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Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies

Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies is a research topic within Urology. Science Explorer counts 6.1k research works in it since 1950. 7.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the morphological studies of the tongue, lingual papillae, and related structures in various animal species. It includes comparative anatomy, histological features, and adaptations of the tongue to different feeding habits and environments.

  • Tongue
  • Morphology
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Anatomy
  • Histology
  • Adaptation
  • Papillae
  • Comparative Study
  • Animal Species
  • Evolution
Research works
6.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
439
per year above
Top-10% rate
7.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
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 Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies research?

By volume, Brazil and Iraq publish the most (139 and 62 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 139 works
  2. 2 Iraq 62 works
  3. 3 India 59 works
  4. 4 United States 51 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 48 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 40 works
  7. 7 Egypt 36 works
  8. 8 Russia 23 works
  9. 9 Japan 20 works
  10. 10 Poland 20 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.

Brazil: 27.9%Iraq: 12.5%India: 11.8%United States: 10.2%6 others listed: 37.6%28%largest
Brazil139 · 27.9%Iraq62 · 12.5%India59 · 11.8%United States51 · 10.2%6 others listed187 · 37.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Baghdad publishes the most Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies research, followed by Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Udayana University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of BaghdadIraq 15 works
  2. 2 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 10 works
  3. 3 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 9 works
  4. 4 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 8 works
  5. 5 University of MosulIraq 8 works
  6. 6 Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences UniversityIndia 7 works
  7. 7 University of Veterinary MedicineHungary 7 works
  8. 8 University of BasrahIraq 6 works
  9. 9 Siirt ÜniversitesiTürkiye 6 works
  10. 10 University of Al-QadisiyahIraq 6 works

Who are the leading researchers in Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies include R. A. McCance.

  1. 1 R. A. McCance United Kingdom 881 citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies research done?

The largest centres of Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Baghdad (Iraq), Denpasar (Indonesia) and Toruń (Poland). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Baghdad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 32 works
  2. 2 Baghdad Iraq 21 works
  3. 3 Denpasar Indonesia 10 works
  4. 4 Toruń Poland 8 works
  5. 5 Mosul Iraq 8 works
  6. 6 Basra Iraq 7 works
  7. 7 Budapest Hungary 7 works
  8. 8 Tehran Iran 7 works
  9. 9 Kalpatta India 7 works
  10. 10 Curitiba Brazil 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BaghdadIQ · 21.0 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Baghdad, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and Nicolaus Copernicus 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.

0%0.25%0.5%0.75%mean 0.275%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Baghdad: 15, 0.6%Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp): 10, 0.5%Nicolaus Copernicus University: 8, 0.0%Udayana University: 9, 0.0%University of BaghdadUniversidade Estadua…Nicolaus Copernicus …Udayana University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of BaghdadIraq 69.60.6%27.8×15 +378.6%
2 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 41.90.5%16.0×10 -33.5%
3 Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityPoland 15.70.0%46.0×8 —
4 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 6.70.0%16.1×9 +22.7%

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 Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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