LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1951. 25.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersectionality of LGBTQ+ identities and its impact on mental health, stigma, discrimination, and health disparities. It delves into the complexities of gender identity, social stress, and minority stress within the LGBTQ+ community, providing a comprehensive understanding of the unique challenges faced by individuals with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.
- Intersectionality
- LGBTQ+
- Mental Health
- Stigma
- Discrimination
- Gender Identity
- Social Stress
- Minority Stress
- Health Disparities
- Sexual Orientation
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +74% the tick is no change
Which countries lead LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (4.2k and 584 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 4.2k works
- 2 United Kingdom 584 works
- 3 Canada 507 works
- 4 Brazil 415 works
- 5 Australia 368 works
- 6 India 267 works
- 7 Spain 196 works
- 8 Italy 169 works
- 9 Germany 151 works
- 10 China 142 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy research, followed by University of Michigan and University of Washington.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 155 works
- 2 University of MichiganUnited States 70 works
- 3 University of WashingtonUnited States 60 works
- 4 University of TorontoCanada 58 works
- 5 Harvard UniversityUnited States 47 works
- 6 Yale UniversityUnited States 46 works
- 7 Columbia UniversityUnited States 43 works
- 8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 39 works
- 9 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 39 works
- 10 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 38 works
Who are the leading researchers in LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy?
The most-cited researchers publishing on LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy include Shane D. Morrison, Victoria Clarke and Ilan H. Meyer.
- 1 Shane D. Morrison United States 4.6k citations
- 2 Victoria Clarke United Kingdom 2.5k citations
- 3 Ilan H. Meyer United States 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy research done?
The largest centres of LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Boston (United States), Chapel Hill (United States) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chapel Hill and Storrs.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 237 works
- 2 Boston United States 168 works
- 3 Chapel Hill United States 157 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 154 works
- 5 Toronto Canada 126 works
- 6 Melbourne Australia 110 works
- 7 Los Angeles United States 108 works
- 8 Chicago United States 105 works
- 9 Seattle United States 85 works
- 10 Washington D.C. United States 82 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Chapel HillUS · 156.9 works11×
- StorrsUS · 27.9 works8.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy than the world average.
Where is the best place to study LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy?
Among universities, judged by research, La Trobe University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nottingham Trent 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 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 64.0 | 36.2% | 11.2× | 28 | +50.9% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 63.2 | 5.7% | 11.0× | 155 | +340.4% |
| 3 | Nottingham Trent UniversityUnited Kingdom | 61.4 | 46.9% | 6.3× | 8 | +456.1% |
| 4 | University of BrightonUnited Kingdom | 61.0 | 53.1% | 17.4× | 8 | -20.9% |
| 5 | University of ConnecticutUnited States | 60.9 | 31.5% | 9.1× | 28 | +121.0% |
| 6 | Fordham UniversityUnited States | 59.9 | 42.3% | 11.6× | 10 | +91.2% |
| 7 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 59.0 | 29.9% | 5.6× | 46 | +318.6% |
| 8 | Western Sydney UniversityAustralia | 58.8 | 45.6% | 7.2× | 15 | +61.2% |
| 9 | University of Nevada, Las VegasUnited States | 58.6 | 26.6% | 11.8× | 18 | +140.9% |
| 10 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 58.5 | 28.3% | 7.5× | 39 | +136.1% |
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 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 74% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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