Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes is a research topic within Surgery. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 14.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers advancements in organ transplantation, including lung and heart transplants, rejection mechanisms such as allograft vasculopathy and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, the use of ex vivo perfusion, primary graft dysfunction, and donor selection criteria. It also discusses immunosuppressive therapy and its impact on post-transplant outcomes.
- Transplantation
- Rejection
- Lung Transplant
- Heart Transplant
- Allograft Vasculopathy
- Ex Vivo Perfusion
- Primary Graft Dysfunction
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome
- Donor Criteria
- Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% 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 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (3.1k and 463 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 3.1k works
- 2 China 463 works
- 3 Germany 266 works
- 4 Canada 257 works
- 5 Japan 245 works
- 6 Italy 240 works
- 7 United Kingdom 215 works
- 8 France 209 works
- 9 Spain 201 works
- 10 South Korea 186 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.
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Which institutions lead Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Cleveland Clinic publishes the most Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes research, followed by Stanford University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Cleveland Clinic United States 68 works
- 2 Stanford University United States 54 works
- 3 Columbia University Irving Medical Center United States 51 works
- 4 University Health Network Canada 47 works
- 5 Northwestern University United States 45 works
- 6 Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute United States 44 works
- 7 Mayo Clinic in Florida United States 43 works
- 8 Vanderbilt University Medical Center United States 42 works
- 9 University of Pennsylvania United States 40 works
- 10 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center United States 38 works
Who are the leading researchers in Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes include E. Murat Tuzcu, Harlan M. Krumholz and James G. Scott.
- 1 E. Murat Tuzcu 4.7k citations
- 2 Harlan M. Krumholz 4.7k citations
- 3 James G. Scott 4.3k citations
- 4 André Faro 4k citations
- 5 Hugo A. Katus 3.8k citations
- 6 Kewal Krishan 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes research done?
The largest centres of Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Philadelphia (United States), Los Angeles (United States) and Toronto (Canada).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 173 works
- 2 Philadelphia United States 165 works
- 3 Los Angeles United States 158 works
- 4 Toronto Canada 132 works
- 5 Boston United States 111 works
- 6 Seoul South Korea 97 works
- 7 Cleveland United States 96 works
- 8 Baltimore United States 93 works
- 9 Paris France 85 works
- 10 Houston United States 84 works
Where is the best place to study Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes?
Among universities, judged by research, Medical University of Vienna, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and KU Leuven 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 | Medical University of Vienna Austria | 70.6 | 23.3% | 14.7× | 29 | +6.5% |
| 2 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus United States | 64.9 | 24.3% | 9.6× | 17 | +99.4% |
| 3 | KU Leuven Belgium | 63.2 | 22.6% | 6.1× | 35 | +26.2% |
| 4 | Northwestern University United States | 62.7 | 11.6% | 10.4× | 45 | +57.0% |
| 5 | Stanford University United States | 61.8 | 17.5% | 6.9× | 54 | +51.8% |
| 6 | Duke University United States | 60.2 | 18.9% | 7.6× | 34 | +60.7% |
| 7 | Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Germany | 56.5 | 12.0% | 24.0× | 33 | -6.4% |
| 8 | Medical University of South Carolina United States | 56.4 | 16.4% | 16.5× | 24 | +12.1% |
| 9 | Baylor College of Medicine United States | 54.1 | 9.7% | 13.6× | 35 | +4.4% |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania United States | 54.0 | 14.0% | 6.8× | 40 | +45.8% |
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 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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