ArticleJournal of pain research2017
Study of acupuncture for low back pain in recent 20 years: a bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace.
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162 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 281 citations in OpenAlex.
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAcupuncture has been applied to relieve low back pain (LBP) in many countries. However, a bibliometric analysis of the global use of acupuncture for LBP is rare.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to demonstrate the state of the art and trends concerning the global use of acupuncture for LBP in recent 20 years.
methodsLiterature relating to acupuncture for LBP from 1997 to 2016 was retrieved from Web of Science. CiteSpace was used to analyze country/institution, cited journals, authors/cited authors, cited references, and keywords. An analysis of counts and centrality was used to reveal publication outputs, countries/institutions, core journals, active authors, foundation references, hot topics, and frontiers.
resultsA total of 958 references were obtained, and the total number of publications continually increased over the investigated period. Journal articles (662) were the most frequently occurring document type. The most productive country and institution in this field was the USA (342) and Harvard University (47), respectively. The
conclusionThis study provides an insight into acupuncture for LBP and valuable information for acupuncture researchers to identify new perspectives on potential collaborators and cooperative institutions, hot topics, and research frontiers.
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