Question 1

Which countries lead Family Practice research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, the United Kingdom and China rank highest in Family Practice. By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (3.8k and 799 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Family Practice research?

Accepted Answer

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Family Practice on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of Toronto.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Family Practice?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Family Practice, Olle ten Cate, Hardeep Singh and Eric S. Holmboe have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Family Practice research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Family Practice research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States), New York (United States) and Baltimore (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Norman.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Family Practice?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and University of California, San Francisco score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Family Practice research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills and Medication Adherence and Compliance.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Family Practice?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Family Practice is "The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: A Research Note" (Robert Goodman, 1997), with 15,111 citations. Next come "QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies" (14,541) and "A method for estimating the probability of adverse drug reactions" (11,879).