Older Adults Driving Studies
Older Adults Driving Studies is a research topic within Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation. Science Explorer counts 9.1k research works in it since 1958. 32.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the mobility and driving safety of older adults, focusing on factors such as driving cessation, cognitive and visual impairment, self-regulation, and their impact on health outcomes and quality of life. The research covers a wide range of topics including assessment tools, predictors of driving performance, and the relationship between mobility and well-being in later life.
- Driving Cessation
- Mobility
- Older Adults
- Cognitive Factors
- Visual Impairment
- Safety
- Neuropsychological Functioning
- Self-regulation
- Health Outcomes
- Quality of Life
- Research works
- 9.1k fractional, since 1958
- In the world top 10%
- 2.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 32.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% 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 Older Adults Driving Studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (649 and 185 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 649 works
- 2 China 185 works
- 3 Canada 137 works
- 4 Japan 136 works
- 5 Australia 113 works
- 6 United Kingdom 112 works
- 7 Germany 95 works
- 8 South Korea 52 works
- 9 France 46 works
- 10 Italy 42 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Older Adults Driving Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Michigan publishes the most Older Adults Driving Studies research, followed by University of Florida and Monash University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of MichiganUnited States 12 works
- 2 University of FloridaUnited States 12 works
- 3 Monash UniversityAustralia 12 works
- 4 University of TorontoCanada 11 works
- 5 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 11 works
- 6 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 10 works
- 7 Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia 9 works
- 8 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 9 works
- 9 East Carolina UniversityUnited States 9 works
- 10 University of PittsburghUnited States 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Older Adults Driving Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Older Adults Driving Studies include Luigi Ferrucci and John C. Morris.
- 1 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
- 2 John C. Morris United States 5.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Older Adults Driving Studies research done?
The largest centres of Older Adults Driving Studies research in 2022–2025 are Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China), Melbourne (Australia) and Toronto (Canada). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Brisbane.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BrisbaneAU · 23.0 works5.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Older Adults Driving Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Older Adults Driving Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Queensland University of Technology, Washington University in St. Louis and University of Toronto 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 | Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia | 65.2 | 34.3% | 13.6× | 9 | +1.9% |
| 2 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 62.6 | 23.8% | 8.1× | 11 | +64.6% |
| 3 | University of TorontoCanada | 50.9 | 28.6% | 4.0× | 11 | +36.5% |
| 4 | University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States | 50.8 | 13.6% | 10.7× | 10 | +38.2% |
| 5 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 47.6 | 14.9% | 7.0× | 12 | -7.2% |
| 6 | University of FloridaUnited States | 41.4 | 20.5% | 5.6× | 12 | +4.8% |
| 7 | University of PittsburghUnited States | 39.1 | 46.1% | 5.5× | 8 | -21.2% |
| 8 | University of MichiganUnited States | 36.3 | 17.2% | 4.5× | 12 | +8.3% |
| 9 | East Carolina UniversityUnited States | 31.9 | 9.2% | 31.1× | 9 | -1.4% |
| 10 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 22.8 | 25.4% | 4.2× | 9 | -23.4% |
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 Older Adults Driving Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Older Adults Driving Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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