Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis
Purpose: Acupuncture has been used for managing cancer-related symptoms. However, there are still few studies concerning the overall trends in acupuncture therapy on cancer based on bibliometric analysis. This study aims to demonstrate the current status and trends in this field over the past 2 deca...
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| author | Jing Guo MD Lixia Pei MD Lu Chen MD Hao Chen MD Dongmei Gu MM Chen Xin MM Yongjun Peng MD Jianhua Sun MD |
| author_facet | Jing Guo MD Lixia Pei MD Lu Chen MD Hao Chen MD Dongmei Gu MM Chen Xin MM Yongjun Peng MD Jianhua Sun MD |
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| description | Purpose: Acupuncture has been used for managing cancer-related symptoms. However, there are still few studies concerning the overall trends in acupuncture therapy on cancer based on bibliometric analysis. This study aims to demonstrate the current status and trends in this field over the past 2 decades. Methods: Articles were retrieved from the Web of Science from 2000 to 2019. CiteSpace was used for co-authorship network of countries/institutions, dual-map analysis, and detecting the keywords with citation bursts. VOSviewer was used to construct networks based on co-authorship and co-citation analysis of authors, and co-occurrence of keywords. Results: A total of 927 articles and reviews were included in the final analysis. The number of publications has steadily increased with some fluctuations among years. The country and institution contributing most to this field are the USA and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Mao JJ was the most productive author and Molassiotis A ranked first in the cited authors. The co-occurrence analysis revealed 5 clusters (including “clinical trials,” “clinical studies on chemotherapy/radiation-induced symptoms,” “CAM therapy for cancer,” “clinical studies on vasomotor symptoms,” and “systematic reviews”). Most recent keyword bursts were “neuropathic pain,” “arthralgia,” “prevention,” “supportive care,” and “integrative medicine”. Conclusions: The annual publication output would increase rapidly in the next decade, which shows a promising future in this research field. Future research hotspots would focus on the role of acupuncture in neuropathic pain, arthralgia, prevention, supportive care, and integrative medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b701a3e98ea4b33a6eee8356c547a662022-12-22T03:00:05ZengSAGE PublishingIntegrative Cancer Therapies1534-73541552-695X2020-11-011910.1177/1534735420959442Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric AnalysisJing Guo MD0Lixia Pei MD1Lu Chen MD2Hao Chen MD3Dongmei Gu MM4Chen Xin MM5Yongjun Peng MD6Jianhua Sun MD7The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaNanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaThe Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaPurpose: Acupuncture has been used for managing cancer-related symptoms. However, there are still few studies concerning the overall trends in acupuncture therapy on cancer based on bibliometric analysis. This study aims to demonstrate the current status and trends in this field over the past 2 decades. Methods: Articles were retrieved from the Web of Science from 2000 to 2019. CiteSpace was used for co-authorship network of countries/institutions, dual-map analysis, and detecting the keywords with citation bursts. VOSviewer was used to construct networks based on co-authorship and co-citation analysis of authors, and co-occurrence of keywords. Results: A total of 927 articles and reviews were included in the final analysis. The number of publications has steadily increased with some fluctuations among years. The country and institution contributing most to this field are the USA and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Mao JJ was the most productive author and Molassiotis A ranked first in the cited authors. The co-occurrence analysis revealed 5 clusters (including “clinical trials,” “clinical studies on chemotherapy/radiation-induced symptoms,” “CAM therapy for cancer,” “clinical studies on vasomotor symptoms,” and “systematic reviews”). Most recent keyword bursts were “neuropathic pain,” “arthralgia,” “prevention,” “supportive care,” and “integrative medicine”. Conclusions: The annual publication output would increase rapidly in the next decade, which shows a promising future in this research field. Future research hotspots would focus on the role of acupuncture in neuropathic pain, arthralgia, prevention, supportive care, and integrative medicine.https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735420959442 |
| spellingShingle | Jing Guo MD Lixia Pei MD Lu Chen MD Hao Chen MD Dongmei Gu MM Chen Xin MM Yongjun Peng MD Jianhua Sun MD Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis Integrative Cancer Therapies |
| title | Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full | Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_short | Research Trends of Acupuncture Therapy on Cancer Over the Past Two Decades: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_sort | research trends of acupuncture therapy on cancer over the past two decades a bibliometric analysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1534735420959442 |
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