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Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In research, Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,114 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,155 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,994 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Pharmacology is 23.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,500
of 28,054 · #11,197 all time
Rank in China
#1,020
of 3,058
Research works
1.6k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Yunnan 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,114 of 7,800 21.6%296 #5076
Health SciencesDomain #4,155 of 11,982 26.7%225 #9709
MedicineField #3,994 of 10,443 26.1%216 #8637
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,619 of 3,579 19.6%146 #4247
Physical SciencesDomain #6,990 of 12,888 16.7%74 #14565
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,431 of 2,175 18.8%97 #3247
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,469 of 3,409 25.0%79 #4332

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yunnan 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. Life Sciences#5,076 #2,114
  2. Health Sciences#9,709 #4,155
  3. Medicine#8,637 #3,994
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#4,247 #1,619
  5. Physical Sciences#14,565 #6,990
  6. Molecular Biology#3,247 #1,431
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,332 #2,469
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 Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine specialise in?

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

  1. PharmacologySubfield · 26.7 works23×
  2. Complementary and alternative medicineSubfield · 32.1 works18×
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 31.4 works15×
  4. PharmacologySubfield · 36.1 works14×
← 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: 2.74× its world share, 79 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.48× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.37× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.47× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 14.60× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.99× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 216 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 14.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaomei Zhang, Jie Yu and Lu Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

  1. 1 Xiaomei Zhang China · #469,931 worldwide 71 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Jie Yu China · #866,908 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Lu Liu China · #895,862 worldwide 143 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Jiahong Dong China · #1,187,985 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Ling Wang China · #1,220,449 worldwide 24 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ruirui Wang China · #1,354,378 worldwide 64 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Jiali Yuan China · #1,394,560 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Heng-Yu Huang China · #1,479,325 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Wen Gu China · #1,571,404 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Cancer, Inflammation, Medicinal Plants, Antioxidant Activity, Oxidative Stress and Biological Activities.

▲ 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. Antioxidant69▲ 17×41 topics
  2. Anti-inflammatory62▲ 37×28 topics
  3. Cancer61▲ 7.4×43 topics
  4. Inflammation59▲ 4.7×71 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress45▲ 4.5×49 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants40▲ 16×17 topics
  7. Antioxidant Activity37▲ 9.6×26 topics
  8. Biological Activities35▲ 36×8 topics
  9. Pharmacology34▲ 23×18 topics
  10. Traditional Chinese Medicine30▲ 41×5 topics
  11. Phytochemistry28▲ 38×8 topics
  12. Metabolism28▲ 8.9×24 topics
  13. Antiviral26▲ 52×4 topics
  14. Herbal Medicine25▲ 14×11 topics
  15. Pharmacological Effects25▲ 67×6 topics
  16. Ethnopharmacology25▲ 76×4 topics
  17. Flavonoids25▲ 15×11 topics
  18. Anticancer24▲ 25×17 topics
  19. Apoptosis24▲ 13×18 topics
  20. Traditional Medicine22▲ 25×8 topics
  21. Pharmacokinetics19▲ 12×10 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome18▲ 3.6×16 topics
  23. Neuroprotective18▲ 20×10 topics
  24. Neuroprotective Effects18▲ 19×7 topics
  25. Natural Products18▲ 20×7 topics
  26. Synthesis17▲ 7.5×17 topics
  27. Bioactive Compounds17▲ 11×11 topics
  28. Hepatoprotective16▲ 31×7 topics
  29. Cytotoxicity16▲ 19×7 topics
  30. Antioxidants15▲ 5.5×15 topics
  31. Endophytic Fungi15▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Triterpenoids14▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis14▲ 7.6×8 topics
  34. Anticancer Agents14▲ 15×10 topics
  35. Cancer Prevention13▲ 8.2×9 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Activity13▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Saponins13▲ 56×2 topics
  38. Polysaccharides13▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Pharmacological Properties12▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Adjuvants12▲ 62×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Natural product bioactivities and synthesis, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds and Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis.

Natural product bioactiv…12Natural product bioactivities and synthesis: 12 fractional worksPhytochemistry and Biolo…10Phytochemistry and Biological Activities: 10 fractional worksPharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds: 10 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Analysis: 8 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional worksBiological and pharmacological studies of plants: 8 fractional worksGinseng Biological Effec…7Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications: 7 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 6 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 6 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant SciencePharmacologyComplementary and alternative medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Plant Science 10 works
  3. 3 Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Pharmacology 10 works
  4. 4 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Complementary and alternative medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 8 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 works
  7. 7 Biological and pharmacological studies of plants Pharmacology 8 works
  8. 8 Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications Molecular Biology 7 works
  9. 9 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 6 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 6 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 available45.9%not open54.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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