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Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians

In research, Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians stands highest in Complementary and alternative medicine (#327 of 413 worldwide), Medicine (#14,825 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,315 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,837
of 42,892
Rank in China
#3,005
of 3,536
Research works
414
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield #327 of 413 9.4%158
MedicineField #14,825 of 17,978 9.9%309
Health SciencesDomain #17,315 of 20,462 9.8%318

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians 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).

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.92× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.89× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians?

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

▲ 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. Acupuncture10▲ 349×3 topics
  2. Pain Relief10▲ 491×2 topics
  3. Depression9▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Neurological Effects9▲ 272×2 topics
  5. Clinical Trials9▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Osteoarthritis8▲ 130×2 topics
  7. Adverse Events8▲ 255×1 topic
  8. Brain Imaging8▲ 207×2 topics
  9. Fibroblast Response8▲ 736×1 topic
  10. Inflammation7▲ 6.8×30 topics
  11. Epidemiology5▲ 2.4×15 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.8×18 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation3▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Cancer3▲ 4.0×15 topics
  15. Neuroprotective Effects3▲ 32×4 topics
  16. Glial Activation2▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Chronic Pain2▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Central Sensitization2▲ 68×2 topics
  19. Immunomodulation2▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Neuronal Plasticity2▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Neuropathic Pain2▲ 58×1 topic
  23. Nociception2▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Pain Management2▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Pain Modulation2▲ 114×1 topic
  26. Traditional Chinese Medicine2▲ 31×4 topics
  27. Botulinum Toxin2▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Bee Venom2▲ 191×1 topic
  29. Melittin2▲ 191×1 topic
  30. Gastrointestinal Disorders2▲ 54×2 topics
  31. Probiotics2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Integrative Medicine2▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Wound Healing2▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Crohn's Disease1▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Genomic Analysis1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Immunology1▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Irritable Bowel Syndrome1▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Microbiota1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Ayurveda1▲ 99×1 topic
  40. Syndrome Differentiation1▲ 99×1 topic

Which research topics does Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Healthcare and Venom Research and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders.

Acupuncture Treatment Re…8Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 8 fractional worksPain Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Research: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 1 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 1 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 1 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 1 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksIon channel regulation and function: 1 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicinePhysiologyPharmacologyGastroenterology5 others

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

  1. 1 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 2 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 1 works
  5. 5 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 1 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture and Meridians's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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