Complementary and alternative medicine papers
Pofolia’s corpus holds 94 papers from Complementary and alternative medicine (2012–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.
At a glance
- Most cited: ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription (2014, 9,488 citations).
- The 20 papers listed have 40,506 citations between them.
- 13 of the 16 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
- 11 have a free full text (open access).
- Most frequent journals: The Journal of Physiology, Anesthesiology, Archives of Internal Medicine.
- Published between 2012 and 2019.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals
ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins eBooks · 2014 · FWCI 138.74 · 9,488 citations
This document outlines the latest evidence-based recommendations for exercise testing and prescription, covering health appraisal, risk assessment, and tailored exercise programs for various populations.
Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the lens epithelium-derived growth factor (LEDGF/p75) with HIV-1 infection outcomes in brazilian HIV-1+ individuals
Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) · 2014 · FWCI 1804.13 · 7,135 citations
This study found no significant association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the LEDGF/p75 gene and HIV-1 infection outcomes in Brazilian individuals.
The growing use of herbal medicines: issues relating to adverse reactions and challenges in monitoring safety
Frontiers in Pharmacology · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 193.12 · 3,805 citations · Open access
The global reliance on herbal medicines, used by over 80% of people for primary healthcare, is growing, yet many remain untested and poorly monitored, leading to inadequate knowledge of their safety profiles.
Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Circulation · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 8.00 · FWCI 278.80 · 2,417 citations · Open access
Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a stronger predictor of mortality than smoking, hypertension, or diabetes, and significantly improves risk prediction when added to traditional factors.
Physiological adaptations to low‐volume, high‐intensity interval training in health and disease
The Journal of Physiology · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 272.99 · 1,715 citations
Low-volume high-intensity interval training (HIT) can induce physiological adaptations comparable to moderate-intensity continuous training, despite significantly lower time commitment and exercise volume.
Exercise Training for Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Journal of the American Heart Association · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 24.48 · 1,667 citations
Isometric resistance training showed the largest potential for reducing systolic blood pressure (SBP), with a mean reduction of -10.9 mm Hg, while endurance training was most effective for hypertensive individuals, lowering SBP by -8.3 mm Hg.
A review on therapeutic potential of Nigella sativa: A miracle herb
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine · 2013 · Q3 · FWCI 145.35 · 1,423 citations
Nigella sativa (N. sativa), a widely used medicinal plant, exhibits a broad spectrum of pharmacological actions including antidiabetic, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory properties.
Effect of Zeta Potential on the Properties of Nano-Drug Delivery Systems - A Review (Part 2)
Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research · 2013 · Q4 · FWCI 66.24 · 1,316 citations · Open access
Zeta potential (ZP) significantly influences nano-drug delivery systems, impacting stability, drug release rates, blood circulation, and absorption into body membranes.
High-intensity interval training in patients with lifestyle-induced cardiometabolic disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 14.73 · 1,254 citations · Open access
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) significantly boosts cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) by nearly double the amount seen with moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT) in patients with chronic cardiometabolic diseases.
Trends in the Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults in the United States
Holistic Nursing Practice · 2015 · Q1 · FWCI 350.65 · 1,191 citations
This paper analyzes trends in the use of complementary health approaches among US adults. It aims to provide an overview of current usage patterns.
Physiological adaptations to interval training and the role of exercise intensity
The Journal of Physiology · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 97.77 · 1,076 citations
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) and sprint interval training (SIT) induce physiological adaptations similar to moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), but intensity plays a key role in mediating these changes.
Role of Antioxidants and Natural Products in Inflammation
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 76.94 · 993 citations · Open access
This review outlines the inflammatory process and its cellular mechanisms, highlighting how an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants contributes to chronic diseases.
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain
Archives of Internal Medicine · 2012 · FWCI 255.34 · 981 citations
A large meta-analysis of 17,922 patients found acupuncture to be superior to both sham and no-acupuncture controls for four chronic pain conditions, indicating it is more than a placebo.
Trends in the use of complementary health approaches among adults: United States, 2002-2012.
PubMed · 2015 · FWCI 229.88 · 935 citations
The use of yoga, tai chi, and qi gong significantly increased among US adults between 2002 and 2012, with yoga comprising about 80% of this growth.
Mechanisms of Acupuncture–Electroacupuncture on Persistent Pain
Anesthesiology · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 52.47 · 905 citations · Open access
Electroacupuncture (EA) activates the nervous system differently in pain states, alleviating sensory and affective pain, and is more effective at 2-10 Hz than 100 Hz for inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
Short Physical Performance Battery and all-cause mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Medicine · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 14.29 · 889 citations · Open access
A meta-analysis of 17 studies (n=16,534) found that lower scores on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) are significantly associated with increased all-cause mortality risk.
Blood Flow Restriction Exercise: Considerations of Methodology, Application, and Safety
Frontiers in Physiology · 2019 · Q2 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 88.79 · 873 citations · Open access
This position stand provides a research-informed guide for practitioners on Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) exercise, covering its methodology, application, and safety.
