Bibliometric Review of Anatomical Terminology

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Anatomy is an important part of medicine. Anatomical terminology also become the basis for studying anatomy in particular and medicine in general. The need for standardization becomes something important in ensuring effective communication. AIM: This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of publications related to anatomical terminology to understand its development. METHODS: This study uses bibliometric method. The data used in this study were obtained from the Scopus database with publication related to anatomical terminology. The data obtained was then processed using VOSviewer software to create a bibliometric map for later analysis. RESULTS: There were 1821 publications published from 1914 to 2021 related to anatomical terminology. There was an increase in publications from year to year with the highest number of publications in 2020 with 101 publications. Based on the bibliometric map, the keywords “anatomical terminology” and “latin anatomical terms” were the most widely published in recent years. CONCLUSION: This study shows that anatomical terminology is still being developed to ensure more effective communication between professionals.