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China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion

In research, China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion stands highest in Complementary and alternative medicine (#47 of 74 worldwide), Medicine (#7,182 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,405 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine — Complementary and alternative medicine is 134.1× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#17,304
of 28,054 · #27,614 all time
Rank in China
#2,647
of 3,058
Research works
1.1k
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion 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
Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield #47 of 74 7.5%110 #257
MedicineField #7,182 of 10,443 9.2%205 #11779
Health SciencesDomain #8,405 of 11,982 9.3%211 #13561

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion 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. Complementary and alternative medicine#257 #47
  2. Medicine#11,779 #7,182
  3. Health Sciences#13,561 #8,405
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 China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 134.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 110.3 works134×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.46× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.78× its world share, 205 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion?

Ranked on the composite score, Yuqi Liu and Qingguo Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion.

  1. 1 Yuqi Liu China · #1,426,501 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Qingguo Liu China · #1,543,351 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion

Which keywords describe research at China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Acupuncture, Pain Relief, Depression, Clinical Trials, Osteoarthritis, Neurological Effects, Adverse Events and Brain Imaging.

▲ 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. Acupuncture82▲ 505×3 topics
  2. Pain Relief81▲ 721×2 topics
  3. Depression75▲ 30×14 topics
  4. Clinical Trials75▲ 40×10 topics
  5. Osteoarthritis73▲ 203×3 topics
  6. Neurological Effects72▲ 384×2 topics
  7. Adverse Events71▲ 401×3 topics
  8. Brain Imaging71▲ 324×3 topics
  9. Cancer Care71▲ 1154×1 topic
  10. Fibroblast Response71▲ 1154×1 topic
  11. Traditional Chinese Medicine36▲ 103×5 topics
  12. Integrative Medicine34▲ 202×2 topics
  13. Precision Medicine23▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Genomic Analysis22▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Ayurveda22▲ 315×1 topic
  16. Syndrome Differentiation22▲ 315×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress18▲ 4.0×27 topics
  18. Herbal Medicine18▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Neuroprotective Effects17▲ 38×6 topics
  20. Epidemiology17▲ 1.51×38 topics
  21. Inflammation16▲ 2.8×42 topics
  22. Immunomodulation16▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Healthcare13▲ 4.2×8 topics
  24. Pain Management13▲ 20×7 topics
  25. Cancer Treatment13▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Anti-inflammatory12▲ 16×15 topics
  27. Chinese Medicinal Prescription12▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Neuroendocrine Immunomodulation Network12▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Botulinum Toxin11▲ 64×3 topics
  30. Apoptosis Induction10▲ 95×3 topics
  31. Bee Venom10▲ 193×1 topic
  32. Melittin10▲ 193×1 topic
  33. Dry Needling9▲ 161×1 topic
  34. Myofascial Trigger Points9▲ 161×1 topic
  35. Neurological Disorders8▲ 5.0×16 topics
  36. Glial Activation7▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Neuroinflammation7▲ 8.3×6 topics
  38. Memory Impairment6▲ 74×2 topics
  39. Epilepsy Treatment6▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Vagus Nerve Stimulation6▲ 124×2 topics

Which research topics does China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Medical Research and Treatments and Healthcare and Venom Research.

  1. 1 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 71 works
  2. 2 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 22 works
  3. 3 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 12 works
  4. 4 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 10 works
  5. 5 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 9 works
  6. 6 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Neurology 6 works
  7. 7 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 5 works
  8. 8 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 4 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has China Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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