Question 1

Which countries lead Medicine research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Medicine. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1M and 680k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Medicine research?

Accepted Answer

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Medicine on research quality in 2022-now, followed by National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Medicine?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Medicine, John J.V. McMurray, Gregory Y.H. Lip and Walter Churchill Willett have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Medicine research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Medicine research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Orange, Onomichi and Tajimi.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Medicine?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Medicine research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Public Health and Nutrition and Diet and metabolism studies.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Medicine?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Medicine is "Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries" (Hyuna Sung, Adalberto M. Filho, Mathieu Laversanne et al., 2021), with 114,522 citations. Next come "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (105,915) and "Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries" (88,280).