The forecasted total number of 10% top-cited scientific publications in anesthesiology and pain medicine shows a steady increase in the UK from 74.51 in 2024 to 78.35 in 2028. In 2023, this figure stood at 73.55. Year-on-year growth rates are approximately 1.30% from 2024 to 2025, 1.27% from 2025 to 2026, 1.26% from 2026 to 2027, and 1.23% from 2027 to 2028. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2024 to 2028 is about 1.24%.
Future trends to watch include advancements in digital health technologies and their impact on publication trends, interdisciplinary research bridging anesthesiology and other fields, and evolving global collaborations that could affect the UK's positioning in top-cited publications.
