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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research is a research topic within Rheumatology. Science Explorer counts 57k research works in it since 1950. 16.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), covering topics such as classification criteria, autoantibody development, interferon-inducible genes, nephritis, B lymphocyte depletion therapy, thrombosis risk, immunopathogenesis, toll-like receptors, and the epidemiology of autoimmune diseases. The research aims to improve understanding, diagnosis, classification, and management of SLE and APS.

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Antiphospholipid Syndrome
  • Autoantibodies
  • Interferon-inducible Genes
  • Lupus Nephritis
  • B Lymphocyte Depletion
  • Thrombosis Risk
  • Immunopathogenesis
  • Toll-like Receptors
  • Autoimmune Disease Epidemiology
Research works
57k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
9.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+13%
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 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.9k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.9k works
  2. 2 China 1.4k works
  3. 3 India 514 works
  4. 4 Italy 436 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 426 works
  6. 6 Japan 390 works
  7. 7 France 367 works
  8. 8 Spain 363 works
  9. 9 Brazil 269 works
  10. 10 Germany 261 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: 29.6%China: 22.4%India: 8.2%Italy: 6.9%6 others listed: 33.0%30%largest
United States1,864 · 29.6%China1,410 · 22.4%India514 · 8.2%Italy436 · 6.9%6 others listed2,076 · 33.0%

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

Which institutions lead Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research research, followed by Karolinska Institutet and Ain Shams University.

Who are the leading researchers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research include Alberto Ortíz, Vivekanand Jha and Jasvinder A. Singh.

  1. 1 Alberto Ortíz Spain 5.9k citations
  2. 2 Vivekanand Jha India 5.8k citations
  3. 3 Jasvinder A. Singh United States 4.7k citations

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

Where is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research research done?

The largest centres of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), London (United Kingdom) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Brescia and Oklahoma City.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 242 works
  2. 2 Paris France 170 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 147 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 116 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 116 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 112 works
  7. 7 Seoul South Korea 107 works
  8. 8 New York United States 105 works
  9. 9 Shanghai China 103 works
  10. 10 Mexico City Mexico 81 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BresciaIT · 22.6 works10×
  2. Oklahoma CityUS · 23.9 works9.8×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University and Karolinska Institutet 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%20%40%mean 23.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan: 16, 39.4%Zhejiang Chinese Medical University: 24, 32.4%Karolinska Institutet: 40, 20.4%National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 34, 23.6%Shanxi Medical University: 17, 22.7%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 45, 20.6%Örebro University: 10, 25.6%Sechenov University: 22, 6.2%University of Brescia: 14, 13.6%Harvard University: 32, 26.3%University of Occupa…Zhejiang Chinese Med…National and Kapodis…Karolinska Institutet
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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 Occupational and Environmental Health JapanJapan 71.339.4%29.1×16 +61.8%
2 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 69.432.4%10.0×24 +59.5%
3 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 68.520.4%9.5×40 +1.1%
4 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece 62.123.6%7.2×34 +55.4%
5 Shanxi Medical UniversityChina 61.922.7%8.2×17 +225.0%
6 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 57.820.6%4.9×45 +100.3%
7 Örebro UniversitySweden 57.625.6%10.9×10
8 Sechenov UniversityRussia 52.36.2%7.4×22 +348.7%
9 University of BresciaItaly 50.813.6%8.6×14 +95.3%
10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 50.026.3%2.7×32 +9.1%

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 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

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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.