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Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 8.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers the biological basis, clinical manifestations, management, and epidemiology of syphilis. It includes topics such as neurosyphilis, syphilis-HIV coinfection, adverse pregnancy outcomes, antibiotic resistance, global epidemiology, point-of-care testing, maternal transmission, ocular manifestations, and immunopathogenesis.

  • Syphilis
  • Neurosyphilis
  • HIV Coinfection
  • Pregnancy Outcomes
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Global Epidemiology
  • Point-of-Care Testing
  • Maternal Transmission
  • Ocular Manifestations
  • Immunopathogenesis
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
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 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment research?

By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (860 and 664 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 860 works
  2. 2 United States 664 works
  3. 3 China 224 works
  4. 4 India 166 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 128 works
  6. 6 Spain 87 works
  7. 7 Japan 84 works
  8. 8 Australia 79 works
  9. 9 Canada 76 works
  10. 10 Russia 64 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.

Brazil: 35.3%United States: 27.3%China: 9.2%India: 6.8%6 others listed: 21.3%35%largest
Brazil860 · 35.3%United States664 · 27.3%China224 · 9.2%India166 · 6.8%6 others listed518 · 21.3%

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

Which institutions lead Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment research, followed by Secretaria da Saúde and Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz.

Who are the leading researchers in Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment include Hugh R. Taylor.

  1. 1 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations

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

Where is Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment research done?

The largest centres of Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), London (United Kingdom) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cascavel and Aracaju.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 117 works
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 81 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 56 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 41 works
  5. 5 Atlanta United States 37 works
  6. 6 Belém Brazil 35 works
  7. 7 Belo Horizonte Brazil 33 works
  8. 8 Fortaleza Brazil 29 works
  9. 9 Seattle United States 27 works
  10. 10 New Delhi India 27 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. CascavelBR · 25.2 works36×
  2. AracajuBR · 26.8 works27×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte and University of Washington 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.

0%10%20%mean 4.74%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Alabama at Birmingham: 11, 18.8%Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte: 16, 6.1%University of Washington: 16, 18.2%Universidade Tiradentes: 18, 0.0%Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro: 16, 0.5%Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda: 14, 0.0%Universidade Federal do Pará: 13, 0.0%Universidade Federal do Ceará: 18, 0.5%Universidade do Estado do Pará: 13, 3.3%Centro Universitário Fundação Assis Gurgacz: 18, 0.0%University of Alabam…University of Washin…Universidade Federal…Universidade Tiraden…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 65.918.8%7.0×11 +151.1%
2 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil 62.36.1%12.7×16 +153.7%
3 University of WashingtonUnited States 60.118.2%4.9×16 +25.6%
4 Universidade TiradentesBrazil 57.20.0%88.4×18 +1738.9%
5 Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 57.20.5%30.6×16 +323.7%
6 Centro Universitário de Volta RedondaBrazil 51.50.0%68.2×14 +200.0%
7 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 50.80.0%9.8×13 +270.6%
8 Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil 49.20.5%12.9×18 +47.0%
9 Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil 49.23.3%31.8×13
10 Centro Universitário Fundação Assis GurgaczBrazil 46.80.0%165.7×18

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 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment.

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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.

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.