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Historical and modern epidemiology studies

Historical and modern epidemiology studies is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 3.5k research works in it since 1950. 10.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution and impact of social medicine, epidemiology, and public health in Latin America. It delves into topics such as health inequalities, the Framingham Study, clinical diagnosis, preventive medicine, and health education. The focus is on understanding and addressing the social determinants of health to achieve better global health outcomes.

  • Social Medicine
  • Latin America
  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Health Inequalities
  • Framingham Study
  • Clinical Diagnosis
  • Preventive Medicine
  • Health Education
  • Global Health
Research works
3.5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
370
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+31%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
35% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Historical and modern epidemiology studies

Which countries lead Historical and modern epidemiology studies research?

By volume, the United States and India publish the most (133 and 78 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 133 works
  2. 2 India 78 works
  3. 3 Iran 46 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 42 works
  5. 5 Nigeria 22 works
  6. 6 Canada 16 works
  7. 7 China 12 works
  8. 8 Germany 12 works
  9. 9 Australia 12 works
  10. 10 Pakistan 11 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.

United States: 34.5%India: 20.4%Iran: 12.1%United Kingdom: 10.9%6 others listed: 22.0%35%largest
United States133 · 34.5%India78 · 20.4%Iran46 · 12.1%United Kingdom42 · 10.9%6 others listed85 · 22.0%

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Which institutions lead Historical and modern epidemiology studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Islamic Azad University, Tehran publishes the most Historical and modern epidemiology studies research, followed by Harvard University and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 5 works
  2. 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 5 works
  3. 3 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 4 works
  4. 4 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 4 works
  5. 5 Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran 3 works
  6. 6 Osh State UniversityKyrgyzstan 3 works
  7. 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 3 works
  8. 8 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 3 works
  9. 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 3 works
  10. 10 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Historical and modern epidemiology studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical and modern epidemiology studies include David Moher, Douglas G. Altman and George Davey Smith.

  1. 1 David Moher Canada 898k citations
  2. 2 Douglas G. Altman United Kingdom 862k citations
  3. 3 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 435k citations
  4. 4 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 342k citations
  5. 5 Gordon Henry Guyatt Canada 315k citations
  6. 6 Farshad Farzadfar Iran 298k citations
  7. 7 Sadaf Ghajarieh Sepanlou Iran 282k citations
  8. 8 Reza Malekzadeh Iran 278k citations
  9. 9 Martin McKee United Kingdom 270k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Historical and modern epidemiology studies?

The most cited paper in Historical and modern epidemiology studies is "Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology A Proposal for Reporting" (Donna Fox Stroup, 2000), with 20,943 citations. Next come "Methodological guidance for systematic reviews of observational epidemiological studies reporting prevalence and cumulative incidence data" (3,161) and "Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease" (2,688).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology A Proposal for Reporting Donna Fox Stroup · JAMA Review 19 Apr 2000 20,943
2 Methodological guidance for systematic reviews of observational epidemiological studies reporting prevalence and cumulative incidence data Zachary Munn, Sandeep Moola, Karolina Lisy et al. · International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare Review 28 Aug 2015 3,161
3 Social Conditions as Fundamental Causes of Disease Bruce G. Link, Jo C. Phelan · PubMed Open access 1995 2,688
4 The salutogenic model as a theory to guide health promotion Aaron Antonovsky · Health Promotion International Open access 1996 2,663
5 The role of conceptual frameworks in epidemiological analysis: a hierarchical approach. Cesar Gomes Victora, SHARON R A HUTTLY, Sandra Cristina Pereira Costa Fuchs et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Feb 1997 2,452
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Where is Historical and modern epidemiology studies research done?

The largest centres of Historical and modern epidemiology studies research in 2022-now are Tehran (Iran), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and New Delhi (India).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 TehranIran 19 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 12 works
  3. 3 New YorkUnited States 9 works
  4. 4 New DelhiIndia 7 works
  5. 5 RiyadhSaudi Arabia 6 works
  6. 6 Washington D.C.United States 6 works
  7. 7 CopenhagenDenmark 5 works
  8. 8 KolkataIndia 5 works
  9. 9 BostonUnited States 5 works
  10. 10 PuneIndia 4 works
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Is Historical and modern epidemiology studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and modern epidemiology studies.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Historical and modern epidemiology studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Historical and modern epidemiology studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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