Empathy and Medical Education
Empathy and Medical Education is a research topic within Psychiatry and Mental health. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 13.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the topic of empathy in medicine, focusing on the decline of empathy in medical students and physicians, the factors influencing empathy, its impact on patient outcomes and satisfaction, and various training interventions aimed at cultivating and sustaining empathy in healthcare professionals. The papers also discuss the role of narrative medicine, arts-based interventions, and neuroscience in understanding and promoting empathy in clinical practice.
- Empathy
- Medical Education
- Physician
- Narrative Medicine
- Clinical Practice
- Healthcare
- Patient Satisfaction
- Gender Differences
- Neuroscience
- Arts-based Interventions
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +40% 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 Empathy and Medical Education research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.8k and 575 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 United Kingdom 575 works
- 3 India 290 works
- 4 Canada 257 works
- 5 China 218 works
- 6 Türkiye 210 works
- 7 Australia 183 works
- 8 Italy 149 works
- 9 Spain 148 works
- 10 Brazil 145 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Empathy and Medical Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Toronto publishes the most Empathy and Medical Education research, followed by Harvard University and Yale University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of TorontoCanada 26 works
- 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 25 works
- 3 Yale UniversityUnited States 22 works
- 4 University of MichiganUnited States 22 works
- 5 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 20 works
- 6 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 7 Emory UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 17 works
- 9 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 16 works
- 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Empathy and Medical Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Empathy and Medical Education include Lisa Hartling and Sander L. Gilman.
- 1 Lisa Hartling Canada 5k citations
- 2 Sander L. Gilman United States 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Empathy and Medical Education research done?
The largest centres of Empathy and Medical Education research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Boston (United States) and Toronto (Canada).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 138 works
- 2 New York United States 86 works
- 3 Boston United States 60 works
- 4 Toronto Canada 54 works
- 5 Chicago United States 51 works
- 6 Philadelphia United States 50 works
- 7 Istanbul Türkiye 44 works
- 8 Baltimore United States 43 works
- 9 Melbourne Australia 43 works
- 10 Moscow Russia 41 works
Where is the best place to study Empathy and Medical Education?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Leicester, University of Toronto and Monash 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 LeicesterUnited Kingdom | 59.6 | 24.0% | 7.1× | 9 | +255.2% |
| 2 | University of TorontoCanada | 52.1 | 18.7% | 3.3× | 26 | +54.8% |
| 3 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 50.4 | 39.9% | 2.3× | 11 | +18.8% |
| 4 | University of CalgaryCanada | 48.4 | 11.5% | 4.2× | 15 | +211.9% |
| 5 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 47.9 | 17.1% | 4.7× | 20 | +12.0% |
| 6 | Thomas Jefferson UniversityUnited States | 47.1 | 7.7% | 8.9× | 10 | +200.2% |
| 7 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 46.4 | 16.6% | 2.2× | 16 | +153.0% |
| 8 | University of Southern DenmarkDenmark | 44.9 | 22.0% | 4.9× | 9 | +77.4% |
| 9 | Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolUnited Kingdom | 44.1 | 13.5% | 46.4× | 9 | -38.4% |
| 10 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 43.5 | 9.7% | 3.5× | 25 | +27.2% |
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 Empathy and Medical Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Empathy and Medical Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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