Topic · Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Tracheal and airway disorders

Tracheal and airway disorders is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 72k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the clinical management of tracheal and airway disorders, including topics such as tracheostomy, airway stenosis, tissue engineering for tracheal replacement, bronchomalacia, percutaneous tracheotomy, laryngotracheal stenosis, pediatric airway surgery, endobronchial stents, and the impact of mechanical ventilation.

Tracheostomy
Airway Stenosis
Tissue Engineering
Bronchomalacia
Percutaneous Tracheotomy
Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Pediatric Airway Surgery
Endobronchial Stents
Mechanical Ventilation
Tracheal Replacement

Research works: 72k
In the world top 10%: 7.3k
Top-10% rate: 10.0%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +2%
Largest producer: United States

Tracheal and airway disorders

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Tracheal and airway disorders research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (3.1k and 1.6k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 United States 3.1k works
2 China 1.6k works
3 India 1.1k works
4 Japan 940 works
5 United Kingdom 563 works
6 Germany 495 works
7 Italy 436 works
8 Türkiye 369 works
9 Spain 348 works
10 Brazil 310 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 States3,125 · 33.7%China1,567 · 16.9%India1,115 · 12.0%Japan940 · 10.1%6 others listed2,520 · 27.2%

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

Which institutions lead Tracheal and airway disorders research?

By volume in 2022-now, All India Institute of Medical Sciences publishes the most Tracheal and airway disorders research, followed by Harvard University and Sichuan University.

By volume, 2022-now

1 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 146 works
2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 126 works
3 Sichuan UniversityChina 75 works
4 Mayo ClinicUnited States 71 works
5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 68 works
6 Capital Medical UniversityChina 61 works
7 University of CincinnatiUnited States 53 works
8 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 52 works
9 University of TorontoCanada 52 works
10 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 44 works

Who are the leading researchers in Tracheal and airway disorders?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Tracheal and airway disorders include George Davey Smith, Richard M. Ryan and Jun Wang.

1 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
2 Richard M. Ryan United States 395k citations
3 Jun Wang China 340k citations
4 Gregory Y.H. Lip United Kingdom 311k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Tracheal and airway disorders?

The most cited paper in Tracheal and airway disorders is "Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in men with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea with or without treatment with continuous positive airway pressure: an observational study" (José María Marín, Santiago J. Carrizo, Eugenio E. Vicente et al., 2005), with 4,704 citations. Next come "Clinical Guideline for the Evaluation, Management and Long-term Care of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults" (2,912) and "REVERSAL OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA BY CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE APPLIED THROUGH THE NARES" (2,746).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Long-term cardiovascular outcomes in men with obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea with or without treatment with continuous positive airway pressure: an observational study José María Marín, Santiago J. Carrizo, Eugenio E. Vicente et al. · The Lancet	Mar 2005	4,704
2	Clinical Guideline for the Evaluation, Management and Long-term Care of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults Lawrence J. Epstein, David Kristo, Patrick J. Strollo et al. · Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Open access	15 Jun 2009	2,912
3	REVERSAL OF OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA BY CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE APPLIED THROUGH THE NARES ColinE. Sullivan, M Berthon-Jones, FaiqG. Issa et al. · The Lancet	Apr 1981	2,746
4	Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population: A systematic review Chamara V. Senaratna, Jennifer L. Perret, Caroline Lodge et al. · Sleep Medicine Reviews Review	18 Jul 2016	2,605
5	Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway Jeffrey L. Apfelbaum, Carin A. Hagberg, Robert A. Caplan et al. · Anesthesiology	9 Jan 2013	2,593

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Where is Tracheal and airway disorders research done?

The largest centres of Tracheal and airway disorders research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 226 works
2 TokyoJapan 201 works
3 LondonUnited Kingdom 180 works
4 ShanghaiChina 165 works
5 New DelhiIndia 158 works
6 SeoulSouth Korea 136 works
7 PhiladelphiaUnited States 135 works
8 New YorkUnited States 129 works
9 BostonUnited States 124 works
10 IstanbulTürkiye 109 works

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Where is the best place to study Tracheal and airway disorders?

Among universities, judged by research, Beijing University of Technology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Harvard University 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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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged

