Frailty in Older Adults
Frailty in Older Adults is a research topic within Geriatrics and Gerontology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 24.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the concept of frailty in older adults, with an emphasis on geriatric care, comprehensive geriatric assessment, and its implications for various health outcomes. The papers cover topics such as the measurement of frailty, its association with aging and chronic diseases, the impact on surgical and cancer treatment outcomes, and interventions to prevent or reverse frailty in older individuals.
- Frailty
- Geriatric Assessment
- Aging
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- Elderly Patients
- Functional Decline
- Cancer in Older Adults
- Inflammation
- Mortality Risk
- Physical Performance
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +90% 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 Frailty in Older Adults research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2.2k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2.2k works
- 2 China 1.3k works
- 3 United Kingdom 809 works
- 4 Japan 698 works
- 5 Canada 417 works
- 6 Australia 400 works
- 7 Spain 392 works
- 8 Italy 322 works
- 9 Brazil 315 works
- 10 Germany 284 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Frailty in Older Adults research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Frailty in Older Adults research, followed by Johns Hopkins University and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 41 works
- 2 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 40 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 39 works
- 4 Peking UniversityChina 37 works
- 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 36 works
- 6 Capital Medical UniversityChina 33 works
- 7 Sichuan UniversityChina 32 works
- 8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 31 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 30 works
- 10 National Center for Geriatrics and GerontologyJapan 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Frailty in Older Adults?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Frailty in Older Adults include Cyrus Cooper, Hermann Brenner and Luigi Ferrucci.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
- 2 Hermann Brenner Germany 5.8k citations
- 3 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Frailty in Older Adults research done?
The largest centres of Frailty in Older Adults research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ōbu, Limerick and Winston-Salem.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 233 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 201 works
- 3 Tokyo Japan 176 works
- 4 Seoul South Korea 134 works
- 5 Singapore Singapore 131 works
- 6 Boston United States 128 works
- 7 New York United States 115 works
- 8 Shanghai China 104 works
- 9 Melbourne Australia 96 works
- 10 Baltimore United States 96 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ŌbuJP · 29.9 works100×
- LimerickIE · 20.5 works10×
- Winston-SalemUS · 36.8 works9.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Frailty in Older Adults than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Frailty in Older Adults?
Among universities, judged by research, Capital Medical University, Dalhousie University and Wake Forest 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 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 64.8 | 30.2% | 5.8× | 33 | +677.1% |
| 2 | Dalhousie UniversityCanada | 62.1 | 28.1% | 7.5× | 27 | +105.0% |
| 3 | Wake Forest UniversityUnited States | 61.1 | 16.3% | 11.1× | 27 | +131.7% |
| 4 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 59.8 | 27.5% | 5.5× | 24 | +103.0% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 59.5 | 29.2% | 3.3× | 41 | +126.3% |
| 6 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 58.7 | 38.4% | 1.9× | 32 | +781.6% |
| 7 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 58.6 | 29.8% | 2.1× | 29 | +199.6% |
| 8 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 58.5 | 24.6% | 3.8× | 40 | +165.3% |
| 9 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 57.4 | 51.6% | 1.0× | 9 | +285.9% |
| 10 | National University Health SystemSingapore | 57.3 | 24.4% | 17.1× | 11 | +80.6% |
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 Frailty in Older Adults research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Frailty in Older Adults.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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