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History of Medicine Studies

History of Medicine Studies is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 19.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers the history of medicine, including ancient medical practices, Islamic medicine, anatomy, Persian medicine, the contributions of historical figures like Galen and Avicenna, neuroscience, surgery, and traditional medicine.

  • Ancient Medicine
  • Islamic Medicine
  • Medical History
  • Anatomy
  • Persian Medicine
  • Galen
  • Avicenna
  • Neuroscience
  • Surgery
  • Traditional Medicine
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead History of Medicine Studies research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (306 and 148 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 306 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 148 works
  3. 3 Italy 135 works
  4. 4 France 105 works
  5. 5 Germany 93 works
  6. 6 India 78 works
  7. 7 Iran 75 works
  8. 8 Spain 54 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 54 works
  10. 10 Russia 38 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.

United States: 28.2%United Kingdom: 13.6%Italy: 12.4%France: 9.7%6 others listed: 36.1%28%largest
United States306 · 28.2%United Kingdom148 · 13.6%Italy135 · 12.4%France105 · 9.7%6 others listed392 · 36.1%

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

Which institutions lead History of Medicine Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Saarland University publishes the most History of Medicine Studies research, followed by Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Ca' Foscari University of Venice.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Saarland UniversityGermany 20 works
  2. 2 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 11 works
  3. 3 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 11 works
  4. 4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 9 works
  5. 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 8 works
  6. 6 University of ŁódźPoland 8 works
  7. 7 New York UniversityUnited States 7 works
  8. 8 University of PaduaItaly 7 works
  9. 9 University of BolognaItaly 7 works
  10. 10 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 7 works

Where is History of Medicine Studies research done?

The largest centres of History of Medicine Studies research in 2022–2025 are Tehran (Iran), Paris (France), London (United Kingdom) and New York (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tehran.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Tehran Iran 42 works
  2. 2 Paris France 36 works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 35 works
  4. 4 New York United States 23 works
  5. 5 Saarbrücken Germany 20 works
  6. 6 Rome Italy 17 works
  7. 7 Moscow Russia 17 works
  8. 8 Milan Italy 16 works
  9. 9 Madrid Spain 15 works
  10. 10 Berlin Germany 14 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TehranIR · 41.8 works5.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in History of Medicine Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study History of Medicine Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Saarland University and Ca' Foscari University of Venice 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%10%20%30%mean 15.65%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Tehran University of Medical Sciences: 11, 28.0%Saarland University: 20, 0.0%Ca' Foscari University of Venice: 11, 17.3%University College London: 9, 17.3%Tehran University of…Ca' Foscari Universi…University College L…Saarland 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 Tehran University of Medical SciencesIran 76.028.0%15.3×11 +151.4%
2 Saarland UniversityGermany 54.40.0%60.5×20 —
3 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 53.217.3%28.7×11 —
4 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 28.517.3%4.4×9 -16.4%

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 History of Medicine Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are History of Medicine Studies.

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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.