Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
Ethics and bioethics in healthcare is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 1.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores various aspects of bioethics, patient rights, and healthcare ethics. It covers topics such as informed consent, patient autonomy, ethical principles in medical practice and research, human dignity, and end-of-life care. The papers also delve into the legal and practical implications of patient rights and bioethical issues in healthcare.
- Consent
- Patient Autonomy
- Ethical Principles
- Informed Consent
- Human Dignity
- Medical Ethics
- Research Ethics
- Healthcare Rights
- Bioethical Issues
- End-of-Life Care
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 433 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 1.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% 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 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (977 and 468 works in 2022–2025).
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Ethics and bioethics in healthcare research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Ethics and bioethics in healthcare research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 61 works
- 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 58 works
- 3 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain 58 works
- 4 University of ChileChile 52 works
- 5 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 43 works
- 6 Universitat de BarcelonaSpain 39 works
- 7 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 38 works
- 8 Universidad de SevillaSpain 33 works
- 9 National University of San MarcosPeru 29 works
- 10 Universitat de ValènciaSpain 28 works
Where is Ethics and bioethics in healthcare research done?
The largest centres of Ethics and bioethics in healthcare research in 2022–2025 are Madrid (Spain), Santiago (Chile), Mexico City (Mexico) and Bogotá (Colombia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato, La Paz and Guatemala City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Madrid Spain 283 works
- 2 Santiago Chile 181 works
- 3 Mexico City Mexico 178 works
- 4 Bogotá Colombia 166 works
- 5 Buenos Aires Argentina 154 works
- 6 Lima Peru 120 works
- 7 Barcelona Spain 94 works
- 8 Ambato Ecuador 89 works
- 9 Quito Ecuador 56 works
- 10 Seville Spain 55 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AmbatoEC · 88.8 works58×
- La PazBO · 25.5 works40×
- Guatemala CityGT · 26.1 works40×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ethics and bioethics in healthcare than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ethics and bioethics in healthcare?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes and Universidad de Valladolid 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 | Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoEcuador | 63.3 | 17.5% | 30.1× | 9 | — |
| 2 | Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador | 57.5 | 3.8% | 83.3× | 61 | — |
| 3 | Universidad de ValladolidSpain | 56.5 | 8.2% | 16.2× | 14 | +107.4% |
| 4 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile | 56.4 | 2.8% | 22.7× | 26 | +138.7% |
| 5 | Universidad de MálagaSpain | 56.4 | 2.8% | 18.3× | 21 | +200.4% |
| 6 | Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain | 56.3 | 2.4% | 21.5× | 58 | +41.9% |
| 7 | Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain | 56.0 | 5.9% | 35.5× | 24 | +87.8% |
| 8 | Universitat de BarcelonaSpain | 54.6 | 3.6% | 19.8× | 39 | +17.1% |
| 9 | Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico | 54.5 | 2.0% | 23.3× | 26 | +166.3% |
| 10 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 53.5 | 0.6% | 16.9× | 58 | +41.5% |
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 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Ethics and bioethics in healthcare.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.