Ethics in medical practice
Ethics in medical practice is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 14.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the concept of moral distress in healthcare professionals, particularly focusing on nurses and physicians in intensive care units. It delves into the ethical climate, nurse-physician collaboration, burnout, autonomy, and the role of ethics consultation in addressing moral distress. The papers also discuss the impact of moral distress on job satisfaction, turnover intentions, and professional quality of life.
- Moral Distress
- Ethical Climate
- Nurse-Physician Collaboration
- Intensive Care Units
- Ethics Consultation
- Burnout
- Autonomy
- Healthcare Ethics
- Professionalism Dilemmas
- Empirical Ethics
- Research works
- 46k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% 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 in medical practice research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.7k and 458 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 United Kingdom 458 works
- 3 Brazil 348 works
- 4 Germany 301 works
- 5 Canada 300 works
- 6 India 198 works
- 7 Iran 193 works
- 8 Australia 181 works
- 9 China 180 works
- 10 Türkiye 168 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Ethics in medical practice research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Oxford publishes the most Ethics in medical practice research, followed by University of Toronto and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Oxford United Kingdom 31 works
- 2 University of Toronto Canada 27 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 21 works
- 4 Harvard University United States 20 works
- 5 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Brazil 20 works
- 6 University of British Columbia Canada 18 works
- 7 University of Manchester United Kingdom 17 works
- 8 University of Michigan United States 16 works
- 9 University of Washington United States 16 works
- 10 Iranshahr University Iran 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ethics in medical practice?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ethics in medical practice include Jean‐Louis Vincent.
- 1 Jean‐Louis Vincent 3.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ethics in medical practice research done?
The largest centres of Ethics in medical practice research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Toronto (Canada) and Tehran (Iran).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Ethics in medical practice?
Among universities, judged by research, Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Iranshahr University and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná 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 | Esslingen University of Applied Sciences Germany | 78.3 | 65.8% | 93.9× | 15 | +176.4% |
| 2 | Iranshahr University Iran | 66.8 | 37.3% | 31.0× | 16 | +185.6% |
| 3 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná Brazil | 56.7 | 2.5% | 23.7× | 20 | +676.9% |
| 4 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 48.0 | 28.8% | 4.0× | 31 | -23.4% |
| 5 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Iran | 41.9 | 31.0% | 4.3× | 9 | +325.4% |
| 6 | Iran University of Medical Sciences Iran | 41.1 | 17.3% | 5.9× | 10 | +312.8% |
| 7 | University of Oslo Norway | 41.0 | 28.9% | 5.0× | 15 | -10.2% |
| 8 | Saint Louis University United States | 40.0 | 11.3% | 12.3× | 11 | -4.4% |
| 9 | Université de Montréal Canada | 39.8 | 20.8% | 5.8× | 14 | +27.6% |
| 10 | University of Toronto Canada | 38.5 | 16.3% | 3.1× | 27 | -3.4% |
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 in medical practice research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Ethics in medical practice.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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