Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Health Literacy and Information Accessibility is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1952. 34.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of health literacy, eHealth, and internet health information on patient outcomes, the patient-physician relationship, and chronic disease management. It also delves into the role of social support, information seeking behavior, and the digital divide in accessing healthcare information.
- Health Literacy
- eHealth
- Internet Health Information
- Patient-Physician Relationship
- Social Support
- Chronic Disease Management
- Information Seeking Behavior
- Digital Divide
- Medical Communication
- Online Support Groups
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 7.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +50% 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 Literacy and Information Accessibility research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.7k and 487 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 China 487 works
- 3 Türkiye 448 works
- 4 United Kingdom 307 works
- 5 Australia 292 works
- 6 Germany 257 works
- 7 Canada 203 works
- 8 India 152 works
- 9 Iran 144 works
- 10 Brazil 144 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Health Literacy and Information Accessibility research?
By volume in 2022–2025, The University of Sydney publishes the most Health Literacy and Information Accessibility research, followed by Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 The University of SydneyAustralia 37 works
- 2 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 29 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 25 works
- 4 Harvard UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 18 works
- 6 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 7 Northwestern UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 8 University of MichiganUnited States 16 works
- 9 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 16 works
- 10 Technical University of MunichGermany 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Health Literacy and Information Accessibility?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Health Literacy and Information Accessibility include Lisa Hartling and Andrew D Oxman.
- 1 Lisa Hartling Canada 5k citations
- 2 Andrew D Oxman Norway 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Health Literacy and Information Accessibility research done?
The largest centres of Health Literacy and Information Accessibility research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), New York (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Sydney (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Health Literacy and Information Accessibility?
Among universities, judged by research, The University of Sydney, University of Tasmania and Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi 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 | The University of SydneyAustralia | 67.3 | 42.8% | 6.6× | 37 | +65.2% |
| 2 | University of TasmaniaAustralia | 58.8 | 36.1% | 11.1× | 14 | +63.3% |
| 3 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 53.3 | 17.5% | 9.1× | 29 | — |
| 4 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 52.7 | 52.8% | 2.6× | 11 | +78.6% |
| 5 | Fulda University of Applied SciencesGermany | 51.5 | 35.1% | 63.0× | 11 | — |
| 6 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUnited States | 50.3 | 43.1% | 3.8× | 10 | +199.7% |
| 7 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 48.4 | 43.0% | 2.2× | 12 | +115.4% |
| 8 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 46.0 | 56.8% | 2.2× | 10 | +16.8% |
| 9 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 45.9 | 34.2% | 3.8× | 10 | +317.6% |
| 10 | The University of AdelaideAustralia | 44.8 | 32.8% | 5.2× | 13 | +82.3% |
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 Literacy and Information Accessibility research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Health Literacy and Information Accessibility.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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