Objective

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To analyze all the literature published in the

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

over the past 70 years， and to explore the research hotspots， current status， and development trends of the journal.

Methods

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Literature from the

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

was retrieved from CNKI database， covering the period from January 1st， 1955， to July 26th， 2025. CiteSpace 6.4.R1 and VOSviewer 1.6.20 software were used to construct keyword co-occurrence networks， keyword clusters， and timeline knowledge graphs to detect emerging keywords.

Results

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A total of 30

015 articles were included， with the number of publications fluctuating around 500 annually from 1955 to 2024. A total of 41，618 authors contributed， with the top three authors in terms of publication count being WANG Yongyan （107 articles）， TONG Xiaolin （105 articles）， and LI Jiansheng （86 articles）. The research involved 15

793 institutions， with key institutions forming a collaboration network centered around the Guang'anmen Hospital of the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing University of Chinese Medicine， and First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. From 1992 to the present， the literature covered 21

601 keywords， with high-frequency keywords including clinical observation， famous doctor experience， Chinese medicine therapies， and syndrome differentiation and treatment. The research hotspots were concentrated in areas such as the experience of famous and elderly Chinese medicine practitioners， syndrome differentiation and treatment， research on ancient classics， efficacy evaluation of Chinese medicine， and the mechanism research of inflammation-related diseases.

Conclusion

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Over the past 70 years，

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

has focused on academic research， clinical practice， and the inheritance of experiences in Chinese medicine， providing critical support for the academic growth of Chinese medicine professionals.