Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Cardiac Health and Mental Health is a research topic within Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 16.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the role of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, psychosocial risk factors, and mental health interventions in the context of coronary heart disease. It explores the association between depression, anxiety, and cardiovascular outcomes, as well as the impact of secondary prevention programs and stress management on patients with coronary artery disease. The cluster also covers topics such as the efficacy of rehabilitation interventions, the influence of social support, and the relationship between psychological distress and cardiovascular events.
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Depression
- Coronary Heart Disease
- Psychosocial Factors
- Exercise Training
- Secondary Prevention
- Anxiety
- Meta-analysis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stress Management
- Research works
- 37k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% 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 Cardiac Health and Mental Health research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.7k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 China 1.1k works
- 3 United Kingdom 439 works
- 4 India 318 works
- 5 Australia 310 works
- 6 Spain 261 works
- 7 Italy 237 works
- 8 Canada 232 works
- 9 Russia 231 works
- 10 Germany 221 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 Cardiac Health and Mental Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Cardiac Health and Mental Health research, followed by The University of Sydney and Emory University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 47 works
- 2 The University of SydneyAustralia 29 works
- 3 Emory UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 26 works
- 5 Harvard UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 6 Yale UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 8 University of PittsburghUnited States 20 works
- 9 Peking UniversityChina 19 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cardiac Health and Mental Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cardiac Health and Mental Health include Isabela M. Benseñor and Paulo A. Lotufo.
- 1 Isabela M. Benseñor Brazil 7.7k citations
- 2 Paulo A. Lotufo Brazil 7.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cardiac Health and Mental Health research done?
The largest centres of Cardiac Health and Mental Health research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Moscow (Russia) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Leicester.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LeicesterGB · 28.6 works7.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cardiac Health and Mental Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cardiac Health and Mental Health?
Among universities, judged by research, Iranshahr University, Karolinska Institutet and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College 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 | Iranshahr UniversityIran | 49.8 | 18.0% | 14.8× | 10 | +107.6% |
| 2 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 47.7 | 22.2% | 4.8× | 17 | +21.0% |
| 3 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 47.3 | 26.7% | 3.4× | 26 | +65.3% |
| 4 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 46.7 | 22.9% | 3.9× | 18 | +149.0% |
| 5 | Hasselt UniversityBelgium | 46.2 | 7.7% | 11.8× | 8 | +78.7% |
| 6 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 45.3 | 28.0% | 2.4× | 24 | +11.4% |
| 7 | Peking UniversityChina | 45.1 | 25.3% | 1.6× | 20 | +157.4% |
| 8 | Nanjing Medical UniversityChina | 44.0 | 37.4% | 3.2× | 13 | +34.3% |
| 9 | Uppsala UniversitySweden | 43.8 | 35.2% | 2.0× | 8 | +116.9% |
| 10 | Kemerovo State UniversityRussia | 42.1 | 6.8% | 22.0× | 15 | — |
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 Cardiac Health and Mental Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cardiac Health and Mental Health.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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