Cultural Competency in Health Care
Cultural Competency in Health Care is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 31.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the concept of cultural competence in healthcare, particularly in addressing racial and ethnic disparities. It explores the importance of understanding and respecting diverse cultural backgrounds to provide patient-centered care and improve health outcomes. The papers discuss strategies such as cultural humility, cross-cultural communication, and integrating social justice into healthcare education and practice.
- Cultural Competence
- Racial Disparities
- Ethnic Disparities
- Healthcare
- Cultural Humility
- Patient-Centered Care
- Cross-Cultural Communication
- Health Education
- Social Justice
- Nursing
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 31.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +45% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural Competency in Health Care research?
By volume, the United States and Canada publish the most (1.4k and 230 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 Canada 230 works
- 3 United Kingdom 201 works
- 4 Australia 199 works
- 5 Türkiye 67 works
- 6 Spain 54 works
- 7 Brazil 50 works
- 8 China 48 works
- 9 Germany 46 works
- 10 India 42 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cultural Competency in Health Care research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Cultural Competency in Health Care research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and University of California, San Francisco.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 30 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 3 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 16 works
- 4 Emory UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 15 works
- 6 University of WashingtonUnited States 14 works
- 7 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 14 works
- 8 University of MichiganUnited States 14 works
- 9 Monash UniversityAustralia 13 works
- 10 University of MinnesotaUnited States 13 works
Where is Cultural Competency in Health Care research done?
The largest centres of Cultural Competency in Health Care research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Boston (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 60 works
- 2 New York United States 58 works
- 3 Boston United States 57 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 41 works
- 5 Toronto Canada 40 works
- 6 Melbourne Australia 39 works
- 7 Philadelphia United States 38 works
- 8 Chicago United States 34 works
- 9 Chapel Hill United States 32 works
- 10 Baltimore United States 32 works
Where is the best place to study Cultural Competency in Health Care?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, San Francisco, Emory University and Johns Hopkins 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 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 75.8 | 43.1% | 8.2× | 16 | +61.1% |
| 2 | Emory UniversityUnited States | 62.0 | 37.1% | 7.2× | 15 | +48.4% |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 61.3 | 36.1% | 5.1× | 16 | +131.4% |
| 4 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 56.1 | 41.6% | 5.1× | 14 | +11.9% |
| 5 | Western UniversityCanada | 54.4 | 40.5% | 5.7× | 9 | +12.9% |
| 6 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 53.9 | 32.9% | 5.3× | 13 | +38.5% |
| 7 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 53.5 | 42.7% | 3.2× | 12 | +38.6% |
| 8 | University of WashingtonUnited States | 53.1 | 38.8% | 4.7× | 14 | +23.2% |
| 9 | University of CalgaryCanada | 50.5 | 34.1% | 5.2× | 10 | +79.8% |
| 10 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 48.1 | 16.0% | 5.8× | 30 | +164.3% |
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 Cultural Competency in Health Care research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Competency in Health Care.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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