Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 26.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of adolescent sexual health, including behavior patterns, risk factors for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, the role of sex education and contraceptive use, parent-adolescent communication, gender inequalities, and the impact of social determinants of health on adolescent sexual behavior.
- Adolescent Health
- Sexual Behavior
- HIV Prevention
- Risk Factors
- Youth Risk Behavior
- Sex Education
- Contraceptive Use
- Parent-Adolescent Communication
- Gender Inequalities
- Social Determinants of Health
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.
Which countries lead Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (2.1k and 476 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.1k works
- 2 Brazil 476 works
- 3 South Africa 443 works
- 4 United Kingdom 360 works
- 5 Indonesia 337 works
- 6 Nigeria 320 works
- 7 India 262 works
- 8 Canada 246 works
- 9 Ethiopia 218 works
- 10 Australia 214 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.
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Which institutions lead Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of KwaZulu-Natal.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 143 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 57 works
- 3 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 57 works
- 4 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 51 works
- 5 Makerere UniversityUganda 41 works
- 6 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 39 works
- 7 University of WashingtonUnited States 39 works
- 8 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 38 works
- 9 University of GondarEthiopia 36 works
- 10 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health include Lalit Dandona, Dan J. Stein and Sharon E. Straus.
- 1 Lalit Dandona United States 9.3k citations
- 2 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 3 Sharon E. Straus Canada 6k citations
- 4 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
- 5 Till Bärnighausen Germany 5.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health research done?
The largest centres of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Chapel Hill (United States), New York (United States) and Nairobi (Kenya). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gonder, Harare and Kampala.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 161 works
- 2 Chapel Hill United States 145 works
- 3 New York United States 125 works
- 4 Nairobi Kenya 119 works
- 5 Atlanta United States 96 works
- 6 Kampala Uganda 93 works
- 7 Pretoria South Africa 93 works
- 8 Johannesburg South Africa 88 works
- 9 Baltimore United States 85 works
- 10 São Paulo Brazil 80 works
Where it is the local speciality
- GonderET · 36.2 works33×
- HarareZW · 31.8 works32×
- KampalaUG · 93.2 works29×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Gondar, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and International Institute for Population Sciences 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of GondarEthiopia | 70.9 | 47.1% | 33.1× | 36 | +35.9% |
| 2 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 69.6 | 31.6% | 35.6× | 40 | +32.3% |
| 3 | International Institute for Population SciencesIndia | 67.6 | 42.1% | 33.2× | 8 | +220.1% |
| 4 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 64.3 | 28.6% | 16.7× | 51 | +35.1% |
| 5 | University of ZambiaZambia | 64.1 | 20.1% | 22.8× | 24 | +158.1% |
| 6 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 63.7 | 30.9% | 31.0× | 41 | +6.4% |
| 7 | University of Cape TownSouth Africa | 63.2 | 32.8% | 13.1× | 31 | +16.0% |
| 8 | University of RwandaRwanda | 61.3 | 28.0% | 15.0× | 8 | +153.4% |
| 9 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 59.3 | 24.4% | 21.0× | 57 | -8.1% |
| 10 | University of Cape CoastGhana | 58.6 | 32.6% | 14.8× | 15 | +54.2% |
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 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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