40%

Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share

10%

Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale

30%

Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%

10%

Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad

10%

Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	Beijing University of TechnologyChina	63.5	72.6%	2.1×	16	+27.6%
2	All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia	51.2	4.2%	11.6×	146	+13.2%
3	Harvard UniversityUnited States	50.0	15.6%	3.4×	126	-23.8%
4	Sichuan UniversityChina	45.7	10.5%	2.9×	74	+60.8%
5	Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States	44.8	17.9%	4.6×	38	+30.5%
6	University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States	42.6	15.4%	5.7×	32	+82.8%
7	Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States	42.2	17.3%	3.0×	52	-9.1%
8	University of TorontoCanada	42.1	17.5%	2.2×	52	-17.5%
9	McGill UniversityCanada	42.1	20.8%	2.1×	24	+51.2%
10	Heidelberg UniversityGermany	40.7	11.3%	3.1×	28	+27.5%
11	Case Western Reserve UniversityUnited States	40.4	15.2%	4.0×	28	+53.3%
12	Chongqing Medical UniversityChina	40.3	14.9%	5.2×	34	+72.8%
13	University of CincinnatiUnited States	40.0	14.5%	7.9×	53	-25.5%
14	University College LondonUnited Kingdom	39.8	16.8%	2.1×	38	-5.0%
15	Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye	39.7	3.8%	5.9×	38	+20.3%
16	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina	39.5	13.7%	2.0×	68	-2.9%
17	Zhejiang UniversityChina	39.5	13.7%	1.4×	42	+31.3%
18	University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States	39.5	9.2%	3.8×	36	+13.2%
19	Universität HamburgGermany	38.5	19.4%	2.7×	23	+56.9%
20	Temple UniversityUnited States	38.1	10.9%	6.6×	25	+25.3%
21	University of California, Los AngelesUnited States	37.9	12.5%	2.3×	30	+19.6%
22	Baylor College of MedicineUnited States	37.7	11.2%	7.7×	44	-13.4%
23	University of IowaUnited States	37.5	16.1%	4.0×	23	+15.4%
24	Université Paris CitéFrance	37.0	13.6%	3.7×	32	-3.4%
25	University of California, San FranciscoUnited States	36.8	10.4%	3.2×	26	+8.7%
26	University of DundeeUnited Kingdom	36.6	33.8%	5.2×	10	+7.3%
27	Yale UniversityUnited States	36.5	10.1%	2.5×	32	+7.0%
28	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina	36.4	14.0%	3.0×	36	+10.0%
29	Université Paris-SaclayFrance	36.4	31.1%	1.3×	10	+114.8%
30	Northwestern UniversityUnited States	36.2	16.0%	3.3×	31	-8.1%
31	Chinese University of Hong KongChina	36.0	16.6%	1.5×	13	+25.6%
32	University of AlbertaCanada	35.5	12.1%	1.9×	19	+26.6%
33	Fudan UniversityChina	35.4	11.0%	1.6×	30	+55.7%
34	Université Libre de BruxellesBelgium	35.4	21.2%	3.4×	12	+62.6%
35	Cornell UniversityUnited States	35.0	11.4%	2.3×	34	-1.4%
36	Tongji UniversityChina	34.9	20.7%	1.7×	30	+1.5%
37	University of VirginiaUnited States	34.7	9.6%	2.9×	20	+26.0%
38	Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States	34.6	10.8%	4.6×	18	+87.0%
39	Humanitas UniversityItaly	34.6	14.1%	6.1×	10	+24.0%
40	University of California San DiegoUnited States	34.4	9.6%	2.3×	26	+9.6%
41	Utrecht UniversityNetherlands	34.4	25.6%	1.2×	10	+26.8%
42	Capital Medical UniversityChina	34.0	8.4%	5.0×	61	-18.9%
43	Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands	31.7	30.3%	2.2×	13	-33.3%
44	Karolinska InstitutetSweden	30.1	31.5%	1.7×	11	-21.7%
45	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	29.7	11.3%	1.1×	12	+28.0%
46	Radboud University NijmegenNetherlands	29.6	12.9%	2.1×	14	-5.5%
47	Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia	29.5	3.7%	10.6×	38	-21.2%
48	Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom	29.2	19.7%	1.7×	19	-37.7%
49	Jichi Medical UniversityJapan	29.2	6.4%	10.2×	13	+41.3%
50	University of AntwerpBelgium	28.9	21.5%	2.7×	11	-9.8%
51	Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchIndia	28.8	5.4%	11.3×	17	+11.2%
52	Services Institute of Medical SciencesPakistan	27.5	0.4%	73.9×	14	-
53	University of BernSwitzerland	26.3	19.1%	2.2×	14	-23.9%
54	University of Hong KongChina	24.9	13.6%	1.1×	12	-24.8%
55	Sapporo Medical UniversityJapan	24.9	4.7%	14.0×	10	+46.1%
56	St. Marianna University School of MedicineJapan	23.6	5.5%	14.6×	8	+32.3%
57	KU LeuvenBelgium	21.7	12.8%	1.1×	12	-33.2%
58	University of OxfordUnited Kingdom	20.8	27.8%	0.5×	8	-12.1%
59	All India Institute of Medical Sciences JodhpurIndia	20.6	0.6%	10.8×	13	-0.5%
60	University of Naples Federico IIItaly	20.3	28.7%	1.2×	10	-16.8%
61	National University of SingaporeSingapore	20.1	11.4%	0.8×	11	-21.8%
62	SMS Medical CollegeIndia	20.0	0.4%	12.1×	8	+18.1%
63	Tokyo Women's Medical UniversityJapan	19.4	1.9%	11.6×	10	-4.2%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Tracheal and airway disorders, country by country

Is Tracheal and airway disorders research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Tracheal and airway disorders.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tracheal and airway disorders as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.055% in 2024.

Fractional works of Tracheal and airway disorders over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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Which countries lead Tracheal and airway disorders research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Tracheal and airway disorders research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Tracheal and airway disorders?

What are the most cited papers in Tracheal and airway disorders?

Where is Tracheal and airway disorders research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where is the best place to study Tracheal and airway disorders?

Is Tracheal and airway disorders research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

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