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Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 14.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in non-contact physiological monitoring technology, including photoplethysmography, remote monitoring, wearable sensors, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate measurement, Doppler radar, heart rate variability, continuous blood pressure estimation, motion artifact reduction, and smart healthcare applications.

  • Photoplethysmography
  • Remote Monitoring
  • Wearable Sensors
  • Pulse Oximetry
  • Respiratory Rate
  • Doppler Radar
  • Heart Rate Variability
  • Continuous Blood Pressure Estimation
  • Motion Artifact Reduction
  • Smart Healthcare
Research works
39k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+56%
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Which countries lead Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2k and 1.4k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2k works
  2. 2 United States 1.4k works
  3. 3 India 1.3k works
  4. 4 Japan 393 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 363 works
  6. 6 Italy 350 works
  7. 7 South Korea 340 works
  8. 8 Germany 279 works
  9. 9 Canada 247 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 229 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: 29.1%United States: 20.4%India: 19.0%Japan: 5.6%6 others listed: 25.9%29%largest
China2,032 · 29.1%United States1,420 · 20.4%India1,326 · 19.0%Japan393 · 5.6%6 others listed1,808 · 25.9%

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

Which institutions lead Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring research, followed by SRM Institute of Science and Technology and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Who are the leading researchers in Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring include Marimuthu Palaniswami.

  1. 1 Marimuthu Palaniswami Australia 3.8k citations

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

Where is Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring research done?

The largest centres of Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chennai (India), Shanghai (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ancona and Oulu.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 374 works
  2. 2 Chennai India 189 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 178 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 157 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 134 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 108 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 102 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 97 works
  9. 9 Xi'an China 93 works
  10. 10 Shenzhen China 86 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AnconaIT · 22.4 works10×
  2. OuluFI · 21.5 works7.1×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring?

Among universities, judged by research, Università Campus Bio-Medico, Marche Polytechnic University and University of Oulu 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 16.79%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Università Campus Bio-Medico: 19, 24.1%Marche Polytechnic University: 22, 18.3%University of Oulu: 17, 26.7%University of Electronic Science and Technology of China: 43, 12.5%City, University of London: 10, 21.7%Karunya University: 16, 6.6%City University of Hong Kong: 12, 24.6%Vellore Institute of Technology University: 40, 12.7%Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology: 16, 11.2%National Sun Yat-sen University: 12, 9.5%University of OuluUniversità Campus Bi…Marche Polytechnic U…University of Electr…
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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 Università Campus Bio-MedicoItaly 73.824.1%27.3×19 +429.5%
2 Marche Polytechnic UniversityItaly 65.218.3%11.4×22 +126.0%
3 University of OuluFinland 57.426.7%6.8×17 +24.0%
4 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 54.712.5%3.8×43 +204.3%
5 City, University of LondonUnited Kingdom 54.621.7%10.0×10 +8.7%
6 Karunya UniversityIndia 54.56.6%11.2×16 +203.0%
7 City University of Hong KongHong Kong 54.424.6%2.1×12 +283.7%
8 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 54.112.7%4.1×40 +478.0%
9 Sathyabama Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 53.311.2%7.8×16 +227.0%
10 National Sun Yat-sen UniversityTaiwan 50.69.5%7.7×12 +200.2%

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 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring.

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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.