Man Tian-Ming, Wu Liu, Zhang Jing-Yi, Dong Yu-Ting, Sun Yi-Tao, Luo Ling
School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2023 Feb 28;13(1):67-82. doi: 10.21037/cdt-22-480. Epub 2022 Dec 15.
Acupuncture has already been extensively utilized to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in several nations. Nevertheless, the bibliometric research on the worldwide usage of acupuncture for hypertension is mostly unclear. As a result, our objective for the research aimed to investigate the present state as well as developments in the global usage of acupuncture on hypertension during the last 20 years using CiteSpace (5.8.R2). The Web of Science (WOS) database examined papers on acupuncture treatment of hypertension from 2002 to 2021. We examined the number of publications, cited journals, nations/regions, organizations, authors, cited authors, cited references, and keywords utilizing CiteSpace. The record of 296 documents was obtained between 2002 and 2021. The quantity and frequency of annual publications rose gradually. Regarding frequency and centrality of citations, Circulation and () scored top and second respectively. China had the most publications among countries/regions, as well as the five largest institutions were also in China. Cunzhi Liu was the most productive author, while P Li was the most referenced author. XF Zhao produced the first article inside the quantity of cited references classification. 'Electroacupuncture' had a significant frequency with centrality for the keywords, which suggested electroacupuncture is a popular treatment in this field. In the treatment of hypertension, electroacupuncture has a beneficial effect on reducing blood pressure. However, because of the many different applications of electroacupuncture frequencies in research, whether the electroacupuncture frequency is connected to the therapeutic impact should be given more significant consideration. The findings of this bibliometric analysis give an overview of the present state as well as developments of clinical studies on acupuncture for hypertensive patients during the last two decades, which could assist researchers in identifying hot subjects and exploring novel directions in further study within the field.
针灸已在多个国家被广泛用于治疗高血压。然而，关于针灸在全球治疗高血压方面的文献计量研究大多尚不明确。因此，我们的研究目的是使用CiteSpace（5.8.R2）调查过去20年全球针灸治疗高血压的现状及发展情况。科学网（WOS）数据库检索了2002年至2021年关于针灸治疗高血压的论文。我们使用CiteSpace检查了出版物数量、被引期刊、国家/地区、机构、作者、被引作者、被引参考文献和关键词。2002年至2021年间共获得296篇文献记录。年度出版物的数量和频率逐渐上升。在被引频次和中心性方面，《循环》和（此处原文缺失信息）分别排名第一和第二。在国家/地区中，中国的出版物数量最多，前五大机构也都在中国。刘存志是发文量最多的作者，而P Li是被引频次最高的作者。XF Zhao在被引参考文献分类数量中发表了第一篇文章。“电针”在关键词的频次和中心性方面都很显著，这表明电针是该领域一种常用的治疗方法。在高血压治疗中，电针在降低血压方面有有益作用。然而，由于研究中电针频率的应用多种多样，电针频率是否与治疗效果相关应得到更深入的考虑。这项文献计量分析的结果概述了过去二十年针灸治疗高血压患者的临床研究现状及发展情况，这有助于研究人员识别热点课题并探索该领域进一步研究的新方向。
