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Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

In research, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#302 of 10,443 worldwide), Life Sciences (#254 of 7,800 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#442 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine, Pharmacology and Biological Psychiatry — Complementary and alternative medicine is 37.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#782
of 28,054 · #2,467 all time
Rank in China
#261
of 3,058
Research works
12k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Beijing University of Chinese Medicine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #302 of 10,443 25.4%1,842 #1160
Life SciencesDomain #254 of 7,800 27.0%1,195 #1038
Health SciencesDomain #442 of 11,982 25.3%1,940 #1373
Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield #3 of 74 21.8%389 #4
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #236 of 3,579 28.1%632 #1050
Molecular BiologySubfield #202 of 2,175 26.7%431 #793
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #159 of 1,144 28.5%127 #828
NeuroscienceField #188 of 1,168 25.0%181 #900
EpidemiologySubfield #176 of 976 30.7%116 #852
PharmacologySubfield #6 of 29 22.0%143 #37

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beijing University of Chinese Medicine sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,160 #302
  2. Life Sciences#1,038 #254
  3. Health Sciences#1,373 #442
  4. Complementary and alternative medicine#4 #3
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,050 #236
  6. Molecular Biology#793 #202
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#828 #159
  8. Neuroscience#900 #188
  9. Epidemiology#852 #176
  10. Pharmacology#37 #6
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Beijing University of Chinese Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 37.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 388.9 works38×
  2. PharmacologySubfield · 142.5 works22×
  3. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 30.1 works16×
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 159.2 works13×
  5. PharmacologySubfield · 122.1 works8.4×
  6. NephrologySubfield · 56.4 works7.4×
  7. NeurologySubfield · 67.8 works7.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 115 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.37× its world share, 632 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.05× its world share, 108 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.16× its world share, 181 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12.82× its world share, 159 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 54 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.72× its world share, 1,842 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Sen Li, Jianxin Chen and Tao Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

  1. 1 Sen Li China · #78,309 worldwide 220 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Jianxin Chen China · #86,655 worldwide 251 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Tao Lu China · #97,378 worldwide 261 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Chun Li China · #116,231 worldwide 231 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Yuqing Zhang China · #122,336 worldwide 128 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Yong Wang China · #139,085 worldwide 283 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Gao S China · #144,976 worldwide 100 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Cun‐Zhi Liu China · #183,587 worldwide 93 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Xiaoping Wang China · #214,962 worldwide 95 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Dongwei Zhang China · #236,529 worldwide 139 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Beijing University of Chinese Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Antioxidant, Herbal Medicine, Oxidative Stress, Anti-inflammatory and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation458▲ 6.2×82 topics
  2. Cancer315▲ 6.7×58 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress288▲ 5.0×60 topics
  4. Traditional Chinese Medicine258▲ 60×5 topics
  5. Antioxidant250▲ 10×45 topics
  6. Herbal Medicine240▲ 24×12 topics
  7. Epidemiology219▲ 1.57×108 topics
  8. Anti-inflammatory210▲ 21×28 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease202▲ 5.2×37 topics
  10. Depression170▲ 5.5×21 topics
  11. Precision Medicine154▲ 9.4×8 topics
  12. Clinical Trials151▲ 6.4×19 topics
  13. Metabolism148▲ 8.2×31 topics
  14. Integrative Medicine136▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Pharmacological Effects135▲ 62×6 topics
  16. Phytochemistry134▲ 31×9 topics
  17. Pharmacokinetics133▲ 14×12 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome133▲ 4.6×23 topics
  19. Neuroprotective Effects130▲ 24×7 topics
  20. Pharmacology127▲ 14×19 topics
  21. Acupuncture124▲ 61×3 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity124▲ 5.5×28 topics
  23. Pain Relief121▲ 86×2 topics
  24. Osteoarthritis114▲ 25×6 topics
  25. Antiviral112▲ 40×4 topics
  26. Bioactive Compounds108▲ 12×13 topics
  27. Biomarkers107▲ 4.5×17 topics
  28. Genomic Analysis102▲ 12×12 topics
  29. Hepatoprotective101▲ 33×8 topics
  30. Anticancer97▲ 17×17 topics
  31. Ayurveda95▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Syndrome Differentiation95▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Adverse Events94▲ 42×3 topics
  34. Neurological Effects94▲ 40×3 topics
  35. Brain Imaging93▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Apoptosis92▲ 8.6×22 topics
  37. Cancer Care91▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Fibroblast Response91▲ 119×1 topic
  39. Flavonoids84▲ 9.2×12 topics
  40. Cytokines82▲ 8.2×8 topics

Which research topics does Beijing University of Chinese Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis and Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 95 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 91 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medi…76Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis: 76 fractional worksPharmacological Effects …72Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 72 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 51 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 44 fractional worksMedical Research and Tre…41Medical Research and Treatments: 41 fractional worksGinseng Biological Effects and Applications: 36 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 33 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 31 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePharmacologyMolecular BiologyEpidemiology1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 95 works
  2. 2 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 91 works
  3. 3 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 76 works
  4. 4 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 72 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 51 works
  6. 6 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 44 works
  7. 7 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 41 works
  8. 8 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications Molecular Biology 36 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 33 works
  10. 10 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 31 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beijing University of Chinese Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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