Occupational Health and Burnout
Occupational Health and Burnout is a research topic within Occupational Therapy. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1951. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the evaluation of occupational stress, mental health, and psychological distress among healthcare workers and education professionals, particularly nurses and teachers. The papers explore the prevalence of burnout syndrome, work conditions, and the impact on quality of life in these occupational groups.
- Occupational Stress
- Mental Health
- Healthcare Workers
- Education Professionals
- Burnout Syndrome
- Work Conditions
- Quality of Life
- Nursing
- Teachers
- Psychological Distress
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% 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 Occupational Health and Burnout research?
By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (2.6k and 151 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Occupational Health and Burnout research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Occupational Health and Burnout research, followed by Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul and Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 69 works
- 2 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 42 works
- 3 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 39 works
- 4 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 36 works
- 5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 33 works
- 6 Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil 33 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 33 works
- 8 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 33 works
- 9 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 31 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Occupational Health and Burnout?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Occupational Health and Burnout include André Faro.
- 1 André Faro Brazil 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Occupational Health and Burnout research done?
The largest centres of Occupational Health and Burnout research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Brasília (Brazil) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Montes Claros.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 363 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 185 works
- 3 Brasília Brazil 101 works
- 4 Belo Horizonte Brazil 96 works
- 5 Porto Alegre Brazil 80 works
- 6 Fortaleza Brazil 79 works
- 7 Recife Brazil 73 works
- 8 Salvador Brazil 72 works
- 9 Curitiba Brazil 55 works
- 10 Lisbon Portugal 55 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Montes ClarosBR · 27.6 works88×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Occupational Health and Burnout than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Occupational Health and Burnout?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Universidade do Estado da Bahia and Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil | 76.2 | 18.4% | 11.7× | 29 | +119.5% |
| 2 | Universidade do Estado da BahiaBrazil | 73.3 | 21.0% | 35.0× | 10 | +384.2% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de Mato GrossoBrazil | 68.4 | 14.7% | 25.1× | 15 | +284.6% |
| 4 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de GoiásBrazil | 66.1 | 16.0% | 53.3× | 10 | +280.5% |
| 5 | Universidade Federal de AlagoasBrazil | 65.7 | 12.4% | 24.0× | 16 | +239.1% |
| 6 | Universidade Estadual de Montes ClarosBrazil | 64.4 | 8.8% | 90.9× | 28 | +184.8% |
| 7 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil | 63.8 | 9.0% | 12.1× | 69 | -9.4% |
| 8 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil | 63.4 | 10.9% | 17.6× | 42 | +33.5% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 63.0 | 12.1% | 24.3× | 33 | +33.7% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeBrazil | 61.7 | 16.6% | 26.6× | 13 | +47.8% |
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 Occupational Health and Burnout research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Occupational Health and Burnout.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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