Key Contributors in Chinese Medicine Research
While the Chinese mainland maintains its leadership in Chinese Medicine research through sheer volume, there is clear evidence of growing international engagement and improving research quality across different regions.
Over the past 10 years, more than 0.2 million articles have been published in the Chinese Medicine field, involving 188 countries or regions worldwide.
The Chinese mainland dominates Chinese Medicine research, producing nearly three-quarters of all publications, while other Asian countries and Western nations demonstrate growing engagement and improving research impact in this field.
Top 10 countries/regions in terms of output in the field of Chinese Medicine from 2014-2023
A comparison of research performance in the previous and more recent five-year periods highlights improved performance in the recent five years for most of the top output countries/regions in Chinese Medicine.
The Chinese mainland’s output surged from 45,927 publications (2014–2018) to 106,497 (2019–2023), with FWCI rising from 1.06 to 1.20 and the share of top 10% cited publications increasing from 15.1% to 15.7%.
The United States also showed improvement, increasing output from 10,011 to 11,317 publications, with FWCI climbing from 1.32 to 1.59.
Five-year period comparison of output, FWCI of output, and share of top 10% most cited publications for the top 10 highest-output countries/regions, 2014-2018 vs. 2019-2023
Top 10 highest-output institutions of the Chinese mainland, 2014–2023
At the institutional level, Chinese universities and research organisations lead the field, with Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine and Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine each producing over 10,000 publications.
Outside of the Chinese mainland, institutions from Macao SAR (China), Hong Kong SAR (China), and Taiwan (China) have demonstrated strong research impact, particularly notable in their FWCI and shares of highly cited publications.
Top 10 highest-output institutions outside of the Chinese mainland, 2014–2023
Leading researchers from various regions play in advancing knowledge and expertise in Chinese Medicine. Their contributions help to push the frontiers of the field, promoting the integration of traditional practices with modern scientific methodologies and enhancing the global recognition and acceptance of Chinese Medicine.
With the most researchers contributing to the Chinese Medicine field, the Chinese mainland also boasts the most highly cited researchers in Chinese Medicine.
Some of the most cited authors, among the top 500 highest-output authors in the field of Chinese Medicine, 2014–2023
