Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare is a research topic within Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the ethical considerations and complexities involved in pediatric medical decision-making, particularly when there are disagreements between parents and medical professionals. It explores topics such as parental discretion, best interest standards, state intervention in treatment refusals, shared decision-making, conflict management, adolescent autonomy, and end-of-life decisions in pediatric care.
- Pediatric
- Medical Ethics
- Parental Discretion
- Best Interest Standard
- State Intervention
- Treatment Refusals
- Shared Decision-Making
- Conflict Management
- Adolescent Autonomy
- End-of-Life Decisions
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% 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 Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.2k and 397 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 United Kingdom 397 works
- 3 Türkiye 235 works
- 4 India 210 works
- 5 Germany 161 works
- 6 Australia 156 works
- 7 Canada 153 works
- 8 China 87 works
- 9 Italy 85 works
- 10 ?? 66 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare research?
By volume in 2022–2025, BMJ Group (United Kingdom) publishes the most Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 35 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 19 works
- 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 4 University of TorontoCanada 19 works
- 5 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 16 works
- 6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 16 works
- 7 Baylor College of MedicineUnited States 16 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 15 works
- 9 University of MichiganUnited States 15 works
- 10 The University of MelbourneAustralia 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare include Paul R. McHugh.
- 1 Paul R. McHugh United States 10k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare research done?
The largest centres of Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Boston (United States) and Istanbul (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in London.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 100 works
- 2 New York United States 56 works
- 3 Boston United States 53 works
- 4 Istanbul Türkiye 49 works
- 5 Melbourne Australia 47 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 44 works
- 7 Washington D.C. United States 42 works
- 8 Ankara Türkiye 38 works
- 9 Philadelphia United States 38 works
- 10 London ?? 35 works
Where it is the local speciality
- London35.5 works58×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare?
Among universities, judged by research, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and University of Oxford 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 58.9 | 18.4% | 11.3× | 16 | +80.8% |
| 2 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 49.2 | 40.4% | 3.8× | 13 | +22.5% |
| 3 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 48.5 | 23.9% | 4.1× | 19 | +35.9% |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 47.2 | 30.4% | 3.6× | 16 | +8.3% |
| 5 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 41.3 | 21.3% | 4.0× | 14 | +40.1% |
| 6 | University of TorontoCanada | 40.4 | 21.2% | 3.6× | 18 | -7.7% |
| 7 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 40.0 | 22.2% | 2.9× | 15 | +25.9% |
| 8 | Swansea UniversityUnited Kingdom | 38.4 | 1.1% | 15.2× | 11 | -17.1% |
| 9 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly | 37.3 | 4.3% | 4.0× | 16 | +193.3% |
| 10 | University of WashingtonUnited States | 36.4 | 23.7% | 3.6× | 14 | +3.5% |
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 Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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