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Social Policies and Healthcare Reform

Social Policies and Healthcare Reform is a research topic within General Health Professions. Science Explorer counts 4.2k research works in it since 1950. 13.6% 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 health and social care in aging societies, including the use of digital technologies in nursing care, the impact of demographic change on health policy, the effectiveness of public health interventions, and the challenges and opportunities in providing elderly care. It also addresses issues related to social security and welfare systems, as well as innovations in healthcare technologies.

  • Health-related Quality of Life
  • Digital Technologies in Nursing Care
  • Aging and Health Policy
  • Social Security and Welfare Systems
  • Pflegeinnovationstechnologien
  • Demographic Change
  • Elderly Care
  • Public Health Interventions
  • Community-based Integrated Care
  • Technological Innovations in Healthcare
Research works
4.2k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
571
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+18%
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 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform research?

By volume, Germany and Austria publish the most (721 and 47 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 721 works
  2. 2 Austria 47 works
  3. 3 Switzerland 41 works
  4. 4 United States 22 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 5 works
  6. 6 Denmark 4 works
  7. 7 Netherlands 3 works
  8. 8 Spain 3 works
  9. 9 ?? 3 works
  10. 10 China 3 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.

Germany: 84.7%Austria: 5.5%Switzerland: 4.8%United States: 2.6%6 others listed: 2.4%85%largest
Germany721 · 84.7%Austria47 · 5.5%Switzerland41 · 4.8%United States22 · 2.6%6 others listed20 · 2.4%

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

Which institutions lead Social Policies and Healthcare Reform research?

By volume in 2022–2025, TU Dortmund University publishes the most Social Policies and Healthcare Reform research, followed by München Klinik and Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 TU Dortmund UniversityGermany 11 works
  2. 2 München KlinikGermany 9 works
  3. 3 Ostfalia University of Applied SciencesGermany 9 works
  4. 4 University of KasselGermany 9 works
  5. 5 University of BremenGermany 8 works
  6. 6 Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied SciencesGermany 8 works
  7. 7 GesundheitsamtGermany 8 works
  8. 8 University of CologneGermany 7 works
  9. 9 Witten/Herdecke UniversityGermany 7 works
  10. 10 Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und WohlfahrtspflegeGermany 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Social Policies and Healthcare Reform?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Social Policies and Healthcare Reform include Matthias Sutter.

  1. 1 Matthias Sutter Austria 845 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Social Policies and Healthcare Reform research done?

The largest centres of Social Policies and Healthcare Reform research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Hamburg (Germany), Munich (Germany) and Cologne (Germany).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 64 works
  2. 2 Hamburg Germany 38 works
  3. 3 Munich Germany 34 works
  4. 4 Cologne Germany 34 works
  5. 5 Frankfurt am Main Germany 24 works
  6. 6 Vienna Austria 22 works
  7. 7 Essen Germany 19 works
  8. 8 Dortmund Germany 18 works
  9. 9 Münster Germany 17 works
  10. 10 Hanover Germany 17 works
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Where is the best place to study Social Policies and Healthcare Reform?

Among universities, judged by research, TU Dortmund University, University of Kassel and University of Bremen 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%10%20%30%mean 17.22%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →TU Dortmund University: 11, 28.5%University of Kassel: 9, 13.5%University of Bremen: 8, 19.4%Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences: 9, 18.4%Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences: 8, 6.3%TU Dortmund UniversityUniversity of BremenOstfalia University …University of Kassel
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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 TU Dortmund UniversityGermany 58.128.5%51.6×11 -1.0%
2 University of KasselGermany 38.613.5%63.6×9 +172.5%
3 University of BremenGermany 32.219.4%42.2×8 -22.0%
4 Ostfalia University of Applied SciencesGermany 28.718.4%562.5×9 +37.5%
5 Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied SciencesGermany 17.06.3%219.1×8 +128.0%

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 Social Policies and Healthcare Reform research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Social Policies and Healthcare Reform.

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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.