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Occupational Therapy Practice and Research

Occupational Therapy Practice and Research is a research topic within Occupational Therapy. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 19.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers revolves around the field of Occupational Science and Therapy Practice, focusing on client-centered approaches, goal attainment scaling, well-being, evidence-based practice, occupational justice, lifestyle balance, meaningful activities, and quality of life. The papers explore the relationship between occupation and health, the impact of occupational therapy interventions on various populations, and the challenges and strategies in implementing evidence-based practice in occupational therapy.

  • Occupational Science
  • Therapy Practice
  • Client-Centered Approach
  • Goal Attainment Scaling
  • Well-being
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Occupational Justice
  • Lifestyle Balance
  • Meaningful Activities
  • Quality of Life
Research works
19k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+29%
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 Therapy Practice and Research research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.1k and 347 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.1k works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 347 works
  3. 3 Australia 295 works
  4. 4 Brazil 271 works
  5. 5 Canada 261 works
  6. 6 Sweden 117 works
  7. 7 Japan 94 works
  8. 8 South Africa 90 works
  9. 9 Netherlands 77 works
  10. 10 Spain 76 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.

United States: 40.8%United Kingdom: 12.6%Australia: 10.7%Brazil: 9.8%6 others listed: 26.0%41%largest
United States1,122 · 40.8%United Kingdom347 · 12.6%Australia295 · 10.7%Brazil271 · 9.8%6 others listed714 · 26.0%

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

Which institutions lead Occupational Therapy Practice and Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade Federal de São Carlos publishes the most Occupational Therapy Practice and Research research, followed by University of Toronto and The University of Queensland.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil 54 works
  2. 2 University of TorontoCanada 25 works
  3. 3 The University of QueenslandAustralia 24 works
  4. 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 21 works
  5. 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 20 works
  6. 6 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 19 works
  7. 7 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 19 works
  8. 8 The University of SydneyAustralia 18 works
  9. 9 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 17 works
  10. 10 Monash UniversityAustralia 17 works

Where is Occupational Therapy Practice and Research research done?

The largest centres of Occupational Therapy Practice and Research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Toronto (Canada) and São Carlos (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in São Carlos.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 71 works
  2. 2 Melbourne Australia 68 works
  3. 3 Toronto Canada 56 works
  4. 4 São Carlos Brazil 54 works
  5. 5 Brisbane Australia 53 works
  6. 6 São Paulo Brazil 46 works
  7. 7 New York United States 41 works
  8. 8 Montreal Canada 40 works
  9. 9 Sydney Australia 38 works
  10. 10 Boston United States 32 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. São CarlosBR · 54.4 works36×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Occupational Therapy Practice and Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Occupational Therapy Practice and Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Griffith University, Universidade Federal de São Carlos and Washington University in St. Louis 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.

0%20%40%mean 30.1%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Griffith University: 12, 38.0%Universidade Federal de São Carlos: 54, 16.6%Washington University in St. Louis: 19, 39.7%University of Chile: 12, 26.7%University of the Witwatersrand: 19, 19.6%Karolinska Institutet: 16, 24.8%The University of Queensland: 24, 31.8%Lund University: 14, 43.7%La Trobe University: 15, 28.1%Umeå University: 9, 32.0%Washington Universit…Griffith UniversityUniversity of ChileUniversidade Federal…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Griffith UniversityAustralia 66.138.0%8.2×12 +153.8%
2 Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil 66.016.6%38.1×54 +93.9%
3 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 63.439.7%7.5×19 +96.8%
4 University of ChileChile 62.126.7%9.5×12 +165.5%
5 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 60.719.6%12.4×19 +106.1%
6 Karolinska InstitutetSweden 60.724.8%10.3×16 -12.6%
7 The University of QueenslandAustralia 60.131.8%8.2×24 -13.2%
8 Lund UniversitySweden 59.643.7%6.7×14 +13.6%
9 La Trobe UniversityAustralia 59.328.1%13.4×15 +31.0%
10 Umeå UniversitySweden 55.332.0%10.6×9 -10.2%

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 Therapy Practice and Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Occupational Therapy Practice and Research.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.