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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies is a research topic within Complementary and alternative medicine. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 20.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of herbal and complementary/alternative medicine, particularly among cancer patients and in general populations. It explores adverse reactions, safety monitoring, drug interactions, efficacy evaluation, and regulatory challenges associated with herbal medicine use. The papers also discuss the growing trends in the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine in various countries.

  • Herbal Medicine
  • Complementary Medicine
  • Alternative Medicine
  • Adverse Reactions
  • Safety Monitoring
  • Drug Interactions
  • Cancer Patients
  • Use Trends
  • Efficacy Evaluation
  • Regulatory Challenges
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+21%
the tick is no change

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

Which countries lead Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies research?

By volume, India and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 802 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 1.5k works
  2. 2 United States 802 works
  3. 3 China 483 works
  4. 4 Germany 266 works
  5. 5 Brazil 263 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 241 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 205 works
  8. 8 Iran 147 works
  9. 9 Australia 114 works
  10. 10 South Korea 112 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.

India: 36.4%United States: 19.4%China: 11.7%Germany: 6.4%6 others listed: 26.2%36%largest
India1,506 · 36.4%United States802 · 19.4%China483 · 11.7%Germany266 · 6.4%6 others listed1,082 · 26.2%

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

Which institutions lead Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College publishes the most Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies research, followed by National Institute of Ayurveda and Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical CollegeIndia 107 works
  2. 2 National Institute of AyurvedaIndia 74 works
  3. 3 Central Council for Research in HomoeopathyIndia 73 works
  4. 4 Government Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia 55 works
  5. 5 Vaidyaratnam P.S. Varier Ayurveda CollegeIndia 49 works
  6. 6 Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic College and HospitalIndia 40 works
  7. 7 Ministry of AYUSHIndia 39 works
  8. 8 Government Ayurved College, NandedIndia 36 works
  9. 9 Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheswara College of Ayurveda and HospitalIndia 27 works
  10. 10 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 26 works

Who are the leading researchers in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies include David Moher.

  1. 1 David Moher Canada 38k citations

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

Where is Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies research done?

The largest centres of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies research in 2022–2025 are New Delhi (India), Mangaluru (India), Beijing (China) and Jaipur (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hassan, Amloh and Nadiād.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 New Delhi India 220 works
  2. 2 Mangaluru India 115 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 102 works
  4. 4 Jaipur India 90 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 69 works
  6. 6 Pune India 60 works
  7. 7 Guwahati India 58 works
  8. 8 Chennai India 57 works
  9. 9 Malappuram India 54 works
  10. 10 São Paulo Brazil 53 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HassanIN · 27.5 works178×
  2. AmlohIN · 40.1 works87×
  3. NadiādIN · 21.3 works84×
  4. MalappuramIN · 54.1 works70×
  5. NandedIN · 36.9 works50×
  6. MangaluruIN · 114.8 works35×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 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%20%40%mean 17.92%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine: 11, 29.0%Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 17, 32.1%Beijing University of Chinese Medicine: 26, 24.9%Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical College: 107, 0.7%Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 12, 24.7%Kerman University of Medical Sciences: 8, 24.0%Kyung Hee University: 13, 29.4%Government Ayurved College, Nanded: 36, 0.0%Shiraz University of Medical Sciences: 11, 13.5%National Institute of Ayurveda: 74, 0.9%Chengdu University o…Guangzhou University…Beijing University o…Father Muller Homoeo…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 71.329.0%10.9×11 +244.5%
2 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 62.232.1%13.6×17 -37.3%
3 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 61.624.9%27.2×26 +1.1%
4 Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical CollegeIndia 61.10.7%759.8×107 +1215.9%
5 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 56.024.7%10.9×12 +12.7%
6 Kerman University of Medical SciencesIran 56.024.0%12.6×8 —
7 Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea 54.829.4%6.5×13 +19.0%
8 Government Ayurved College, NandedIndia 52.10.0%137.4×36 +359.1%
9 Shiraz University of Medical SciencesIran 51.113.5%7.7×11 +199.4%
10 National Institute of AyurvedaIndia 50.40.9%234.7×74 +72.9%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies.

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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.

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.