Global Health and Surgery
Global Health and Surgery is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 18.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the intersection of global surgery, health development, and public health diplomacy. It addresses the challenges and solutions for providing surgical care in low-income countries, the ethical considerations in global health initiatives, the importance of health research capacity building, and the role of anaesthesia services in improving surgical outcomes. Additionally, it emphasizes the impact of medical education on global health and highlights the need for collaborative efforts to address disparities in surgical care worldwide.
- Global Surgery
- Health Development
- Surgical Care
- Global Health
- Low-Income Countries
- Medical Education
- Ethical Considerations
- Health Research Capacity
- Anaesthesia Services
- Public Health Diplomacy
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% 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 Global Health and Surgery research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1k and 389 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 389 works
- 3 India 164 works
- 4 Australia 162 works
- 5 Canada 161 works
- 6 South Africa 144 works
- 7 Ethiopia 113 works
- 8 Nigeria 106 works
- 9 Brazil 92 works
- 10 Germany 74 works
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.
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Which institutions lead Global Health and Surgery research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Global Health and Surgery research, followed by Makerere University and BMJ Group (United Kingdom).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 2 Makerere UniversityUganda 25 works
- 3 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 21 works
- 4 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 21 works
- 5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 21 works
- 6 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 20 works
- 7 University of Cape TownSouth Africa 20 works
- 8 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 19 works
- 9 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 18 works
- 10 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Health and Surgery?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Health and Surgery include Theo Vos.
- 1 Theo Vos United States 12k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Health and Surgery research done?
The largest centres of Global Health and Surgery research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Nairobi (Kenya) and Boston (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in London and Kampala.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 128 works
- 2 New York United States 57 works
- 3 Nairobi Kenya 55 works
- 4 Boston United States 50 works
- 5 Kampala Uganda 46 works
- 6 Addis Ababa Ethiopia 42 works
- 7 Washington D.C. United States 40 works
- 8 Cambridge United States 39 works
- 9 Toronto Canada 38 works
- 10 Melbourne Australia 35 works
Where it is the local speciality
- London22.5 works35×
- KampalaUG · 46.1 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Health and Surgery than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global Health and Surgery?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Gondar and Makerere 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 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 77.1 | 37.5% | 34.3× | 20 | +61.7% |
| 2 | University of GondarEthiopia | 77.1 | 48.5% | 24.7× | 14 | +141.6% |
| 3 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 70.2 | 28.9% | 35.7× | 25 | +38.0% |
| 4 | University of Cape TownSouth Africa | 67.5 | 24.3% | 15.6× | 20 | +100.4% |
| 5 | Harvard Global Health InstituteUnited States | 66.5 | 29.9% | 80.6× | 9 | +179.6% |
| 6 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 65.3 | 27.6% | 18.2× | 17 | +96.4% |
| 7 | Muhimbili University of Health and Allied SciencesTanzania | 63.0 | 33.6% | 64.1× | 11 | +91.0% |
| 8 | University of Global Health EquityRwanda | 62.0 | 29.8% | 249.8× | 10 | — |
| 9 | University of Science and Technology of FujairahUnited Arab Emirates | 61.6 | 30.7% | 187.8× | 9 | — |
| 10 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 59.3 | 24.7% | 11.8× | 17 | +35.5% |
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 Global Health and Surgery research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Global Health and Surgery.
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.