Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment is a research topic within Neurology. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 9.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the management, natural history, genetic aspects, and treatment outcomes of vascular malformations in the brain, including arteriovenous malformations, cerebral cavernous malformations, and dural arteriovenous fistulas. It covers topics such as predictors of hemorrhage, endovascular treatment techniques, genetic mutations associated with these malformations, and the clinical management guidelines.
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
- Radiosurgery
- Embolization
- Hemorrhage Predictors
- Genetic Mutations
- Endovascular Treatment
- Clinical Management
- Natural History
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% 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 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 616 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 616 works
- 3 Japan 449 works
- 4 India 310 works
- 5 Germany 175 works
- 6 Italy 157 works
- 7 France 131 works
- 8 South Korea 127 works
- 9 United Kingdom 122 works
- 10 Brazil 108 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Neurological Surgery publishes the most Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment research, followed by Capital Medical University and All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Neurological SurgeryUnited States 56 works
- 2 Capital Medical UniversityChina 43 works
- 3 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 29 works
- 4 Barrow Neurological InstituteUnited States 23 works
- 5 Mayo ClinicUnited States 22 works
- 6 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 21 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 8 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States 18 works
- 9 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 16 works
- 10 St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterUnited States 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment include Thoralf M. Sundt and Charles G. Drake.
- 1 Thoralf M. Sundt United States 2.6k citations
- 2 Charles G. Drake United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment research done?
The largest centres of Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Rockville Centre, Phoenix and Rochester.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Rockville CentreUS · 55.7 works85×
- PhoenixUS · 44.7 works32×
- RochesterUS · 22.5 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment?
Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical University, All India Institute of Medical Sciences and University of California, San Francisco 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 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 65.3 | 11.8% | 16.9× | 43 | +53.0% |
| 2 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 49.5 | 0.3% | 10.7× | 29 | +125.6% |
| 3 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 49.3 | 10.3% | 7.5× | 21 | +35.9% |
| 4 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 49.2 | 4.6% | 8.2× | 18 | +158.5% |
| 5 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 46.0 | 20.5% | 1.9× | 8 | +202.9% |
| 6 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 43.6 | 14.5% | 3.4× | 19 | +22.2% |
| 7 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonUnited States | 38.8 | 6.0% | 6.6× | 9 | +162.4% |
| 8 | University of MiamiUnited States | 36.7 | 5.7% | 6.1× | 13 | +78.1% |
| 9 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 35.2 | 13.1% | 2.7× | 10 | +107.1% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 34.8 | 4.5% | 5.6× | 11 | +139.9% |
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 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment.
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.