Objective: To compare the diversities in the literature characteristics of animal experiments with acupuncture and moxibustion (acu-moxibustion) published in both Chinese and English, so as to summarize the similarities and differences in the reporting content for the animal experiment research with acu-moxibustion in the journals at home and abroad.
Methods: The articles of animal experiments with acu-moxibustion published from 2016 to 2018 were searched from CNKI, Wanfang, SinoMed, PubMed and Web of Science databases. The articles were screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the database was established by importing the essential information, e.g. title, author, journal, impact factor, country, year of publication, citation frequency, funding, disease type, as well as the number of observation indicators and charts. The diversity was initially summarized among this type of articles between China and foreign countries.
Results: A total of 7 515 articles of animal experiments with acu-moxibustion were retrieved and 2 458 articles were eligible in compliance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of them, there were 1 827 articles in Chinese and 631 in English. (1) Among those of Chinese-version, 169 articles (9.25%) were published in Acupuncture Research, listed the first of the article publications. Regarding the impact factor of published journal, Acupuncture Research was ranked the highest (3.187). For those published in English, 78 articles (12.36%) were published in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, listed the top of the article publications. Gastroenterology occupied the highest in terms of the impact factor (17.373) of published journal. (2) The first authors of Chinese-version articles were all from China, distributing in 461 institutions; of which, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine occupied the top for article publications (142 articles, 7.77%). For the English articles, 16 countries were involved regarding the first authors, and the most of them were from China (523 articles, 82.88%), followed by South Korea, Brazil, the United States and Japan. (3) The frequency of citations of Chinese articles was 7.50, which was significantly higher than that of English ones (4.61). (4) The funding supported Chinese and English articles were 1 680 (91.95%) and 569 (90.17%) respectively. (5) In the aspects of disease name and animal model, 135 and 220 diseases were included in Chinese and English articles respectively. The common top 10 diseases referred to 8 categories, i.e. stroke-related diseases, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, depression, diabetes, spinal cord injury, hypertension and obesity. (6) In terms of the number of indicators, the maximum number was 6 for Chinese-version articles, averagely 2.46, while, it was 12 for English-version ones, 4.02 in average. (7) Among the articles of Chinese-version, the maximum number of charts was 17, and 1 028 articles had 2 to 4 charts, accounting the largest proportion (56.27%). Among those of English-version, the top number of charts was 27, and 347 articles had 4 to 6 charts, occupying the largest proportion (54.99%).
Conclusion: The number of Chinese-version articles for acu-moxibustion experiment research is much higher than that of the English ones, the authorship is led by Chinese and most of the researches are supported by funds. There is less difference in the disease types between Chinese and English articles, but the frequency citation of Chinese articles is obviously higher than that of English ones; while, the numbers of observation indicators and charts in English articles are much more than those of Chinese ones. It is suggested that the great attention has been drawn on the acu-moxibustion experiment researches published in Chinese journals, and the reports of the researches are more complete in English journals.
目的：比较中英文针灸动物实验论文文献特征的差异，总结国内外期刊针灸动物实验研究报告内容构成的异同。方法：计算机检索中国学术期刊全文数据库、万方医药期刊数据库、中国生物医学文献数据库、PubMed数据库、Web of Science数据库中2016年至2018年发表的针灸动物实验文献，根据纳入、排除标准筛选，建立数据库，提取文献题目、作者、刊载期刊、影响因子、作者国家、出版年份、引用频次、基金资助情况、疾病种类、观察指标数量、图表数量等要素信息，初步总结国内外此类文献的差异。结果：共检索到针灸动物实验文献7 515篇，按照纳入、排除标准最终纳入符合研究要求的文献共2 458篇，其中中文文献1 827篇，英文文献631篇。(1)中文文献中《针刺研究》发文量最多，共169篇，占9.25%；刊载期刊影响因子最高的是《针刺研究》,为3.187。英文文献中Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine发文量最多，共78篇，占12.36%；刊载期刊影响因子最高的是Gastroenterology，为17.373。(2)中文文献第一作者所属国家全部为中国，所属机构中北京中医药大学发文最多，共142篇，占7.77%。英文文献第一作者共涉及16个国家，中国最多，为523篇，占82.88%，其次是韩国、巴西、美国、日本。(3)中文文献篇均被引频次为7.50次，明显高于英文文献篇均被引频次（4.61次）。(4)受基金资助的中、英文文献分别为1 680篇(91.95%)、569篇(90.17%)。(5)从疾病名称及动物模型来看，中、英文文献分别涉及135、220种疾病，前10位的病种中有8种相同，分别是中风相关病症、关节炎、阿尔茨海默病、抑郁症、糖尿病、脊髓损伤、高血压、肥胖。(6)从观察指标项数上来看，中文文献最多为6项，篇均指标数量为2.46；英文文献最多为12项，篇均指标数量为4.02。(7)中文文献图表数量最多的为17个，占比最大的是2—4个，合计1 028篇，共占56.27%；英文文献图表数量最多的为27个，占比最大的是4—6个，合计347篇，占54.99%。结论：针灸动物实验研究方面的中文文献发表数量远多于英文文献，主要作者群体均来自中国，大多数研究有基金资助，中英文文献涉及的病种差异不大，但中文文献篇均被引频次明显高于英文，英文文献的观察指标项数及图表数量明显多于中文文献，表明发表在中文期刊的针灸实验研究受到更多的关注，而发表在英文期刊的针灸实验研究内容更完整深入。.
Keywords: Acupuncture and moxibustion; Animal experiment; Bibliometrics.