A study of acupuncture under the perspective of international discourse power: based on metrological analysis of Web of Science core collection in the last 10 years.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.05.029
- Author:
Hourong WANG
1
;
Guiping SUN
2
;
Boyang ZHENG
3
;
Kai YUAN
1
Author Information
1. College of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Tuina, Yunnan University of TCM, Kunming 650500, China.
2. College of Education, Zhejiang University.
3. Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture research;
international discourse power;
metrological analysis;
periodical literature；published literature；research hotspot
- MeSH:
Acupuncture;
Acupuncture Therapy;
China;
Humans;
Internationality;
Research;
trends
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2018;38(5):5553-5561
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In order to reflect the research achievements of acupuncture on international academic community and study the acupuncture international discourse power from 2007 through 2017, we used text analysis software to analyze 5668 papers that focusing on acupuncture research in the recent 10 years. The results show that international acupuncture research trend has been formed, the research force diverges to the rest of the world with "China-America" as the center, and the study focuses on its sight and the interaction between China and foreign countries is good. Under the perspective of international discourse power, the construction of the national communication platform, the cultivation of academic centers and research fields, and the interaction with international research forces will enhance the quality of Chinese acupuncture research, and these will become an important task in enhancing the international discourse power of Chinese acupuncture.
