Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of language interpretation, medical interpreters, and language barriers on healthcare communication, quality of care, and health disparities. It investigates the role of professional interpreters, patient-physician language concordance, and the challenges faced by individuals with limited English proficiency in accessing healthcare services. The cluster also delves into cultural competence, professionalism in interpreting, and the use of interpreter services to improve patient outcomes.
- Language Barriers
- Medical Interpreters
- Limited English Proficiency
- Healthcare Communication
- Cultural Competence
- Patient-Physician Language Concordance
- Interpreter Services
- Quality of Care
- Health Disparities
- Professionalism in Interpreting
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +40% 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 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1k and 291 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 China 291 works
- 3 United Kingdom 287 works
- 4 Spain 200 works
- 5 Australia 187 works
- 6 Canada 156 works
- 7 France 115 works
- 8 Germany 93 works
- 9 Italy 80 works
- 10 Türkiye 73 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.
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Which institutions lead Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Alcalá publishes the most Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare research, followed by UNSW Sydney and Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de AlcaláSpain 33 works
- 2 UNSW SydneyAustralia 24 works
- 3 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 18 works
- 4 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 18 works
- 5 University of BolognaItaly 17 works
- 6 University of HelsinkiFinland 16 works
- 7 University of ViennaAustria 16 works
- 8 University of WashingtonUnited States 16 works
- 9 University of GenevaSwitzerland 15 works
- 10 Universidad de GranadaSpain 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare include Paramjit Gill.
- 1 Paramjit Gill United Kingdom 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare research done?
The largest centres of Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and Sydney (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Alcalá de Henares and Geneva.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Alcalá de HenaresES · 32.6 works40×
- GenevaCH · 20.4 works6.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Geneva, Hong Kong Baptist University and Universidad de Alcalá 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 GenevaSwitzerland | 84.5 | 52.6% | 11.9× | 15 | +185.1% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong | 72.1 | 34.9% | 14.8× | 11 | +178.9% |
| 3 | Universidad de AlcaláSpain | 71.7 | 22.6% | 46.1× | 33 | +131.6% |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 63.2 | 50.0% | 5.4× | 18 | -20.0% |
| 5 | Tampere UniversityFinland | 59.3 | 19.4% | 10.4× | 12 | +196.5% |
| 6 | UNSW SydneyAustralia | 57.7 | 20.3% | 7.3× | 24 | +86.2% |
| 7 | University of LeedsUnited Kingdom | 54.4 | 40.2% | 5.5× | 11 | +117.1% |
| 8 | University of HelsinkiFinland | 53.5 | 12.3% | 7.2× | 16 | +217.2% |
| 9 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 52.0 | 28.0% | 8.2× | 10 | +79.0% |
| 10 | Universitat Jaume ISpain | 51.9 | 26.2% | 18.9× | 11 | +35.4% |
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 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare.
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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.