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Public Health in Brazil

Public Health in Brazil is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1951. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the judicialization of healthcare access in Brazil, particularly related to medication and the public health system. It explores the impact of litigation on medication availability, utilization, and equity within the healthcare system, as well as the economic implications of healthcare litigation. The papers also delve into the social determinants influencing access to medication and the right to health within the context of Brazil's primary health care system.

  • Judicialization
  • Healthcare Access
  • Medication
  • Public Health System
  • Equity
  • Right to Health
  • Primary Health Care
  • Medication Utilization
  • Social Determinants
  • Economic Impact
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-6%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Brazil
85% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Public Health in Brazil

Which countries lead Public Health in Brazil research?

By volume, Brazil and Portugal publish the most (5.2k and 214 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Brazil 5.2k works
  2. 2 Portugal 214 works
  3. 3 United States 207 works
  4. 4 Spain 115 works
  5. 5 ?? 102 works
  6. 6 Colombia 79 works
  7. 7 Mexico 61 works
  8. 8 Uruguay 46 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 45 works
  10. 10 Argentina 40 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.

Brazil: 85.1%Portugal: 3.5%United States: 3.4%Spain: 1.9%6 others listed: 6.1%85%largest
Brazil5,188 · 85.1%Portugal214 · 3.5%United States207 · 3.4%Spain115 · 1.9%6 others listed374 · 6.1%

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

Which institutions lead Public Health in Brazil research?

By volume in 2022-now, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Public Health in Brazil research, followed by Fundação Oswaldo Cruz and Universidade de Brasília.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 148 works
  2. 2 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 109 works
  3. 3 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 106 works
  4. 4 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 75 works
  5. 5 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 73 works
  6. 6 Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil 72 works
  7. 7 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 68 works
  8. 8 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 67 works
  9. 9 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 64 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil 64 works

What are the most cited papers in Public Health in Brazil?

The most cited paper in Public Health in Brazil is "Economic impact of medication non-adherence by disease groups: a systematic review" (Rachelle Louise Cutler, Fernando Fernández-Llimós, Michael S. Frommer et al., 2018), with 931 citations. Next come "Qualidade de vida e saúde: um debate necessário" (832) and "Measurement of Adherence in Pharmacy Administrative Databases: A Proposal for Standard Definitions and Preferred Measures" (765).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Economic impact of medication non-adherence by disease groups: a systematic review Rachelle Louise Cutler, Fernando Fernández-Llimós, Michael S. Frommer et al. · BMJ Open ReviewOpen access 2018 931
2 Qualidade de vida e saúde: um debate necessário Maria Cecí­lia de Souza Minayo, Zulmira Hartz, Paulo Marchiori Buss · Ciência & Saúde Coletiva Open access 2000 832
3 Measurement of Adherence in Pharmacy Administrative Databases: A Proposal for Standard Definitions and Preferred Measures Lisa M. Hess, Marsha A. Raebel, Douglas A. Conner et al. · Annals of Pharmacotherapy Jul 2006 765
4 Qualidade de vida e saúde: aspectos conceituais e metodológicos Eliane Maria Fleury Seidl, Célia Maria Lana da Costa Zannon · Cadernos de Saúde Pública Open access Apr 2004 598
5 Uma revisão sobre os conceitos de acesso e utilização de serviços de saúde Cláudia Travassos, Mônica Silva Martins · Cadernos de Saúde Pública Open access 2004 574
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Where is Public Health in Brazil research done?

The largest centres of Public Health in Brazil research in 2022-now 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 Nova Iguaçu, São Tomé and Caçador.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 São PauloBrazil 762 works
  2. 2 Rio de JaneiroBrazil 533 works
  3. 3 BrasíliaBrazil 271 works
  4. 4 Belo HorizonteBrazil 226 works
  5. 5 CuritibaBrazil 163 works
  6. 6 FortalezaBrazil 160 works
  7. 7 RecifeBrazil 140 works
  8. 8 SalvadorBrazil 133 works
  9. 9 BelémBrazil 131 works
  10. 10 Porto AlegreBrazil 129 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Nova IguaçuBR · 55.6 works231×
  2. São ToméST · 33.3 works191×
  3. CaçadorBR · 41.9 works140×
  4. Santa Cruz do SulBR · 41.6 works128×
  5. IjuíBR · 22.1 works90×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Public Health in Brazil than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Public Health in Brazil?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo and Universidade Brasil score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%mean 15.41%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Universidade BrasilUniversidade Federal…Universidade Federal…Universidade de São …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil 72.420.3%21.9×53 +31.7%
2Universidade de São PauloBrazil 69.413.3%13.1×148 -0.3%
3Universidade BrasilBrazil 65.322.4%28.2×17 +5.2%
4Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil 61.817.9%27.6×44 +3.7%
5Universidade IguaçuBrazil 60.013.2%247.6×56 +172.6%
6Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 58.010.5%22.4×62 +19.3%
7Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 57.910.6%33.3×106 -12.1%
8Universidade Nilton LinsBrazil 56.821.0%105.1×12 +123.6%
9Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 56.212.6%16.5×68 -25.4%
10Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil 56.012.3%28.2×62 +10.9%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Public Health in Brazil, country by country

Is Public Health in Brazil research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2023.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Public Health in Brazil as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.031% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Public Health in Brazil0.018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Public Health in Brazil over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Public Health in Brazil9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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