ReviewJournal of pain research2022
Research Trends of Moxibustion Therapy for Pain Treatment Over the Past Decade: A Bibliometric Analysis.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global research trends in bacteriophage and gut microbiota: a bibliometric and visual analysis from 2012 to 2025.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Pooled it
- Chinese herbal medicine for chronic pain: a bibliometric analysis based on integrated databases (2011-2024).Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- A dual-database bibliometric analysis of music-based interventions and pain from 2004 to 2024.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Knowledge mapping of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- A bibliometric and visualized analysis of heartland virus.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of the Current Status and Future Perspectives of Adrenal Cortical Adenoma.Cureus · 2025Review
- Thread fragrant moxibustion for a young women with atypical hand herpes zoster: A case report.Medicine · 2025Article
- Bibliometric Analysis of Brain Stimulation Technologies in Sleep Disorders.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Thirty-year survey of bibliometrics used in the research literature of pain: Analysis, evolution, and pitfalls.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A bibliometric analysis of chemotherapy and pain in pediatric patients over the last decade.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Accumulate evidence indicated that moxibustion has a positive effect on pain treatment. However, the bibliometric analysis of moxibustion on pain remains uncertain. Herein, this study aimed to explore the current hotspots and the research trends over the past decade to bring a great panorama in this field. Methods: Publications were retrieved from the database Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) related to moxibustion therapy for pain treatment from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2021. CiteSpace and Excel were applied to analyze the volume of publications, journals, cited journals, dual-map analysis, countries, institutes, authors, references, and keywords with citation bursts. Results: A total of 360 publications were retrieved from 2012 to 2021. The annual number of publications increased steadily with some fluctuations over the past 10 years. "The Evid Based Complement Alternat Med" and "the Gut" were the top-cited journals in frequency and centrality. Conclusion: This bibliometric study reveals the current status and research trend in the treatment of pain with moxibustion. The formulation with bibliometric analysis further elicits hot spots and frontier issues in this field.
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