Health, Medicine and Society
Health, Medicine and Society is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 79k research works in it since 1950. 4.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of healthcare legislation on medical practice, patient rights, mental health, ethical considerations, and end-of-life care. It delves into topics such as psychological trauma, palliative care, professional responsibility, and public health policy. The papers discuss the challenges and successes of implementing healthcare laws and regulations in various contexts.
- Healthcare Legislation
- Patient Rights
- Mental Health
- Ethical Practices
- End-of-Life Care
- Psychological Trauma
- Medical Ethics
- Palliative Care
- Professional Responsibility
- Public Health Policy
- Research works
- 79k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 4.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% 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, Medicine and Society research?
By volume, France and the United States publish the most (5.1k and 2.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 5.1k works
- 2 United States 2.1k works
- 3 Indonesia 754 works
- 4 Australia 590 works
- 5 Uzbekistan 477 works
- 6 India 430 works
- 7 Canada 416 works
- 8 Switzerland 339 works
- 9 China 336 works
- 10 ?? 307 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Health, Medicine and Society research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation publishes the most Health, Medicine and Society research, followed by Weatherford College and Herbalife (Australia).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency FoundationUnited States 763 works
- 2 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 595 works
- 3 Herbalife (Australia)Australia 535 works
- 4 Tea Research InstituteChina 283 works
- 5 Université de LilleFrance 87 works
- 6 InsermFrance 76 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 74 works
- 8 Université Paris CitéFrance 69 works
- 9 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 67 works
- 10 Université Catholique de LilleFrance 62 works
Who are the leading researchers in Health, Medicine and Society?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Health, Medicine and Society include Frede Blaabjerg and Pierre Bourdıeu.
- 1 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark 12k citations
- 2 Pierre Bourdıeu France 10k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Health, Medicine and Society research done?
The largest centres of Health, Medicine and Society research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Sebastopol (United States), Weatherford (United States) and Sydney (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sebastopol, Camerton and Bondowoso.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Paris France 1.4k works
- 2 Sebastopol United States 763 works
- 3 Weatherford United States 595 works
- 4 Sydney Australia 544 works
- 5 Lyon France 339 works
- 6 Hangzhou China 286 works
- 7 Lille France 227 works
- 8 Tashkent Uzbekistan 209 works
- 9 Toulouse France 186 works
- 10 Nantes France 149 works
Where it is the local speciality
- SebastopolUS · 763.0 works531×
- CamertonGB · 23.0 works438×
- BondowosoID · 36.2 works138×
- Caen75.2 works80×
- Saint-MauriceFR · 20.1 works70×
- BristolUS · 26.8 works65×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Health, Medicine and Society than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Health, Medicine and Society?
Among universities, judged by research, Weatherford College, Université de Rennes and Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural 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 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States | 60.5 | 0.0% | 35.3× | 595 | +222.3% |
| 2 | Université de RennesFrance | 59.6 | 4.9% | 13.0× | 23 | +270.3% |
| 3 | Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural UniversityIndia | 56.1 | 10.9% | 12.7× | 9 | — |
| 4 | Université Clermont AuvergneFrance | 54.4 | 3.0% | 16.0× | 24 | +278.6% |
| 5 | Université de BordeauxFrance | 54.3 | 1.5% | 14.4× | 34 | +259.0% |
| 6 | Bukhara State UniversityUzbekistan | 54.1 | 9.8% | 11.6× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Université du Québec en OutaouaisCanada | 53.4 | 8.9% | 21.7× | 12 | +26.2% |
| 8 | Kurgan State UniversityRussia | 53.3 | 9.0% | 19.6× | 11 | — |
| 9 | Université de Picardie Jules VerneFrance | 53.2 | 1.7% | 29.2× | 36 | +693.3% |
| 10 | Université Lumière Lyon 2France | 53.2 | 4.4% | 35.1× | 29 | +139.4% |
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, Medicine and Society research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Health, Medicine and Society.
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.