Research On Focuses And Cooperating Teams Of International Acupuncture Based On SCIE

In this paper, the Acupuncture scientific papers from SCIE in the2001-2010decade are analyzed. Countries, organizations, first author, author, cited author, research subject are analyzed from the aspect of publication amount, auto correlation, cross correlation, co-occurrence and frequency by using TDA developed by Thomson Reuters, to identify implicit regularity information in Acupuncture scientific papers. Meanwhile apply the social network visualization analysis software CiteSpace developed by Professor Chen Chaomei, University of Drexel to analyze the data. Academic leaders are identified, and validated by experts. The analysis found that United States both in the volume or influence of the papers occupies an absolute advantage; the reason is the basic strength of acupuncture research and acupuncture research study started earlier.China, South Korea, showed the rapid growth in the volume of papers, they played an important role in the field of international acupuncture research. The attendant is in their favor international cooperation.1. BackgroundChinese Medical scientific paper analysis from the information characteristics is divided into external information, internal information and internal and external intersection information analysis. From the research perspective, sub-divided into regional analysis, subject analysis, institutional analysis. Most of the literature analysis using analytical methods, generally they are comparative analysis, percentage analysis, frequency analysis. Some analysis involves general theorems of bibliometrics, Classic bibliometric Analysis, such as Price’s law, Bradford’s law and the H index theorem. Some scholars applied data mining methods analyzed directly literature content to identify the disciplines within the law, such as extracting expertise, the law of Prescription. These Literature analyses often only embrace general information or a point within a subject of the literature. This makes the readers have few opportunities to obtain intuitive and useful information from the literature. It causes preparatory work for scientific research-literature queries and read a great obstacles, a waste of human and material resources and time.2. PurposeThis study intends to carry out bibliometric analysis for acupuncture scientific papers from SCIE (2001-2010), Summary acupuncture research hotspots, trends, and ultimately achieve①In order to provide reference for leadership decision-making;②to explore trends and research focus in the field of acupuncture to provide researchers direction information;③to prompt directions and ways of international cooperation.3. ContentsIn this paper, the Acupuncture scientific papers from SCIE in the2001-2010decade are analyzed by using Modern bibliometrics and social network analysis methods. Implicit regularity information in Acupuncture scientific papers was identified. The development trend and laws of the Acupuncture scientific papers were summarized. Reveal the knowledge that cannot be obtained by reading the literature directly. Insight into the development of acupuncture research trends, Identify the strengths and weaknesses, so as to provide a reference to decision makers.4. Data analysis and resultIn this study, frequency analysis, comparison, co-occurrence analysis, autocorrelation analysis, cross-correlation analysis and experts consulting methods are used, with help of Lotka Law, co-citation analysis theory, vocabulary burst theory, the relationship of research fronts and intellectual bases theory to analyze the data of acupuncture scientific papers. Identify cooperative team, research fronts and research focus knowledge implied in Acupuncture scientific papers. At the same time the laws of acupuncture output of scientific papers were generalized and acupuncture Scientific Papers trends were explored.4.1TDA analysis4.1.1Overall analysis of acupuncture scientific papersOverall analysis of acupuncture scientific papers was carried out. The number of bibliographic entries, Coverage of the information in the database was analyzed, such as the authors, first authors, cited authors, countries, document type and language. Acupuncture scientific papers were grasped as a whole.4.1.2Countries or regions’acupuncture scientific papers analysisThe percentage of the papers of the top20countries in the decade was calculated, as well as the direction of each country’s research focuses. The volume of seven countries from the20has been raising steadily, The US volume is the largest and far ahead of other countries, China and South Korea, the momentum of development is worth of concern. Their volume trends show rapid growth. If they maintain this growth, they will surpass the United States in a few years. Consider China and South Korea in recent years, from a national perspective, starting to focus on acupuncture and traditional medicine research and investment. From the research direction point of view, the US-centric group of developed countries represents the main direction of international acupuncture research. Complementary and Alternative Medicine, auto hemotherapy and pain research are their main research field. China is quite different and far away from international acupuncture research group. In addition to acupuncture, electro-acupuncture, experimental study (rat), brain ischemia, and other aspects are focused. Japan has more moxibustion research. Taiwan has more acupressure, nursing articles. This indicates that China in the direction of the study failed to internationalize. The reason may be caused by differences in the basic theory of the research between China and Western countries, i.e. China has more in-depth theoretical and clinical studies of acupuncture, while major international research focuses on modern acupuncture. And the lack of international cooperation, differences in research methods, content are the reason too.4.1.3Analysis of institutionsUniversities and institutions in South Korea doing acupuncture research are relatively few. Kyung Hee University has the highest volume. The United States has many different types of institutions doing acupuncture research. Nearly20institutions are in the United States. Institutions of other countries and regions are relatively fixed, concerning research strength, compared with the United States there are not many institutions. Such as China, Basically distribution in the economy is relatively developed regions, Fudan University in Shanghai, China Medical University in Taiwan, Peking University, Beijing and Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. These areas mainly because of the funding and the level of well educated people gathered are higher compared to other parts of the country. Then the output is correspondingly higher.Co-occurrence analysis method was used to find the similarity in the direction of research; the largest team is the team of the United States as a link to connect the European and Asian teams, which laid the US the center position of the world acupuncture scientific research. Institutions in China (Fudan University, Peking University) are far away from the main acupuncture research group. The directions of research are very different from others even in China. The reason behind this is the current forms, methods and content of research is working behind closed doors. On one hand, As the birthplace of acupuncture China has its unique. On the other hand, Acupuncture research in China has little exchange with the outside world (including domestic and foreign), so the cooperation opportunities are relatively few.Autocorrelation analysis was