Table 3.
Top ten productive and co-cited journals.
| Ranking | Journal | Frequency (articles) | IF/Q (2022) | Ranking | Cited Journal | Frequency (citations) | Centrality | IF/Q (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cephalalgia | 34 | 6.075/Q1 | 1 | Cephalalgia | 474 | 0.17 | 6.075/Q1 |
| 2 | Headache | 32 | 5.311/Q1 | 2 | Pain | 436 | 0.06 | 7.926/Q1 |
| 3 | Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur | 30 | 0.000/N/A | 3 | Headache | 428 | 0.08 | 5.311/Q1 |
| 4 | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med | 23 | 2.650/Q3 | 4 | JAMA | 329 | 0.09 | 157.335/Q1 |
| 5 | J Altern Complement Med | 23 | 2.381/Q3 | 5 | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | 291 | 0.05 | 12.008/Q1 |
| 6 | Acupunct Med | 22 | 1.976/Q3 | 6 | BMJ | 279 | 0.05 | 93.333/Q1 |
| 7 | Medicine | 21 | 1.817/Q3 | 7 | J Altern Complement Med | 252 | 0.09 | 2.381/Q3 |
| 8 | Medical Acupuncture | 19 | 0.000/N/A | 8 | Lancet | 249 | 0.48 | 202.731/Q1 |
| 9 | American Journal of Acupuncture | 14 | 5.620/Q1 | 9 | Neurology | 235 | 0.20 | 11.800/Q1 |
| 10 | Trials | 13 | 2.728/Q4 | 10 | Acupunct Med | 223 | 0.05 | 1.976/Q3 |
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Acupunct Med, Acupuncture in Medicine; J Altern Complement Med, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
BMJ = British Medical Journal, IF = impact factor, JAMA = Journal of the American Medical Association, Q = quartile, Q1 = first quartile, Q2 = second quartile, Q3 = third quartile, Q4 = fourth quartile.