Trends in global acupuncture publications: An analysis of the Web of Science database from 1988 to 2015

Conclusion Publications associated with acupuncture increased rapidly from 1988 to 2015. The different applications of acupuncture were extensive in multiple fields of medicine. It is important to maintain and even nourish a certain quantity and quality of published acupuncture papers, which can play an important role in developing a medical discipline for acupuncture.
Source: Journal of the Chinese Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research