Question 1

Which countries lead Anatomy research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, Ukraine and Russia rank highest in Anatomy. By volume, Ukraine and Russia publish the most (1.1k and 1.1k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Anatomy research?

Accepted Answer

Poltava State Medical University (Ukraine) ranks first in Anatomy on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Bogomolets National Medical University and Russian Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Anatomy?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Anatomy, Dmitry Domenyuk, С. В. Дмитриенко and Vladimír Musil have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Anatomy research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Anatomy research in 2022-now 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.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Anatomy?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Poltava State Medical University, Université Paris Cité and Bogomolets National Medical 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 Anatomy research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Anatomy?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Anatomy is "Radiological Assessment of Osteo-Arthrosis" (Jan Kellgren, John S. Lawrence, 1957), with 12,624 citations. Next come "Histochemistry: Theoretical and Applied" (3,065) and "Standardized nomenclature, symbols, and units for bone histomorphometry: A 2012 update of the report of the ASBMR Histomorphometry Nomenclature Committee" (2,599).