Brian H. May

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Brian H. May is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian H. May has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 14 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Brian H. May's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (13 papers), Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies (10 papers) and Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (9 papers). Brian H. May is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (13 papers), Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies (10 papers) and Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (9 papers). Brian H. May collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and United States. Brian H. May's co-authors include Charlie Changli Xue, Anthony Lin Zhang, Chuanjian Lu, Xinfeng Guo, Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Helmut Hügel, Haibo Zhang, Yuan Ming Di, Yihan He and Menghua Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Bioresource Technology and British Journal of Dermatology.

In The Last Decade

Brian H. May

69 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Clinical Evidence for Association of Acupuncture and Acupressure With Improved Cancer Pain

2019 252 citations Yihan He, Xinfeng Guo et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian H. May Australia	28	891	453	286	284	251	74	2.1k
Ping Chung Leung Hong Kong	30	469 0.5×	677 1.5×	269 0.9×	177 0.6×	278 1.1×	91	2.5k
Chang‐Gue Son South Korea	30	435 0.5×	908 2.0×	587 2.1×	194 0.7×	404 1.6×	195	2.9k
Mohd Akhtar India	31	398 0.4×	694 1.5×	283 1.0×	128 0.5×	266 1.1×	116	2.8k
Tsung‐Jung Ho Taiwan	32	482 0.5×	1.6k 3.5×	220 0.8×	185 0.7×	319 1.3×	208	3.8k
Mojtaba Heydari Iran	28	494 0.6×	491 1.1×	300 1.0×	60 0.2×	355 1.4×	102	2.5k
Vladimir Jakovljević Serbia	27	262 0.3×	650 1.4×	135 0.5×	233 0.8×	166 0.7×	346	3.2k
Fatih Akçay Türkiye	31	287 0.3×	600 1.3×	179 0.6×	238 0.8×	181 0.7×	133	3.1k
Wan Zurinah Wan Ngah Malaysia	31	244 0.3×	946 2.1×	354 1.2×	129 0.5×	188 0.7×	146	3.3k
Ana C. Zarpelon Brazil	28	159 0.2×	674 1.5×	390 1.4×	254 0.9×	236 0.9×	43	2.1k
Jun‐Yong Choi South Korea	22	559 0.6×	300 0.7×	151 0.5×	74 0.3×	191 0.8×	104	1.4k

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Kimble, Benjamin, Brian H. May, Vincent Chan, et al.. (2025). Exploring traditional Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis in potential cancer identification: A scoping review. Integrative Medicine Research. 15(2). 101265–101265.

Xue, Charlie Changli, et al.. (2022). Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine. 1 indexed citations

Cui, Jing, Brian H. May, Christopher Worsnop, et al.. (2022). Chinese herbal therapy in the management of rhinosinusitis—A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 17(12). e0278492–e0278492. 3 indexed citations

Dong, Lin, et al.. (2019). Chinese Herbal Medicine for Mild Cognitive Impairment Using Montreal Cognitive Assessment: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(6). 578–592. 17 indexed citations

He, Yihan, Brian H. May, Anthony Lin Zhang, et al.. (2019). Acupuncture for cancer pain: protocol for a pilot pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 9(7). e025564–e025564. 6 indexed citations

May, Brian H., Anthony Lin Zhang, Xinfeng Guo, et al.. (2018). Acupuncture and Related Therapies for Treatment of Postoperative Ileus in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018(1). 3178472–3178472. 53 indexed citations

Zhang, Anthony Lin, et al.. (2017). Adherence to CONSORT Items in Randomized Controlled Trials of Integrative Medicine for Colorectal Cancer Published in Chinese Journals. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24(2). 115–124. 8 indexed citations

He, Yihan, Yi‐Hong Liu, Brian H. May, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of acupuncture for cancer pain: protocol for an umbrella review and meta-analyses of controlled trials. BMJ Open. 7(12). e018494–e018494. 16 indexed citations

May, Brian H., Mei Feng, Anthony Lin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Memory Impairment, Dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease in Classical and Contemporary Traditional Chinese Medicine. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 22(9). 695–705. 38 indexed citations

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Zhang, Claire Shuiqing, Lihong Yang, Anthony Lin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Is Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine Beneficial for Psoriasis Vulgaris? A Meta-Analysis of Comparisons with Acitretin. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 22(3). 174–188. 20 indexed citations

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Feng, Mei, Jing‐Min Lu, Brian H. May, et al.. (2016). Chinese herbal medicine for patients with vascular cognitive impairment no dementia: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 6(3). e010295–e010295. 7 indexed citations

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Chen, Menghua, et al.. (2016). Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy combined with traditional medicines for neutropenia in colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of the contributions of specific plants. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology. 105. 18–34. 22 indexed citations

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Zhang, Claire Shuiqing, Brian H. May, Yuhong Yan, et al.. (2016). Terms referring to psoriasis vulgaris in the classical Chinese medicine literature: a systematic analysis. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 25. 55–60. 11 indexed citations

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May, Brian H., et al.. (2014). The Systematic Assessment of Traditional Evidence from the Premodern Chinese Medical Literature: A Text-Mining Approach. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(12). 937–942. 16 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lei, Yin Li, Xinfeng Guo, et al.. (2014). Text Mining of the Classical Medical Literature for Medicines That Show Potential in Diabetic Nephropathy. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2014(1). 189125–189125. 13 indexed citations

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Zhang, Claire Shuiqing, et al.. (2013). Sham Control Methods Used in Ear-Acupuncture/Ear-Acupressure Randomized Controlled Trials: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(3). 147–161. 46 indexed citations

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May, Brian H., et al.. (2013). Phytotherapy in the management of psoriasis: a review of the efficacy and safety of oral interventions and the pharmacological actions of the main plants. Archives of Dermatological Research. 306(3). 211–229. 20 indexed citations

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An, Xuedong, et al.. (2012). Oral Chinese Herbal Medicine for Improvement of Quality of Life in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 18(8). 731–743. 28 indexed citations

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May, Brian H., et al.. (2012). Systematic Assessment of the Representativeness of Published Collections of the Traditional Literature on Chinese Medicine. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 19(5). 403–409. 12 indexed citations

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May, Brian H., Chuanjian Lu, & Charlie Changli Xue. (2012). Collections of Traditional Chinese Medical Literature as Resources for Systematic Searches. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 18(12). 1101–1107. 21 indexed citations

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