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Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements

Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements is a research topic within Complementary and Manual Therapy. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 13.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the therapeutic applications of clay minerals, particularly in the fields of balneotherapy, spa therapy, and geophagy. It investigates the antibacterial properties, medical geology, and the use of clay minerals in treating conditions such as osteoarthritis. The cluster also delves into the compositional and safety specifications of clays for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products.

  • Clay Minerals
  • Balneotherapy
  • Spa Therapy
  • Geophagy
  • Medical Geology
  • Antibacterial Properties
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Cosmetic Industry
  • Pharmaceutical Products
  • Mineralogical Characteristics
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+36%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (339 and 312 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 339 works
  2. 2 United States 312 works
  3. 3 India 241 works
  4. 4 Russia 143 works
  5. 5 Brazil 127 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 125 works
  7. 7 France 108 works
  8. 8 Italy 99 works
  9. 9 Spain 94 works
  10. 10 Germany 85 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: 20.3%United States: 18.7%India: 14.4%Russia: 8.6%6 others listed: 38.1%20%largest
China339 · 20.3%United States312 · 18.7%India241 · 14.4%Russia143 · 8.6%6 others listed638 · 38.1%

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

Which institutions lead Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi publishes the most Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements research, followed by Sechenov University and Cairo University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 9 works
  2. 2 Sechenov UniversityRussia 9 works
  3. 3 Cairo UniversityEgypt 8 works
  4. 4 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 8 works
  5. 5 University of AveiroPortugal 8 works
  6. 6 Medical University of VarnaBulgaria 7 works
  7. 7 Adyghe State UniversityRussia 7 works
  8. 8 Father Muller Homoeopathic Medical CollegeIndia 7 works
  9. 9 Universidad de GranadaSpain 6 works
  10. 10 Isfahan University of Medical SciencesIran 6 works

Where is Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements research done?

The largest centres of Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Istanbul (Türkiye).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 55 works
  2. 2 Beijing China 49 works
  3. 3 Paris France 30 works
  4. 4 Istanbul Türkiye 29 works
  5. 5 São Paulo Brazil 29 works
  6. 6 Tehran Iran 26 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 25 works
  8. 8 New Delhi India 25 works
  9. 9 Shanghai China 24 works
  10. 10 London United Kingdom 22 works
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Where is the best place to study Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements?

Among universities, judged by research, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Sechenov University and Cairo 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%5%10%mean 4.775%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi: 9, 5.8%Sechenov University: 9, 3.7%Cairo University: 8, 9.6%Weatherford College: 8, 0.0%Cairo UniversitySağlık Bilimleri Üni…Sechenov UniversityWeatherford College
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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 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 65.75.8%5.7×9 —
2 Sechenov UniversityRussia 62.93.7%10.0×9 —
3 Cairo UniversityEgypt 46.49.6%3.7×8 +2.2%
4 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 15.00.0%2.1×8 +61.2%

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 Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Therapeutic Uses of Natural Elements.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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