COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing is a research topic within Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 5.3k research works in it since 1967. 23.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the role of digital technologies, particularly contact tracing apps, in the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the ethical challenges, privacy concerns, adoption intention, and the use of mobile health apps in pandemic planning and response.
- Digital Technologies
- Contact Tracing Apps
- COVID-19
- Privacy Concerns
- Public Health Response
- Ethical Challenges
- Mobile Health Apps
- Surveillance Technologies
- Data Protection
- Adoption Intention
- Research works
- 5.3k fractional, since 1967
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1265% the tick is no change
Which countries lead COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (374 and 192 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 374 works
- 2 India 192 works
- 3 United Kingdom 137 works
- 4 China 113 works
- 5 Germany 105 works
- 6 Indonesia 98 works
- 7 Italy 66 works
- 8 Canada 63 works
- 9 Australia 60 works
- 10 Brazil 47 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Design Intelligence (United States) publishes the most COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing research, followed by University of Oxford and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Design Intelligence (United States)United States 21 works
- 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 9 works
- 4 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 8 works
- 5 Binus UniversityIndonesia 6 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 6 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 6 works
- 8 University of British ColumbiaCanada 5 works
- 9 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works
- 10 O. P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia 5 works
Where is COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing research done?
The largest centres of COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Norman (United States) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Norman.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 37 works
- 2 Beijing China 26 works
- 3 Norman United States 22 works
- 4 New York United States 20 works
- 5 Jakarta Indonesia 20 works
- 6 Washington D.C. United States 20 works
- 7 New Delhi India 19 works
- 8 Singapore Singapore 17 works
- 9 Berlin Germany 16 works
- 10 Manila Philippines 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- NormanUS · 21.7 works30×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing than the world average.
Where is the best place to study COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Oxford, University of Indonesia and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 53.9 | 31.2% | 3.7× | 10 | — |
| 2 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 17.9 | 7.8% | 3.2× | 8 | — |
| 3 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 13.8 | 4.6% | 2.4× | 9 | — |
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 COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1265% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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