Health and Conflict Studies
Health and Conflict Studies is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 16.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of mortality, conflict, and public health, with a focus on regions such as Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It delves into the impact of violence, lack of access to healthcare, and the role of health initiatives in peacebuilding efforts amidst humanitarian emergencies.
- Mortality
- Conflict
- Health
- Violence
- Iraq
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Peacebuilding
- Humanitarian Emergencies
- Public Health
- Globalization
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% 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 Health and Conflict Studies research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (793 and 401 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 793 works
- 2 United Kingdom 401 works
- 3 Australia 160 works
- 4 India 153 works
- 5 ?? 131 works
- 6 Canada 102 works
- 7 Israel 94 works
- 8 Ukraine 90 works
- 9 Iraq 88 works
- 10 Germany 82 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 Health and Conflict Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, BMJ Group (United Kingdom) publishes the most Health and Conflict Studies research, followed by Transnational Press London and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 91 works
- 2 Transnational Press London?? 23 works
- 3 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 4 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 17 works
- 6 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 7 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 14 works
- 8 Harvard UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 9 The University of MelbourneAustralia 14 works
- 10 Australian National UniversityAustralia 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Health and Conflict Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Health and Conflict Studies include Mohsen Naghavi and Martin McKee.
- 1 Mohsen Naghavi United States 7.4k citations
- 2 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 Health and Conflict Studies research done?
The largest centres of Health and Conflict Studies research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), London (??), Washington D.C. (United States) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sale, London and Gaza.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Sale22.7 works168×
- London90.8 works162×
- GazaPS · 24.3 works97×
- KhartoumSD · 28.2 works33×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Health and Conflict Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Health and Conflict Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, An-Najah National University, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and University of Khartoum 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 | An-Najah National UniversityPalestine | 67.4 | 75.5% | 33.5× | 9 | — |
| 2 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 60.5 | 42.2% | 28.0× | 14 | +30.4% |
| 3 | University of KhartoumSudan | 60.3 | 53.2% | 45.3× | 10 | — |
| 4 | American University of BeirutLebanon | 56.4 | 49.9% | 25.5× | 9 | +38.4% |
| 5 | Tufts UniversityUnited States | 52.0 | 20.4% | 11.3× | 10 | +253.8% |
| 6 | Georgetown UniversityUnited States | 49.4 | 21.3% | 10.9× | 12 | +136.4% |
| 7 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 42.4 | 24.4% | 7.4× | 19 | +26.5% |
| 8 | Australian National UniversityAustralia | 37.1 | 6.4% | 8.0× | 13 | +85.8% |
| 9 | Dublin City UniversityIreland | 36.5 | 2.7% | 14.7× | 8 | — |
| 10 | University of HaifaIsrael | 35.9 | 11.7% | 15.6× | 12 | -32.0% |
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 Health and Conflict Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Health and Conflict Studies.
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.