Anatomy research
Anatomy is a subfield of Medicine. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 12.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
In short: study of the structure and parts of organisms.
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Topics
- 1
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +64% 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 Anatomy research?
On research quality in 2022–2025, Ukraine, Russia and the United States rank highest in Anatomy. By volume, Ukraine and Russia publish the most (1.1k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 Ukraine · #3 all time 12.5% top 10% · 1.1k works
- 2 Russia · #4 all time 8.9% top 10% · 1.1k works
- 3 United States · #1 all time 8.6% top 10% · 559 works
The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.
Of 3 countries ranked in Anatomy. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.
All countries ranked in AnatomyBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ukraine 1.1k works
- 2 Russia 1.1k works
- 3 United States 559 works
- 4 United Kingdom 187 works
- 5 China 185 works
- 6 France 159 works
- 7 India 156 works
- 8 Uzbekistan 154 works
- 9 Germany 95 works
- 10 Italy 80 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 Anatomy research?
Poltava State Medical University (Ukraine) ranks first in Anatomy on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Bogomolets National Medical University.
By research quality, 2022–2025
- 1 Poltava State Medical University Ukraine · Poltava · #5 all time 17.4% top 10% · 100 works
- 2 Bogomolets National Medical University Ukraine · Kyiv · #2 all time 11.6% top 10% · 80 works
The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.
Of 2 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Anatomy.
Top 100 Anatomy institutionsBy volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Poltava State Medical University Ukraine 100 works
- 2 Bogomolets National Medical University Ukraine 80 works
- 3 Bukovinian State Medical University Ukraine 58 works
- 4 Weatherford College United States 56 works
- 5 Kharkiv National Medical University Ukraine 44 works
- 6 Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University Ukraine 43 works
- 7 Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine Ukraine 39 works
- 8 Sechenov University Russia 38 works
- 9 Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Russia 35 works
- 10 Uzhhorod National University Ukraine 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Anatomy?
Among the most productive authors in Anatomy, Cyrus Cooper, René Rizzoli and John А. Kanis rank highest on the composite score.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom · #144 worldwide 7.2k citations · 486 works
- 2 René Rizzoli Switzerland · #500 worldwide 2.1k citations · 124 works
- 3 John А. Kanis United Kingdom · #770 worldwide 2.3k citations · 104 works
- 4 Sidney Udenfriend United States · #957 worldwide 2.3k citations · 119 works
- 5 Tim D. Spector United Kingdom · #1,390 worldwide 3k citations · 224 works
- 6 Vilmundur Guðnason Iceland · #1,496 worldwide 2.9k citations · 194 works
- 7 Luigi Ferrucci United States · #1,649 worldwide 5.3k citations · 345 works
- 8 Olivier Bruyère Belgium · #1,874 worldwide 2k citations · 442 works
- 9 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands · #1,968 worldwide 4.4k citations · 288 works
- 10 Victor A. McKusick United States · #2,172 worldwide 932 citations · 90 works
Re-ranked on the composite score from the 2,047 highest-output authors in Anatomy. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.
Top 100 Anatomy researchersWhere is Anatomy research done?
The largest centres of Anatomy research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Poltava (Ukraine). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Poltava, Chernivtsi and Uzhhorod.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 368 works
- 2 Kyiv Ukraine 286 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 135 works
- 4 Poltava Ukraine 128 works
- 5 Kharkiv Ukraine 107 works
- 6 Lviv Ukraine 70 works
- 7 London United Kingdom 68 works
- 8 Tashkent Uzbekistan 68 works
- 9 Chernivtsi Ukraine 66 works
- 10 Ivano-Frankivsk Ukraine 57 works
Where it is the local speciality
- PoltavaUA · 128.0 works132×
- ChernivtsiUA · 65.9 works94×
- UzhhorodUA · 34.2 works74×
- Ivano-FrankivskUA · 56.9 works57×
- TernopilUA · 41.3 works42×
- BukharaUZ · 27.4 works40×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Anatomy than the world average.
Anatomy research by country
The best places for Anatomy research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.
Where is the best place to study Anatomy?
Among universities, judged by research, Universidad de La Frontera, Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University and Kharkiv National Medical University 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 | Universidad de La Frontera Chile | 69.8 | 39.7% | 19.4× | 8 | +127.6% |
| 2 | Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Ukraine | 68.2 | 21.1% | 96.8× | 33 | +1002.6% |
| 3 | Kharkiv National Medical University Ukraine | 67.7 | 18.2% | 128.9× | 44 | +1647.8% |
| 4 | Bogomolets National Medical University Ukraine | 67.6 | 11.6% | 129.8× | 80 | +676.7% |
| 5 | Bukovinian State Medical University Ukraine | 66.5 | 13.6% | 233.2× | 58 | +691.4% |
| 6 | I.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University Ukraine | 66.1 | 19.3% | 120.5× | 32 | +352.0% |
| 7 | Poltava State Medical University Ukraine | 64.1 | 17.4% | 277.6× | 100 | — |
| 8 | Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine Ukraine | 63.9 | 18.9% | 114.3× | 39 | +145.1% |
| 9 | S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy Russia | 63.3 | 15.2% | 89.2× | 32 | +795.2% |
| 10 | Sechenov University Russia | 63.0 | 11.3% | 25.1× | 38 | +281.1% |
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 Anatomy research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Medical and Biological Sciences.
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.