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Medicine, History, and Philosophy

Medicine, History, and Philosophy is a research topic within Psychiatry and Mental health. Science Explorer counts 1.6k research works in it since 1950. 7.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the integration of biological, psychological, and social factors in understanding health and illness. It delves into topics such as social determinants of health, cultural convergence, narratives of illness, psychosomatic medicine, diversity in healthcare, ethical considerations, and global health issues.

  • Biopsychosocial
  • Health
  • Medicine
  • Social Determinants
  • Cultural Convergence
  • Narratives
  • Psychosomatic
  • Diversity
  • Ethics
  • Global
Research works
1.6k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
113
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+5%
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 Medicine, History, and Philosophy research?

By volume, Spain and the United States publish the most (47 and 25 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Spain 47 works
  2. 2 United States 25 works
  3. 3 Mexico 24 works
  4. 4 Argentina 23 works
  5. 5 Germany 23 works
  6. 6 Chile 11 works
  7. 7 Colombia 11 works
  8. 8 Poland 10 works
  9. 9 Czechia 7 works
  10. 10 Brazil 6 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.

Spain: 25.3%United States: 13.1%Mexico: 12.6%Argentina: 12.3%6 others listed: 36.6%25%largest
Spain47 · 25.3%United States25 · 13.1%Mexico24 · 12.6%Argentina23 · 12.3%6 others listed68 · 36.6%

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

Which institutions lead Medicine, History, and Philosophy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas publishes the most Medicine, History, and Philosophy research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad de Alcalá.

Where is Medicine, History, and Philosophy research done?

The largest centres of Medicine, History, and Philosophy research in 2022–2025 are Buenos Aires (Argentina), Madrid (Spain), Mexico City (Mexico) and Santiago (Chile).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Buenos Aires Argentina 13 works
  2. 2 Madrid Spain 11 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 9 works
  4. 4 Santiago Chile 7 works
  5. 5 Bogotá Colombia 5 works
  6. 6 Lima Peru 4 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 3 works
  8. 8 Granada Spain 3 works
  9. 9 Córdoba Argentina 3 works
  10. 10 Seville Spain 3 works
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Is Medicine, History, and Philosophy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Medicine, History, and Philosophy.

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