Youth, Drugs, and Violence
Youth, Drugs, and Violence is a research topic within Demography. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1951. 7.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the patterns and impacts of drug use, with a focus on cocaine and crack, among adolescents and adults in Brazil. It covers prevalence, risk factors, family influences, treatment strategies, and the broader social context. The research sheds light on public health implications and provides insights for addressing drug use issues in the country.
- Cocaine
- Crack
- Adolescents
- Family
- Health
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Treatment
- Social Context
- Public Health
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Youth, Drugs, and Violence research?
By volume, Brazil and the United States publish the most (5.1k and 250 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Brazil 5.1k works
- 2 United States 250 works
- 3 Portugal 238 works
- 4 Spain 136 works
- 5 Mexico 103 works
- 6 ?? 94 works
- 7 Colombia 55 works
- 8 United Kingdom 52 works
- 9 Argentina 49 works
- 10 France 48 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Youth, Drugs, and Violence research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidade de São Paulo publishes the most Youth, Drugs, and Violence research, followed by Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 107 works
- 2 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 81 works
- 3 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 80 works
- 4 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 76 works
- 5 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 71 works
- 6 Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 66 works
- 7 Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil 64 works
- 8 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 64 works
- 9 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 63 works
- 10 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 61 works
Who are the leading researchers in Youth, Drugs, and Violence?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Youth, Drugs, and Violence include Déborah Carvalho Malta, Diego Augusto Santos Silva and Robin Murray.
- 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil 5.5k citations
- 2 Diego Augusto Santos Silva Brazil 3.5k citations
- 3 Robin Murray United Kingdom 2k citations
- 4 Rafael Moreira Claro Brazil 1.9k citations
- 5 Maurício Silva de Lima Brazil 807 citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Youth, Drugs, and Violence research done?
The largest centres of Youth, Drugs, and Violence research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Belo Horizonte (Brazil) and Brasília (Brazil). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Criciúma, Barbacena and Patos de Minas.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 São Paulo Brazil 770 works
- 2 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 455 works
- 3 Belo Horizonte Brazil 216 works
- 4 Brasília Brazil 196 works
- 5 Recife Brazil 156 works
- 6 Fortaleza Brazil 154 works
- 7 Porto Alegre Brazil 140 works
- 8 Curitiba Brazil 118 works
- 9 Lisbon Portugal 112 works
- 10 Belém Brazil 111 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Criciúma22.0 works104×
- BarbacenaBR · 25.4 works103×
- Patos de MinasBR · 34.5 works100×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Youth, Drugs, and Violence than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Youth, Drugs, and Violence?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Universitario Francisco de Asís and Universidade Federal de Alagoas 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 | Universidade do Estado de Mato GrossoBrazil | 66.7 | 15.9% | 27.5× | 16 | +208.9% |
| 2 | Universitario Francisco de AsísUruguay | 61.8 | 8.2% | 53.8× | 26 | +142.2% |
| 3 | Universidade Federal de AlagoasBrazil | 59.8 | 5.9% | 32.5× | 43 | +173.2% |
| 4 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil | 59.2 | 8.4% | 24.8× | 64 | +39.9% |
| 5 | University Alto Vale do Rio do PeixeBrazil | 58.5 | 23.0% | 74.6× | 9 | -22.8% |
| 6 | Universidade PaulistaBrazil | 58.2 | 9.6% | 31.9× | 14 | +233.0% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil | 57.9 | 4.4% | 17.7× | 81 | +80.7% |
| 8 | Universidade Presidente Antônio CarlosBrazil | 57.6 | 5.9% | 103.1× | 25 | +304.5% |
| 9 | Universidade Federal do TocantinsBrazil | 57.2 | 5.9% | 29.1× | 26 | +388.4% |
| 10 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 56.8 | 6.4% | 14.9× | 71 | +32.9% |
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 Youth, Drugs, and Violence research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Youth, Drugs, and Violence.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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