Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 15.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in ultrasound elastography techniques for imaging tissue elasticity, including shear wave imaging and acoustic radiation force impulse imaging. The clinical applications of these techniques, particularly in breast lesion diagnosis and muscle stiffness measurement, are extensively explored. Additionally, the cluster covers the use of magnetic resonance elastography for non-invasive mapping of tissue elasticity.
- Ultrasound Elastography
- Tissue Elasticity Mapping
- Shear Wave Imaging
- Clinical Applications
- Soft Tissue Elasticity
- Magnetic Resonance Elastography
- Breast Lesion Diagnosis
- Acoustic Radiation Force
- Muscle Stiffness Measurement
- Biomechanical Properties
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -5% 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 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (705 and 682 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 705 works
- 2 United States 682 works
- 3 Japan 160 works
- 4 France 156 works
- 5 Germany 131 works
- 6 Canada 122 works
- 7 India 120 works
- 8 United Kingdom 113 works
- 9 South Korea 92 works
- 10 Italy 87 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 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Fudan University publishes the most Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography research, followed by Stanford University and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Fudan UniversityChina 24 works
- 2 Stanford UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 3 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 19 works
- 4 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 19 works
- 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 18 works
- 6 Columbia UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 7 InsermFrance 17 works
- 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 16 works
- 9 KU LeuvenBelgium 15 works
- 10 University of RochesterUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography include Yonina C. Eldar and Patrick W. Serruys.
- 1 Yonina C. Eldar Israel 4k citations
- 2 Patrick W. Serruys Netherlands 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography research done?
The largest centres of Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Paris (France) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rochester.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RochesterUS · 20.9 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography?
Among universities, judged by research, Concordia University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and ShanghaiTech 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.
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 | Concordia UniversityCanada | 70.8 | 30.2% | 11.2× | 10 | — |
| 2 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States | 59.6 | 21.5% | 7.5× | 20 | -26.9% |
| 3 | ShanghaiTech UniversityChina | 58.8 | 23.8% | 15.2× | 8 | — |
| 4 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 57.5 | 17.8% | 8.2× | 13 | +20.3% |
| 5 | Fudan UniversityChina | 56.5 | 11.5% | 7.2× | 24 | +51.6% |
| 6 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 56.0 | 6.1% | 9.4× | 19 | +24.9% |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 55.8 | 15.6% | 5.8× | 21 | +57.6% |
| 8 | University of RochesterUnited States | 55.8 | 12.8% | 17.4× | 15 | +23.7% |
| 9 | North Carolina State UniversityUnited States | 54.1 | 7.7% | 8.9× | 15 | +136.2% |
| 10 | North University of ChinaChina | 52.4 | 11.1% | 12.1× | 9 | +444.4% |
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 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography.
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.