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Bibliometric Analysis of 100 Most Highly Cited Publications on Acupuncture for Migraine
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Journal of Pain Research, Vol Volume 16, Pp 725-747 (2023)
Subject
acupuncture
bibliometric analysis
citation analysis
migraine
citespace
vosviewer
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
1178-7090
Abstract
Xue Song,1 Jiaqi Wang,2 Lu Bai,1 Wei Zou3 1The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 2The Second Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, People’s Republic of China; 3First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Wei Zou, The First Clinical Medical College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, 26 Heping Road, Xiangfang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China, Email kuangzou1965@163.comBackground: Migraine is a serious global health concern that imposed a huge economic burden on social health care. Over the past few decades, the analgesic effects of acupuncture have been widely recognized, and there is a growing body of research on acupuncture for migraine. Citation analysis is a branch of bibliometrics that helps researchers analyze and identify historical or landmark studies within the scientific literature. Currently, there is no analysis of the 100 most highly cited publications on acupuncture for migraine.Methods: The 100 most highly cited publications on acupuncture for migraine were screened using the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science Core Collection database. CiteSpace and VOSviewer programs were used for bibliometric analysis.Results: A total of 493 publications on acupuncture for migraine were identified. 100 of the most highly cited publications on acupuncture for migraine were published from 1984– 2020. These publications were cited 6142 times with an h-index of 44 and 84% were original articles. The highest frequency of citations was 416. A total of 335 authors were involved in the study with 37 lead authors. 212 institutions from 20 countries contributed to the 100 most highly cited publications. The most published studies came from the United States (n=36), followed by China (n=27) and Germany (n=26). The Technical University of Munich published the largest number of papers (n = 15). Top-cited publications mainly came from the Headache (n=13, citations=582). Neuroimaging is gradually emerging as a hot topic of research.Conclusion: This is the first bibliometric analysis to offer a thorough list of the 100 most highly cited papers on acupuncture for migraine, demonstrating significant progress and emerging trends in this field to assist researchers in determining the direction for further research.Keywords: acupuncture, bibliometric analysis, citation analysis, migraine, CiteSpace, VOSviewer