| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A Cumulative Review of the Range and Incidence of Significant Adverse Events Associated with Acupuncture | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2004 | 341 |
| 2 | Are Minimal, Superficial Or Sham Acupuncture Procedures Acceptable as Inert Placebo Controls? | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2006 | 288 |
| 3 | Validating a New Non-Penetrating Sham Acupuncture Device: Two Randomised Controlled Trials | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2002 | 281 |
| 4 | Acupuncture for Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders – a Systematic Literature Review | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2007 | 211 |
| 5 | Revised Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture (Stricta): Extending the Consort Statement | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2010 | 211 |
| 6 | Biomechanics of Back Pain | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2004 | 202 |
| 7 | Acupuncture Mechanisms for Clinically Relevant Long-Term Effects – Reconsideration and a Hypothesis | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2002 | 198 |
| 8 | Western Medical Acupuncture: A Definition | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2009 | 179 |
| 9 | A Prospective Survey of Adverse Events and Treatment Reactions following 34,000 Consultations with Professional Acupuncturists | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2001 | 173 |
| 10 | Survey of Adverse Events following Acupuncture (Safa): A Prospective Study of 32,000 Consultations | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2001 | 169 |
| 11 | Defining an Adequate Dose of Acupuncture Using a Neurophysiological Approach – a Narrative Review of the Literature | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2008 | 161 |
| 12 | Standards for Reporting Interventions in Controlled Trials of Acupuncture: The Stricta Recommendations | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2002 | 153 |
| 13 | Acupuncture Treatment for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy – a Case Series | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2006 | 138 |
| 14 | Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients – a Blinded Rct | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2004 | 137 |
| 15 | Superficial Dry Needling and Active Stretching in the Treatment of Myofascial Pain – a Randomised Controlled Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2003 | 135 |
| 16 | A Review of Myofascial Pain and Fibromyalgia – Factors that Promote Their Persistence | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2005 | 133 |
| 17 | The Effect of Acupuncture on the Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis - An Open Randomised Controlled Study | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2004 | 121 |
| 18 | Effects of Trigger Point Acupuncture on Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients – a Sham-Controlled Randomised Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2006 | 98 |
| 19 | Evaluation of Acupuncture in the Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2011 | 98 |
| 20 | Acupuncture for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (Cipn): A Pilot Study Using Neurography | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2012 | 98 |
| 21 | Management of Myofascial Trigger Point Pain | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2002 | 97 |
| 22 | The Safety of Acupuncture during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2014 | 96 |
| 23 | Acupuncture Needling versus Lidocaine Injection of Trigger Points in Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Elderly Patients – a Randomised Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2007 | 91 |
| 24 | The Emperors Sham – Wrong Assumption that Sham Needling is Sham | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2008 | 91 |
| 25 | Effects of Electroacupuncture on Intraoperative and Postoperative Analgesic Requirement | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2002 | 90 |
| 26 | Acupuncture and Reflexology for Insomnia: A Feasibility Study | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2009 | 87 |
| 27 | Point Specificity of Acupuncture in the Light of Recent Clinical and Imaging Studies | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2006 | 86 |
| 28 | Superficial versus Deep Dry Needling | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2002 | 85 |
| 29 | Trigger Point Acupuncture for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis – a Preliminary Rct for a Pragmatic Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2008 | 83 |
| 30 | Guidelines for Providing Acupuncture Treatment for Cancer Patients – a Peer-Reviewed Sample Policy Document | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2006 | 82 |
| 31 | Low-Level Laser Therapy for Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2016 | 80 |
| 32 | The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Depression – a Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2005 | 79 |
| 33 | Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Amongst Medical Students in Singapore – a Survey | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2005 | 78 |
| 34 | Acupuncture and Self Acupuncture for Long Term Treatment of Vasomotor Symptoms in Cancer Patients - Audit and Treatment Algorithm | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2005 | 78 |
| 35 | Acupuncture Reduces Crying in Infants with Infantile Colic: A Randomised, Controlled, Blind Clinical Study | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2010 | 76 |
| 36 | A Proposed Experimental Model of Myofascial Trigger Points in Human Muscle after Slow Eccentric Exercise | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2004 | 75 |
| 37 | Acupuncture in the Treatment of Obesity: A Narrative Review of the Literature | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2013 | 73 |
| 38 | Acupuncture for the Treatment of Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2017 | 73 |
| 39 | Diffuse Noxious Inhibitory Controls (DNIC) in Animals and in Man | Acupuncture in Medicine | 1991 | 72 |
| 40 | Modellvorhaben Akupunktur – a Summary of the Art, Arc and Gerac Trials | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2009 | 71 |
| 41 | Rare but Serious Complications of Acupuncture: Traumatic Lesions | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2001 | 69 |
| 42 | De Qi: Chinese Acupuncture Patients' Experiences and Beliefs regarding Acupuncture Needling Sensation – An Exploratory Survey | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2007 | 68 |
| 43 | Effects of Acupressure on Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2015 | 68 |
| 44 | Two Styles of Acupuncture for Treating Painful Diabetic Neuropathy – a Pilot Randomised Control Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2007 | 67 |
| 45 | Influence of Acupuncture on Leptin, Ghrelin, Insulin and Cholecystokinin in Obese Women: A Randomised, Sham-Controlled Preliminary Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2012 | 67 |
| 46 | Effects of Minimal Acupuncture in Children with Infantile Colic – a Prospective, Quasi-Randomised Single Blind Controlled Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2008 | 66 |
| 47 | The Effect of Acupuncture on Post-Cancer Fatigue and Well-Being for Women Recovering from Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2013 | 66 |
| 48 | A Blinded Randomised Trial of Acupuncture (Manual and Electroacupuncture) Compared with a Non-Penetrating Sham for the Symptoms of Osteoarthritis of the Knee | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2008 | 65 |
| 49 | Relief of Low Back Pain Immediately after Acupuncture Treatment – a Randomised, Placebo Controlled Trial | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2006 | 64 |
| 50 | An Exploratory Review of the Electroacupuncture Literature: Clinical Applications and Endorphin Mechanisms | Acupuncture in Medicine | 2013 | 64 |
