Public Health and Environmental Issues
Public Health and Environmental Issues is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1954. 2.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to public health, environmental management, and sustainable development. It includes research on healthcare access, chronic disease control, water quality, climate change impact on health, community-based resource management, and epidemiological analysis. The papers also address issues such as healthcare policy, environmental impact assessment, and the intersection of social and environmental factors with public health.
- Public Health
- Environmental Management
- Water Quality
- Healthcare Access
- Climate Change
- Community-based Resource Management
- Chronic Disease Control
- Epidemiological Analysis
- Sustainable Development
- Healthcare Policy
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 364 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 2.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +177% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Public Health and Environmental Issues research?
By volume, Ecuador and Peru publish the most (829 and 610 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ecuador 829 works
- 2 Peru 610 works
- 3 Colombia 525 works
- 4 Mexico 521 works
- 5 Spain 316 works
- 6 Argentina 150 works
- 7 Chile 142 works
- 8 Brazil 120 works
- 9 United States 105 works
- 10 Costa Rica 92 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Public Health and Environmental Issues research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los Andes publishes the most Public Health and Environmental Issues research, followed by Universidad César Vallejo and Universidad Católica de Cuenca.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 120 works
- 2 Universidad César VallejoPeru 95 works
- 3 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 80 works
- 4 Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador 73 works
- 5 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 50 works
- 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 50 works
- 7 University of GuayaquilEcuador 41 works
- 8 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 36 works
- 9 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 35 works
- 10 Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón CañasEl Salvador 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Public Health and Environmental Issues?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Health and Environmental Issues include Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán.
- 1 Nelson Alvis‐Guzmán Colombia 7.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Public Health and Environmental Issues research done?
The largest centres of Public Health and Environmental Issues research in 2022–2025 are Lima (Peru), Bogotá (Colombia), Ambato (Ecuador) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jipijapa, San Salvador and Ambato.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JipijapaEC · 73.4 works226×
- San SalvadorSV · 68.1 works156×
- AmbatoEC · 189.1 works114×
- PunoPE · 27.3 works109×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Health and Environmental Issues than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Public Health and Environmental Issues?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Indoamérica, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and Universidad César Vallejo 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 IndoaméricaEcuador | 68.7 | 20.0% | 65.7× | 18 | — |
| 2 | Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador | 65.7 | 9.6% | 54.4× | 25 | +542.2% |
| 3 | Universidad César VallejoPeru | 63.9 | 3.2% | 88.3× | 95 | +514.2% |
| 4 | University of GuayaquilEcuador | 59.9 | 3.2% | 64.0× | 40 | +1217.2% |
| 5 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 58.1 | 4.9% | 9.4× | 35 | +249.7% |
| 6 | National University of TrujilloPeru | 55.9 | 5.8% | 66.6× | 16 | +293.6% |
| 7 | Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador | 54.1 | 2.1% | 151.2× | 120 | — |
| 8 | Universidad Autónoma de GuerreroMexico | 54.1 | 4.9% | 61.8× | 14 | +237.2% |
| 9 | Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador | 53.7 | 3.3% | 103.0× | 80 | — |
| 10 | Universidad de Ciencias MedicasCosta Rica | 53.1 | 0.0% | 115.0× | 14 | +187.6% |
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 Public Health and Environmental Issues research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 177% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Public Health and Environmental Issues.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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