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Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In research, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,780 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,144 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,917 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Complementary and alternative medicine — Complementary and alternative medicine is 23.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,542
of 28,054 · #11,642 all time
Rank in China
#1,364
of 3,058
Research works
2.5k
▼ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Henan University of Traditional 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,780 of 11,982 19.5%156 #10497
Life SciencesDomain #3,144 of 7,800 21.8%126 #5703
MedicineField #4,917 of 10,443 18.9%149 #9236
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,776 of 3,579 23.9%72 #5286

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Henan University of Traditional 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. Health Sciences#10,497 #4,780
  2. Life Sciences#5,703 #3,144
  3. Medicine#9,236 #4,917
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,286 #2,776
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 Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Complementary and alternative medicine takes 23.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 22.7 works23×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.10× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.13× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.36× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.09× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.35× its world share, 149 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiyan Gao, Jiansheng Li and Suyun Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

  1. 1 Xiyan Gao China · #395,884 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Jiansheng Li China · #475,900 worldwide 66 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Suyun Li China · #816,401 worldwide 89 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Suiqing Chen China · #973,765 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mingsan Miao China · #1,119,015 worldwide 27 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Xiaoyan Fang China · #1,303,338 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Xia Wang China · #1,325,784 worldwide 38 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Huaixia Yang China · #1,361,953 worldwide 38 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Minghang Wang China · #1,453,842 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Ming Bai China · #1,517,730 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

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

▲ 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. Inflammation39▲ 5.6×68 topics
  2. Cancer30▲ 6.8×45 topics
  3. Epidemiology20▲ 1.52×66 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress20▲ 3.6×44 topics
  5. Anti-inflammatory18▲ 20×22 topics
  6. Antioxidant18▲ 8.0×33 topics
  7. Traditional Chinese Medicine15▲ 37×5 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 3.5×27 topics
  9. Herbal Medicine12▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Anticancer12▲ 23×16 topics
  11. Pharmacological Effects11▲ 55×6 topics
  12. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 5.0×19 topics
  13. Metabolism10▲ 6.1×18 topics
  14. Apoptosis10▲ 10×20 topics
  15. Depression10▲ 3.5×16 topics
  16. Phytochemistry10▲ 25×7 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 3.7×19 topics
  18. Clinical Trials9▲ 4.2×12 topics
  19. Immune Response9▲ 5.0×14 topics
  20. Neuroprotective Effects9▲ 18×7 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 6.1×8 topics
  22. Electrochemistry9▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Gene Expression9▲ 4.3×11 topics
  24. Flavonoids9▲ 9.9×11 topics
  25. Biomarkers8▲ 3.7×12 topics
  26. Pharmacokinetics8▲ 9.7×9 topics
  27. Medicinal Plants8▲ 6.2×14 topics
  28. Cytokines8▲ 8.5×8 topics
  29. Precision Medicine8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Cell Death7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  31. Neuroprotective7▲ 13×10 topics
  32. Osteoarthritis6▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Antiviral6▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Hepatoprotective6▲ 22×7 topics
  35. Pharmacology6▲ 7.5×13 topics
  36. Acupuncture6▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Biological Activities6▲ 12×7 topics
  38. Pain Relief6▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Integrative Medicine6▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Regulatory T Cells6▲ 15×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies.

Traditional Chinese Medi…6Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis: 6 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …5Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 5 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Re…5Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 5 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medi…4Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 4 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors and biosensors: 4 fractional worksGinseng Biological Effects and Applications: 3 fractional worksInflammasome and immune …3Inflammasome and immune disorders: 3 fractional worksPharmacological Effects …3Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 3 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biolo…2Phytochemistry and Biological Activities: 2 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineMolecular BiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPharmacology1 others

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

  1. 1 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Inflammasome and immune disorders Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 3 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 2 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.6%domestic only97.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% lower 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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