Bibliometric Analysis of the Therapeutic Effect of Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma on Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on CiteSpace
Objective To analyze the trend and progress of the research on Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis(RA)and thus provide a reference for clinical practice.Methods China National Knowl-edge Infrastructure(CNKI)was searched for the articles about the treatment of RA with Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma with the time interval from January 1,2002 to December 31,2021.CiteSpace 6.1.R3 was used to visualize the annual number of articles,journal distribution,research status,research hotspots,and development trends in this field in the past 20 years.The knowledge map of Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma in the treatment of RA was established.Results A total of 1 252 arti-cles were included,and the annual number of articles was rising.The studies were mainly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,primarily involving traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese materia medica.Six keywords showed the co-occurrence centrality higher than 0.1,being Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma,RA,methotrexate,Chinese ma-teria medica,and rat.The cluster analysis of keywords showed 11 clusters and 17 bursts.Conclusion The articles about Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma in the treatment of RA was on the rise,and the research hotspots in this field were mainly di-agnostic methods and clinical efficacy.Reviewing the research hotspots and trends of treating RA with Tripterygii Radix et Rhizoma based on CiteSpace can provide clues for the clinical practice and help to improve the clinical efficacy of this drug.
Tripterygii Radix et RhizomaRheumatoid ArthritisBibliometric AnalysisCiteSpace