Healthcare Systems and Reforms
Healthcare Systems and Reforms is a research topic within Finance. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 22.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the financing of health care systems, with a focus on addressing catastrophic health expenditure, achieving universal coverage, and promoting equity in access to health services. It delves into the challenges and opportunities in low- and middle-income countries, the impact of health insurance schemes, and the implications of out-of-pocket payments. The cluster also discusses health system reforms, social health insurance, and strategies to improve access to care.
- Health Financing
- Universal Coverage
- Catastrophic Health Expenditure
- Health Insurance
- Equity in Health Care
- Low- and Middle-Income Countries
- Health System Reform
- Out-of-Pocket Payments
- Access to Health Services
- Social Health Insurance
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +57% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Healthcare Systems and Reforms research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1k and 977 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1k works
- 2 India 977 works
- 3 United States 796 works
- 4 Indonesia 315 works
- 5 United Kingdom 295 works
- 6 Iran 291 works
- 7 Pakistan 223 works
- 8 Brazil 201 works
- 9 Nigeria 183 works
- 10 Türkiye 151 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 Healthcare Systems and Reforms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Peking University publishes the most Healthcare Systems and Reforms research, followed by Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Peking UniversityChina 47 works
- 2 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 34 works
- 3 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 31 works
- 4 London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 29 works
- 5 International Institute for Population SciencesIndia 28 works
- 6 Iran University of Medical SciencesIran 26 works
- 7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 25 works
- 8 Fudan UniversityChina 24 works
- 9 University of GondarEthiopia 22 works
- 10 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Healthcare Systems and Reforms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Healthcare Systems and Reforms include Christopher J L Murray, Simon I Hay and Lalit Dandona.
- 1 Christopher J L Murray United States 13k citations
- 2 Simon I Hay United States 12k citations
- 3 Lalit Dandona United States 9.3k citations
- 4 Sadaf G Sepanlou Iran 8k citations
- 5 Yousef Khader Jordan 7.7k citations
- 6 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia 7.7k citations
- 7 Mohsen Naghavi United States 7.4k citations
- 8 Chuanhua Yu China 7.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Healthcare Systems and Reforms research done?
The largest centres of Healthcare Systems and Reforms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New Delhi (India), Tehran (Iran) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gonder.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GonderET · 22.4 works21×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Healthcare Systems and Reforms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Healthcare Systems and Reforms?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Gondar, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Harvard Global Health Institute 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 | University of GondarEthiopia | 82.0 | 62.0% | 20.8× | 22 | +183.1% |
| 2 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 77.1 | 48.4% | 26.6× | 29 | +31.6% |
| 3 | Harvard Global Health InstituteUnited States | 76.0 | 46.3% | 59.3× | 12 | +204.5% |
| 4 | International Institute for Population SciencesIndia | 65.9 | 45.3% | 113.9× | 28 | +5.9% |
| 5 | Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran | 65.4 | 19.0% | 10.2× | 34 | +158.6% |
| 6 | Addis Ababa UniversityEthiopia | 63.1 | 56.0% | 7.1× | 12 | +127.1% |
| 7 | Wollo UniversityEthiopia | 62.9 | 57.5% | 22.1× | 10 | — |
| 8 | Iran University of Medical SciencesIran | 61.7 | 13.2% | 13.4× | 26 | +397.9% |
| 9 | Makerere UniversityUganda | 61.7 | 34.1% | 12.1× | 16 | +76.1% |
| 10 | University of NigeriaNigeria | 57.8 | 36.4% | 10.1× | 19 | -5.6% |
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 Systems and Reforms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Healthcare Systems and Reforms.
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.