Analysis on research trends and hotspots of TCM papers in high impact factor journals from 2014 to 2024
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20250217-00198
- VernacularTitle:2014－2024年高影响因子期刊中医药论文研究趋势及热点分析
- Author:
Yalei ZHANG
1
;
Yuejing CHEN
;
Yile LU
;
Yixin SHI
;
Zhenmin LI
;
Qiuwen FAN
;
Yunhui SHEN
;
Xinyang SONG
;
Lili XU
Author Information
1. 上海中医药大学中医学院2023级硕士研究生，上海 201203
- Keywords:
Journal impact factor;
TCM scientific research;
Bibliometrics;
CiteSpace;
Visual analysis
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;47(11):1595-1601
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand trends and hotspots of TCM research papers published in journals with high IF basing on a bibliometric analysis.Methods:TCM research papers published between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2024 from 80 journals with IF higher than 16.0 were retrieved from medical, life sciences and comprehensive journals in Journal Citation Reports of 2024. CiteSpace 6.3.R1 and Excel 2021 were used to analyze and visualize annual publication volume, research fields, features of clinical study, institutes, funds and keywords.Results:A total of 51 papers were included, showing an increasing trend in annual publication volume; the main research areas were pharmacology, acupuncture&moxibustion and internal medicine. Multi-center randomized controlled trials were the main clinical studies; China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences was the leading institute in terms of publication volume; 84 funds were involved, including National Natural Science Foundation of China. Keywords that appeared most frequently were TCM, efficacy, double blind, electroacupuncture, stimulation and management.Conclusion:The number and quality of TCM research papers are improved simultaneously; future research needs to deepen international cooperation, and pay attention to the integration of TCM diagnosis and treatment characteristics and modern scientific research methods.
