Public Health and Social Inequalities
Public Health and Social Inequalities is a research topic within Health. Science Explorer counts 9.6k research works in it since 1950. 4.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of social determinants on health, including topics such as healthcare disparities, cultural variation in health experiences, maternal health, and community participation in promoting health. It also delves into public health strategies, epidemiological approaches, and global health initiatives.
- Social Determinants
- Health Inequality
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Promotion
- Community Participation
- Healthcare Access
- Cultural Variation
- Maternal Health
- Global Health
- Research works
- 9.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 427 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 4.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Public Health and Social Inequalities research?
By volume, Colombia and Mexico publish the most (210 and 202 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Public Health and Social Inequalities research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México publishes the most Public Health and Social Inequalities research, followed by Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad de Antioquia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 26 works
- 2 Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina 18 works
- 3 Universidad de AntioquiaColombia 17 works
- 4 Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador 16 works
- 5 National University of San MarcosPeru 16 works
- 6 Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaPeru 15 works
- 7 Universidad César VallejoPeru 14 works
- 8 Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia 14 works
- 9 University of ChileChile 14 works
- 10 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Public Health and Social Inequalities?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Public Health and Social Inequalities include Rafael Lozano.
- 1 Rafael Lozano United States 5.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Public Health and Social Inequalities research done?
The largest centres of Public Health and Social Inequalities research in 2022–2025 are Bogotá (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico), Santiago (Chile) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Santiago de Cali.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Bogotá Colombia 96 works
- 2 Mexico City Mexico 79 works
- 3 Santiago Chile 72 works
- 4 Lima Peru 71 works
- 5 Buenos Aires Argentina 67 works
- 6 Madrid Spain 51 works
- 7 Medellín Colombia 29 works
- 8 Quito Ecuador 25 works
- 9 Santiago de Cali Colombia 21 works
- 10 Barcelona Spain 19 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Santiago de CaliCO · 21.0 works45×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Health and Social Inequalities than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Public Health and Social Inequalities?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Universidad de Buenos Aires 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 Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 41.1 | 7.1% | 17.7× | 26 | +6.3% |
| 2 | Universidad Nacional de ColombiaColombia | 29.7 | 6.5% | 25.0× | 14 | +26.2% |
| 3 | Universidad de Buenos AiresArgentina | 29.3 | 4.0% | 30.1× | 18 | +10.8% |
| 4 | Universidad César VallejoPeru | 23.1 | 4.6% | 33.6× | 14 | — |
| 5 | Universidad de la República de UruguayUruguay | 22.6 | 0.0% | 26.9× | 9 | +113.8% |
| 6 | Universidad de AntioquiaColombia | 22.2 | 2.3% | 44.1× | 17 | -22.1% |
| 7 | Universidad Peruana Cayetano HerediaPeru | 22.1 | 2.1% | 142.0× | 15 | -26.6% |
| 8 | National University of San MarcosPeru | 21.0 | 2.1% | 41.5× | 16 | +2.7% |
| 9 | Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiEcuador | 17.9 | 0.0% | 125.6× | 16 | — |
| 10 | Pontificia Universidad JaverianaColombia | 17.8 | 4.6% | 44.9× | 10 | -12.2% |
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 Public Health and Social Inequalities research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Public Health and Social Inequalities.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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