Current Status of Research on Tuina for Analgesia: A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis

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Figure 1 Annual scientific production in the field of tuina for analgesia.

Table 1 Top 5 Countries/Regions Performed Research on Tuina for Analgesia

Rank	Counts	Year	Institution	% of 621
1	13	2015	Shanghai Univ Tradit Chinese Med	2.093
2	7	2015	Beijing Univ Chinese Med	1.127
3	6	2004	McMaster Univ	0.966
4	4	2009	Charite	0.644
5	4	2005	Univ Penn	0.644

Figure 2 Map of active countries/regions on tuina treatment research for analgesia.

Table 2 Top 5 Institutions Performed Research on Tuina for Analgesia

Rank	Counts	Centrality	Country/Region	% of 621
1	173	0.35	USA	27.858
2	101	0.01	Peoples R China	16.264
3	43	0.2	Canada	6.924
4	39	0.27	England	6.28
5	30	0.18	Italy	4.831

Figure 3 Map of active institutions on tuina treatment research for analgesia.

Table 3 Top 10 Relevant Journals and Co-Cited Journals on Tuina for Analgesia Research

Rank	Journal	Counts	IF*	Rank	Co-Cited Journal	Frequency	Centrality
1	Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews	22	12.008	1	Pain	306	0.02
2	Evidence Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine	17	2.65	2	Cochrane Db Syst Rev	203	0.01
3	Journal Of Manipulative And Physiological Therapeutics	17	1.23	3	Jama-J Am Med Assoc	168	0.05
4	Medicine	13	1.81	4	BMJ-Brit Med J	162	0.15
5	Complementary Therapies In Medicine	10	3.33	5	Lancet	156	0.12
6	Complementary Therapies In Clinical Practice	9	3.57	6	Spine	148	0.02
7	Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine	9	2.38	7	Ann Intern Med	142	0.06
8	Manual Therapy	9	0	8	J Altern Complem Med	133	0.04
9	Pain Medicine	8	3.63	9	Clin J Pain	130	0.05
10	European Journal Of Pain	7	3.65	10	J Pain	127	0.02

Note: *IF in category according to Journal Citation Reports (2022).

Figure 4 Map of active journals producing publications about tuina treatment research for analgesia.

Figure 5 Map of co-cited journals producing publications about tuina treatment research for analgesia.

Table 4 Top 10 Authors Who Performed Research on Tuina for Analgesia

Rank	Author	Counts	Year*
1	Assendelft, WJJ	4	2001
2	Chopra, Pradeep	2	2012
3	Allais, Gianni	2	2009
4	Koes, Bart W	2	2013
5	Essers, AHM	2	1992
6	Bouter, LM	2	1992
7	Manheimer, Eric	2	2009
8	Adami, S	2	2006
9	Wang, Wei	2	2022
10	Goldsmith, Charlie	2	2007

Note: *The year refers to the time when the author first published the article in question.

Figure 6 Map of authors who study tuina treatment for analgesia.

Table 5 Top 10 Co-Cited Authors Who Performed Research on Tuina for Analgesia

Rank	Co-Cited Author	Frequency	Centrality	Year*
1	Melzack R	54	0.29	2002
2	Ernst E	52	0.19	2003
3	Furlan AD	37	0.23	2007
4	Field T	37	0.1	2002
5	Chou R	34	0.31	2008
6	Higgins JPT	23	0.13	2012
7	Cherkin DC	22	0.14	2003
8	Moher D	22	0.1	2019
9	Bialosky JE	16	0.07	2015
10	Dworkin RH	16	0.05	2011

Note: *The year refers to the time when the author first published the article in question.

Figure 7 Map of co-cited authors who study tuina treatment for analgesia.

Table 6 Top 10 Co-Occurrence Keywords Related to Tuina for Analgesia Research

Rank	Keywords	Frequency	Centrality
1	Management	109	0.13
2	Therapy	71	0.15
3	Pain	69	0.14
4	Low Back Pain	65	0.14
5	Massage	65	0.14
6	Manual Therapy	61	0.08
7	Randomized Controlled Trial	57	0.14
8	Acupuncture	47	0.19
9	Double Blind	43	0.15
10	Prevalence	43	0.09

Figure 8 Map of co-occurrence keywords from publications about tuina treatment for analgesia.

Figure 9 Keywords density map of tuina treatment for analgesia.

Table 7 Top 10 Co-Cited References Related to Tuina for Analgesia

Rank	Title^Citation12–21	Counts	Representative Author	Publication Year	IF*	Style
1	Pain Mechanisms - A New Theory^Citation12	29	Melzack, R.	1965	63.832	Review
2	The Mechanisms Of Manual Therapy In The Treatment Of Musculoskeletal Pain: A Comprehensive Model^Citation13	16	Bialosky, Joel E.	2009	2.622	Review
3	Randomized Trial Comparing Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncture, Therapeutic Massage, And Self-Care Education For Chronic Low Back Pain^Citation14	16	Cherkin, Dc	2001	17.333	Rct
4	Diagnosis And Treatment Of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline From The American College Of Physicians And The American Pain Society^Citation15	16	Chou, Roger	2007	51.598	Review
5	Trends In Alternative Medicine Use In The United States, 1990-1997 - Results Of a Follow-Up National Survey^Citation16	16	Eisenberg, Dm	1998	157.37	Review
6	Labor Pain Is Reduced By Massage Therapy^Citation17	14	Field, T	1997	3.228	Rct
7	Assessing The Quality Of Reports Of Randomized Clinical Trials: Is Blinding Necessary?^Citation18	17	Jadad, Ar	1996	4.025	Review
8	A Meta-Analysis Of Massage Therapy Research^Citation19	15	Moyer, Ca	2004	23.027	Meta
9	A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Aromatherapy Massage In a Hospice Setting^Citation20	14	Soden, K	2004	5.713	Rct
10	Measuring Inconsistency In Meta-Analyses^Citation21	14	Higgins, Jpt	2003	96.216	Review

Note: *IF in category according to Journal Citation Reports (2022).

Figure 10 Top 10 keywords with the strongest citation bursts.

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