Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery is a research topic within Small Animals. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 11.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of research related to the health, nutrition, and medical conditions of dogs and cats. It covers topics such as obesity, chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, nutritional assessment, urinary tract infections, prostate cancer, surgical procedures like ovariohysterectomy and laparoscopic surgery, as well as adrenal gland tumors. The research aims to improve the understanding and management of various health issues in canine and feline companions.
- Obesity
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Hypertension
- Nutritional Assessment
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Prostate Cancer
- Ovariohysterectomy
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Adrenal Gland Tumors
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% 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 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (407 and 208 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 407 works
- 2 Brazil 208 works
- 3 United Kingdom 132 works
- 4 India 84 works
- 5 Italy 83 works
- 6 Japan 66 works
- 7 Germany 64 works
- 8 France 60 works
- 9 Türkiye 54 works
- 10 South Korea 50 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 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Royal Veterinary College publishes the most Veterinary Medicine and Surgery research, followed by Colorado State University and University of Guelph.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Royal Veterinary College United Kingdom 29 works
- 2 Colorado State University United States 21 works
- 3 University of Guelph Canada 18 works
- 4 University of California, Davis United States 18 works
- 5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Brazil 17 works
- 6 Udayana University Indonesia 17 works
- 7 Ghent University Belgium 15 works
- 8 The Ohio State University United States 15 works
- 9 North Carolina State University United States 15 works
- 10 University of Zurich Switzerland 14 works
Where is Veterinary Medicine and Surgery research done?
The largest centres of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), London (United Kingdom), Davis (United States) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fort Collins and Davis.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Fort CollinsUS · 20.7 works30×
- DavisUS · 25.4 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Veterinary Medicine and Surgery than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Veterinary Medicine and Surgery?
Among universities, judged by research, Royal Veterinary College, University of Liverpool and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 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 | Royal Veterinary College United Kingdom | 79.3 | 20.8% | 366.5× | 29 | +37.9% |
| 2 | University of Liverpool United Kingdom | 73.3 | 26.9% | 13.6× | 12 | +25.2% |
| 3 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden | 67.3 | 25.2% | 32.3× | 9 | -4.5% |
| 4 | Texas A&M University United States | 64.8 | 23.5% | 10.2× | 14 | -25.7% |
| 5 | University of Guelph Canada | 60.5 | 11.2% | 36.3× | 18 | +35.5% |
| 6 | University of California, Davis United States | 59.4 | 14.0% | 13.6× | 18 | -9.8% |
| 7 | Colorado State University United States | 57.0 | 9.6% | 32.9× | 21 | +6.4% |
| 8 | North Carolina State University United States | 55.0 | 10.4% | 14.7× | 14 | +48.6% |
| 9 | University of Bologna Italy | 54.4 | 13.9% | 8.4× | 12 | +89.7% |
| 10 | Ghent University Belgium | 54.1 | 9.6% | 15.6× | 15 | -45.9% |
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 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Veterinary Medicine and Surgery.
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.