Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Research Fronts and Their Worldwide Distribution Over Three Decades

Junying, Fu; Zhang, Xu; Zhao, Yang; He-feng, Tong; Chen, Dar‐Zen; Huang, Mu‐Hsuan

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“…3). Then and now, this finding was surprising given that there are numerous other studies that have shown that interdisciplinary and multi‐institutional efforts yield higher quality research 4,40–43 . Alongside these collaborative efforts, physicians themselves are increasingly integrating research into their practices through graduate education and physician‐scientist programming 23 .…”

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“…Then and now, this finding was surprising given that there are numerous other studies that have shown that interdisciplinary and multi-institutional efforts yield higher quality research. 4,[40][41][42][43] Alongside these collaborative efforts, physicians themselves are increasingly integrating research into their practices through graduate education and physicianscientist programming. 23 A 2014 study found that research productivity of general surgery residents and surgeons with doctorate-level research training published higher volume and impact research when compared to physicians with masters training or less.…”

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Evaluating Strength of Evidence of Pediatric Otolaryngology Research Literature: A 20‐Year Review

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Objectives/Hypothesis: Quantity and quality of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OTL-HNS) research are increasing, yet patterns within Pediatric OTL-HNS publications are unknown. This study examines trends in the level of evidence of pediatric OTL-HNS articles over a 20-year period to quantify the growth and characterize contributing factors.Study Design: Review article. Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 12 peer-reviewed OTL-HNS journals at three time-points: 1996, 2006, and 2016. Pediatric-specific OTL-HNS journals were selected; all were among the top 10 highest impact factor journals, with one pediatric-specific and one Canadian journal. Publication details, author characteristics, and study focus were collected. Papers were classified based on the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Levels of Evidence by two independent reviewers.Results: Of the 1,733 articles reviewed, 727 met inclusion criteria. A greater absolute number of pediatric OTL-HNS articles were published over the years studied: from 95 in 1996 to 359 in 2016 (P < .001). As well, the absolute number of high-quality studies has increased over the study period, from 28 articles in 1996 to 100 articles in 2016. However, the relative percentage of high-quality papers remained stable between 27.9% and 32.2% with an average of 29.7% (P = .89). Higher impact factor journals did not tend to publish higher-quality pediatric OTL-HNS articles (P = .48).Conclusions: Over the past 20 years, there is no appreciable improvement in the proportion of high-quality publications in pediatric OTL-HNS; however, there is an overall greater number of high-quality papers within OTL-HNS literature. These findings likely relate to challenges of research within pediatric surgical specialties.

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Evaluating Strength of Evidence of Pediatric Otolaryngology Research Literature: A 20‐Year Review

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“…Acupuncture is one of the most used and researched interventions under the integrative medicine umbrella 1–4. By 2014, the total number of acupuncture randomised controlled trial (RCT) has increased dramatically and accounted for 20.3% of all acupuncture studies 5.…”

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Factors Associated with the Magnitude Of acUpuncture treatment effectS (FAMOUS): a meta-epidemiological study of acupuncture randomised controlled trials

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ObjectiveTo identify factors and assess to what extent they impact the magnitude of the treatment effect of acupuncture therapies across therapeutic areas.Data sourceMedline, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, VIP Database, and China Biology Medicine disc, between 2015 and 2019.Study selectionThe inclusion criteria were trials with a total number of randomised patients larger than 100, at least one patient-important outcome and one of two sets of comparisons.Data analysisThe potential independent variables were identified by reviewing relevant literature and consulting with experts. We conducted meta-regression analyses with standardised mean difference (SMD) as effect estimate for the dependent variable. The analyses included univariable meta-regression and multivariable meta-regression using a three-level robust mixed model.Results1304 effect estimates from 584 acupuncture randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were analysed. The multivariable analyses contained 15 independent variables . In the multivariable analysis, the following produced larger treatment effects of large magnitude (>0.4): quality of life (difference of adjusted SMDs 0.51, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.77), or pain (0.48, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.69), or function (0.41, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.61) vs major events. The following produced larger treatment effects of moderate magnitude (0.2–0.4): single-centred vs multicentred RCTs (0.38, 95% CI 0.10 to 0.66); penetration acupuncture vs non-penetration types of acupuncture (0.34, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.53); non-pain symptoms vs major events (0.32, 95% CI 0.12 to 0.52). The following produced larger treatment effects of small magnitude (<0.2): high vs low frequency treatment sessions (0.19, 95% CI 0.03 to 0.35); pain vs non-pain symptoms (0.16, 95% CI 0.04 to 0.27); unreported vs reported funding (0.12, 95% CI 0 to 0.25).ConclusionPatients, clinicians and policy-makers should consider penetrating over non-penetrating acupuncture and more frequent treatment sessions when feasible and acceptable. When designing future acupuncture RCTs, trialists should consider factors that impact acupuncture treatment effects.

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“…In recent years, the world was surprised by the discovery of a Chinese herb that could treat malaria, [ 21 , 22 ] and acupuncture is now prevalent in the western world. [ 23 ] More and more TCM research papers are appearing in international journals. In contrast, a systemic review article stated that there were few western clinical practice guidelines in China recommending TCM, especially Chinese herb medicine, as a part of their clinical practice.…”

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The element of family medicine in the mega journal of the family medicine specialty

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Background: With the evolving specialization of modern medicine, family medicine (FM), also known as general practice, is relatively late in being recognized as a formal specialty in most countries of the world. Because many non-FM specialists were recruited into the new specialty in the early stages of FM specialization, the contents of FM specialty journals might, to an extent, reflect the development of the FM specialization. Methods: In this study, the voluminous journal, Chinese General Practice , which is regarded as the most representative specialty journal, was chosen and analyzed to illustrate the current situation of FM in China. A total of 878 articles, relating to the journal, Chinese General Practice in 2018, were retrieved from the publisher's web site and the original articles were categorized into FM- and non-FM- related articles by 3 board-certified FM doctors. Furthermore, the first authors, as well as the institutions and regions where the first authors worked, and their related specialties, were also analyzed. Results: Of the 634 original articles, 252 (39.7%) articles were FM related. Only 41 FM-related articles were written by authors working at FM departments: 3 at community health service centers, 29 at hospitals, and 9 at universities. Of the 382 non-FM related articles, 159 articles dealt with the topic of internal medicine, followed by traditional Chinese medicine (36), obstetrics and gynecology (28), neurology (27), pediatrics (27), and surgery (21). Conclusion: In conclusion, FM publications in China in the study year, as exemplified by Chinese General Practice, were mostly contributed by non-FM authors dealing with non-FM topics. A transition to more FM-oriented development might be anticipated in the near future.

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Bibliometric Analysis of Acupuncture Research Fronts and Their Worldwide Distribution Over Three Decades

Abstract: Background: Considerable research has been conducted on acupuncture worldwide. This study chronologically

Cited by 8 publications

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Evaluating Strength of Evidence of Pediatric Otolaryngology Research Literature: A 20‐Year Review

Evaluating Strength of Evidence of Pediatric Otolaryngology Research Literature: A 20‐Year Review

Factors Associated with the Magnitude Of acUpuncture treatment effectS (FAMOUS): a meta-epidemiological study of acupuncture randomised controlled trials

The element of family medicine in the mega journal of the family medicine specialty

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