5.2× | 10 | +136.6% |
| 6 | Ain Shams University Egypt | 20.5 | 0.0% | 5.1× | 9 | — |
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 Stoma care and complications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Stoma care and complications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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