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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is a subfield of Medicine. Science Explorer counts 756k research works in it since 1950. 18.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: field of medicine dealing with the care of children.

Research works
756k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
138k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
20
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+55%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Maternal Health, Stunting, Maternal Mortality, Prenatal Diagnosis, Cognitive Function, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes. Gaining share since 2009–13: Maternal Health, Stunting, Environmental Factors, Risk Assessment, Child Health. Losing share: Aneuploidy Screening, Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing, Antiepileptic Drugs, Prenatal Exposure.

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Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Maternal Health49k▲ 14×1 topic
  2. Stunting49k▲ 14×1 topic
  3. Maternal Mortality27k◆ 1.03×2 topics
  4. Prenatal Diagnosis21k▼ 0.69×3 topics
  5. Cognitive Function20k▼ 0.75×2 topics
  6. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes20k▼ 0.78×2 topics
  7. Child Mortality19k◆ 1.06×1 topic
  8. Health Systems19k◆ 1.06×1 topic
  9. Oxidative Stress18k◆ 0.94×2 topics
  10. Early-Life Conditions14k▼ 0.67×1 topic
  11. Fetal Programming14k▼ 0.67×1 topic
  12. Neurodevelopmental Disorders12k▼ 0.64×2 topics
  13. Pediatric12k▼ 0.62×2 topics
  14. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study12k▼ 0.86×1 topic
  15. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory12k▼ 0.86×1 topic
  16. Infant Mortality12k◆ 0.95×1 topic
  17. Preterm Birth12k◆ 0.95×1 topic
  18. Child Health10k▲ 1.96×2 topics
  19. Environmental Factors9,684▲ 2.1×1 topic
  20. Risk Assessment9,684▲ 2.1×1 topic
  21. Antiepileptic Drugs8,483▼ 0.58×1 topic
  22. Prenatal Exposure8,483▼ 0.58×1 topic
  23. Placenta Accreta8,184◆ 0.96×1 topic
  24. Postpartum Hemorrhage8,184◆ 0.96×1 topic
  25. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy8,047▼ 0.62×1 topic
  26. Neonatal Encephalopathy8,047▼ 0.62×1 topic
  27. Aneuploidy Screening7,523▼ 0.57×1 topic
  28. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing7,523▼ 0.57×1 topic
  29. Off-Label Drug Use7,309▼ 0.62×1 topic
  30. Pediatric Pharmacokinetics7,309▼ 0.62×1 topic
  31. Pain Measurement7,135◆ 0.88×1 topic
  32. Pediatric Pain7,135◆ 0.88×1 topic
  33. Urinary Tract Infection6,956▼ 0.63×1 topic
  34. Vesicoureteral Reflux6,956▼ 0.63×1 topic
  35. Assisted Reproductive Technology6,568▼ 0.63×1 topic
  36. In Vitro Fertilization6,568▼ 0.63×1 topic
  37. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency5,200▼ 0.61×1 topic
  38. Neonatal Jaundice5,200▼ 0.61×1 topic
  39. Medical Ethics5,099▼ 0.61×1 topic
  40. Parental Discretion5,099▼ 0.61×1 topic

Which countries lead Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (42k and 27k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 20.4% top 10% · 27k works
  2. 2 China · #5 all time 26.2% top 10% · 8.9k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 23.9% top 10% · 6k works
  4. 4 Australia · #4 all time 29.4% top 10% · 3.1k works
  5. 5 Canada · #3 all time 25.3% top 10% · 3.6k works
  6. 6 Italy · #8 all time 26.1% top 10% · 2.7k works
  7. 7 India · #12 all time 9.2% top 10% · 7.9k works
  8. 8 Germany · #7 all time 18.9% top 10% · 3.1k works
  9. 9 Netherlands · #6 all time 31.1% top 10% · 1.7k works
  10. 10 Indonesia · #14 all time 2.4% top 10% · 42k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 67 countries ranked in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 42k works
  2. 2 United States 27k works
  3. 3 China 8.9k works
  4. 4 India 7.9k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 6k works
  6. 6 Russia 3.9k works
  7. 7 Brazil 3.8k works
  8. 8 Canada 3.6k works
  9. 9 Türkiye 3.4k works
  10. 10 Australia 3.1k 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.

Indonesia: 38.2%United States: 24.6%China: 8.1%India: 7.2%6 others listed: 21.8%38%largest
Indonesia42k · 38.2%United States27k · 24.6%China8,873 · 8.1%India7,879 · 7.2%6 others listed24k · 21.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research?

