Question 1

Which countries lead Occupational Therapy research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, the United Kingdom and China rank highest in Occupational Therapy. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (13k and 5.4k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Occupational Therapy research?

Accepted Answer

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Occupational Therapy on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Toronto and Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Occupational Therapy?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Occupational Therapy, David G. Armstrong, Janice Light and Christopher Gerard Maher have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Occupational Therapy research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Occupational Therapy research in 2022-now are Jakarta (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia), Makassar (Indonesia) and Bandung (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Natick, Balikpapan and Gresik.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Occupational Therapy?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, University of Toronto and The University of Queensland 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 Occupational Therapy research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Occupational Health and Safety Management, Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility and Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Occupational Therapy?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Occupational Therapy is "Older Adults' Reasons for Using Technology while Aging in Place" (Sebastiaan Theodorus Michaël Peek, Katrien Ger Luijkx, M. D. Rijnaard et al., 2015), with 19,753 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the Process of Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Measures" (14,626) and "Development of a new resilience scale: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)" (11,835).

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