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A Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Research Trends in Clinical Trials

침 치료 임상연구 동향에 대한 계량서지학적 분석

  • Jeon, Sang-Ho (Department of Medical Science of Meridian, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, In-Seon (Department of Medical Science of Meridian, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Hyangsook (Department of Medical Science of Meridian, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Chae, Younbyoung (Department of Medical Science of Meridian, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University)
  • 전상호 (경희대학교 일반대학원 경락의과학과) ;
  • 이인선 (경희대학교 일반대학원 경락의과학과) ;
  • 이향숙 (경희대학교 일반대학원 경락의과학과) ;
  • 채윤병 (경희대학교 일반대학원 경락의과학과)
  • Received : 2019.11.17
  • Accepted : 2019.12.19
  • Published : 2019.12.27
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Abstract

Objectives : As acupuncture treatment has been widely practiced in many countries around the world, clinical trials of acupuncture treatments also have become popular. The objective of the study was to explore the trends of research investigating the effect of acupuncture treatment in clinical trials using a bibliometric approach, a quantitative analytical methods. Methods : Publications related to clinical trials using acupuncture from 2000 to 2019 were retrieved from the Web of Science database. Extracted articles were analyzed in terms of publication year, country, journal, research area, organizations and authors. Trends in research on acupuncture in clinical trials were visualized using the VOSviewer program. Results : A total of 3,166 articles of acupuncture clinical trials published from 2000 to 2019 were identified and analyzed. The country producing the most articles in this field was USA followed by China, England, South Korea, and Germany. A network analysis based on the co-occurrence of keywords showed following three clusters: clinical studies, pain management studies, and methodology studies. Conclusions : This study provided a macroscopic overview of research in acupuncture clinical trials. These findings provide an expansive strategy for researchers in this field to cooperate with other researchers or organizations.

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