bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2023–03–26
sixty-four papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. Adaptation and altitude sickness: A 40-year bibliometric analysis and collaborative networks.
  2. Knowledge mapping of global trends for myasthenia gravis development: A bibliometrics analysis.
  3. Bibliometrics Analysis and Visualization of Sarcopenia Associated with Osteoporosis from 2000 to 2022.
  4. Postural deformities in Parkinson's disease: A bibliometric analysis based on web of science.
  5. A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Articles on Midwifery Based on the Web of Science.
  6. Global research on dental polymers and their application: A bibliometric analysis and knowledge mapping.
  7. Application of Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain Over the Past 22 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  8. Contribution of Saudi Neurosurgeons to the International Neurosurgical Literature: a Bibliometric Analysis of Trends Over the Last Three Decades.
  9. Global research trends of acupuncture therapy on cancer pain: A bibliometric and visualized study.
  10. Research Hotspots and Global Trends of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  11. Research trends in the mental health and multimorbidity of older people from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace.
  12. Global hotspots and trends in Myofascial Pain Syndrome research from 1956 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
  13. Bibliometric analysis of Ewing sarcoma from 1993 to 2022.
  14. Minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation: A bibliometric analysis of current research trends.
  15. Intra-Specialty Citation Pattern in Radiology and Gastroenterology/Hepatology Journals: A Cross-Specialty Comparison.
  16. A bibliometric study of the top 100 most-cited papers in neuroendocrine prostate cancer.
  17. Emerging trends and hotspots evolution in cardiotoxicity: A bibliometric and knowledge-Map analysis From 2010 to 2022.
  18. Study on positive psychology from 1999 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis.
  19. Investigation of trends in gut microbiome associated with colorectal cancer using machine learning.
  20. Hotspots and trends in fNIRS disease research: A bibliometric analysis.
  21. Heart failure and depression: A perspective from bibliometric analysis.
  22. Research hotspots and frotiers of stem cells in stroke: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2022.
  23. Comparing Japanese University Hospitals' and Community Healthcare Facilities' Research Contributions on PubMed.
  24. A bibliometric analysis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in ophthalmology.
  25. A bibliometric analysis based on Web of Science from 2012 to 2021: Current situation, hot spots, and global trends of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
  26. Studies related to osteosarcoma and metabolism from 1990 to 2022: A visual analysis and bibliometric study.
  27. Relationship between gut microbiota and rheumatoid arthritis: A bibliometric analysis.
  28. Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship of Publications about Sub-Saharan Africa Published in the Journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2011-2020.
  29. Financial toxicity of breast cancer over the last 30 years: A bibliometrics study and visualization analysis via CiteSpace.
  30. The top 100 most cited articles on COVID-19 vaccine: a bibliometric analysis.
  31. Is authorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis.
  32. A bibliometric analysis of global research status and trends in neuromodulation techniques in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
  33. A scientometric analysis approach on the plastic sand.
  34. Gender Discrepancies in Middle Author Publications in US Academic General Surgery.
  35. Comorbidities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis.
  36. The annual conference of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists: examining over a decade of trends.
  37. Characteristics and trends of publications in the European Journal of Internal Medicine.
  38. Trends of therapy in the treatment of asthma.
  39. Thirty-year survey of bibliometrics used in the research literature of pain: Analysis, evolution, and pitfalls.
  40. Emerging trends and research foci of berberine on tumor from 2002 to 2021: A bibliometric article of the literature from WoSCC.
  41. Study on insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease: A bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace.
  42. Predictors of Academic Productivity Among Spine Surgeons.
  43. Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018.
  44. A bibliometric analysis of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis from 2012 to 2022.
  45. Trend of female first authorship in Journal of Orthopaedic Science, the official journal of the Japanese orthopaedic association from 2001 to 2021: An observational study.
  46. Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations.
  47. Research trends of sustainability and marketing research, 2010-2020: Topic modeling analysis.
  48. Mapping the Landscape of Indian Genomics Research: A Scientometric Analysis.
  49. Spatial and temporal evolution of mine dust research: visual knowledge mapping analysis in Web of Science from 2001 to 2021.
  50. Scientific evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility. A bibliometric analysis with mapping analysis tools.
  51. Social Media Influence and Gender Are Correlated with Industry Payments to Orthopaedic Sports Surgeons.
  52. [Analysis of the characteristics of retracted scientific papers in the field of global liver diseases published by Chinese scholars].
  53. Surprising combinations of research contents and contexts are related to impact and emerge with scientific outsiders from distant disciplines.
