Research Hotspots and Trends in Acupuncture Therapy for Constipation from 2004 to 2024: A Bibliometric Analysis
SSRN, ISSN: 1556-5068
2024
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ObjectiveAcupuncture is a practically non-pharmacological treatment and is widely used for the treatment of constipation; however, bibliometric analysis has never been carried out in the research into clinical studies concerning acupuncture for constipation. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the existing research status, hotspots, and developmental trends in this field.MethodsWe conducted a literature search on acupuncture for constipation in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database from 2004 to 2024. Bibliometric analysis was done on English articles and reviews using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Carrot2, and R Studio 4.4.0 (R). This analysis covered trends in publication, distribution of countries/regions, and institutions, collaborative author networks, co-cited references and journal analysis, hotspots, and emerging trends in research.ResultsIt included a total of 306 publications from 33 countries and 453 research institutions. From 2004 to 2024, research into acupuncture treatment for constipation went through three developmental periods: the initial period from 2004 to 2007, the growth period from 2008 to 2018, and the rapid developmental period from 2019 to 2024. In terms of countries and institutions, China, with 199 articles, and the China Acad Chinese Med Sci, with 31 articles, ranked first. Chen, J. D. Z., published the most articles, with 89. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med contributed the largest number of published articles at 30; the Am J Gastroenterol topped the list in terms of citation frequency at 449. More specifically, the most frequently cited reference is Liu, Z.S. (2016, Ann Intern Med), with 156 citations. The main hot topics included matters related to "systematic review," "colonial motility," "expression," "functional constipation," and "transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation."ConclusionsThis bibliometric review underlined increasing interest and growing evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating constipation. At the same time, “electrical stimulation” and “gastric motility” may soon become hotspots and should be closely monitored.
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