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ArticleBMC complementary medicine and therapies2020

Bibliometric analysis of trends and issues in traditional medicine for stroke research: 2004-2018.

Lieyu Huang, Xuefeng Shi, Nan Zhang, Ya Gao, Qian Bai, Liming Liu, Ling Zuo, Baolin Hong

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Article in BMC complementary medicine and therapies, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Lieyu HuangSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
Xuefeng ShiSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China. shixuefeng981206@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7056-2912
Nan ZhangManchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA), Cathie Marsh Institute (CMI), Humanities Bridgeford Street (HBS) Building, the University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Ya GaoSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
Qian BaiSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
Liming LiuSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.
Ling ZuoSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China.
Baolin HongSchool of Management, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, No.11 North 3rd Ring Road East, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, China.

Funding

Beijing Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2040071520100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStroke is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. Over the years, traditional medicines for stroke treatment have undergone tremendous progress, but few bibliometric studies have been performed. This study explored the trends and issues relating to the application of traditional medicine in stroke research.

methodsA bibliometric search was performed in the Web of Science Core Collection database to identify studies that investigated the application of traditional medicine in stroke management. CiteSpace VI and Excel 2016 were used to analyze information from the retrieved studies. Activity index and attractive index were used to explore the worldwide development modes.

resultsA total of 1083 English articles published between 2004 and 2018 were identified. Over the last 15 years, the developments in research occurred in three geographic clusters. The development modes were investigated and classified into 4 categories. In mainland China, the number and impact of research showed an increasing trend over the study period. The United States played a leading role in this topic. Three clusters of institutes and the majority of authors mainly came from South Korea, Taiwan and mainland China. Reperfusion injury and angiogenesis were identified as the potential topics likely to dominate future research in this field.

conclusionThe progress of studies on traditional medicine for stroke could be explained by the global attention to traditional medicine, the geospatial proximity for research collabration, and the increasing resources invested. Based on a large amount of existing research, researchers engaged in this topic should objectively consider the influential studies to identify and solve the common issues worldwide.

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BibliometricsResearch DesignChinaHumansMedicine, TraditionalPublicationsRepublic of KoreaStrokeTaiwanUnited StatesBibliometric analysisStrokeTraditional medicineTrendsWeb of science

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PMCPMC7076850

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