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ArticleFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022

Traditional Chinese Exercise for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis With Future Directions.

Buchan Jiang, Chengyao Feng, Huiling Hu, Daniel George, Tianlong Huang, Zhihong Li

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Article in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Evidence map of traditional Chinese exercises.Frontiers in public health · 2024
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  3. Review
  4. The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Buchan JiangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Chengyao FengDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Huiling HuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Daniel GeorgeDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Tianlong HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Zhihong LiDepartment of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Central South University · CNSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNUniversity of Adelaide · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Traditional Chinese Exercise (TCE) has expanded out of China into the world and is frequently used in the prevention and treatment of many diseases. Although many studies have explored the ability of TCE as an intervention for neurodegenerative diseases, there are limited articles summarizing the research. The aim of this study was to investigate current research trends around TCE for neurodegenerative diseases and predict future directions for such research. Materials and Methods: Data was collected from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). All articles and reviews on TCE in relation to neurodegenerative diseases were retrieved. The data analysis was performed using the CiteSpace (5.8R3) software, and the results were displayed in network maps. Results: The search identified 220 publications between 1999 and 2021. The United States was the most productive country ( Conclusion: The number of publications on TCE related to neurodegenerative diseases has shown major growth in the past decade. However, there is a need for research institutions to strengthen cooperation between countries and institutions. Tai Chi, Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease, older adults and falls reduction have been the recent research focus. It is anticipated that in the future, PD will continue to be a central focus with the effects of Baduanjin, Wuqinxi, and Yijinjing requiring further research.

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bibliometric analysisneurodegenerative diseasesParkinson’s diseasescientometric analysisTai ChiTraditional Chinese Exercisesvisualization

Identifiers

PMID35832067
PMCPMC9271864
OpenAlexW4283579142

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