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Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 22.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the history of reproduction, gender, and healthcare in Britain, covering topics such as medicine, sexuality, pregnancy, psychoanalysis, and childbirth. It delves into the evolution of reproductive practices, societal attitudes towards reproduction, and the intersection of gender with healthcare and medicine throughout history.

  • Reproduction
  • Gender
  • Healthcare
  • Medicine
  • Britain
  • Sexuality
  • Pregnancy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Childbirth
  • History
Research works
16k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
22.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
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Which countries lead Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (602 and 530 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 602 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 530 works
  3. 3 Germany 140 works
  4. 4 France 111 works
  5. 5 Canada 99 works
  6. 6 Australia 74 works
  7. 7 Netherlands 48 works
  8. 8 Italy 41 works
  9. 9 China 36 works
  10. 10 Switzerland 33 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: 35.1%United Kingdom: 30.9%Germany: 8.1%France: 6.5%6 others listed: 19.3%35%largest
United States602 · 35.1%United Kingdom530 · 30.9%Germany140 · 8.1%France111 · 6.5%6 others listed331 · 19.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Cambridge publishes the most Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes research, followed by University of Oxford and Film Independent.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 26 works
  2. 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 22 works
  3. 3 Film IndependentUnited States 20 works
  4. 4 University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom 18 works
  5. 5 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 15 works
  6. 6 University of WarwickUnited Kingdom 15 works
  7. 7 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 15 works
  8. 8 University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom 13 works
  9. 9 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 13 works
  10. 10 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 12 works

Where is Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes research done?

The largest centres of Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), New York (United States) and Oxford (United Kingdom).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 95 works
  2. 2 Paris France 43 works
  3. 3 New York United States 42 works
  4. 4 Oxford United Kingdom 31 works
  5. 5 Los Angeles United States 28 works
  6. 6 Cambridge United Kingdom 27 works
  7. 7 Birmingham United Kingdom 23 works
  8. 8 Berlin Germany 23 works
  9. 9 Glasgow United Kingdom 22 works
  10. 10 Melbourne Australia 20 works
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Where is the best place to study Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Cambridge, University of Bristol and Queen Mary University of London 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.

0%20%40%mean 24.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Cambridge: 26, 25.3%University of Bristol: 15, 27.3%Queen Mary University of London: 11, 30.1%University of Birmingham: 18, 24.2%University of Glasgow: 10, 30.6%University of Exeter: 15, 22.8%University of Liverpool: 13, 16.5%University of Warwick: 15, 22.6%University of Manchester: 13, 28.5%University of Oxford: 22, 12.9%Queen Mary Universit…University of BristolUniversity of Cambri…University of Birmin…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 87.925.3%11.6×26 +79.1%
2 University of BristolUnited Kingdom 80.827.3%13.6×15 +107.2%
3 Queen Mary University of LondonUnited Kingdom 80.130.1%13.0×11 +97.9%
4 University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom 74.624.2%15.2×18 +27.8%
5 University of GlasgowUnited Kingdom 70.630.6%8.1×10 +119.6%
6 University of ExeterUnited Kingdom 70.522.8%18.1×15 +24.4%
7 University of LiverpoolUnited Kingdom 69.316.5%12.9×13 +105.6%
8 University of WarwickUnited Kingdom 68.622.6%16.1×15 +23.3%
9 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 67.928.5%8.1×13 +52.2%
10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 63.712.9%8.5×22 +69.8%

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 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes.

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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.