Objective: Based on the visualization and analysis of the CiteSpace software, we aimed to explore the current research status and development trend of depression caused by external therapies in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and to provide a reference for further research in this field.

Methods: In the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, Web of Science, and PubMed databases, relevant articles on external therapies in TCM for depression were selected as the research objects, and CiteSpace performed the bibliometric analysis.

Results: In total, 1672 Chinese and 441 English articles were included after CiteSpace was used to remove duplicate articles and perform manual screening. The Chinese articles were analyzed, and the overall issuance showed an upward trend; the core author was Tu Ya, and the institution with the highest article production was Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The English articles were analyzed, and the overall issuance showed an upward trend; the core author was Macpherson, Hugh, and the institution with the highest article production was Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. China ranked first in terms of number and centrality of publications, followed by the United States. The keywords of Chinese and English articles were analyzed to conclude that the research trends in this field were an exploration of therapeutic mechanisms, acupoint application therapy, and assessment of sleep quality, and the research hotspots were the clinical application of external therapies in TCM and the types of underlying diseases.

Conclusion: This study comprehensively and objectively summarized the relevant literature on external therapies in TCM for depression. It highlights the direction for further exploration by revealing and analyzing the research hotspots and trends in this field.

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