Health and Medical Studies
Health and Medical Studies is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 34k research works in it since 1950. 7.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on various health surveys conducted in Germany, with an emphasis on children, adolescents, and adults. The topics covered include socioeconomic status, healthcare utilization, migration background, chronic diseases, and epidemiological studies. The papers also discuss data collection methods, public health indicators, and the impact of demographic changes on healthcare needs.
- Health Surveys
- Public Health
- Germany
- Socioeconomic Status
- Children and Adolescents
- Epidemiological Study
- Healthcare Utilization
- Migration Background
- Chronic Diseases
- Data Collection
- Research works
- 34k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +0% 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 Medical Studies research?
By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (3.2k and 253 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 3.2k works
- 2 Austria 253 works
- 3 Switzerland 242 works
- 4 United States 220 works
- 5 United Kingdom 78 works
- 6 Netherlands 59 works
- 7 Sweden 34 works
- 8 Estonia 33 works
- 9 France 29 works
- 10 Italy 26 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Health and Medical Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin publishes the most Health and Medical Studies research, followed by Gesundheitsamt and Robert Koch Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 88 works
- 2 GesundheitsamtGermany 71 works
- 3 Robert Koch InstituteGermany 57 works
- 4 Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany 53 works
- 5 KRH Klinikum NordstadtGermany 45 works
- 6 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 41 works
- 7 Witten/Herdecke UniversityGermany 41 works
- 8 München KlinikGermany 35 works
- 9 PraxisEstonia 33 works
- 10 University of CologneGermany 32 works
Who are the leading researchers in Health and Medical Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Health and Medical Studies include Florian Fischer, Hermann Brenner and Thomas Hofmann.
- 1 Florian Fischer United States 7k citations
- 2 Hermann Brenner Germany 5.8k citations
- 3 Thomas Hofmann Germany 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Health and Medical Studies research done?
The largest centres of Health and Medical Studies research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Hamburg (Germany) and Hanover (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fulda and Witten.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Berlin Germany 349 works
- 2 Munich Germany 183 works
- 3 Hamburg Germany 158 works
- 4 Hanover Germany 139 works
- 5 Vienna Austria 131 works
- 6 Cologne Germany 126 works
- 7 Frankfurt am Main Germany 124 works
- 8 Heidelberg Germany 73 works
- 9 Bonn Germany 72 works
- 10 Düsseldorf Germany 71 works
Where it is the local speciality
- FuldaDE · 28.5 works178×
- WittenDE · 41.3 works104×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Health and Medical Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Health and Medical Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, FernUniversität in Hagen, Fulda University of Applied Sciences and Technische Universität Berlin 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 | FernUniversität in HagenGermany | 60.4 | 27.3% | 34.5× | 11 | +133.7% |
| 2 | Fulda University of Applied SciencesGermany | 59.5 | 12.0% | 209.1× | 27 | +183.3% |
| 3 | Technische Universität BerlinGermany | 59.1 | 28.9% | 11.0× | 15 | -1.5% |
| 4 | FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and ManagementGermany | 55.7 | 11.6% | 95.6× | 16 | +336.1% |
| 5 | Witten/Herdecke UniversityGermany | 55.1 | 13.3% | 109.6× | 41 | +4.9% |
| 6 | Hochschule für Gesundheit - University of Applied SciencesGermany | 54.8 | 11.5% | 437.5× | 12 | +741.9% |
| 7 | Universität HamburgGermany | 54.1 | 13.7% | 13.9× | 32 | -5.5% |
| 8 | Bielefeld UniversityGermany | 54.1 | 14.4% | 32.4× | 31 | +11.9% |
| 9 | Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany | 52.4 | 8.6% | 60.8× | 53 | -24.8% |
| 10 | University of Duisburg-EssenGermany | 51.4 | 15.1% | 19.3× | 25 | -15.5% |
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 Health and Medical Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Health and Medical Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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