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

ABSTRACT:

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 cit

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11554521 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature