Healthcare Regulation
Healthcare Regulation is a research topic within Health Information Management. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1956. 5.2% 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 the regulation of healthcare products and practices, including the role of regulatory agencies, patient safety, infection control, drug resistance, epidemiology, and health policy. It also addresses specific issues such as nursing care, medical devices, and regulatory compliance.
- Healthcare Regulation
- Public Health
- Patient Safety
- Medical Devices
- Infection Control
- Drug Resistance
- Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Nursing Care
- Regulatory Compliance
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 803 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 5.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +125% 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 Regulation research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (4.3k and 209 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 4.3k works
- 2 United States 209 works
- 3 Portugal 181 works
- 4 ?? 90 works
- 5 Spain 81 works
- 6 Uruguay 63 works
- 7 Ecuador 48 works
- 8 Mexico 46 works
- 9 United Kingdom 41 works
- 10 Colombia 33 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Healthcare Regulation research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Healthcare Regulation research, followed by Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and Universidade Iguaçu.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 59 works
- 2 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 58 works
- 3 Universidade IguaçuBrazil 55 works
- 4 Universidade Federal do PiauíBrazil 49 works
- 5 Universitario Francisco de AsísUruguay 49 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 45 works
- 7 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 44 works
- 8 Centro Universitário Fundação Assis GurgaczBrazil 44 works
- 9 Universidade do Estado do ParáBrazil 43 works
- 10 Centro Universitário de Patos de MinasBrazil 43 works
Who are the leading researchers in Healthcare Regulation?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Healthcare Regulation include Déborah Carvalho Malta, Diego Augusto Santos Silva and Peter T. Katzmarzyk.
- 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil 5.5k citations
- 2 Diego Augusto Santos Silva Brazil 3.5k citations
- 3 Peter T. Katzmarzyk United States 1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Healthcare Regulation research done?
The largest centres of Healthcare Regulation research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Recife (Brazil) and Brasília (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nova Iguaçu, Criciúma and Manaus.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 635 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 316 works
- 3 Recife Brazil 164 works
- 4 Brasília Brazil 158 works
- 5 Belo Horizonte Brazil 148 works
- 6 Belém Brazil 135 works
- 7 Fortaleza Brazil 116 works
- 8 Salvador Brazil 112 works
- 9 Manaus Brazil 96 works
- 10 Curitiba Brazil 90 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Nova IguaçuBR · 55.0 works257×
- Criciúma31.9 works181×
- Manaus22.9 works170×
- Patos de MinasBR · 44.5 works154×
- VassourasBR · 39.3 works135×
- MaldonadoUY · 48.6 works123×
- Rio VerdeBR · 26.3 works123×
- BarbacenaBR · 21.3 works103×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Healthcare Regulation than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Healthcare Regulation?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Universidade de Brasília and Universitario Francisco de Asís 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 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil | 78.6 | 8.2% | 14.1× | 23 | +405.6% |
| 2 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil | 75.9 | 5.9% | 12.3× | 36 | +226.1% |
| 3 | Universitario Francisco de AsísUruguay | 70.0 | 1.9% | 123.2× | 49 | +376.0% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil | 69.7 | 4.7% | 17.2× | 43 | +141.1% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 69.5 | 5.9% | 9.9× | 38 | +94.1% |
| 6 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 69.4 | 8.0% | 11.1× | 26 | +38.0% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil | 69.0 | 5.8% | 21.0× | 44 | +61.2% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil | 68.4 | 4.3% | 26.7× | 30 | +528.5% |
| 9 | Faculdade de Medicina do ABCBrazil | 68.4 | 7.8% | 65.1× | 14 | +116.9% |
| 10 | Universidade IguaçuBrazil | 67.9 | 4.0% | 257.5× | 55 | +110.3% |
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 Healthcare Regulation research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 125% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Healthcare Regulation.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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