Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
Health, Nursing, Elderly Care is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1951. 9.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the evolution, challenges, and innovations in the healthcare system in Brazil. It covers topics such as the Brazilian health system, primary care, chronic diseases, quality of life, community-based care, aging population, health policy, social determinants of health, and healthcare access.
- Brazilian Health System
- Primary Care
- Chronic Diseases
- Quality of Life
- Community-Based Care
- Aging Population
- Health Policy
- Social Determinants of Health
- Public Health
- Healthcare Access
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +18% 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, Nursing, Elderly Care research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (7.6k and 414 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 7.6k works
- 2 Portugal 414 works
- 3 United States 296 works
- 4 Spain 110 works
- 5 ?? 106 works
- 6 Cuba 66 works
- 7 United Kingdom 66 works
- 8 Mexico 62 works
- 9 Colombia 54 works
- 10 France 53 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Health, Nursing, Elderly Care research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Health, Nursing, Elderly Care research, followed by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 220 works
- 2 Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Brazil 171 works
- 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brazil 131 works
- 4 Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brazil 129 works
- 5 Universidade Federal Fluminense Brazil 124 works
- 6 Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 123 works
- 7 Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Brazil 117 works
- 8 Universidade de Brasília Brazil 116 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil 115 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Brazil 108 works
Who are the leading researchers in Health, Nursing, Elderly Care?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Health, Nursing, Elderly Care include Déborah Carvalho Malta and Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider.
- 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta 5.5k citations
- 2 Ione Jayce Ceola Schneider 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Health, Nursing, Elderly Care research done?
The largest centres of Health, Nursing, Elderly Care research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Brasília (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in São Tomé, Criciúma and Patos de Minas.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 1.1k works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 787 works
- 3 Belo Horizonte Brazil 315 works
- 4 Brasília Brazil 292 works
- 5 Porto Alegre Brazil 241 works
- 6 Salvador Brazil 223 works
- 7 Fortaleza Brazil 218 works
- 8 Recife Brazil 208 works
- 9 Belém Brazil 193 works
- 10 Lisbon Portugal 188 works
Where it is the local speciality
- São ToméST · 40.9 works167×
- Criciúma24.2 works81×
- Patos de MinasBR · 38.3 works79×
- Nova IguaçuBR · 24.1 works67×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Health, Nursing, Elderly Care than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Health, Nursing, Elderly Care?
Among universities, judged by research, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) and Universidade Federal de Sergipe 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 | Fundação Getulio Vargas Brazil | 62.7 | 12.1% | 13.6× | 12 | +198.7% |
| 2 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil | 62.2 | 5.9% | 13.4× | 89 | +145.8% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de Sergipe Brazil | 61.9 | 7.1% | 21.4× | 44 | +246.2% |
| 4 | Universidade de São Paulo Brazil | 61.0 | 7.6% | 14.3× | 220 | -17.7% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de São Paulo Brazil | 59.2 | 7.7% | 31.4× | 115 | +27.7% |
| 6 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte Brazil | 59.2 | 6.8% | 32.5× | 108 | +63.4% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Brazil | 58.4 | 19.7% | 7.4× | 9 | +96.6% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Brazil | 58.2 | 7.5% | 16.8× | 107 | +27.2% |
| 9 | Universidade de Brasília Brazil | 57.8 | 7.5% | 23.2× | 116 | +13.3% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal de São Carlos Brazil | 57.8 | 8.0% | 26.7× | 92 | +15.8% |
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 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Health, Nursing, Elderly Care.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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