Bibliometric analysis reveals acupuncture's growing impact on asthma treatment, indicating a rise in international collaboration.
An analysis of 247 publications from 1,201 researchers across 909 institutions in 41 countries was conducted, prominently featuring work from China Medical University Taiwan and the University of California Los Angeles. China led with 83 articles, followed by the USA and Germany. Notable authors included Benno Brinkhaus and Wei Ying. Influential journals such as the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Acupuncture in Medicine highlighted their pivotal roles in clinical acupuncture research. The journal Allergy attained the highest citation impact. The predominant keywords were 'asthma,' 'acupuncture,' and 'prevalence,' reflecting the increasing studies on acupuncture's mechanisms and its integration with conventional treatments.
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