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University College London.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Harvard University United States · Cambridge · #1 all time 31.0% top 10% · 388 works
  2. 2 Johns Hopkins University United States · Baltimore · #3 all time 27.3% top 10% · 350 works
  3. 3 University College London United Kingdom · London · #2 all time 29.6% top 10% · 292 works
  4. 4 University of Gondar Ethiopia · Gonder 44.6% top 10% · 203 works
  5. 5 University of California, San Francisco United States · San Francisco · #4 all time 28.8% top 10% · 264 works
  6. 6 University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford · #6 all time 37.0% top 10% · 190 works
  7. 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States · Chapel Hill · #8 all time 11.6% top 10% · 598 works
  8. 8 University of Toronto Canada · Toronto · #13 all time 26.1% top 10% · 295 works
  9. 9 University of Washington United States · Seattle · #5 all time 27.7% top 10% · 241 works
  10. 10 Monash University Australia · Melbourne · #57 all time 31.7% top 10% · 187 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 441 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Top 100 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 1.6k works
  2. 2 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 1.2k works
  3. 3 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 1.1k works
  4. 4 Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jakarta IIIndonesia 653 works
  5. 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 598 works
  6. 6 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia 571 works
  7. 7 Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti WiyataIndonesia 549 works
  8. 8 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 525 works
  9. 9 Hasanuddin UniversityIndonesia 516 works
  10. 10 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 500 works

Who are the leading researchers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health?

Among the most productive authors in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Jost B. Jonas, Aziz Sheikh and Vivekanand Jha rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Jost B. Jonas Germany · #12 worldwide 7.7k citations · 243 works
  2. 2 Aziz Sheikh United Kingdom · #17 worldwide 5.8k citations · 274 works
  3. 3 Vivekanand Jha India · #18 worldwide 5.8k citations · 232 works
  4. 4 Christopher J L Murray United States · #23 worldwide 13k citations · 158 works
  5. 5 Zulfiqar A Bhutta Pakistan · #29 worldwide 7k citations · 258 works
  6. 6 Ali Bijani Iran · #32 worldwide 5.6k citations · 168 works
  7. 7 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy · #34 worldwide 8.1k citations · 312 works
  8. 8 Yousef Khader Jordan · #42 worldwide 7.7k citations · 152 works
  9. 9 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia · #62 worldwide 7.7k citations · 138 works
  10. 10 Simon I Hay United States · #67 worldwide 12k citations · 134 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,416 highest-output authors in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health researchers

Where is Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research done?

The largest centres of Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Semarang (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sarikei, Banda Aceh and Palopo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 5.2k works
  2. 2 Semarang Indonesia 3.3k works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 2.6k works
  4. 4 London United Kingdom 2.1k works
  5. 5 Bandung Indonesia 2.1k works
  6. 6 Medan Indonesia 2.1k works
  7. 7 Makassar Indonesia 1.9k works
  8. 8 Yogyakarta Indonesia 1.7k works
  9. 9 Moscow Russia 1.4k works
  10. 10 Depok Indonesia 1.4k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SarikeiMY · 68.9 works37×
  2. Banda Aceh194.6 works36×
  3. Palopo73.1 works34×
  4. Pringsewu Regency184.1 works33×
  5. Lubuk PakamID · 378.0 works24×
  6. RajabasaID · 99.8 works22×
  7. SukoliloID · 26.2 works19×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health than the world average.

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Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research by country

The best places for Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Gondar, Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Semarang and Airlangga University 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.

0%20%40%mean 10.09%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Gondar: 203, 44.6%Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Semarang: 1,574, 1.9%Airlangga University: 1,144, 3.3%Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jakarta II: 653, 1.7%London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine: 128, 40.7%Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti Wiyata: 549, 1.6%Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang: 362, 1.8%Universitas Muslim Indonesia: 451, 1.7%Universitas Malahayati: 414, 0.6%University of Indonesia: 1,195, 3.0%University of GondarAirlangga UniversityPoliteknik Kesehatan…Politeknik Kesehatan…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of GondarEthiopia 70.744.6%9.0×203 +159.5%
2 Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes SemarangIndonesia 61.91.9%25.8×1,574 +1160.3%
3 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 57.73.3%8.5×1,144 +699.5%
4 Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Jakarta IIIndonesia 56.01.7%29.2×653 +729.6%
5 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 55.140.7%5.6×128 +24.2%
6 Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti WiyataIndonesia 54.81.6%23.0×549 +1210.0%
7 Universitas Muhammadiyah SemarangIndonesia 52.31.8%16.7×362 +1415.2%
8 Universitas Muslim IndonesiaIndonesia 52.21.7%9.5×451 +1526.5%
9 Universitas MalahayatiIndonesia 52.20.6%25.9×414 +649.7%
10 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 52.13.0%6.5×1,195 +480.5%

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 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Public Health and Nutrition, Human Health and Disease and Global Maternal and Child Health.

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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.

  1. Public Health and Nutrition+4023%
  2. Human Health and Disease+411%
  3. Global Maternal and Child Health+178%
  4. Literature Analysis and Criticism+168%
  5. Maternal and fetal healthcare+137%
  6. Infant Development and Preterm Care+135%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health include?

Public Health and Nutrit…85kPublic Health and Nutrition: 85k fractional worksBirth, Development, and …71kBirth, Development, and Health: 71k fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 62k fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 50k fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 46k fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 43k fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 41k fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 41k fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 40k fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 38k fractional worksNeonatal Health and Biochemistry: 37k fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 34k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.