Cluster Analysis

"Cluster Analysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A set of statistical methods used to group variables or observations into strongly inter-related subgroups. In epidemiology, it may be used to analyze a closely grouped series of events or cases of disease or other health-related phenomenon with well-defined distribution patterns in relation to time or place or both.

Descriptor ID	D016000
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.250 N05.715.360.750.200 N06.850.520.830.250
Concept/Terms	Cluster Analysis Cluster Analysis Analyses, Cluster Analysis, Cluster Cluster Analyses Clustering Clusterings Disease Clustering Disease Clustering Clustering, Disease Clusterings, Disease Disease Clusterings

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cluster Analysis".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Cluster Analysis [E05.318.740.250]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Cluster Analysis [N05.715.360.750.200]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Cluster Analysis [N06.850.520.830.250]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cluster Analysis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cluster Analysis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 212 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2014 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	8	8
2004	0	4	4
2005	0	8	8
2006	0	9	9
2007	1	12	13
2008	0	11	11
2009	0	7	7
2010	0	11	11
2011	0	11	11
2012	0	15	15
2013	0	14	14
2014	0	16	16
2015	0	16	16
2016	0	12	12
2017	0	9	9
2018	1	11	12
2019	0	8	8
2020	0	6	6
2021	0	6	6
2022	0	4	4
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	6	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Cluster Analysis" by people in Profiles.

Hark LA, Wang Y, Gorroochurn P, Simon PR, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Diamond DF, Horowitz JD, Park L, Wang Q, Auran JD, Carrion J, Friedman DS, Liebmann JL, Cioffi GA, Harizman N. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): a nested cross-sectional assessment of falls risk within a cluster randomised trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 Nov 22; 108(12):1761-1768.

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Shirahama Y, Kokuzawa A, Yamauchi Y, Kirino Y, Nagai H, Inoue Y, Ota T, Chifu Y, Mitoma H, Akahoshi M, Sakai M, Maruyama A, Ohta A, Iwamoto M, Tada Y. Cluster analysis defines four groups of Japanese patients with adult-onset Still's disease. Mod Rheumatol. 2024 Oct 15; 34(6):1213-1220.

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Shier V, Bae-Shaaw YH, Sood N, Chew F, Wong CM, Como DH, Piersol CV, Lekovitch C, Morris M, Leland NE. A Cluster Randomized Trial: Mixed Methods Comparison of 2 Approaches to Promote Nonpharmacologic, Resident-Centered Dementia Care in Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Oct; 25(10):105216.

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Fitzpatrick AM, Grunwell JR, Gaur H, Kobara S, Kamaleswaran R. Plasma metabolomics identifies differing endotypes of recurrent wheezing in preschool children differentiated by symptoms and social disadvantage. Sci Rep. 2024 07 09; 14(1):15813.

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Matetic A, Kyriacou T, Mamas MA. Machine-learning clustering analysis identifies novel phenogroups in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol. 2024 Sep 15; 411:132272.

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Inaguma S, Wang C, Ito S, Ueki A, Lasota J, Czapiewski P, Langfort R, Rys J, Szpor J, Waloszczyk P, Okon K, Biernat W, Takiguchi S, Schrump DS, Miettinen M, Takahashi S. Characterization of Pleural Mesothelioma by Hierarchical Clustering Analyses Using Immune Cells within Tumor Microenvironment. Pathobiology. 2024; 91(5):313-325.

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Cottrill KA, Rad MG, Ripple MJ, Stephenson ST, Mohammad AF, Tidwell M, Kamaleswaran R, Fitzpatrick AM, Grunwell JR. Cluster analysis of plasma cytokines identifies two unique endotypes of children with asthma in the pediatric intensive care unit. Sci Rep. 2023 03 02; 13(1):3521.

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Miller AC, Arakkal AT, Koeneman SH, Cavanaugh JE, Polgreen PM. A clinically-guided unsupervised clustering approach to recommend symptoms of disease associated with diagnostic opportunities. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023 02 01; 10(1):43-53.

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Mladenova V, Mladenov E, Stuschke M, Iliakis G. DNA Damage Clustering after Ionizing Radiation and Consequences in the Processing of Chromatin Breaks. Molecules. 2022 Feb 24; 27(5).

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Roe LS, Sanchez CE, Smethers AD, Keller KL, Rolls BJ. Portion size can be used strategically to increase intake of vegetables and fruits in young children over multiple days: a cluster-randomized crossover trial. Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 01 11; 115(1):272-283.

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