Visualization analysis of knowledge mapping of Hua Tuo's academic research based on CiteSpace
Objective To analyze the research process and current situation of Hua Tuo's academic thought by using CiteSpace.Methods The literature records related to Hua Tuo's academic thought research from the establishment of the database to October 2022 collected by CNKI were taken as the research object,and the CiteSpace software was used to draw the cooperative network maps of authors and research institutions respectively;with keywords as nodes,the co-occurrence analysis,cluster analysis and time line map analysis were carried out on keywords,and the maps were drawn and interpreted.Results According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria,907 related literatures were finally included.A total of 885 authors were involved in the author collaboration network analysis,and the main representatives of the re-search team were Sun Guang-rong,Wang Zong-dian,Zhou Ya-dong and Liu Fang-ming.The research institutions with high output of papers were Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Beijing University of traditional Chinese Medicine.The study of Hua tuo's academic thought in China had always focused on Hua tuos Jiaji acupoints,the clinical application of acupuncture,Hua tuo's medical a-chievements and Wuqinxi.In recent years,acupuncture at Jiaji points for the treatment of postural balance disorders and health preservation of traditional Chinese medicine in Wuqinxi were the hotspot of research.Conclusion Based on the anal-ysis of CiteSpace knowledge mapping,the research on Hua Tuo s academic thought started early but developed slowly.There is less cooperation and communication among institutions,more clinical research and relatively lack of basic research.The future research focus may be the treatment of body balance disorder by acupuncture at Jiaji points and the preventive treatment of disease by Wuqinxi.