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Bing Chen,1,* Di Liu,2,* Tao Li,1 Lijiang Zheng,1 Ling Lan,1 Niu Yang,1 Yinlan Huang1,3 1Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Traditional Chinese Medicine Orthopedics and Traumatology Department, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Ningxia Ethnomedicine Modernization, Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yinlan Huang, Ningxia Medical University, No. 1160, Shengli Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18209506917, Email lzdbe@163.comPurpose: We here explored the research status, research hotspots, and development trend of acupuncture against inflammation from both quantitative and qualitative aspects through bibliometrics.Methods: We used CiteSpace and VOSviewer to analyze the literature about acupuncture against inflammation from 2011 to 2021 in the Web of Science Core Collection database by using a visual knowledge map.Results: In total, 1479 articles were included, and the number of articles published each year exhibited an upward trend. The largest number of articles were published in China (661), followed by the United States (287) and South Korea (164). The most productive institution is Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (72), while the most influential institution is the Capital Medical University (0.28). Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (131) is the journal that published most articles on the topic. Lin Yiwen is the most prolific author, and Borovikova L is the most influential co-cited author. The keywords that have burst in the last 2 years are inflammation and activation. The keywords with the highest frequency of use are electroacupuncture (EA), inflammation, and expression.Conclusion: The number of publications on acupuncture for anti-inflammation researc

Di Liu,1 Bing Chen,1 Tao Li,1 Lijiang Zheng,1 Jialu Li,2 Weiyan Du,1 Minglei Wang,3 Yinlan Huang1 1Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 2People’s Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yinlan Huang, Ningxia Medical University, No. 1160, Shengli Street, Xingqing District, Yinchuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18209506917, Email lzdbe@163.comPurpose: In this study, we aimed to systematically determine the trend, research hotspots, and directions of the future development of acupuncture for neuropathic pain (NP) by bibliometric analysis.Methods: Based on the relevant literature on acupuncture for NP in the databases of Web of Science from January 2002 to December 2021, Citespace software and VOSviewer were used to determine the use of acupuncture for the treatment of NP. The annual publications, countries, authors, research institutions, keywords, co-cited references, and journals were analyzed to explore the research hotspot and development trends in this field.Results: A total of 1462 records of acupuncture for NP from 2002 to 2021 were obtained. Chingliang Hsieh (20) is the most effective author and Han JS (585 co-citations) is the most influential author. The most productive institutions and countries are Kyung Hee UNIV (88) and China, respectively (480). UNIV Maryland of the USA has the highest centrality (0.12). Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (89) is the most prolific journal, and Pain is the most influential journal (4200 co-citations). Ji-sheng Han (2003) is the most frequently cited article (158 co-citations). Electroacupuncture, bee-venom acupuncture, and percutaneous electrical stimulation are the most commonly studied acupuncture types. The analgesic mechanism of acupuncture and acupuncture-neuroimaging was a research hotsp