Visualization analysis on research status and hotspots of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment for headache based on VOSviewer
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20240927-00317
- VernacularTitle:基于VOSviewer的中医辨证论治头痛研究现状及热点可视化分析
- Author:
Xinran ZHAO
1
;
Xinlong LI
;
Yu ZHANG
;
Wenna LIU
;
Xing LYU
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学东方医院康复科，北京 100078
- Keywords:
Headache;
Syndrome differentiation and treatment;
Bibliometrics;
Visualization;
VOSviewer
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;47(7):999-1004
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the research status and hotspots of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment for headache using bibliometrics.Methods:Literature about TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment for headache was retrieved from CNKI, VIP, Wanfang Data, and CBM from the establishment of the databases to July 18, 2024. Excel 2023 was used to extract information such as publication time, author, unit and keywords of the literature. The authors' affiliation and keywords were preprocessed. VOSviewer software was used for keyword co-occurrence analysis and clustering analysis, and a keyword temporal overlay network was constructed.Results:Totally 1 513 articles were finally included. The journal with the largest number of publications was Henan Traditional Chinese Medicine. 346 authors were involved, initially forming research teams represented with Cao Kegang, Zhou Jianwei, Ni Jinjun, etc., mainly from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, etc.; the included literature included a total of 2 153 keywords, which the frequency of 5 931 times in total. The top three keywords in frequency were acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, clinical efficacy, and experience of famous doctors. Current research hotspots included data mining, network pharmacology, literature research, syndrome elements, medication law, venturing and bloodletting therapy, calcitonin gene-related peptide, classic prescriptions, nitric oxide, etc. Conclusions:At present, research on TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment for headache mainly focuses on three major sections: acupuncture, moxibustion and massage, clinical efficacy of TCM syndrome differentiation and treatment, and experience of famous doctors. Future research mainly focuses on data mining, medication law, network pharmacology, syndrome elements, and pathogenesis.
