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A bibliometric analysis of acupuncture for neurodevelopmental disorders: A Call for increased output and future research priorities.

Juexuan Chen, Huanjie Li, Dayuan Zhong, Fangwei Xu, Lu Ding, Chunzhi Tang, Chunguang Guan, Liming Lu, Jian Deng

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In one paragraph

Review in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Juexuan ChenDepartment of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China.
Huanjie LiFoshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan, China.
Dayuan ZhongGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Foshan, China.
Fangwei XuDepartment of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China.
Lu DingClinical Research Center, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chunzhi TangClinical Research Center, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Chunguang GuanDongguan Eastern Central Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Liming LuClinical Research Center, South China Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Medical College of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Jian DengDepartment of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNGuangzhou Women and Children Medical Center · CNDongguan People’s Hospital · CNFoshan Hospital of TCM · CNIntegrated Chinese Medicine (China) · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To perform a bibliometric analysis of published research on acupuncture for neurodevelopmental disorders and to provide new insights for future studies. Methods: Web of Science Core Collection was used to search for articles on acupuncture for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, from inception to Dec 4, 2022. VOSviewer and CiteSpace software were used for bibliometric analyses. VOSviewer was used to analyze and visualize the knowledge maps of the articles' countries, authors, and institutions of origin, the journals and keywords. CiteSpace was used to visualize the dual-map overlay of the journals in which the articles were published and those publishing the articles they cited. Results: A total of 119 papers were retrieved. The highest number of publications came from China, followed by the United States and South Korea. The most frequently cited article was from the United States, followed by China. The most publications were from KyungHee University, followed by Sichuan University. Author Cho, Seung-hun from KyungHee University published the most articles. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medicine published the most articles. The top three most frequently used keywords were "acupuncture", "children", and "complementary". Conclusion: Research intensity and recognition, as well as collaboration within the field of acupuncture for treating neurodevelopmental disorders in children has increased. Research is generally diverse and comprehensive, and the neuro-endocrine-immune mechanism should be a new direction for further development. More basic research is also needed, to elucidate the therapeutic mechanisms, to standardize and validate the use of acupuncture for neurodevelopmental disorders.

Indexed as

AcupunctureBibliometric analysisMechanismNeurodevelopmental disordersReview

Identifiers

PMID38213582
PMCPMC10782164
OpenAlexW4388949090

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