Health Services Management and Policy
Health Services Management and Policy is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 7.8k research works in it since 1950. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to healthcare policy and system reform, including issues with the NHS, government initiatives, public health, primary care, patient care, medical training, and hospital management. It reflects the complex challenges and ongoing efforts to improve healthcare delivery and accessibility in the UK and globally.
- NHS
- healthcare
- policy
- reform
- public health
- primary care
- patient care
- government
- medical training
- hospital management
- Research works
- 7.8k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 763 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -43% 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 Services Management and Policy research?
By volume, ?? and the United Kingdom publish the most (243 and 146 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 ?? 243 works
- 2 United Kingdom 146 works
- 3 United States 63 works
- 4 Australia 53 works
- 5 Canada 13 works
- 6 South Africa 8 works
- 7 Ireland 7 works
- 8 Poland 7 works
- 9 Germany 6 works
- 10 New Zealand 6 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 Services Management and Policy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, BMJ Group (United Kingdom) publishes the most Health Services Management and Policy research, followed by Transnational Press London and University of Canberra.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 192 works
- 2 Transnational Press London?? 49 works
- 3 University of CanberraAustralia 10 works
- 4 The University of MelbourneAustralia 9 works
- 5 University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom 6 works
- 6 Berkshire Community CollegeUnited States 5 works
- 7 University of SheffieldUnited Kingdom 5 works
- 8 The University of SydneyAustralia 4 works
- 9 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 4 works
- 10 Cardiff UniversityUnited Kingdom 4 works
Where is Health Services Management and Policy research done?
The largest centres of Health Services Management and Policy research in 2022–2025 are London (??), Sale (??), London (United Kingdom) and Melbourne (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sale, London and London.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Sale49.4 works2154×
- London191.9 works2003×
- LondonGB · 39.7 works7.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Health Services Management and Policy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Health Services Management and Policy?
Among universities, judged by research, Transnational Press London, University of Canberra and The University of Melbourne 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transnational Press London?? | 41.8 | 15.3% | 2156.7× | 49 | -45.8% |
| 2 | University of CanberraAustralia | 23.6 | 0.0% | 104.8× | 10 | +209.1% |
| 3 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 19.3 | 2.4% | 16.0× | 9 | +28.7% |
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 Services Management and Policy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Health Services Management and Policy.
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.