Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years
Jaehyeon Park,1,* Hyungsuk Kim,1,2,* Koh-Woon Kim,1 Jae-Heung Cho,1,2 Won-Seok Chung,1,2 Mi-Yeon Song1 1Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee U...
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| description | Jaehyeon Park,1,* Hyungsuk Kim,1,2,* Koh-Woon Kim,1 Jae-Heung Cho,1,2 Won-Seok Chung,1,2 Mi-Yeon Song1 1Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mi-Yeon SongDepartment of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of KoreaTel +82 2-440-7141Fax +82 2-958-9104Email mysong@khu.ac.krAbstract: A bibliometric approach using network analytical methods was applied to explore the research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment. Publications related to acupuncture for neck pain treatment from 2000 to 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The extracted records were analyzed in terms of publication year, research area, journal title, country, organization, authors, and keywords. The research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment were visualized using the VOSviewer program. Analyses of 325 articles revealed that the total number of publications has continually increased over the last 20 years. The most represented research area was integrative complementary medicine. The country producing the most articles was the US, followed by China, England, and the Republic of Korea. By assessing the total link strength of organizations and authors, we identified influential organizations and authors who have contributed to research on acupuncture for neck pain treatment. A network analysis based on the cooccurrence of keywords revealed the following two major study designs: clinical study and research methodology. This study examined the research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment using bibliometric methods. Our findings provide useful guidelines for researchers in searching for relevant topics.Keywords: acupuncture, bibliometric analysis, cervical pain, neck pain, network analysis |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b8ef889d6f04386a5a5633a7f4c71362022-12-21T20:40:17ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Pain Research1178-70902021-10-01Volume 143207322169670Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 YearsPark JKim HKim KWCho JHChung WSSong MYJaehyeon Park,1,* Hyungsuk Kim,1,2,* Koh-Woon Kim,1 Jae-Heung Cho,1,2 Won-Seok Chung,1,2 Mi-Yeon Song1 1Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Mi-Yeon SongDepartment of Korean Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of KoreaTel +82 2-440-7141Fax +82 2-958-9104Email mysong@khu.ac.krAbstract: A bibliometric approach using network analytical methods was applied to explore the research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment. Publications related to acupuncture for neck pain treatment from 2000 to 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science database. The extracted records were analyzed in terms of publication year, research area, journal title, country, organization, authors, and keywords. The research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment were visualized using the VOSviewer program. Analyses of 325 articles revealed that the total number of publications has continually increased over the last 20 years. The most represented research area was integrative complementary medicine. The country producing the most articles was the US, followed by China, England, and the Republic of Korea. By assessing the total link strength of organizations and authors, we identified influential organizations and authors who have contributed to research on acupuncture for neck pain treatment. A network analysis based on the cooccurrence of keywords revealed the following two major study designs: clinical study and research methodology. This study examined the research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment using bibliometric methods. Our findings provide useful guidelines for researchers in searching for relevant topics.Keywords: acupuncture, bibliometric analysis, cervical pain, neck pain, network analysishttps://www.dovepress.com/bibliometric-analysis-of-research-trends-on-acupuncture-for-neck-pain--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPRacupuncturebibliometric analysiscervical painneck painnetwork analysis |
| spellingShingle | Park J Kim H Kim KW Cho JH Chung WS Song MY Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years Journal of Pain Research acupuncture bibliometric analysis cervical pain neck pain network analysis |
| title | Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years |
| title_full | Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years |
| title_fullStr | Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years |
| title_short | Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends on Acupuncture for Neck Pain Treatment Over the Past 20 Years |
| title_sort | bibliometric analysis of research trends on acupuncture for neck pain treatment over the past 20 years |
| topic | acupuncture bibliometric analysis cervical pain neck pain network analysis |
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