Thermoregulation and physiological responses
Thermoregulation and physiological responses is a research topic within Physiology. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 13.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the physiological responses to heat stress in humans, including topics such as heat stroke, fluid replacement, thermoregulation, hydration, cerebral blood flow, skin microcirculation, hyperthermia, sweating response, and exercise performance. It covers a wide range of aspects related to heat stress and its impact on the human body.
- Heat Stroke
- Fluid Replacement
- Thermoregulation
- Hydration
- Cerebral Blood Flow
- Skin Microcirculation
- Hyperthermia
- Sweating Response
- Exercise Performance
- Microvascular Function
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +24% 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 Thermoregulation and physiological responses research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 775 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 China 775 works
- 3 Japan 308 works
- 4 United Kingdom 222 works
- 5 Russia 204 works
- 6 India 198 works
- 7 Australia 167 works
- 8 Canada 163 works
- 9 Brazil 152 works
- 10 Germany 128 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Thermoregulation and physiological responses research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Donghua University publishes the most Thermoregulation and physiological responses research, followed by University of Ottawa and Pennsylvania State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Donghua UniversityChina 30 works
- 2 University of OttawaCanada 20 works
- 3 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 4 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 15 works
- 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 15 works
- 6 The University of SydneyAustralia 15 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 15 works
- 8 University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkUnited States 15 works
- 9 U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental MedicineUnited States 15 works
- 10 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Thermoregulation and physiological responses?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Thermoregulation and physiological responses include Yuming Guo and Olle Melander.
- 1 Yuming Guo Australia 3.8k citations
- 2 Olle Melander Sweden 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Thermoregulation and physiological responses research done?
The largest centres of Thermoregulation and physiological responses research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia).
Where is the best place to study Thermoregulation and physiological responses?
Among universities, judged by research, Qingdao University of Technology, Donghua University and Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qingdao University of TechnologyChina | 58.8 | 35.0% | 13.9× | 11 | — |
| 2 | Donghua UniversityChina | 53.0 | 12.5% | 16.8× | 30 | +2.8% |
| 3 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 48.7 | 21.6% | 7.1× | 11 | +396.5% |
| 4 | Beijing Sport UniversityChina | 48.5 | 26.9% | 30.0× | 10 | +30.0% |
| 5 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 48.1 | 30.4% | 3.6× | 15 | +30.6% |
| 6 | Loughborough UniversityUnited Kingdom | 47.2 | 19.3% | 10.2× | 12 | -1.9% |
| 7 | Texas Tech UniversityUnited States | 45.2 | 7.4% | 7.2× | 14 | +241.7% |
| 8 | University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkUnited States | 45.0 | 3.5% | 7.8× | 15 | +533.2% |
| 9 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 44.7 | 35.7% | 2.2× | 10 | +95.3% |
| 10 | University of OttawaCanada | 44.5 | 10.0% | 8.1× | 20 | +21.9% |
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 Thermoregulation and physiological responses research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Thermoregulation and physiological responses.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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