Child and Adolescent Health
Child and Adolescent Health is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 47k research works in it since 1950. 12.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolution and challenges of child health services in Europe, focusing on pediatrics, community health, advocacy, primary care, health equity, and public health. It emphasizes the importance of training in addressing social determinants and children's rights to achieve better healthcare systems for children.
- Pediatrics
- Community Health
- Advocacy
- Primary Care
- Health Equity
- Public Health
- Training
- Children's Rights
- Social Determinants
- Healthcare Systems
- Research works
- 47k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% 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 Child and Adolescent Health research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.8k and 882 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 United Kingdom 882 works
- 3 Germany 273 works
- 4 Canada 225 works
- 5 India 209 works
- 6 Australia 205 works
- 7 Spain 180 works
- 8 ?? 180 works
- 9 Russia 134 works
- 10 Indonesia 113 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Child and Adolescent Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, BMJ Group (United Kingdom) publishes the most Child and Adolescent Health research, followed by University College London and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 102 works
- 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 41 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 35 works
- 4 Transnational Press London?? 30 works
- 5 Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUnited States 26 works
- 6 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterUnited States 24 works
- 7 University of MichiganUnited States 24 works
- 8 Boston Children's HospitalUnited States 23 works
- 9 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Child and Adolescent Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Child and Adolescent Health include Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán and Zulfiqar A Bhutta.
- 1 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia 7.7k citations
- 2 Zulfiqar A Bhutta Pakistan 7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Child and Adolescent Health research done?
The largest centres of Child and Adolescent Health research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), London (??), New York (United States) and Boston (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sale, London and Cincinnati.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 294 works
- 2 London ?? 106 works
- 3 New York United States 85 works
- 4 Boston United States 78 works
- 5 Philadelphia United States 63 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 56 works
- 7 Moscow Russia 55 works
- 8 Toronto Canada 54 works
- 9 Madrid Spain 47 works
- 10 Baltimore United States 47 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Sale30.3 works128×
- London105.6 works107×
- CincinnatiUS · 38.9 works8.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Child and Adolescent Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Child and Adolescent Health?
Among universities, judged by research, Swansea University, Transnational Press London and Pirogov Russian National Research Medical 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.
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 | Swansea UniversityUnited Kingdom | 53.9 | 11.5% | 9.9× | 12 | +99.0% |
| 2 | Transnational Press London?? | 50.3 | 16.5% | 127.9× | 30 | -30.9% |
| 3 | Pirogov Russian National Research Medical UniversityRussia | 48.2 | 1.8% | 12.2× | 13 | +640.0% |
| 4 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 47.5 | 11.9% | 5.0× | 40 | +39.5% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 45.9 | 26.3% | 2.9× | 22 | +30.1% |
| 6 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 44.7 | 21.0% | 4.5× | 17 | +80.6% |
| 7 | The University of SydneyAustralia | 44.4 | 25.6% | 3.2× | 18 | +26.6% |
| 8 | University of Colorado DenverUnited States | 44.1 | 14.0% | 7.3× | 14 | +74.2% |
| 9 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 42.4 | 8.6% | 7.5× | 18 | +77.3% |
| 10 | Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom | 41.6 | 14.1% | 3.2× | 17 | +102.7% |
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 Child and Adolescent Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Child and Adolescent Health.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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