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Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments

Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 9.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of hyperhidrosis, with a particular emphasis on axillary hyperhidrosis. It covers various treatment options such as botulinum toxin, sympathectomy, and their impact on quality of life. The cluster also includes epidemiological studies and research on sweat gland biology.

  • Hyperhidrosis
  • Treatment
  • Axillary Hyperhidrosis
  • Botulinum Toxin
  • Quality of Life
  • Sympathectomy
  • Sweat Glands
  • Thoracic Sympathectomy
  • Compensatory Sweating
  • Epidemiological Study
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+16%
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 Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (424 and 168 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 424 works
  2. 2 China 168 works
  3. 3 India 158 works
  4. 4 Germany 100 works
  5. 5 Japan 87 works
  6. 6 Italy 85 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 73 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 71 works
  9. 9 Brazil 69 works
  10. 10 Spain 69 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 States: 32.5%China: 12.9%India: 12.1%Germany: 7.7%6 others listed: 34.8%32%largest
United States424 · 32.5%China168 · 12.9%India158 · 12.1%Germany100 · 7.7%6 others listed454 · 34.8%

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

Which institutions lead Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Missouri–Kansas City publishes the most Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments research, followed by Sechenov University and University of Miami.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Missouri–Kansas CityUnited States 9 works
  2. 2 Sechenov UniversityRussia 9 works
  3. 3 University of MiamiUnited States 7 works
  4. 4 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 7 works
  5. 5 L V Prasad Eye InstituteIndia 7 works
  6. 6 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 6 works
  7. 7 Yale UniversityUnited States 6 works
  8. 8 University of ChicagoUnited States 6 works
  9. 9 Cairo UniversityEgypt 6 works
  10. 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments include Timothy J. Steiner.

  1. 1 Timothy J. Steiner United Kingdom 2.6k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments research done?

The largest centres of Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Seoul (South Korea), Beijing (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ankara.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 28 works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 23 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 23 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 23 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 23 works
  6. 6 Ankara Türkiye 20 works
  7. 7 Rome Italy 19 works
  8. 8 São Paulo Brazil 19 works
  9. 9 New York United States 19 works
  10. 10 Istanbul Türkiye 19 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AnkaraTR · 20.2 works3.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments?

Among universities, judged by research, Sechenov University and University of Missouri–Kansas City 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Sechenov UniversityRussia 46.07.8%15.5×9 —
2 University of Missouri–Kansas CityUnited States 26.03.6%34.8×9 —

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 Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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