OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Anatomical Sciences Education is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	412
Donor memorialization practices at religious institutions in the United States	81
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Show them what they can't see! An evaluation of the use of customized 3D printed models in head and neck anatomy	55
Empathy and cultural humility: Caribbean medical students' experience in Taiwan's Silent Teacher family interviews	52
Chinese anatomy educators' perceptions of blended learning in anatomy education: A national survey in the post‐COVID‐19 era	50
Predictive factors of academic success in neuromusculoskeletal anatomy among doctor of physical therapy students	48
Predicting performance in a doctor of physical therapy gross anatomy course based on an exploratory factor analysis of the anatomical self‐efficacy instrument	40
Developing 3D models using photogrammetry for virtual reality training in anatomy	39
Departing from standard practices: Strategic application of value engineering in the anatomy laboratory to enhance formaldehyde extraction using high‐impact, low‐cost, and low‐maintenance solutions	38
Histology as a paradigm for a science‐based learning experience: Visits by histology education spirits of past, present, and future	35
Commemoration of body donors in a religiously diverse society: A tale of two Korean medical schools	31
Three‐dimensional printing in anatomy education: Is it similarly useful for teaching of all anatomical regions and structures?	31
The value of in‐person undergraduate dissection in anatomical education in the time of Covid‐19	30
Anatomy as embodied resistance in an age of digital abstraction	29
Effect of peer facilitation in anatomy small group curriculum on academic performance and retention: A pilot study	29
3D wildlife skull models for wildlife veterinary training	28
A librarian's view of APA PsycTests, a database for psychological tests and measures	27
Transforming histology students from passive lecture listeners into active lecture learners	27
Student perceptions of remote versus on‐campus gross anatomy laboratories during COVID‐19	26
A comparison of pre‐ and post‐clinical education learning preferences among medical students who elected to dissect compared to those who did not during the COVID‐19 pandemic	26
Teaching respect for body donors: A US medical student perspective	26
21st Annual Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists (ANZACA)	25
Graduate anatomy education: How are we training the future generations of anatomy educators?	25
Motivational factors, attitudes, and knowledge about the cadaveric body donation program among body donors in Myanmar	25

Activating teaching philosophy statements: A call to action for anatomy educators	24
Anatomy beyond the pandemic: A Q‐methodology study exploring student perceptions toward a hybrid curriculum	24
Israeli medical faculties' response to the COVID‐19 crisis vis‐à‐vis anatomical education: The cultivation of future academic leadership—A national mixed‐methods study	24
Does dissection influence weight bias among doctor of physical therapy students?	23
The question of dissection in medical training: Not just “if,” but “when”? A student perspective	23
Education Abstracts	22
The importance of diverse and accurate descriptions of genital anatomy in textbooks	22
Prior anatomy experience among medical students: What difference does it make?	21
Job prospects and career pathways for human anatomy graduates from the University of Otago: Implications for student support and professional development	21
The longitudinal development of low‐academic performance medical students' key self‐regulated learning processes during a basic sciences nervous system block using a combined diary intervention	20
A randomized trial comparing cadaveric dissection and examination of prosections as applied surgical anatomy teaching pedagogies	19
Naked eye three‐dimensional teaching assistant system applied to undergraduate medical imaging education: A pilot study	19
A new classmate in anatomy education: 3D anatomical modeling medical students’ engagement on learning through self‐prepared anatomical models	19
Intentional grouping and team building within the gross anatomy laboratory	18
The current state of anatomy education in United States doctor of physical therapy programs	18
Universal design for learning in anatomy education of healthcare students: A scoping review	18
Faculty retirements will likely exacerbate the anatomy educator shortage	17
Gaze and hand behaviors during haptic abilities testing—An update to multimedia learning theory	17
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	16
Open‐source large language models in medical education: Balancing promise and challenges	16
The Global Neuroanatomy Network: A new repository of open educational resources	15
The effectiveness of immersive virtual reality as a student‐centered tool for learning neuroanatomy: A single‐blind randomized controlled trial with physiotherapy students	15
Creating a novel 3D‐printed model for teaching pelvic floor anatomy	15
Learning in context: Undergraduate students' knowledge and the content retention of anatomy between discipline‐specific and integrated course approaches	15
Design for assessment of dissection in anatomy laboratory based on group identification of structures and peer evaluation	15
Update on the state of the anatomy educator shortage	15
