OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Acupuncture in Medicine is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of pain neuroscience education and dry needling for the management of patients with chronic myofascial neck pain: a randomized clinical trial	23
Acupuncture for tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	20
Effectiveness of dry needling for upper extremity spasticity, quality of life and function in subacute phase stroke patients	18
Acupuncture for post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis	17
Non-specific effects of acupuncture and sham acupuncture in clinical trials from the patient’s perspective: a systematic review of qualitative evidence	17
Electroacupuncture promotes motor function and functional connectivity in rats with ischemic stroke: an animal resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study	17
Effects of low- and high-frequency electroacupuncture on protein expression and distribution of TRPV1 and P2X3 in rats with peripheral nerve injury	16
Effects of dry needling on post-stroke brain activity and muscle spasticity of the upper limb: a case report	16
A scoping review of acupuncture insurance coverage in the United States	14
Electroacupuncture inhibits IL-17/IL-17R and post-receptor MAPK signaling pathways in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	13
Exploring traditional acupuncture point selection patterns for pain control: data mining of randomised controlled clinical trials	12
Manual acupuncture relieves microglia-mediated neuroinflammation in a rat model of traumatic brain injury by inhibiting the RhoA/ROCK2 pathway	12
Acupuncture for post-operative cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	12
A prospective pilot study of the effect of acupuncture on insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance	11
Acupuncture reduces peripheral and brainstem cytokines in rats subjected to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation	11
Acupuncture versus placebo acupuncture for in vitro fertilisation: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Cost-effectiveness of upper extremity dry needling in the rehabilitation of patients with stroke	11
Acupuncture for chronic pain in adults with sickle cell disease: a mixed-methods pilot study	11
Effects of dry needling on gait and muscle tone in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized clinical trial	11
Efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture for post-stroke depression: a randomized controlled trial	11
Electroacupuncture may alleviate behavioral defects via modulation of gut microbiota in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease	11
An expert consensus to standardize acupuncture treatment for knee osteoarthritis	10
Effect of electroacupuncture on the kisspeptin system in a pubertal rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome	10
Electroacupuncture alleviates intestinal inflammation and barrier dysfunction by activating dopamine in a rat model of intestinal ischaemia	10
Modulation of hippocampal dopamine and synapse-related proteins by electroacupuncture improves memory deficit caused by sleep deprivation	10

Low back pain in athletes can be controlled with acupuncture by a catecholaminergic pathway: clinical trial	10
Systematic review and meta-analysis of effects of acupuncture on pain and function in non-specific low back pain	9
Electroacupuncture improves cardiac function and reduces infarct size by modulating cardiac autonomic remodeling in a mouse model of myocardial ischemia	9
Acupuncture and related techniques for obesity and cardiovascular risk factors: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis	9
Adverse events related to electroacupuncture: a systematic review of single case studies and case series	9
Effects of dry needling on function, hypertonia and quality of life in chronic stroke: a randomized clinical trial	9
Electroacupuncture improves metabolic and ovarian function in a rat model of polycystic ovary syndrome by decreasing white adipose tissue, increasing brown adipose tissue, and modulating the gut micro	9
Acupuncture in the management of trigeminal neuralgia	9
Acupuncture at LR3 and KI3 shows a control effect on essential hypertension and targeted action on cerebral regions related to blood pressure regulation: a resting state functional magnetic resonance	9
Functional connectivity of the retrosplenial cortex in rats with ischemic stroke is improved by electroacupuncture	9
Electroacupuncture attenuates pulmonary vascular remodeling in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via the VEGF/PI3K/Akt pathway	9
Identification of major traditional acupuncture points for pain control using network analysis	8
Electroacupuncture ameliorates neuroinflammation in animal models	8
Acupressure for labor pain management: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	8
Crossover effects of ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuromodulation on contralateral hamstring flexibility	8
Acupuncture stimulation attenuates TNF-α production via vagal modulation in the concanavalin A model of hepatitis	8
The importance of the local twitch response during needling interventions in spinal pain associated with myofascial trigger points: a systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Does acupuncture combined with antidepressants have a better therapeutic effect on post-stroke depression? A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Electroacupuncture alleviates the transition from acute to chronic pain through the p38 MAPK/TNF-α signalling pathway in the spinal dorsal horn	7
Electroacupuncture inhibits the corneal ROS/TXNIP/NLRP3 signaling pathway in a rat model of dry eye syndrome	7
Electroacupuncture suppresses spinal nerve ligation-induced neuropathic pain via regulation of synaptic plasticity through upregulation of basic fibroblast growth factor expression	7
Electroacupuncture ameliorates mechanical hypersensitivity by down-regulating spinal Janus kinase 2/signal transducer and activation of transcription 3 and interleukin 6 in rats with spared nerve inju	7
Acupuncture for metabolic syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Identifying patients with chronic pain who respond to acupuncture: results from an individual patient data meta-analysis	6
Comparison of dry needling and ischaemic compression techniques on pain and function in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomised clinical trial	6
Electroacupuncture for post-stroke overactive bladder: a multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial	6
Acupuncture stimulation at HT7 as a non-pharmacological therapy for sleep disorder caused by caffeine administration in rats	6
Do the effects of acupuncture vary between acupuncturists? Analysis of the Acupuncture Trialists’ Collaboration individual patient data meta-analysis	6
Preoperative electroacupuncture for postoperative nausea and vomiting in laparoscopic gynecological surgery: a randomized controlled trial	6
Changes in stiffness at active myofascial trigger points of the upper trapezius after dry needling in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial	6
Immediate effect of acupuncture on pelvic floor structure in stress urinary incontinence: a case report	6
Acupuncture for pain management in pediatric psoriatic arthritis: a case report	6
Effects of acupuncture versus cognitive behavioral therapy on brain-derived neurotrophic factor in cancer survivors with insomnia: an exploratory analysis	6
Regulation of serum microRNA expression by acupuncture in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome	6
Effects of manual acupuncture and electroacupuncture for lateral epicondylalgia of musculoskeletal origin: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
Acupuncture inhibited airway inflammation and group 2 innate lymphoid cells in the lung in an ovalbumin-induced murine asthma model	6
Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation on peripheral capillary oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing colonoscopy with sedation: a prospective randomized controll	6
Lower rates of mortality, readmission and reoperation in patients receiving acupuncture after hip fracture: a population-based analysis	5
Electroacupuncture ameliorates corticotrophin-releasing factor-induced jejunal dysmotility in a rat model of stress	5
Electroacupuncture pretreatment promotes angiogenesis via hypoxia-inducible factor 1α and vascular endothelial growth factor in a rat model of chronic myocardial ischemia	5
Electroacupuncture attenuates ac4C modification of P16 mRNA in the ovarian granulosa cells of a mouse model premature ovarian failure	5
Effects of acupuncture on cardiovascular risks in patients with hypertension: a Korean cohort study	5
Tackling health inequity: a commentary on the potential of acupuncture to improve health outcomes of marginalised populations	5
A comparison of the effects of electroacupuncture versus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain control in knee osteoarthritis: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled	5
Sacral electroacupuncture as a treatment for urge urinary incontinence: a prospective case series	5
Acupuncture combined with opioids for cancer pain: a pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial	5
Manual acupuncture at ST36 attenuates rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization and enhancing Treg cell populations in adjuvant-induced arthritic rats	5
Additional value of auricular intradermal acupuncture alongside selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a single-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled preliminary clinical study	5
Electroacupuncture promotes microglial M2 polarization in ischemic stroke via annexin A1	5
Comparison of electroacupuncture and manual acupuncture for patients with plantar heel pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial	5