In the present paper

the author makes a comparison about Chinese and South-Korean original research articles on acupuncture analgesia(AA) collected by SCI and Medline from the number of papers

impact factor of the published journals

frequency of citation of papers

the researchers' output

cooperation among research institutes

types of articles

and the quality and validity of methodology.It is found that 1) in comparison with South-Korean articles

Chinese theses are more in the number and earlier in the publication time

but the quantity of Chinese papers changes bigger from 1994 to 2004

while that of South-Korean theses is relatively stable;2) the impact factor of Chinese researchers' papers is dramatically different from paper to paper

while that of South-Korean theses is relatively similar;3) Chinese authors' paper output is higher

while the cooperative researches in South-Korean research institutions are more;4) the South-Korean authors generally hold an altitude of "organized skepticism"

but majority of Chinese authors do not.It is concluded that the research on AA in China is languishing while that in South-Korea is flourishing;the general idea and tendency about research on AA are unfavorable to the long-term development of Chinese Acupuncturology in China.