Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Intimate Partner and Family Violence is a research topic within Health. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1952. 23.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prevalence, health consequences, risk factors, and interventions related to intimate partner violence. It covers topics such as mental and physical health effects, gender-based violence, HIV infection, adolescent dating violence, and the impact of child exposure to domestic violence.
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Health Consequences
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Mental Health
- Gender-based Violence
- Domestic Violence
- HIV Infection
- Adolescent Dating Violence
- Child Exposure
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 7.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +50% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Intimate Partner and Family Violence research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (1.8k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 Brazil 1.2k works
- 3 United Kingdom 532 works
- 4 Australia 396 works
- 5 Canada 357 works
- 6 Spain 281 works
- 7 Türkiye 230 works
- 8 India 229 works
- 9 South Africa 151 works
- 10 China 132 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 Intimate Partner and Family Violence research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Intimate Partner and Family Violence research, followed by Universidade de São Paulo and The University of Melbourne.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 56 works
- 2 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 34 works
- 3 The University of MelbourneAustralia 32 works
- 4 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 5 Monash UniversityAustralia 27 works
- 6 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 26 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 25 works
- 8 Griffith UniversityAustralia 24 works
- 9 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 23 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Intimate Partner and Family Violence?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Intimate Partner and Family Violence include Déborah Carvalho Malta.
- 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil 5.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Intimate Partner and Family Violence research done?
The largest centres of Intimate Partner and Family Violence research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 147 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 129 works
- 3 Melbourne Australia 117 works
- 4 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 117 works
- 5 New York United States 90 works
- 6 Atlanta United States 62 works
- 7 Brisbane Australia 61 works
- 8 Chapel Hill United States 57 works
- 9 Washington D.C. United States 56 works
- 10 Brasília Brazil 54 works
Where is the best place to study Intimate Partner and Family Violence?
Among universities, judged by research, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Gondar and Griffith University 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 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom | 65.6 | 31.0% | 15.4× | 17 | +102.9% |
| 2 | University of GondarEthiopia | 58.8 | 49.9% | 9.7× | 10 | +90.0% |
| 3 | Griffith UniversityAustralia | 58.1 | 20.2% | 8.6× | 24 | +159.9% |
| 4 | Universidad de JaénSpain | 57.2 | 67.3% | 7.6× | 8 | +46.9% |
| 5 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 56.9 | 32.2% | 4.6× | 27 | +222.6% |
| 6 | Université du Québec à MontréalCanada | 53.9 | 15.7% | 12.2× | 21 | +101.5% |
| 7 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 53.8 | 38.7% | 6.2× | 20 | +90.9% |
| 8 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 53.3 | 26.2% | 4.6× | 32 | +170.9% |
| 9 | University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa | 53.2 | 34.1% | 5.4× | 16 | +215.0% |
| 10 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 51.5 | 30.8% | 8.1× | 18 | +55.4% |
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 Intimate Partner and Family Violence research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Intimate Partner and Family Violence.
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.