Nursing care and research
Nursing care and research is a research topic within Pharmacy. Science Explorer counts 8.2k research works in it since 1955. 8.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the role of family caregivers in providing care for individuals with chronic illnesses, emphasizing the importance of self-care, quality of life, and the burden experienced by caregivers. It explores nursing interventions, health promotion, and social support for family caregivers, particularly in the context of an aging population.
- Family Caregivers
- Self-Care
- Chronic Illness
- Quality of Life
- Caregiver Burden
- Nursing Interventions
- Aging Population
- Health Promotion
- Social Support
- Caregiver Education
- Research works
- 8.2k fractional, since 1955
- In the world top 10%
- 704 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% 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 Nursing care and research research?
By volume, Spain and Mexico publish the most (280 and 280 works in 2022–2025).
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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Nursing care and research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Nursing care and research research, followed by Mexican Social Security Institute and Universidad Técnica de Ambato.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 38 works
- 2 Mexican Social Security InstituteMexico 30 works
- 3 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 26 works
- 4 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 19 works
- 5 Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 17 works
- 6 Universidad de GuanajuatoMexico 14 works
- 7 Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador 13 works
- 8 Universidad de AntioquiaColombia 13 works
- 9 Universidad Juárez Autónoma de TabascoMexico 13 works
- 10 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Nursing care and research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Nursing care and research include Bárbara Riegel.
- 1 Bárbara Riegel United States 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nursing care and research research done?
The largest centres of Nursing care and research research in 2022–2025 are Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia), Ambato (Ecuador) and Santiago (Chile). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Mexico City Mexico 78 works
- 2 Bogotá Colombia 70 works
- 3 Ambato Ecuador 64 works
- 4 Santiago Chile 53 works
- 5 Madrid Spain 52 works
- 6 Lima Peru 50 works
- 7 Buenos Aires Argentina 32 works
- 8 Barcelona Spain 32 works
- 9 Quito Ecuador 32 works
- 10 Medellín Colombia 28 works
Where it is the local speciality
- AmbatoEC · 64.5 works86×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nursing care and research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nursing care and research?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 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 | Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia | 78.4 | 5.9% | 29.7× | 18 | +13.9% |
| 2 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador | 75.4 | 5.7% | 83.1× | 17 | — |
| 3 | Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónMexico | 66.2 | 5.4% | 24.6× | 9 | +32.6% |
| 4 | Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador | 62.2 | 2.2% | 106.1× | 38 | — |
| 5 | Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileChile | 61.9 | 2.8% | 21.6× | 12 | +33.9% |
| 6 | Universidad de GuanajuatoMexico | 61.0 | 1.8% | 53.2× | 14 | +115.0% |
| 7 | Universidad Tecnica de MachalaEcuador | 52.3 | 3.0% | 72.4× | 11 | — |
| 8 | Autonomous University of TamaulipasMexico | 48.8 | 0.9% | 110.0× | 12 | +58.9% |
| 9 | Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador | 48.7 | 0.0% | 97.2× | 26 | — |
| 10 | Universidad de AntioquiaColombia | 45.1 | 1.2% | 31.2× | 13 | -42.9% |
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 Nursing care and research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nursing care and research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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