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Infrared Thermography in Medicine

Infrared Thermography in Medicine is a research topic within Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Science Explorer counts 25k research works in it since 1950. 9.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the medical applications of infrared thermography, particularly in the detection and diagnosis of various medical conditions such as breast cancer, musculoskeletal injuries, skin disorders, and vascular diseases. The use of infrared thermography for non-invasive and early detection, as well as its potential in computer-aided diagnosis, is a prominent theme throughout the papers.

  • Infrared Thermography
  • Medical Imaging
  • Breast Cancer Detection
  • Skin Temperature
  • Non-invasive Diagnosis
  • Thermal Imaging
  • Body Surface Temperature
  • Computer-aided Diagnosis
  • Tumor Localization
  • Dynamic Infrared Imaging
Research works
25k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+37%
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 Infrared Thermography in Medicine research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (884 and 692 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 884 works
  2. 2 India 692 works
  3. 3 United States 645 works
  4. 4 Russia 228 works
  5. 5 Japan 213 works
  6. 6 Brazil 196 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 157 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 137 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 133 works
  10. 10 Germany 129 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: 25.9%India: 20.3%United States: 18.9%Russia: 6.7%6 others listed: 28.3%26%largest
China884 · 25.9%India692 · 20.3%United States645 · 18.9%Russia228 · 6.7%6 others listed965 · 28.3%

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

Which institutions lead Infrared Thermography in Medicine research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Saveetha University publishes the most Infrared Thermography in Medicine research, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Saveetha UniversityIndia 32 works
  2. 2 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 22 works
  3. 3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 20 works
  4. 4 Chitkara UniversityIndia 13 works
  5. 5 Cairo UniversityEgypt 12 works
  6. 6 Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityRussia 11 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 10 works
  8. 8 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 10 works
  9. 9 Aoyama Gakuin UniversityJapan 10 works
  10. 10 Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia 10 works

Where is Infrared Thermography in Medicine research done?

The largest centres of Infrared Thermography in Medicine research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Moscow (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chennai.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 138 works
  2. 2 Chennai India 109 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 94 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 75 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 69 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 49 works
  7. 7 Xi'an China 49 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 37 works
  9. 9 Bengaluru India 37 works
  10. 10 Istanbul Türkiye 37 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ChennaiIN · 109.1 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Infrared Thermography in Medicine than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Infrared Thermography in Medicine?

Among universities, judged by research, Saveetha University, SRM Institute of Science and Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology 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%20%40%mean 9.92%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Saveetha University: 32, 11.6%SRM Institute of Science and Technology: 22, 14.2%Vellore Institute of Technology University: 20, 10.5%Chitkara University: 13, 11.8%Bauman Moscow State Technical University: 11, 1.6%Aoyama Gakuin University: 10, 0.0%Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology: 9, 12.5%Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná: 8, 0.0%Cairo University: 12, 5.3%Tsinghua University: 9, 31.7%SRM Institute of Sci…Chitkara UniversitySaveetha UniversityVellore Institute of…
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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 Saveetha UniversityIndia 52.911.6%6.5×32 —
2 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 52.614.2%5.1×22 +464.2%
3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 45.210.5%3.9×20 +242.9%
4 Chitkara UniversityIndia 39.511.8%6.6×13 —
5 Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityRussia 37.81.6%11.3×11 +77.0%
6 Aoyama Gakuin UniversityJapan 37.80.0%43.6×10 +106.9%
7 Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 36.312.5%7.4×9 —
8 Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáBrazil 31.50.0%6.2×8 +219.4%
9 Cairo UniversityEgypt 30.25.3%3.1×12 +120.1%
10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 28.631.7%0.9×9 -18.6%

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 Infrared Thermography in Medicine research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Infrared Thermography in Medicine.

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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.