Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 12.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the global phenomenon of medical tourism, including its impact on healthcare systems, patient experiences, ethical considerations, market analysis, and the globalization of healthcare services. It delves into topics such as quality of care, patient satisfaction, destination image, and the implications for both destination and departure countries. The papers also discuss the role of wellness tourism and the potential ethical and regulatory challenges associated with the industry.
- Medical Tourism
- Healthcare Outsourcing
- Wellness Tourism
- Globalization of Healthcare
- Patient Experience
- Quality of Care
- Market Analysis
- Cross-Border Patient Mobility
- Ethical Implications
- Destination Image
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +62% 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 Healthcare and Medical Tourism research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (349 and 249 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 349 works
- 2 United Kingdom 249 works
- 3 China 181 works
- 4 India 171 works
- 5 Türkiye 162 works
- 6 Ukraine 157 works
- 7 Russia 125 works
- 8 Indonesia 107 works
- 9 Iran 86 works
- 10 Poland 77 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 Healthcare and Medical Tourism research?
By volume in 2022–2025, BMJ Group (United Kingdom) publishes the most Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism research, followed by Human Growth Foundation and Lviv Polytechnic National University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 14 works
- 2 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 9 works
- 3 Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine 8 works
- 4 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 8 works
- 5 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 7 works
- 6 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 7 works
- 7 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 7 works
- 8 University of PecsHungary 7 works
- 9 Hospice UKUnited Kingdom 7 works
- 10 Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi?? 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism include Martin McKee.
- 1 Martin McKee United Kingdom 5.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism research done?
The largest centres of Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kharkiv.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KharkivUA · 20.3 works6.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Lviv Polytechnic National 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 40.0 | 36.0% | 3.2× | 8 | -31.2% |
| 2 | Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine | 33.7 | 0.0% | 10.8× | 8 | — |
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 Healthcare and Medical Tourism research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 62% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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