Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis is a research topic within Complementary and alternative medicine. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 15.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in modern science, focusing on herbal medicine, phytochemistry, quality control, and the pharmacological effects of specific TCM components. It also delves into the application of TCM in treating cardiovascular diseases, with a particular emphasis on Astragalus membranaceus and Salvia miltiorrhiza. The research covers the chemical analysis of TCM components such as tanshinones and their potential therapeutic benefits.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Herbal Medicine
- Phytochemistry
- Quality Control
- Pharmacological Effects
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chemical Analysis
- Astragalus membranaceus
- Salvia miltiorrhiza
- Tanshinones
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -29% 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 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis research?
By volume, China and South Korea publish the most (3.1k and 102 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.1k works
- 2 South Korea 102 works
- 3 India 95 works
- 4 United States 72 works
- 5 Taiwan 39 works
- 6 Iran 37 works
- 7 Türkiye 35 works
- 8 Japan 35 works
- 9 Vietnam 25 works
- 10 Thailand 24 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis research, followed by Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 102 works
- 2 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 76 works
- 3 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 66 works
- 4 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 65 works
- 5 Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 65 works
- 6 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 63 works
- 7 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 55 works
- 8 Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina 51 works
- 9 Anhui University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 46 works
- 10 Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 40 works
Where is Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xianyang, Kaifeng and Shijiazhuang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XianyangCN · 48.7 works58×
- KaifengCN · 37.1 works22×
- ShijiazhuangCN · 48.6 works13×
- GuiyangCN · 44.4 works9.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Macau University of Science and Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Zhejiang Chinese Medical 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.
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 | Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacau | 75.3 | 42.1% | 13.1× | 10 | +123.5% |
| 2 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 69.1 | 41.1% | 81.3× | 65 | -65.7% |
| 3 | Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina | 69.0 | 41.2% | 68.2× | 63 | -57.6% |
| 4 | University of MacauMacau | 68.2 | 43.2% | 8.8× | 10 | +44.0% |
| 5 | Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina | 65.1 | 41.5% | 78.3× | 38 | -57.5% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 64.0 | 35.0% | 73.2× | 66 | -55.9% |
| 7 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 62.0 | 25.9% | 29.0× | 102 | -27.5% |
| 8 | Guangzhou University of Chinese MedicineChina | 62.0 | 34.5% | 75.7× | 51 | -64.5% |
| 9 | Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 62.0 | 37.5% | 88.0× | 40 | -81.1% |
| 10 | Heilongjiang University of Chinese MedicineChina | 61.2 | 37.4% | 155.0× | 37 | -54.2% |
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 Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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.