中文摘要：

论文的目的是了解我国50多年来肾虚证本质研究概况。论文统计、分析CNKI、维普、万方数据库中收录自1960至2013年间肾虚证本质研究论文数量的变化趋势,借助地理信息系统技术,展现了不同时段内肾虚证本质研究在我国的开展情况。检索获得肾虚证本质研究文献618篇,明确了国内该领域的重要研究者19位,以及其所在机构和主要研究方向。发现有上海等6个地区在该领域具有明显的研究优势。论文的结论是：该领域重要研究者在研究路径上呈现多样化和差异化特征,已有研究成果主要集中于肾阳虚证,且研究方法和成果存在局限;研究人员在不同地区间的引入或流动不明显,彼此间也缺乏广泛合作;肾虚证本质研究对中医临床虽有指导,但与传统中医的肾藏学说却渐行渐远。

英文摘要：

In order to get an overall view of the research on kidney deficiency syndrome in China in the past fifty years, this paper analyses the variations of the amounts of related research papers in the CNKI, Cqvip, Wanfang database from 1960 to 2013. By GIS technology, the authors show the research on kidney deficiency syndrome in China in different periods. They find 618 pieces of research literature, identify 19 important domestic researchers, and get to know their affiliated institution and major orientation. Six regions such as Shanghai are found to have obvious advantages in this field. At the end of the paper the authors draw the conclusion that important researchers in this field are greatly different in their research approaches, that the existing research findings mainly focus on the kidney Yang deficiency syndrome and there are limitations in both the research methods and the corresponding findings, that the communication of researchers in different regions is obviously inadequate, lacking cooperation with each other, and so though the research is of guidance to clinical practices in TCM, it is going farther and farther away from the kidney theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine.