Urban Green Space and Health
Urban Green Space and Health is a research topic within Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 28.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of urban green space on public health, emphasizing the relationship between nature contact, biodiversity conservation, and mental wellbeing. It addresses environmental justice, ecosystem services, and the role of green spaces in promoting physical activity and stress relief. The research also delves into the community health benefits associated with access to urban green areas.
- Urban Green Space
- Public Health
- Environmental Justice
- Nature Contact
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Mental Wellbeing
- Ecosystem Services
- Physical Activity
- Stress Relief
- Community Health
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +115% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Urban Green Space and Health research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.8k works
- 2 United States 1.6k works
- 3 United Kingdom 669 works
- 4 Australia 442 works
- 5 Türkiye 436 works
- 6 India 415 works
- 7 Germany 396 works
- 8 Italy 379 works
- 9 Canada 319 works
- 10 Japan 316 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Urban Green Space and Health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Forestry University publishes the most Urban Green Space and Health research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing Forestry University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 57 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 56 works
- 3 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 55 works
- 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 53 works
- 5 Tongji UniversityChina 48 works
- 6 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 46 works
- 7 Wuhan UniversityChina 46 works
- 8 Southeast UniversityChina 40 works
- 9 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 39 works
- 10 The University of MelbourneAustralia 37 works
Who are the leading researchers in Urban Green Space and Health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Urban Green Space and Health include Hung Chak Ho, Ester Cerin and Carol Brayne.
- 1 Hung Chak Ho Hong Kong 5.1k citations
- 2 Ester Cerin Hong Kong 4k citations
- 3 Carol Brayne United Kingdom 3.9k citations
- 4 Michael Bräuer Canada 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Urban Green Space and Health research done?
The largest centres of Urban Green Space and Health research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lin’an Shi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Lin’an ShiCN · 21.9 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Urban Green Space and Health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Urban Green Space and Health?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, National University of Singapore and University College London 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 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 75.3 | 43.4% | 10.4× | 55 | +69.7% |
| 2 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 71.3 | 54.0% | 3.1× | 35 | +325.6% |
| 3 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 68.4 | 41.4% | 3.4× | 54 | +212.1% |
| 4 | BOKU UniversityAustria | 67.8 | 44.6% | 10.3× | 12 | +101.0% |
| 5 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 64.8 | 36.5% | 13.1× | 36 | +28.3% |
| 6 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 63.9 | 34.8% | 17.2× | 58 | -42.0% |
| 7 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 63.7 | 28.0% | 5.6× | 46 | +343.0% |
| 8 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 63.7 | 55.5% | 3.2× | 26 | +96.7% |
| 9 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 63.6 | 49.8% | 4.8× | 39 | +104.4% |
| 10 | Wuhan UniversityChina | 63.5 | 44.1% | 3.3× | 46 | +205.3% |
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 Urban Green Space and Health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 115% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Urban Green Space and Health.
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.