He Ying, Li Yuxi, Li Juan, Li Ning, Zhang Yonggang, Li Nian
Department of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2021 Sep 16;2021:3469122. doi: 10.1155/2021/3469122. eCollection 2021.
The aim of the current study was to analyze the 100 most-cited systematic reviews or meta-analyses in the field of acupuncture research.
The Web of Science Core Collection was used to retrieve lists of 100 most-cited systematic reviews or meta-analyses in the field of acupuncture research. Two authors screened literature, extracted data, and analyzed the results.
The citation number of the 100 most-cited systematic reviews or meta-analyses varied from 65 to 577; they were published between 1989 and 2018. Fourteen authors published more than 1 study as the corresponding author and 10 authors published more than 1 study as the first author. In terms of the corresponding authors, Edzard Ernst and Linde Klaus published the most systematic reviews/meta-analyses ( = 7). The USA published most of the systematic reviews or meta-analyses ( = 24), followed by England ( = 23) and China ( = 14). Most institutions with more than 1 study were from England (4/13). The institutions with the largest numbers of most-cited systematic reviews or meta-analyses were the Technical University of Munich in Germany, the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the USA ( = 8), the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in England ( = 6), and the University of Exeter in England ( = 6). The journal with the largest number of most-cited systematic reviews or meta-analyses was the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ( = 20), followed by Pain ( = 6).
Our study reveals that the 100 most-cited systematic reviews or meta-analyses in the acupuncture research field are mostly from high impact factor journals and developed countries. It will help researchers follow research hot spots, broaden their research scope, expand their academic horizons, and explore new research ideas, thereby improving the quality of acupuncture research.
本研究旨在分析针灸研究领域被引用次数最多的100篇系统评价或Meta分析。
使用科学网核心合集检索针灸研究领域被引用次数最多的100篇系统评价或Meta分析列表。两位作者筛选文献、提取数据并分析结果。
100篇被引用次数最多的系统评价或Meta分析的被引用次数在65至577之间；它们发表于1989年至2018年之间。14位作者作为通讯作者发表了不止1项研究，10位作者作为第一作者发表了不止1项研究。就通讯作者而言，埃兹德·恩斯特（Edzard Ernst）和林德·克劳斯（Linde Klaus）发表的系统评价/Meta分析最多（均为7篇）。美国发表的系统评价或Meta分析最多（24篇），其次是英国（23篇）和中国（14篇）。发表不止1项研究的大多数机构来自英国（4/13）。被引用次数最多的系统评价或Meta分析数量最多的机构是德国慕尼黑工业大学、美国马里兰大学医学院（均为8篇）、英国埃克塞特大学和普利茅斯大学（均为6篇）以及英国埃克塞特大学（6篇）。被引用次数最多的系统评价或Meta分析数量最多的期刊是《Cochrane系统评价数据库》（20篇），其次是《疼痛》（6篇）。
我们的研究表明，针灸研究领域被引用次数最多的100篇系统评价或Meta分析大多来自高影响因子期刊和发达国家。这将有助于研究人员跟踪研究热点、拓宽研究范围、拓展学术视野并探索新的研究思路，从而提高针灸研究的质量。
