Chun Hyonjun, Shin Woo-Chul, Kim Jong-Min, Kim Hyungsuk, Cho Jae-Heung, Song Mi-Yeon, Chung Won-Seok
Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Dong-shin Korean Medicine Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Front Neurosci. 2023 Oct 10;17:1265854. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1265854. eCollection 2023.
Electroacupuncture has been used as a treatment; however, a visual bibliometric analysis has not yet been performed in this field. In this study, we aimed to suggest future research topics and directions related to the field by examining the last 20 years of research trends and hotspots of electroacupuncture in stroke.
We searched the Web of Science database on electroacupuncture as a treatment for stroke published from 2003 to 2022. We analyzed the papers by annual publication, research fields, nations, affiliations, authors, journals, and keywords. VOSviewer software was used to visualize the bibliometric analysis and results. A total of 440 papers were included in the analysis.
The number of publications has gradually increased every year, and neuroscience has become the most actively studied field. Neural Regeneration Research journal and China had the most publications. Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, as an affiliated institute, published the most articles. Chen Lidian and Tao Jing presented the largest number of papers, making them the leading contributors in this field. Four clusters were created by analyzing keywords, such as "neuroprotection," "clinical rehabilitation," "neuroplasticity," and "pretreatment-induced tolerance".
This study is the first to analyze the research trends in electroacupuncture as a treatment for stroke using the VOSviewer. It shows the current state of research in the field by visualizing research trends and hotspots. This will help offer reference data for future studies.
电针已被用作一种治疗方法；然而，该领域尚未进行可视化文献计量分析。在本研究中，我们旨在通过考察过去20年中风电针的研究趋势和热点，提出与该领域相关的未来研究主题和方向。
我们在科学网数据库中检索了2003年至2022年发表的有关电针治疗中风的文献。我们按年度发表量、研究领域、国家、机构、作者、期刊和关键词对论文进行了分析。使用VOSviewer软件对文献计量分析及其结果进行可视化处理。共有440篇论文纳入分析。
每年的出版物数量逐渐增加，神经科学已成为研究最活跃的领域。《神经再生研究》杂志和中国的出版物最多。福建中医药大学作为附属机构发表的文章最多。陈立典和陶静发表的论文数量最多，成为该领域的主要贡献者。通过分析关键词形成了四个聚类，如“神经保护”“临床康复”“神经可塑性”和“预处理诱导耐受”。
本研究首次使用VOSviewer分析电针治疗中风的研究趋势。它通过可视化研究趋势和热点展示了该领域的研究现状。这将有助于为未来的研究提供参考数据。
