Medical Education and Admissions
Medical Education and Admissions is a research topic within Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 19.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the factors influencing success in medical school, including the predictive validity of various selection methods such as situational judgment tests and admissions criteria. It also delves into the impact of personality traits, ethnic disparities, and the effectiveness of efforts to widen access and diversity in medical education.
- Medical School Selection
- Predictive Validity
- Situational Judgment Tests
- Academic Performance
- Admissions Criteria
- Diversity in Medical Education
- Personality Traits
- Underrepresented Groups
- Graduate Record Examinations
- Ethnic Disparities
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +52% 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 Medical Education and Admissions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.6k and 286 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.6k works
- 2 United Kingdom 286 works
- 3 India 180 works
- 4 Canada 120 works
- 5 Pakistan 108 works
- 6 Türkiye 107 works
- 7 Germany 89 works
- 8 Australia 89 works
- 9 Saudi Arabia 80 works
- 10 China 64 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Medical Education and Admissions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Medical Education and Admissions research, followed by University of Michigan and University of California, San Francisco.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 27 works
- 2 University of MichiganUnited States 23 works
- 3 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 19 works
- 4 Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesUnited States 15 works
- 5 Yale UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 6 Harvard UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 7 Stanford UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 8 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 14 works
- 9 BMJ Group (United Kingdom)?? 13 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 11 works
Where is Medical Education and Admissions research done?
The largest centres of Medical Education and Admissions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Washington D.C. (United States) and Philadelphia (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 London United Kingdom 72 works
- 2 New York United States 58 works
- 3 Washington D.C. United States 54 works
- 4 Philadelphia United States 49 works
- 5 Chicago United States 45 works
- 6 Boston United States 45 works
- 7 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 31 works
- 8 Chapel Hill United States 30 works
- 9 Ann Arbor United States 29 works
- 10 Baltimore United States 28 works
Where is the best place to study Medical Education and Admissions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, San Francisco, University of Michigan and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 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 California, San FranciscoUnited States | 73.1 | 27.6% | 8.7× | 19 | +42.6% |
| 2 | University of MichiganUnited States | 68.9 | 24.9% | 4.8× | 23 | +196.4% |
| 3 | Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesUnited States | 61.4 | 19.4% | 49.6× | 16 | +13.5% |
| 4 | University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States | 60.5 | 29.8% | 5.5× | 9 | +257.6% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 58.3 | 29.6% | 3.3× | 14 | +79.3% |
| 6 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 56.2 | 29.5% | 4.3× | 15 | +35.7% |
| 7 | Brown UniversityUnited States | 56.1 | 22.1% | 6.5× | 9 | +280.6% |
| 8 | University of WashingtonUnited States | 55.6 | 27.1% | 3.2× | 11 | +223.3% |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 52.7 | 28.4% | 3.0× | 11 | +146.0% |
| 10 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 51.7 | 22.7% | 4.5× | 14 | +90.8% |
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 Medical Education and Admissions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Medical Education and Admissions.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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