Research Article

Analysis of the Most-Cited Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis in Acupuncture Research

Table 6

Journals in which the 100 most-cited studies were published.

JournalAbbreviated nameArticles included in top 100 citedTotal citationsAverage citation/articleImpact factor (2021)

Archives of Internal MedicineArch. Intern. Med.2736368NA
Annals of Internal MedicineAnn. Intern. Med.366122021.316
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationArch. Phys. Med. Rehabil.23321663.097
Anesthesia and AnalgesiaAnesth. Analg.11871874.307
Arthritis and RheumatismArthritis Rheum.1171171NA
American Journal of MedicineAm. J. Med.11611614.528
Alternative Therapies in Health and MedicineAltern. Ther. Health Med.11221220.939
Acupuncture in MedicineAcupunct. Med.193932.127
Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & ClinicalAuton. Neurosci-Basic Clin.167672.2
British Journal of Sports MedicineBr. J. Sports Med.119819812.021
British Medical JournalBMJ231015530.22
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBMC Musculoskelet. Disord.11861861.878
British Journal of AnaesthesiaBr. J. Anaesth.11601606.881
BioelectromagneticsBioelectromagnetics11391392.277
BMC MedicineBMC Med.11151156.783
British Dental JournalBr. Dent. J.188881.306
Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationBull. World Health Organ.181816.962
BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineBMC Complement. Altern. Med.168682.831
Controlled Clinical TrialsControl Clin. Trials1425425NA
Cochrane Database of Systematic ReviewsCochrane Database Syst. Rev.202,3601187.893
Clinical Journal of PainClin. J. Pain166662.891
CephalalgiaCephalalgia11331334.867
Complementary Therapies in MedicineComplement. Ther. Med.2192962.064
Journal of Internal MedicineJ. Intern. Med.23971996.874
Journal of the Royal Society of MedicineJ. R. Soc. Med.12022025.239
Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineJ. Altern. Complement Med.33441152.105
Journal of Clinical OncologyJ. Clin. Oncol.116316332.959
Journal of PainJ. Pain11461464.62
JAMA Internal MedicineJAMA Intern. Med.114014018.654
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical TherapyJ. Orthop. Sports Phys. Ther.22021013.839
Journal of Affective DisordersJ. Affect. Disord.2180903.891
Journal of the American Board of Family MedicineJ. Am. Board Fam. Med.11091092.663
The Journal of Family PracticeJ. Fam. Pract.11001000.693
journal of NeurologyJ. Neurol.184843.958
Journal of Pediatric Hematology OncologyJ. Pediatr. Hematol. Oncol.11041041.016
PainPain68661445.481
PLoS onePLoS One57351472.742
SPINESPINE56161232.646
European Journal of PainEur. J. Pain34441483.49
RheumatologyRHEUMATOLOGY55741155.605
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative MedicineEvid.-based Complement Altern. Med.11451451.812
StrokeStroke22251137.194
International Journal of EpidemiologyInt. J. Epidemiol.11061067.708
International Journal of ObesityInt. J. Obes.18989NA
Osteoarthritis and CartilageOsteoarthritis Cartilage182824.79
PediatricsPediatrics180805.359
Forsch KomplementarmedForsch. Komplement.med17373NA
Sleep MedicineSleep Med.171713.035
World Journal of GastroenterologyWorld J. Gastroenterol166663.669
Medicine (Baltimore)Medicine (Baltimore)165651.552