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Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies is a research topic within Archeology. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 41.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers represents advances in forensic anthropological research, focusing on topics such as age estimation, sex determination, skeletal development, forensic practice, cranial morphology, dental age estimation, bioarchaeology, bone age assessment, human variation, and osteological analysis.

  • Age Estimation
  • Sex Determination
  • Skeletal Development
  • Forensic Practice
  • Cranial Morphology
  • Dental Age Estimation
  • Bioarchaeology
  • Bone Age Assessment
  • Human Variation
  • Osteological Analysis
Research works
27k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
11k
per year above
Top-10% rate
41.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies research?

By volume, the United States and India publish the most (611 and 545 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 611 works
  2. 2 India 545 works
  3. 3 China 333 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 276 works
  5. 5 France 225 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 214 works
  7. 7 Spain 190 works
  8. 8 Italy 188 works
  9. 9 Brazil 165 works
  10. 10 Germany 152 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 21.1%India: 18.8%China: 11.5%United Kingdom: 9.5%6 others listed: 39.1%21%largest
United States611 · 21.1%India545 · 18.8%China333 · 11.5%United Kingdom276 · 9.5%6 others listed1,135 · 39.1%

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Which institutions lead Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies research, followed by University College London and Saveetha University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 31 works
  2. 2 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 25 works
  3. 3 Saveetha UniversityIndia 21 works
  4. 4 Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasArgentina 21 works
  5. 5 University of CoimbraPortugal 20 works
  6. 6 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 20 works
  7. 7 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 19 works
  8. 8 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 18 works
  9. 9 University of MilanItaly 18 works
  10. 10 Government Dental College and HospitalIndia 17 works

Who are the leading researchers in Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies include Kewal Krishan.

  1. 1 Kewal Krishan India 3.6k citations

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

Where is Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies research done?

The largest centres of Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Paris France 92 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 68 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 66 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 50 works
  5. 5 Madrid Spain 46 works
  6. 6 Chennai India 44 works
  7. 7 Buenos Aires Argentina 40 works
  8. 8 Ankara Türkiye 39 works
  9. 9 Shanghai China 37 works
  10. 10 Istanbul Türkiye 37 works
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Where is the best place to study Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Coimbra and Chiang Mai 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%50%100%mean 57.29%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of the Witwatersrand: 19, 60.8%University of Coimbra: 20, 55.6%Chiang Mai University: 16, 64.7%Universitat Rovira i Virgili: 8, 76.6%Liverpool John Moores University: 10, 47.1%University of Dundee: 13, 50.8%University of Tübingen: 14, 68.7%Universidad de La Frontera: 8, 44.7%University of Milan: 18, 64.0%Université de Bordeaux: 15, 39.9%Universitat Rovira i…Chiang Mai UniversityUniversity of the Wi…University of Coimbra
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#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 University of the WitwatersrandSouth Africa 71.760.8%9.2×19 +103.3%
2 University of CoimbraPortugal 70.055.6%9.6×20 +89.4%
3 Chiang Mai UniversityThailand 70.064.7%10.5×16 +69.2%
4 Universitat Rovira i VirgiliSpain 65.676.6%11.2×8 +62.7%
5 Liverpool John Moores UniversityUnited Kingdom 63.747.1%12.9×10 +169.5%
6 University of DundeeUnited Kingdom 63.650.8%18.8×13 +85.9%
7 University of TübingenGermany 63.468.7%7.5×14 +59.5%
8 Universidad de La FronteraChile 62.344.7%20.3×8 +263.1%
9 University of MilanItaly 62.264.0%5.8×18 +101.6%
10 Université de BordeauxFrance 60.039.9%16.0×15 +57.6%

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 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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