carried out on institutional analysis. in the real life cooperative relationships were Found among institutions. Overall, there are5-7large cooperative teams, roughly divided into cooperation team in Europe, the U.S. team cooperation, cooperation team of Chinese and South Korean cooperation team. More frequent cooperation between the United States and Europe is discovered. South Korea has some intersection with them. But China’s cooperation with foreign institutions (international cooperation) is relatively small. It also verified the conclusions of the above research direction of research institutions. Because Chinese acupuncture research institutions’ research content and direction are different from others’, institutions from China and other countries have relatively small cooperation.4.1.4Author analysisTop30of the first authors’ publication nationality, there are14from the United States,12from Britain,10from Germany,7from China. A large proportion of these countries are at the highest echelon. There are10first authors in the top30. We can see, the first authors from South Korea are gradually moving up to the top group.Co-operation is the main form of scientific research. Many authors showed up together in a series of papers published. These authors reveal various social relations behind the research team. These intricate relations constitute the research team in real life. South Korea has two groups, which means South Korea in the cooperative nature of acupuncture research team is very strong. Other countries such as China and Japan have less of cooperation team. For example, Academician Han Jisheng of almost has no cooperative relationship in the top50. This shows that less cooperation among the Chinese experts with strong influence in the world within acupuncture research. They are in their own research circle and lack of communication with other domestic and international acupuncture experts. This takes into account on one hand, research direction in our study is different from other countries. On the other hand, consider that possible because of the geographical and linguistic barriers. Although has big overall volume of documentation, China has rarely very influential researchers worldwide from the SCIE perspective.Cross-Correlation analysis were carried out for author based on Research directions, Aspects of validity, pain, cost-effective, experimental research on acupuncture were found in European and American research. South Korea focuses acupuncture research reviews system, randomized controlled trials, Meta analysis etc. Relatively speaking, most of them are modern statistical methods research team, a small part of the teams focuses the effect produced by acupuncture. Such as weight losing acupuncture to control obesity and acupuncture biochemical effects. If Chinese researchers want to get into this international research team and gradually take the lead, Must refer to the direction of the other countries, research and cooperation with their own advantages.4.1.5Cited authors analysisCross-Correlation analysis was carried out for cited author based on authors. The United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and other Western countries have more opportunities to be cited at the same time, which laid a large scientific network on acupuncture research. Co-cited authors from China are often Chinese speaking authors or who can read Chinese. This may be because the authors understand the consequences of China’s research easily.4.1.6Periodicals analysisAfter analyzing the journals published acupuncture scientific papers,Acupuncture as a scientific research direction of the overall trend in the journal found that is steadily rising, Acupuncture scientific papers were mainly published in Complementary and Alternative journals. Journals only on acupuncture are rare. Which means acupuncture is often considered part of Complementary and Alternative Medicine internationally. Together with other complementary and alternative medicine, acupuncture papers were published in complementary and alternative medicine journals.4.1.7Fund analysisFrom the country and the Fund co-occurrence analysis, Found that the United States, China, funded the widest range. Fund of the United States, the National Center for Complementary alternative medical center have the most projects. In subsidy funds in China, the National Natural Science Foundation-funded project is the most. South Korea has many funding projects. British also have many types of Subsidy Fund, but not large published articles. Germany barely has funded projects, but have larger published articles. And their influence is strong, which shows that the effect of the input-output in Germany is significant. Other countries and regions including Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Australia and Sweden have almost the same kinds of fund invested, and papers difference is insignificant in proportion.China and South Korea’s funds were begun in the last decade. In2010, they showed a trend of rapid growth. Germany started acupuncture research earlier, application of modern medical research in the study and the extent of regulation is relatively mature in modern acupuncture, although in recent years invested less than other countries, but the long accumulation brought high influence of acupuncture research. Large continuing research investment of U.S., coupled with the most advanced and modern medical research equipment, methods, which input energy into Acupuncture research and maintained a stable influence. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, especially after the SARS, China increased investment in the research of Chinese medicine; an objective scientific research output can be seen. Investment in scientific research in South Korea in recent years has also brought great achievements. With the increasing emphasis worldwide on Complementary and Alternative Medicine, acupuncture research will be more extensively, deeply carried out.4.2CiteSpace analysis4.2.1Integrative Complementary MedicineCiteSpace analysis for acupuncture Papers was carried out. The burst cited papers were found, analyzed and summarized based on the cited burst theory.20international experts in acupuncture research were found. After experts’advice verified, the articles found are indeed the research front in the same period, which are the turning points in the academic field. With citations burst theory applies to the finding of research fronts and the authors. These experts were all complementary and alternative medicine, or acupuncture cost-effective and validation experts. From today’s point of view, these research areas are the field of international acupuncture research direction now.5SummariesAcupuncture scientific papers SCIE decade analysis, it is not difficult to find either from disciplinary research direction or cooperative team, international acupuncture research is mainly based on the United States leading international acupuncture research group in the world of SCIE (or English world), Jointly with countries from Europe like Germany, the United Kingdom. Some other developed countries in Europe and Australia have varying degrees of participation. Countries and regions in Asia such as South Korea and Taiwan have relatively frequent exchanges with the largest acupuncture study international team. In particular, South Korea in acupuncture research direction and co-team should not be overlooked. From the research direction of international cooperation aspect, a big gap between China and the international mainstream, especially in the cooperation was not as good as South Korea, even the domestic cooperation is not enough.