Young Chinese scientists are expected to better explain the advantages of TCM and produce more advanced studies on TCM, a renowned medical expert said last week.

Zhang Boli, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that because of TCM therapies’ effective role in treating COVID-19 disease amid the pandemic, TCM is gaining wider recognition globally.

Acupuncture and herbal medicine have been used in more than 180 countries and regions across the world, with dozens including such therapies into their own healthcare insurance programs, he added.

Zhang is also the editor-in-chief of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, a journal focusing on latest research and findings in the field of traditional medicine worldwide. He made the remarks during the first meeting of the journal’s young editorial committee, which was held in Tianjin on Saturday.

Zhang hoped that young scientists on the committee will promote healthy development of acupuncture and herbal medicine, propose more cutting-edge projects and step up communication with the global community in the future.

The third High-Quality Development Conference of Traditional Chinese Medicine was held successfully from April 10 to 12 at the Wuzhen Internet International Convention and Exhibition Center in Zhejiang province. The conference revealed “The World Top 50 High Impact Research of Traditional Medicine". Among them, 37 were independently conducted by Chinese researchers, 10 as international collaborations involving entities from the US, France, South Korea, the UK, and Ireland, with China leading as the primary collaborator, and 3 by international researchers from Germany, Canada, the UK, and the USA.

This selection activity was organized by Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China，China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Wolters Kluwer. The selection was conducted from five dimensions: journal influence, article influence, author influence, public influence, and academic influence. These researches were selected by indexing in databases, expert recommendations, and self-recommendations. The final selection process included multiple stages such as online public voting, peer expert voting, and expert consensus. By comprehensively evaluating, a total of 50 researches were ultimately selected. The aim of the activity is conducive to promoting international cooperation and exchange, and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements.

The third High-Quality Development Conference of Traditional Chinese Medicine was held successfully from April 10 to 12 at the Wuzhen Internet International Convention and Exhibition Center in Zhejiang province. Under the theme “Developing New Quality Productive Forces，Promoting High-Quality Development”, the conference has once again emphasized the purpose of strengthening the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

The event was organized by the State Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization and the Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, with significant contributions from the Haihe Laboratory of Modern Chinese Medicine. The conference featured a main forum and six parallel sessions, addressing a wide array of topics including major disease prevention and treatment, evidence-based medicine, cross-innovation, post-market research of new drugs, and industrial collaboration.

On April 11, the New Era Summit Forum on High-Quality Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine was held at the Internet International Expo Center in Wuzhen, China. The conference revealed “The Top 50 High Impact Research of Traditional Medicine”published in 2021. Among them, 10 results were completed by the institutes of the United States, Germany, Japan and other six countries, and 11 results were completed through international cooperation involving 15 institutes from 10 countries.

This selection activity was organized by the Journal of Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine with the support of the China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The selection was conducted from five dimensions: journal influence, article influence, author influence, public influence, and academic influence. These researches were selected by indexing in databases, expert recommendations, and self-recommendations. The final selection process included multiple stages such as online public voting, peer expert voting, and expert consensus. By comprehensively evaluating, a total of 50 researches were ultimately selected. The aim of the activity is conducive to promoting international cooperation and exchange, and commercialization of scientific and technological achievements.