Aging, Health, and Disability
Aging, Health, and Disability is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 4.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the health-related quality of life in the aging population, covering topics such as functional dependence, social support, mental health, and family functioning. It explores the impact of aging on health status and emphasizes the importance of geriatric assessment and elderly care.
- Quality of Life
- Aging Population
- Health Status
- Functional Dependence
- Social Support
- Elderly Care
- Family Functioning
- Mental Health
- Social Integration
- Geriatric Assessment
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 964 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 4.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +37% 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 Aging, Health, and Disability research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (940 and 881 works in 2022–2025).
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Aging, Health, and Disability research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Aging, Health, and Disability research, followed by Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes and Universidad Técnica de Ambato.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 72 works
- 2 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 66 works
- 3 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 56 works
- 4 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 49 works
- 5 Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico 49 works
- 6 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 45 works
- 7 Universidad de GuanajuatoMexico 44 works
- 8 Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoMexico 44 works
- 9 University of ChileChile 40 works
- 10 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 39 works
Where is Aging, Health, and Disability research done?
The largest centres of Aging, Health, and Disability research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Madrid (Spain), Santiago (Chile) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato, Guanajuato City and Pachuca.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 244 works
- 2 Madrid Spain 202 works
- 3 Santiago Chile 176 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 156 works
- 5 Lima Peru 148 works
- 6 Ambato Ecuador 130 works
- 7 Buenos Aires Argentina 113 works
- 8 Barcelona Spain 86 works
- 9 Guayaquil Ecuador 77 works
- 10 Quito Ecuador 77 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AmbatoEC · 129.8 works70×
- Guanajuato CityMX · 45.1 works64×
- PachucaMX · 44.6 works57×
- PortoviejoEC · 44.3 works57×
- JipijapaEC · 20.7 works57×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aging, Health, and Disability than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Aging, Health, and Disability?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Universidade de Vigo and Universidad de Jaén 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 | Universidad Autónoma de ChileChile | 72.1 | 10.1% | 49.2× | 13 | +455.9% |
| 2 | Universidade de VigoSpain | 71.7 | 13.8% | 9.7× | 10 | +333.4% |
| 3 | Universidad de JaénSpain | 70.9 | 12.2% | 23.2× | 15 | +153.0% |
| 4 | Universidad de ExtremaduraSpain | 68.3 | 13.5% | 10.7× | 9 | +155.6% |
| 5 | Universidad de MurciaSpain | 66.5 | 12.6% | 19.2× | 24 | +12.3% |
| 6 | Universidad de GranadaSpain | 63.0 | 6.7% | 11.5× | 27 | +110.7% |
| 7 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 62.9 | 6.5% | 15.0× | 49 | +46.4% |
| 8 | Autonomous University of ChihuahuaMexico | 62.8 | 12.2% | 51.1× | 15 | — |
| 9 | Universidad de MálagaSpain | 62.2 | 9.5% | 18.0× | 25 | +39.8% |
| 10 | Universidad de HuelvaSpain | 62.0 | 15.4% | 18.8× | 8 | +15.5% |
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 Aging, Health, and Disability research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Aging, Health, and Disability.
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
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