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Biofield Effects and Biophysics

Biofield Effects and Biophysics is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 10.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the research and application of biofield medicine, including biofield treatment, qigong exercise, and biophoton emission. The papers explore the biophysical basis, role in medicine, and potential health benefits of biofield therapies. Additionally, they investigate the effects of external energy on various materials, the impact of biofield treatment on plant productivity, and the potential role of biophotons in neural communication. The cluster also delves into the relationship between biofield interventions and oxidative stress, as well as their effects on physical and thermal characteristics of different substances.

  • Biofield
  • Biophoton
  • Qigong
  • Health Benefits
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Mind-Body Intervention
  • Ultra-weak Photon Emission
  • Thermal Characteristics
  • Physical Properties
  • Consciousness Theory
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+23%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
31% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Biofield Effects and Biophysics

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Biofield Effects and Biophysics research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (533 and 456 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 533 works
  2. 2 United States 456 works
  3. 3 India 168 works
  4. 4 Russia 135 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 89 works
  6. 6 Germany 78 works
  7. 7 Italy 65 works
  8. 8 Japan 64 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 61 works
  10. 10 Iran 54 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 31.3%United States: 26.8%India: 9.8%Russia: 7.9%6 others listed: 24.2%31%largest
China533 · 31.3%United States456 · 26.8%India168 · 9.8%Russia135 · 7.9%6 others listed412 · 24.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Biofield Effects and Biophysics research?

By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Biofield Effects and Biophysics research, followed by Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 51 works
  2. 2 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 19 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 17 works
  4. 4 Fayetteville State UniversityUnited States 17 works
  5. 5 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 13 works
  6. 6 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 12 works
  7. 7 Bukhara State UniversityUzbekistan 11 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 10 works
  9. 9 Harvard UniversityUnited States 10 works
  10. 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 10 works

Who are the leading researchers in Biofield Effects and Biophysics?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Biofield Effects and Biophysics include David Moher, Rob Knight and Jun Wang.

  1. 1 David Moher Canada 898k citations
  2. 2 Rob Knight United States 468k citations
  3. 3 Jun Wang China 340k citations
  4. 4 Gordon Henry Guyatt Canada 315k citations
  5. 5 Kai You Wang China 224k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Biofield Effects and Biophysics?

The most cited paper in Biofield Effects and Biophysics is "Proposed Experiment to Test Local Hidden-Variable Theories" (John F. Clauser, Michael Horne, Abner Shimony et al., 1969), with 7,714 citations. Next come "A Suggested Interpretation of the Quantum Theory in Terms of "Hidden" Variables. I" (5,580) and "A single quantum cannot be cloned" (5,478).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Proposed Experiment to Test Local Hidden-Variable Theories John F. Clauser, Michael Horne, Abner Shimony et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 13 Oct 1969 7,714
2 A Suggested Interpretation of the Quantum Theory in Terms of "Hidden" Variables. I David Böhm · Physical Review 15 Jan 1952 5,580
3 A single quantum cannot be cloned William K. Wootters, Wojciech Hubert Zurek · Nature Oct 1982 5,478
4 Partial-symmetries of weak interactions Sheldon L. Glashow · Nuclear Physics Feb 1961 4,756
5 Mindfulness-based stress reduction and health benefits Paul Michael Grossman, Ludger Niemann, Stefan Schmidt et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research Jul 2004 3,985
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Where is Biofield Effects and Biophysics research done?

The largest centres of Biofield Effects and Biophysics research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Shanghai (China) and Tehran (Iran).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 84 works
  2. 2 MoscowRussia 62 works
  3. 3 ShanghaiChina 55 works
  4. 4 TehranIran 30 works
  5. 5 GuangzhouChina 29 works
  6. 6 ChengduChina 26 works
  7. 7 TokyoJapan 20 works
  8. 8 LondonUnited Kingdom 20 works
  9. 9 New DelhiIndia 20 works
  10. 10 NanjingChina 19 works
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Where is the best place to study Biofield Effects and Biophysics?

Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Fayetteville State University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%10%20%30%mean 12.6222%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Beijing University o…Shanghai University …Guangzhou University…Fayetteville State U…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 81.122.4%34.1×19 +78.7%
2Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 56.524.6%26.1×13 -7.8%
3Fayetteville State UniversityUnited States 52.52.4%356.5×17 +28.2%
4Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 52.220.6%21.2×10 +57.7%
5Harvard UniversityUnited States 52.014.6%1.5×10 -15.8%
6Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 50.014.5%22.1×12 +36.7%
7University of TehranIran 44.610.3%7.9×10 +155.6%
8Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 24.12.7%5.4×10 -2.2%
9Bukhara State UniversityUzbekistan 20.11.5%74.8×11 -

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Biofield Effects and Biophysics, country by country

Is Biofield Effects and Biophysics research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Biofield Effects and Biophysics.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Biofield Effects and Biophysics as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0085% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Biofield Effects and Biophysics over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Biofield Effects and Biophysics11.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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