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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Sleep Disorders
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1338455
This article is part of the Research Topic Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Sleep Disorders: From Bench to Bedside View all 9 articles

Current perspectives and trends in acupuncture for sleep disorders: a bibliometric analysis

Provisionally accepted
Yi Huang Yi Huang 1,2Kelin He Kelin He 2,3Xihan Ying Xihan Ying 2Rong Hu Rong Hu 2Yi Chen Yi Chen 2Lei Wu Lei Wu 2,3Bowen Chen Bowen Chen 2Jieqi Zhang Jieqi Zhang 2Kai Zhang Kai Zhang 2RUIJIE MA RUIJIE MA 2,3*
  • 1 Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
  • 2 Department of Neurobiology and Acupuncture Research, The Third Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 3 Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

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    Background: Limitations of conventional treatment methods for sleep disorders have driven the use and development of complementary and alternative therapies such as acupuncture. However, despite the surge in related studies, there is still a lack of visual analysis and detailed elaboration regarding the current status, international collaborations, and research hotspots of acupuncture for sleep disorders. Methods: We conducted a bibliometric analysis of publications on acupuncture for sleep disorders using the Web of Science Core Collection database from 2004 to 2023. We utilized the R package "bibliometrix" to count publications and citations, VOSviewer to create an inter-institutional referencing network, and CiteSpace to identify references and keywords with the highest citation bursts. Additionally, we employed a bibliometric online analysis platform designed for analyzing national partnerships. Results: A total of 432 pertinent papers were retrieved, with China being the most prolific contributor, accounting for 61.6% of the publications, followed by the United States and South Korea. Despite China's high output, its average article citation rate and proportion of international collaborations were notably lower than those of the United States. Key research institutions such as the

    Keywords: Acupuncture, Sleep Disorders, Bibliometrics, visualization, insomnia, Electroacupuncture

    Received: 14 Nov 2023; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Huang, He, Ying, Hu, Chen, Wu, Chen, Zhang, Zhang and MA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: RUIJIE MA, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, 310053, Zhejiang Province, China

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