Weimei Yang1, Xinying Hao2, Jia Qu1, Lan Wang1, Meng Zhang1, Yun Jiang1, Yu Liu3. 1. Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, PR China. 2. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, PR China. 3. Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, PR China. Electronic address: HUST512@sohu.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: and purpose: Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM) has been greatly used in cancer patients. This research aimed to explore the research priorities of CAM for cancer patient's treatment. METHODS: Web of Science(WoS), HistCite, BibExcel, GunnMap and VOSviewer were used to extract and visualize information. RESULTS: 2768 articles published in 789 journals were indexed in the WoS from 1989 to 2018. The USA(n = 1009) and Technion-Israel Institute Technology(n = 58) were the most prolific country and institution, respectively. Keywords co-occurrence analysis indicated that the research hotspots around the world formed five clusters, so did the author co-citation analysis. The research priorities of the top-five countries, the top-three prolific authors and the co-citation core authors were also discussed, which reveals the differences and similarities among them. CONCLUSION: This study delineates a framework for better understanding the situational use of CAM in cancer patients, which could help health care workers to prioritize and organize future research.
BACKGROUND: and purpose: Complementary and Alternative Medicine(CAM) has been greatly used in cancerpatients. This research aimed to explore the research priorities of CAM for cancerpatient's treatment. METHODS: Web of Science(WoS), HistCite, BibExcel, GunnMap and VOSviewer were used to extract and visualize information. RESULTS: 2768 articles published in 789 journals were indexed in the WoS from 1989 to 2018. The USA(n = 1009) and Technion-Israel Institute Technology(n = 58) were the most prolific country and institution, respectively. Keywords co-occurrence analysis indicated that the research hotspots around the world formed five clusters, so did the author co-citation analysis. The research priorities of the top-five countries, the top-three prolific authors and the co-citation core authors were also discussed, which reveals the differences and similarities among them. CONCLUSION: This study delineates a framework for better understanding the situational use of CAM in cancerpatients, which could help health care workers to prioritize and organize future research.