Healthcare cost, quality, practices
Healthcare cost, quality, practices is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 25.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on strategies and initiatives aimed at reducing the overuse of low-value health care services, particularly in the United States. It explores the concept of 'Choosing Wisely' and addresses issues related to health care waste, physician perspectives, de-implementation of unnecessary practices, and the impact on health care costs. The cluster also emphasizes the importance of patient engagement and quality improvement efforts in addressing this issue.
- Choosing Wisely
- Low-Value Care
- Overuse of Medical Services
- Health Care Waste
- Medical Overuse
- Physician Perspectives
- De-implementation
- Health Care Costs
- Quality Improvement
- Patient Engagement
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +46% 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 Healthcare cost, quality, practices research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.7k and 515 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.7k works
- 2 United Kingdom 515 works
- 3 Germany 238 works
- 4 Canada 212 works
- 5 Australia 195 works
- 6 India 154 works
- 7 Italy 135 works
- 8 Spain 130 works
- 9 Netherlands 129 works
- 10 China 82 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Healthcare cost, quality, practices research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harvard University publishes the most Healthcare cost, quality, practices research, followed by BMJ Group (United Kingdom) and University of Michigan.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harvard UniversityUnited States 43 works
- 2 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 32 works
- 3 University of MichiganUnited States 25 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 23 works
- 5 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 23 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 23 works
- 7 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 21 works
- 8 Brigham and Women's HospitalUnited States 20 works
- 9 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 20 works
- 10 Stanford UniversityUnited States 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Healthcare cost, quality, practices?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Healthcare cost, quality, practices include David Moher, Elizabeth Loder and John P. A. Ioannidis.
- 1 David Moher Canada 38k citations
- 2 Elizabeth Loder United States 13k citations
- 3 John P. A. Ioannidis United States 8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Healthcare cost, quality, practices research done?
The largest centres of Healthcare cost, quality, practices research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Boston (United States), New York (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in London, Rotterdam and San Francisco.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 155 works
- 2 Boston United States 84 works
- 3 New York United States 80 works
- 4 Washington D.C. United States 55 works
- 5 Cambridge United States 55 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 54 works
- 7 Philadelphia United States 53 works
- 8 Baltimore United States 52 works
- 9 Melbourne Australia 44 works
- 10 Sydney Australia 42 works
Where it is the local speciality
- London34.4 works46×
- RotterdamNL · 22.2 works7.5×
- San FranciscoUS · 33.0 works5.7×
- BostonUS · 84.3 works5.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Healthcare cost, quality, practices than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Healthcare cost, quality, practices?
Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Macquarie University and Erasmus University Rotterdam 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 78.3 | 38.3% | 7.7× | 43 | +23.3% |
| 2 | Macquarie UniversityAustralia | 68.5 | 39.0% | 6.2× | 10 | +269.9% |
| 3 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands | 62.0 | 35.4% | 8.9× | 11 | +6.7% |
| 4 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 61.1 | 34.9% | 3.4× | 19 | +145.8% |
| 5 | University of MichiganUnited States | 59.7 | 38.4% | 4.1× | 25 | +55.8% |
| 6 | University of OsloNorway | 57.1 | 37.6% | 4.9× | 11 | +79.3% |
| 7 | The University of SydneyAustralia | 54.4 | 30.5% | 3.8× | 17 | +144.9% |
| 8 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 53.2 | 36.0% | 3.9× | 13 | +71.8% |
| 9 | University of CalgaryCanada | 52.1 | 24.6% | 5.1× | 14 | +169.9% |
| 10 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 52.0 | 32.3% | 3.6× | 20 | +85.8% |
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 Healthcare cost, quality, practices research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Healthcare cost, quality, practices.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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