Historical and Scientific Studies
Historical and Scientific Studies is a research topic within Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 6.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intersection of medical serial killers, forensic toxicology, historical clinical chemistry, criminal poisoning, patient safety, healthcare regulation, and ethical considerations. It delves into cases like Shipman, explores the use of anonymity in healthcare, and discusses the development of forensic toxicology and surveillance photography. The papers also touch upon the historical milestones and discoveries that have shaped the toxicology sciences.
- Forensic Toxicology
- Medical Chemistry
- Serial Homicide
- Anonymity in Healthcare
- Criminal Poisoning
- Patient Safety
- Healthcare Regulation
- Historical Clinical Chemistry
- Surveillance Photography
- Ethical Considerations
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 799 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 6.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +18% 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 Historical and Scientific Studies research?
By volume, France and the United States publish the most (907 and 200 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 France 907 works
- 2 United States 200 works
- 3 Canada 98 works
- 4 United Kingdom 95 works
- 5 Germany 63 works
- 6 Switzerland 41 works
- 7 Belgium 40 works
- 8 ?? 37 works
- 9 Italy 33 works
- 10 Brazil 24 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.
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Which institutions lead Historical and Scientific Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Historical and Scientific Studies research, followed by Université Paris Nanterre and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 27 works
- 2 Université Paris NanterreFrance 23 works
- 3 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance 19 works
- 4 Université Paris CitéFrance 19 works
- 5 Université Paris 8France 16 works
- 6 Sorbonne UniversitéFrance 16 works
- 7 École des hautes études en sciences socialesFrance 15 works
- 8 Université de LilleFrance 15 works
- 9 Université de LorraineFrance 14 works
- 10 Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Historical and Scientific Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Historical and Scientific Studies include John Locke.
- 1 John Locke United States 1.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Historical and Scientific Studies research done?
The largest centres of Historical and Scientific Studies research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Lyon (France), Nanterre (France) and Lille (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nanterre.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NanterreFR · 32.5 works62×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Historical and Scientific Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Historical and Scientific Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Paris Cité and University of Geneva 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 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-SorbonneFrance | 73.9 | 9.2% | 68.1× | 19 | +70.8% |
| 2 | Université Paris CitéFrance | 61.3 | 4.2% | 26.3× | 19 | +22.2% |
| 3 | University of GenevaSwitzerland | 60.3 | 7.7% | 15.1× | 9 | +46.1% |
| 4 | Sorbonne UniversitéFrance | 59.1 | 3.6% | 18.9× | 16 | +47.1% |
| 5 | Université Paris NanterreFrance | 57.6 | 5.2% | 65.1× | 23 | -29.4% |
| 6 | Université Paris 8France | 52.7 | 3.4% | 76.1× | 16 | +38.6% |
| 7 | Université de LorraineFrance | 52.6 | 3.7% | 32.0× | 14 | +2.7% |
| 8 | Université Sorbonne NouvelleFrance | 52.0 | 5.7% | 57.7× | 12 | +27.2% |
| 9 | Université de LilleFrance | 50.6 | 2.6% | 26.3× | 15 | +36.2% |
| 10 | Université Grenoble AlpesFrance | 49.2 | 3.3% | 18.0× | 10 | +51.7% |
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 Historical and Scientific Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Historical and Scientific Studies.
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.