Anxiety, emotions, and thoughts of veterinary medicine students during their first visit to the dissection room	14
Current trends in anatomy course characteristics across US physician assistant programs	14
Spatial Visualization of Human Anatomy through Art Using Technical Drawing Exercises	14
Día de Muertos: A confluence of gross anatomy, culture, and spirituality	14
How students discern anatomical structures using digital three‐dimensional visualizations in anatomy education	14
Analysis of the ethical issues in authorship of collaborative research. Observations inspired by the historical case study of Gerard L. Blaes' (Blasius) claim to sole authorship of ‘Anatome medullae s	14
Education Abstracts	13
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 14, Issue 5, 2021 Cover Image	13
Body donor programs in Australia and New Zealand: Current status and future opportunities	13
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	13
Bringing anatomy to life: Evaluating a novel ultrasound curriculum in the anatomy laboratory	13
The rise of ChatGPT: Exploring its potential in medical education	13
“The tactile realness of ‘life’ is hitting me in the face”: Unprompted student reflections of dissection using formalin‐ and Thiel‐embalmed donors	13
Clinicians' opinions on the clinical relevance of anatomy education at Stellenbosch University	13
The impact of an immersive virtual reality anatomy lab for informal science education	12
Environmental sustainability in anatomy: A call for action	12
Fostering uncertainty tolerance in anatomy education: Lessons learned from how humanities, arts and social science (HASS) educators develop learners' uncertainty tolerance	12
A comparison of student perspectives on body donation across healthcare professional programs: From prosection‐ to dissection‐based curricula	12
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Narrative inquiry for beginners: A practical guide for health professions education researchers	12
Comparing assisting technologies for proficiency in cardiac morphology: 3D printing and mixed reality versus CT slice images for morphological understanding of congenital heart d	12
Application of augmented reality models of canine skull in veterinary anatomical education	12
Do religious and cultural considerations militate against body donation? An overview and a Christian perspective	11
Virtual sketching‐based dental anatomy module improves learners' abilities to use computer‐aided design to create dental restorations and prostheses	11

Immersive virtual reality and augmented reality in anatomy education: A systematic review and meta‐analysis	11
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	11
Reimagining human dissection in preclinical medical education using studio‐based learning: A retrospective pilot study	11
Investigating the effectiveness of three‐dimensionally printed anatomical models compared with plastinated human specimens in learning cardiac and neck anatomy: A randomized crossover study	11
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 18, Issue 6, 2025 Cover Image	11
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 17, Issue 1, 2024 Cover Image	11
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Breaking barriers: The landscape of human and veterinary medical anatomy education and the potential for collaboration	10
“Lives and times”: The case for qualitative longitudinal research in anatomical sciences education	10
Flipped spotters learning model: An innovative student activity‐based strategy. A preparation tool for anatomy practical examinations in medical education	10
Are neuroanatomy multimedia resources effective in improving medical students' understanding of structural and functional neuroanatomy? A systematic review	10
“Preparing them for the profession”: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of anatomy educators coping with complexity in the United Kingdom curriculum	10
Evaluating group dynamics through peer assessment during a global student collaboration of interprofessional healthcare education: A longitudinal study across 33 universities	10
Remote learning during Covid‐19 lockdown: A study on anatomy and histology education for pharmacy students in Jordan	10
Survey sabotage: Insights into reducing the risk of fraudulent responses in online surveys	10
Current and potential use of fresh frozen cadaver in surgical training and anatomical education	10
Education Abstracts	10
Implementing virtual reality technology to teach medical college systemic anatomy: A pilot study	10
“Don't fix the fumes but compromise the learning”: Response to the letter by Matthew J. Zdilla: “Sound off: Noise in the gross‐anatomy laboratory”	10
Promoting metacognition in an allied health anatomy course	10
Personalization above anonymization? A role for considering the humanity and spirituality of the dead in anatomical education	10
A review of the ethical considerations for the use of 3D printed materials in medical and allied health education and a proposed collective path forward	9
A pilot study exploring the effectiveness of binaural beats at reducing anxiety associated with cadaveric dissection	9
Perspectives of online anatomy teachers: A neglected study population struggles with the invisible student	9
The simulation paradox: Does perfecting virtual anatomy risk imperfecting professional empathy?	9
Virtual reality in nursing anatomy education: Benefits and implementation considerations	9
