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Healthcare and Venom Research

Healthcare and Venom Research is a research topic within Pharmacology. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 6.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the therapeutic potential of bee venom and its constituent compounds, particularly melittin, in various medical applications. The research covers anti-cancer effects, pain relief, anti-inflammatory properties, apoptosis induction, and potential use in conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and neurodegenerative diseases. Additionally, it investigates the use of bee venom in acupuncture and its immunomodulatory effects.

  • Bee Venom
  • Melittin
  • Anti-cancer
  • Pain Relief
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Apoptosis Induction
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Neuroprotective Effects
  • Acupuncture
  • Immunomodulation
Research works
29k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
6.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-25%
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 Healthcare and Venom Research research?

By volume, China and South Korea publish the most (955 and 332 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 955 works
  2. 2 South Korea 332 works
  3. 3 India 308 works
  4. 4 United States 301 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 261 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 160 works
  7. 7 Egypt 148 works
  8. 8 Brazil 139 works
  9. 9 Iran 118 works
  10. 10 Japan 100 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: 33.8%South Korea: 11.8%India: 10.9%United States: 10.7%6 others listed: 32.8%34%largest
China955 · 33.8%South Korea332 · 11.8%India308 · 10.9%United States301 · 10.7%6 others listed926 · 32.8%

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

Which institutions lead Healthcare and Venom Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine publishes the most Healthcare and Venom Research research, followed by Kyung Hee University and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.

Who are the leading researchers in Healthcare and Venom Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Healthcare and Venom Research include Flavia Cicuttini.

  1. 1 Flavia Cicuttini Australia 3.2k citations

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

Where is Healthcare and Venom Research research done?

The largest centres of Healthcare and Venom Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Shanghai (China) and Daejeon (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xianyang, Daejeon and Busan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 147 works
  2. 2 Seoul South Korea 114 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 70 works
  4. 4 Daejeon South Korea 61 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 55 works
  6. 6 Xianyang China 46 works
  7. 7 Tehran Iran 41 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 35 works
  9. 9 Chengdu China 34 works
  10. 10 Hangzhou China 34 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. XianyangCN · 45.8 works55×
  2. DaejeonKR · 60.7 works9.0×
  3. BusanKR · 28.8 works8.7×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Healthcare and Venom Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Healthcare and Venom Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kyung Hee University and Shanghai University of Traditional 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%10%20%30%mean 13.67%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 17, 26.0%Kyung Hee University: 30, 5.6%Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 21, 15.3%Beijing University of Chinese Medicine: 30, 10.9%Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine: 15, 19.6%Zhejiang Chinese Medical University: 13, 18.6%Zagazig University: 12, 6.7%Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine: 13, 17.2%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 25, 12.7%Cairo University: 18, 4.1%Chengdu University o…Shanghai University …Beijing University o…Kyung Hee University
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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 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 66.426.0%21.0×17 -83.7%
2 Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea 61.25.6%22.9×30 -1.0%
3 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 58.315.3%30.3×21 -77.6%
4 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 57.910.9%47.4×30 -72.6%
5 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 57.819.6%16.6×15 -68.3%
6 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 54.818.6%14.5×13 -81.4%
7 Zagazig UniversityEgypt 54.76.7%8.4×12 +169.2%
8 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 54.017.2%19.4×13 -78.3%
9 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 50.112.7%7.0×25 -60.2%
10 Cairo UniversityEgypt 49.34.1%6.3×18 +150.2%

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 Healthcare and Venom Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013.

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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.