Cardiovascular Effects and Benefits of Exercise
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · 2018 · Q1 · FWCI 66.46 · 829 citations · Open access
Regular physical activity is strongly linked to reduced cardiovascular mortality and disease risk, offering benefits like lower blood pressure and improved insulin sensitivity.
Synergy and antagonism in natural product extracts: when 1 + 1 does not equal 2
Natural Product Reports · 2019 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 85.73 · 809 citations · Open access
Natural product extracts can exhibit synergistic (enhanced) or antagonistic (masked) effects due to interactions between compounds, a phenomenon difficult to study with traditional methods focused on isolating single active ingredients.
Differential Effects of Aerobic Exercise, Resistance Training and Combined Exercise Modalities on Cholesterol and the Lipid Profile: Review, Synthesis and Recommendations
Sports Medicine · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 45.08 · 805 citations · Open access
Regular exercise improves cholesterol levels, with specific impacts varying by exercise type, volume, and intensity, according to a review of 15 studies.
Recently added
Independent and combined effects of low-load variable resistance and blood flow restriction on post-activation performance enhancement in countermovement jump
Scientific Reports · 2026 · Q1
Combining blood flow restriction (BFR) with variable resistance (VR) in back squats significantly enhances countermovement jump performance by 18.1% in jump height and 49.3% in peak rate of force development by 15 minutes post-exercise, outperforming isolated BFR and VR protocols.
Pattern-related profiles of acupuncture points for pain management
Medicine · 2026 · Q2
Acupuncture points commonly used for pain management (ST36, LR3, LI4) show diverse profiles across deficiency-excess, cold-heat, and dryness-dampness patterns, suggesting pattern-related tendencies in acupoint selection.
Cardiorespiratory adaptations to high-intensity interval training in young boxers
Medicine · 2026 · Q2
A 4-week HIIT-boxing regimen significantly improved pulmonary function (maximal voluntary ventilation, FVC, FEV1) in young boxers compared to a control group, though maximal oxygen uptake and heart rate recovery showed no group-specific differences.
Clove oil nanoemulsion as a delivery system for Acmella oleracea mediated silver nanoparticles to curtail growth and biofilm in bacterial pathogens causing dental caries
Journal of Materials Science Materials in Engineering · 2026 · Q2
A novel nanoemulsion combining clove oil and Acmella oleracea-mediated silver nanoparticles (AoAgNPS) effectively inhibits growth and biofilm formation in dental pathogens S. mutans and E. faecalis.
Explainable multimodal deep learning fusion of tongue and facial images for noninvasive coronary heart disease screening
Scientific Reports · 2026 · Q1
A multimodal deep learning model fusing tongue and facial images achieved an AUC of 0.9992 and F1 score of 0.9756 for non-invasive coronary heart disease (CHD) screening, significantly outperforming unimodal tongue (F1=0.9524) or face (F1=0.9250) models.
Bridging training and competition: Blood flow restriction as a novel tapering approach
International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching · 2026 · Q1
High-pressure (80% AOP) blood flow restriction (BFR) and traditional progressive resistance exercise (PRE) increase muscle tone and stiffness during a simulated taper, while low-pressure (20% AOP) BFR does not.
Dose–Response Relationships Between Exercise Modalities and Triglyceride Reduction in Adults: A Systematic Review and Model-Based Network Meta-Analysis
Metabolites · 2026 · Q2 · SJR 1.00
Combined exercise (CE) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) showed the largest average reductions in triglycerides (TGs), with CE reducing TGs by an estimated 0.255 mmol/L and HIIT by 0.225 mmol/L, compared to other exercise types. Aerobic exercise (AE) also showed a reduction of 0.130 mmol/L, while resistance training (RT) was inconclusive.
Surrogate Markers of Cardiorespiratory Fitness for Performance and Health: A Narrative Review
Applied Sciences · 2026 · Q2
Time to fatigue emerges as the most comprehensive surrogate marker for cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in both general and athletic populations, correlating with CRF levels, performance, and health outcomes.
Journals in this field
The journals that publish most of this field’s papers. Quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index are from SCImago Journal Rank; “in this field” is how many of the journal’s pooled papers belong here. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?
| Journal | Quartile | SJR | h-index | In this field | Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circulation | Q1 | 8.00 | 712 | 3 | 46 |
| British Journal of Sports Medicine | Q1 | 4.00 | 256 | 3 | 31 |
| Frontiers in Pharmacology | Q1 | 1.00 | 203 | 3 | 10 |
| Scientific Reports | Q1 | — | 382 | 3 | 170 |
| Obesity Reviews | Q1 | 3.00 | 222 | 2 | 6 |
| Journal of the American Heart Association | Q1 | 2.00 | 167 | 2 | 3 |
| Journal of Physiology | Q1 | 1.00 | 285 | 2 | 5 |
| Phytotherapy Research | Q1 | 1.00 | 177 | 2 | 4 |
Every journal in Complementary and alternative medicine (Q1–Q4) →
Add this field to your daily feed
Pick your interests and new work in your area arrives every day, summarised. Full summaries live in the app.
Open the app