Surgical Simulation and Training
Surgical Simulation and Training is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1951. 19.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in surgical simulation and training techniques, particularly in the context of laparoscopic and robotic surgery. It explores the impact of virtual reality training on surgical skills, the assessment of technical skills, the transfer of skills from simulation to the operating room, and the use of telesurgery. The papers also discuss the influence of stress on surgical performance and the evolving landscape of medical education in the field of surgery.
- Virtual Reality Training
- Surgical Skills
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Simulation-Based Training
- Technical Skills Assessment
- Operating Room Performance
- Telesurgery
- Skill Transfer
- Medical Education
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +44% 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 Surgical Simulation and Training research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.6k and 700 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.6k works
- 2 China 700 works
- 3 United Kingdom 697 works
- 4 Japan 409 works
- 5 Germany 400 works
- 6 Italy 326 works
- 7 India 319 works
- 8 Canada 307 works
- 9 France 226 works
- 10 Australia 177 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 Surgical Simulation and Training research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Johns Hopkins University publishes the most Surgical Simulation and Training research, followed by Imperial College London and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 48 works
- 2 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 40 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 37 works
- 4 University of MichiganUnited States 33 works
- 5 Stanford UniversityUnited States 32 works
- 6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 31 works
- 7 University of TorontoCanada 31 works
- 8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 28 works
- 9 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterUnited States 26 works
- 10 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 26 works
Where is Surgical Simulation and Training research done?
The largest centres of Surgical Simulation and Training research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), New York (United States) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Magdeburg, Phoenix and Rochester.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 237 works
- 2 Beijing China 123 works
- 3 New York United States 122 works
- 4 Tokyo Japan 117 works
- 5 Baltimore United States 100 works
- 6 Boston United States 94 works
- 7 Philadelphia United States 84 works
- 8 Toronto Canada 77 works
- 9 Shanghai China 72 works
- 10 Seoul South Korea 70 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MagdeburgDE · 22.0 works9.1×
- PhoenixUS · 20.8 works8.5×
- RochesterUS · 24.4 works7.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Surgical Simulation and Training than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Surgical Simulation and Training?
Among universities, judged by research, University College London, Johns Hopkins University and University of California, San Francisco 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 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 61.1 | 30.3% | 3.4× | 37 | +109.3% |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 58.9 | 25.3% | 5.7× | 48 | +19.7% |
| 3 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 57.8 | 23.3% | 5.5× | 28 | +139.8% |
| 4 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 55.7 | 25.3% | 4.7× | 18 | +243.6% |
| 5 | Medical University of South CarolinaUnited States | 55.6 | 21.8% | 8.7× | 16 | +109.8% |
| 6 | Medical College of WisconsinUnited States | 54.9 | 36.4% | 7.1× | 14 | +15.3% |
| 7 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 54.4 | 30.2% | 4.1× | 23 | +18.0% |
| 8 | Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and SimulationDenmark | 54.3 | 24.8% | 277.3× | 10 | — |
| 9 | Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandIreland | 53.5 | 16.5% | 24.0× | 15 | +8.0% |
| 10 | Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom | 53.1 | 20.8% | 5.5× | 40 | -31.7% |
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 Surgical Simulation and Training research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Surgical Simulation and Training.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.