Research on Herbal Therapies for Osteoarthritis in 2004-2022: A Web of Science-Based Cross-Sectional Bibliometric Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The extent, range, and nature of available research in the field of herbal therapies for osteoarthritis (OA) have not been systematically analyzed. This study aimed to map the literature available on herbal therapies for OA and identify global hotspots and trends in this field.

Methods

Studies on herbal therapies for OA published between 2004 and 2022 were searched from the Web of Science Core Collection. Microsoft Excel, SPSS Statistics, and CiteSpace software were used to analyze and visualize the quantity and citations of publications, and the research hotspots and trends in research on herbal therapies for OA.

Results

A total of 1649 publications mainly from 76 countries/regions and 270 institutions were included in this study. From 2004 to 2022, there i

SUBMITTER: Song W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9356781 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature