Vasculitis and related conditions
Vasculitis and related conditions is a research topic within Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 12.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the classification, diagnosis, and management of various vasculitides, including ANCA-associated vasculitis, giant cell arteritis, polyarteritis nodosa, Churg-Strauss syndrome, and Takayasu arteritis. It discusses the use of rituximab and other therapies, as well as EULAR recommendations for the management of vasculitis. Additionally, it explores the role of imaging in diagnosing and monitoring vasculitic diseases.
- Vasculitides
- ANCA-associated
- Giant Cell Arteritis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Takayasu Arteritis
- Rituximab
- EULAR Recommendations
- Glomerulonephritis
- Imaging in Vasculitis
- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% 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 Vasculitis and related conditions research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (990 and 657 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 990 works
- 2 China 657 works
- 3 Japan 426 works
- 4 India 329 works
- 5 United Kingdom 287 works
- 6 France 245 works
- 7 Italy 211 works
- 8 Germany 209 works
- 9 Türkiye 200 works
- 10 Spain 200 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 Vasculitis and related conditions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Vasculitis and related conditions research, followed by Yonsei University and Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 27 works
- 2 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 21 works
- 3 Mayo Clinic in ArizonaUnited States 21 works
- 4 Capital Medical UniversityChina 21 works
- 5 Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia 20 works
- 6 Peking Union Medical College HospitalChina 20 works
- 7 Mayo ClinicUnited States 20 works
- 8 Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 18 works
- 9 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 18 works
- 10 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Vasculitis and related conditions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Vasculitis and related conditions include Giuseppe Remuzzi, Vivekanand Jha and Winfried März.
- 1 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy 8.1k citations
- 2 Vivekanand Jha India 5.8k citations
- 3 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
- 4 Thomas Schwarz United States 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Vasculitis and related conditions research done?
The largest centres of Vasculitis and related conditions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Scottsdale.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ScottsdaleUS · 21.7 works8.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Vasculitis and related conditions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Vasculitis and related conditions?
Among universities, judged by research, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 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 | Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 60.4 | 10.0% | 12.1× | 20 | +116.5% |
| 2 | Istanbul University-CerrahpaşaTürkiye | 59.6 | 10.3% | 11.1× | 14 | +193.9% |
| 3 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 58.7 | 14.8% | 5.4× | 27 | +138.7% |
| 4 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom | 55.7 | 32.4% | 2.1× | 12 | +135.3% |
| 5 | Christian Medical College, VelloreIndia | 49.3 | 16.9% | 16.3× | 8 | +60.3% |
| 6 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 47.7 | 7.1% | 6.9× | 21 | +80.9% |
| 7 | Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and ResearchIndia | 44.9 | 4.2% | 12.1× | 9 | +469.4% |
| 8 | Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea | 44.0 | 6.7% | 5.5× | 21 | +61.0% |
| 9 | All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia | 41.9 | 8.7% | 5.8× | 18 | +57.6% |
| 10 | Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye | 41.7 | 4.4% | 6.6× | 17 | +90.2% |
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 Vasculitis and related conditions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Vasculitis and related conditions.
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.