Question 1

Which countries lead Anthropology research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, the United Kingdom and France rank highest in Anthropology. By volume, the United States and France publish the most (12k and 8k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Anthropology research?

Accepted Answer

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) ranks first in Anthropology on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Oxford and University of Cambridge.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Anthropology?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Anthropology, Juan Luís Arsuaga, Jean‐Jacques Hublin and Manuel Domínguez‐Rodrigo have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Anthropology research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Anthropology research in 2022-now are Paris (France), London (United Kingdom), Warsaw (Poland) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Frauenfeld, Elizabethtown and Ivry-sur-Seine.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Anthropology?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and Stanford University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation 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 Anthropology research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies, European Linguistics and Anthropology and Legal and cultural studies analysis.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Anthropology?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Anthropology is "IntCal13 and Marine13 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves 0–50,000 Years cal BP" (Paula J Reimer et al., 2010), with 10,058 citations. Next come "Ethnography in/of the World System: The Emergence of Multi-Sited Ethnography" (7,717) and "A Draft Sequence of the Neandertal Genome" (4,626).

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