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Medical History and Research

Medical History and Research is a research topic within History. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 14.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the history, impact, and ethical implications of the eugenics movement, particularly during the Nazi era. It delves into topics such as genetics, race hygiene, medical ethics, sterilization, anatomy, social reform, and psychiatry. The papers provide insights into the dark legacy of eugenics and its lasting effects on society.

  • Eugenics
  • Nazi Era
  • Genetics
  • Race Hygiene
  • Medical Ethics
  • Sterilization
  • Anatomy
  • Social Reform
  • Psychiatry
  • Ethical Lessons
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Medical History and Research research?

By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (374 and 261 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 374 works
  2. 2 United States 261 works
  3. 3 United Kingdom 74 works
  4. 4 Russia 62 works
  5. 5 Poland 37 works
  6. 6 Austria 37 works
  7. 7 France 35 works
  8. 8 Switzerland 29 works
  9. 9 Spain 29 works
  10. 10 Canada 26 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.

Germany: 38.8%United States: 27.1%United Kingdom: 7.7%Russia: 6.4%6 others listed: 20.0%39%largest
Germany374 · 38.8%United States261 · 27.1%United Kingdom74 · 7.7%Russia62 · 6.4%6 others listed193 · 20.0%

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

Which institutions lead Medical History and Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf publishes the most Medical History and Research research, followed by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany 17 works
  2. 2 Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece 16 works
  3. 3 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 14 works
  4. 4 Universitätsklinikum ErlangenGermany 9 works
  5. 5 University of ViennaAustria 8 works
  6. 6 Philipps University of MarburgGermany 7 works
  7. 7 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 6 works
  8. 8 Medizinische Hochschule HannoverGermany 6 works
  9. 9 Yale UniversityUnited States 6 works
  10. 10 University of FreiburgGermany 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Medical History and Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Medical History and Research include Sander L. Gilman.

  1. 1 Sander L. Gilman United States 4.2k citations

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

Where is Medical History and Research research done?

The largest centres of Medical History and Research research in 2022–2025 are Berlin (Germany), Munich (Germany), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Vienna (Austria). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Düsseldorf and Berlin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Berlin Germany 41 works
  2. 2 Munich Germany 28 works
  3. 3 Düsseldorf Germany 24 works
  4. 4 Vienna Austria 21 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 21 works
  6. 6 London United Kingdom 18 works
  7. 7 Thessaloniki Greece 16 works
  8. 8 Warsaw Poland 15 works
  9. 9 Cologne Germany 15 works
  10. 10 Saint Petersburg Russia 15 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. DüsseldorfDE · 24.1 works38×
  2. BerlinDE · 40.8 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Medical History and Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Medical History and Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany 68.324.8%49.9×17 +908.5%
2 Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGreece 26.50.0%27.3×16 —

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 Medical History and Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Medical History and Research.

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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.