近年来，经络研究文章大量涌现，说明经络研究逐渐得到国内外同行的重视，已经成为具有竞争性和挑战意义的科学命题。从论文发表的期刊来看，中国仍然是开展经络研究的主要国家，但是没有形成具有广泛影响的科研成果，所以中国经络研究的总体科研环境和研究氛围没有得到根本性改善。笔者认为经络研究应包括中医学领域的经络研究、中西医结合领域的经络研究以及生物学领域的经络研究。当务之急是根据学科的不同，理清研究内容的归属。

With a great number of articles concerning meridians research published in recent years，meridians research has attracted broad attention both at home and abroad, and is becoming a competitive and challenging hot spot. As most of the research results are reported in Chinese journals, China still remains the main country in this field. To strengthen the meridians research in China, it is necessary and important to make clear classification of the research contents according to their disciplines. That is to carry out the meridians research in terms of traditional Chinese medicine, integrated traditional and western medicine, and biology.

中国中医科学院自主科研经费课题（ZZ2006089）：基于温热刺激的互刺作用原理研究，负责人：王广军。