AI's ability to interpret unlabeled anatomy images and supplement educational research as an AI rater	9
Teaching human anatomy before during and after COVID‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal study on kinesiology students' performance, cognitive load, and congruent embodied learning	9
Measuring students' perceptions of virtual reality for learning anatomy using the general extended technology acceptance model for E‐learning	9
Implementation of plastinated specimens in a Doctor of Physical Therapy human anatomy curriculum	9
Is remote near‐peer anatomy teaching an effective teaching strategy? Lessons learned from the transition to online learning during the Covid‐19 pandemic	9
How human anatomy is being taught in entry‐level occupational therapy programs in the United States	9
Radiology for anatomy educators: Success of an online, 2‐day course for radiology training	9
Legislative harmonization for body donation in mainland China: A call for national reform	9
Prospective comparative study on enhancing geometrical mental representation and anatomical learning in medical students through modeling clay as an assessment tool	8
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The future of anatomy teaching post‐pandemic: An academic viewpoint	8
Introducing medical students to cadaveric dissection: Which aspects of an orientation are most beneficial?	8
Interactive audio human organ model combined with team‐based learning improves the motivation and performance of nursing students in learning anatomy and physiology	8
Responding to the healthcare workforce shortage: A scoping review exploring anatomical pathologists' professional identities over time	8
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 17, Issue 9, 2024 Cover Image	8
Correction to Emerging trends on the anatomy teaching reforms in the last 10 years: Based on VOSviewer and CiteSpace	8
Enhancing exam question quality in medical education through bootstrapping	8
Doing more with less: Realistic stereoscopic three‐dimensional anatomical modeling from smartphone photogrammetry	7
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 18, Issue 7, 2025 Cover Image	7
Scoping review: The use of augmented reality in clinical anatomical education and its assessment tools	7
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	7
The impact of asynchronous online anatomy teaching and smaller learning groups in the anatomy laboratory on medical students’ performance during the Covid‐19 pandemic	7
The road to best practices in body donation	7
Effects of tablet‐based drawing and paper‐based methods on medical students' learning of gross anatomy	7
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	7
The role of spatial ability in mixed reality learning with the HoloLens	7
A limited global perspective on what makes anatomical public engagement good or bad	7
Macro and micro ethics in fetal and embryological collections: Exploring the paradigms of informed consent among Australian education‐focused stakeholders	7
Unveiling disparity: A call to action for gender diversity in anatomy journal editorial teams	7
A picture's worth a thousand words: Enhancing qualitative data collection with rich pictures	7
Education Abstracts	7
The importance of science communication and public engagement to professional associations	7
The effect of simulation‐based education before a cadaver dissection course	6
Instagram Reels improve students' knowledge, motivation, perception, and satisfaction with anatomy and physiology	6
Transfer of learning in histology: Insights from a longitudinal study	6
Editorial Board and Table of Contents	6
Sourcing and utilization of bodies of the deceased for medical education and research: An examination of West African universities	6
The combined effects of an anatomy program integrating drawing and gamification on basic psychological needs satisfaction among sport sciences students: Results of a natural experiment	6
Promoting more future‐ready anatomy education after the Covid‐19 pandemic: A scoping review	6
Effects of the individual three‐dimensional printed craniofacial bones with a quick response code on the skull spatial knowledge of undergraduate medical students	6
Effects of digital escape room versus traditional review sessions with individual or team participation on medical student motivation and short‐term knowledge	6
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Faith and facts: Exploring the intersection of religion and science among anatomy educators	6
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 18, Issue S1, 2025 Cover Image	6
Comparing the emotional experiences of students in similar dissection‐ and prosection‐based medical gross anatomy courses: A mixed‐methods study	6
Correction to “The rise of ChatGPT: Exploring its potential in medical education”	6
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#Anatomynotes: A temporal content analysis of anatomy education posts on Instagram	6
Anatomical Sciences Education Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2023 Cover Image	6
The use of artificial intelligence to detect students' sentiments and emotions in gross anatomy reflections	6
Body donation under Italy's recent legal reforms: A cross‐sectional study of attitudes, beliefs, and educational gaps among medical students and faculty	6
Emerging trends on the anatomy teaching reforms in the last 10 years: Based on VOSviewer and CiteSpace	6