Bibliometric Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine Research on Heart Failure in the 21st Century Based on the WOS Database

Abstract

Introduction ： Heart Failure (HF) is a key area of research in human medicine, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an important branch of this field. This study aims to to use bibliometric methods to sort out the trajectory of TCM on HF in this century (2000-2022) from a high dimension, analyze its characteristics, hotspots and frontiers. Methods: In this study, the search formula "TS=(("traditional Chinese medicine") OR ("Chinese medicine")) AND TS=("heart failure")" was used to find relevant literature included in the Web of Science core collection from 2000-2022. Targeted literature records were analyzed and mapped using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. Results: The authors and collaborators of this study are still in the formation process, but several well-known scholars have been formed: YONG WANG, WEI WANG, etc. The main research institutions in this research area are Beijing Univ Chinese Med, China Acad Chinese Med Sc, etc. The main country of study is China. Current research hotspots and frontiers: oxidative stress, myocardial infarction, tanshinone IIA, myocardial ischemia, network pharmacology, etc. Influential journals that publish papers in this field: Journal of ethnopharmacology, Scientific reports, Biomedicine &Pharmacotherapy, etc. The top 3 co-cited journals are Circulation, J ethnopharmacol, J am coll cardiol. Conclusions: We analyzed valuable details in TCM research on HF in the 21st century, which may help researchers identify potential collaborators and partner institutions, hot spots, and frontiers in the field.

Keywords: raditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Heart Failure (HF), Bibliometrics, knowledge mapping, visual analysis, Systematic Review