Medical Ethics

Medical ethics is a normative discipline that establishes the moral principles, professional standards, and ethical obligations governing medical practice and the conduct of healthcare professionals in patient care.

37.2K

Publications

1.8M

Citations

67K

Authors

11.3K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7.7K

Authors

67K

  1. FG
    Franklin G. Miller

    National Institutes of Health, United States

    92 publications · 7.1K citations

    47

    h-index

  2. JS
    Julian Savulescu

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    94 publications · 5.1K citations

    41

    h-index

  3. MS
    Mark Siegler

    University of Chicago, United States

    72 publications · 4.8K citations

    40

    h-index

  4. PS
    Paul S. Appelbaum

    Columbia University, United States

    79 publications · 8.5K citations

    39

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  5. AL
    Arthur L. Caplan

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    82 publications · 4.5K citations

    38

    h-index

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Venues

  1. New England Journal of Medicine

    NEJM · 524 publications · 67K citations

    130

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  2. JAMA

    846 publications · 100.7K citations

    125

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  3. Journal of Medical Ethics

    1.6K publications · 70.1K citations

    106

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  4. Annals of Internal Medicine

    336 publications · 37.8K citations

    100

    h-index

  5. PubMed

    Repository · 2.6K publications · 82.4K citations

    100

    h-index

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See also

Medical Ethics

Core Principles

Clinical Dilemmas

Professional Duties

Decision Frameworks

Regulatory Context