Objective

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To systematically reveal the academic development， research hotspots， and knowledge evolution trends of the Xia School Surgery of Dermatology in Shanghai-style traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） over the past three decades using bibliometric and visual analysis techniques. The findings are expected to provide a reference for the systematic organization and academic promotion of TCM schools.

Methods

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Relevant Chinese literature on the Xia School Surgery of Dermatology was retrieved from databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI）， Chinese Scientific Journal Database （VIP）， WanFang Data Knowledge Service Platform（WanFang Data）， and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database （CBM）， covering publications from January 1， 1915 to April 19， 2024. CiteSpace software was used to construct knowledge maps， and a visualized study of the development of the school was conducted from multiple dimensions， including publication volume， journals， authors， keywords， and keyword cluster analysis.

Results

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①A total of 786 valid articles were obtained after screening. ②Analysis of publication volume showed that the development of the Xia School Surgery of Dermatology could be divided into three phases： the initial phase， the stable phase， and the growth phase. ③The top 10 journals by article publication volume included

Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

，

China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy

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Lishizhen Medicine and Materia Medica Research

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Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine

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Acta Universitatis Traditionis Medicalis Sinensis Pharmacologiaeque Shanghai

，

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Chinese Archives of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Shaanxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine

， and

China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica

. ④Among 469 authors， the top 5 in terms of publication volume were Li Bin， Li Xin， Wang Zhenyi， Li Fulun， and Wang Yifei； the authors with a centrality value greater than 0.1 were Li Bin， Wang Zhenyi， Zhang Ming， Wang Yifei， Li Fulun， Zhu Wenjing， Fan Bin， Xu Rong， and Han Changpeng. ⑤The top 10 keywords by frequency included psoriasis， wound healing， famous doctors' experience， cluster analysis， traditional Chinese medicine， Li Bin， wound repair， Chinese materia medica， review， and blood-heat syndrome. The top 10 keywords by centrality value included psoriasis， traditional Chinese medicine， review， wound healing， famous doctors' experiences， Chinese materia medica， dermatology， Li Bin， wound repair， and mechanisms of action. ⑥Cluster analysis of keywords showed a variety of themes， including dermatological diseases （psoriasis， eczema， acne， and athlete's foot， etc.）， endocrine and metabolic diseases （diabetes）， tumors （thyroid cancer）， and TCM treatment methods （Chinese materia medica， and acupuncture）， as well as research methodologies （literature research， data mining， systematic reviews， and meta-analysis， etc.）. Most of the clusters had high silhouette values （

>

0.8）. Clusters were mainly concentrated from 2013 to 2017. The academic thoughts and clinical experience of renowned TCM experts， such as Tang Hanjun and Li Bin， formed distinctive clusters.

Conclusions

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The Xia School Surgery of Dermatology has continuously expanded through the integration of inheritance and innovation， establishing a unique theoretical and diagnostic treatment system. The application of bibliometric and visual analysis techniques provides a new， systematic， and objective approach to researching TCM schools， which will contribute to the theoretical deepening and dissemination of TCM dermatology.