  54. Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography-Related Research in the Caribbean Region.
  55. A systematic review of transportation carbon emissions based on CiteSpace.
  56. Preprint Citation Index.
  57. Gender Disparity in National Institutes of Health Funding Among Surgeon-Scientists From 1995 to 2020.
  58. Quantifying progress in research topics across nations.
  59. Challenging the "old boys club" in academia: Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of journals publishing in environmental sciences and public health.
  60. Use of topic modeling to assess research trends in the journal Gynecologic Oncology.
  61. Sources of funding for research articles in medical education journals from 1999 to 2019.
  62. Trends in Leadership Among Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowships.
  63. Authorship Diversity in Global Evidence Synthesis in Urology: 1998-2022 Analysis of Cochrane Reviews.
  64. The h-Index: An Indicator of Research and Publication Output.
  1. Front Public Health. 2023 ;11 1069212
    Adaptation and altitude sickness: A 40-year bibliometric analysis and collaborative networks.
    J Pierre Zila-Velasque, Pamela Grados-Espinoza, Cristian Morán-Mariños, Kevin O Morales Pocco, Uriel S Capcha-Jimenez, Zhamanda N Ortiz-Benique.
       Introduction: We analyze the scientific production and collaboration networks of studies based on adaptation and altitude diseases in the period 1980-2020.
    Methods: The publications were extracted from journals indexed in Scopus. The bibliometric analysis was used to analyze the scientific production, including the number of annual publications, the documents, and the characteristics of the publications. With the VOSviewer software, the analysis of collaborative networks, productivity of the countries, as well as the analysis of the co-occurrence of keywords were visualized.
    Results: 15,240 documents were registered, of which 3,985 documents were analyzed. A significant trend was observed in the number of publications (R 2: 0.9847; P: < 0.001), with annual growth of 4.6%. The largest number of publications were original articles (77.8%), these published more frequently in the journal "Altitude Medicine and Biology". The largest number of countries were from Europe and Asia; however, the largest collaboration network was with the United States. Of the countries with high altitudes, China and Peru ranked first in scientific productivity. The research priorities were on the adaptation mechanism (37.1%), mainly anoxia and respiratory function. Acute mountain sickness (18.4%) and pulmonary edema (14.7%) were the most reported diseases. Of the top 10 institutions, "University of Colorado" and "Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia" contributed more than 100 publications.
    Conclusions: Scientific production on adaptation and altitude illnesses continues to grow. The United States and United Kingdom present collaborative networks with high-altitude countries. The research is aimed at studying the mechanisms of adaptation to altitude and acute mountain sickness.
    Keywords:  acclimatization; adaptation; altitude; altitude sickness; bibliometrics; hypoxia
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1069212
  2. Front Immunol. 2023 ;14 1132201
    Knowledge mapping of global trends for myasthenia gravis development: A bibliometrics analysis.
    Fan Jiang, Yue Su, Ting Chang.
       Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease with acquired neuromuscular junction transmission disorders. In the last two decades, various pathogenesis, application of immunosuppressive agents, and targeted immunotherapy have been significant events. However, extracting the most critical information from complex events is very difficult to guide clinical work. Therefore, we used bibliometrics to summarize and look forward.
    Methods: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database was identified as a source of material for obtaining MG-related articles. Scimago Graphica, CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and bibliometrix were utilized for bibliometric analysis. Knowledge network graphs were constructed and visualized; countries, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords were evaluated. In addition, GraphPad Prism and Microsoft Excel 365 were applied for statistical analysis.
    Results: As of October 25, 2022, 9,970 original MG-related articles were used for the bibliometric analysis; the cumulative number of citations to these articles was 236,987, with an H-index of 201. The United States ranked first in terms of the number of publications (2,877) and H-index (134). Oxford has the highest H-index (67), and Udice French Research University has the highest number of publications (319). The author with the highest average number of citations (66.19), publications (151), and H-index (53) was Vincent A. 28 articles have remained in an explosive period of citations. The final screening yielded predictive keywords related to clinical trials and COVID-19.
    Conclusion: We conducted a bibliometric analysis of 9,970 original MG-related articles published between 1966 and 2022. Ultimately, we found that future MG research hotspots include two major parts: (1) studies directly related to MG disease itself: clinical trials of various targeted biological agents; the relationship between biomarkers and therapeutic decisions, pathogenesis and outcome events, ultimately serving individualized management or precision therapy; (2) studies related to MG and COVID-19: different variants of COVID-19 (e.g., Omicron) on MG adverse outcome events; assessment of the safety of different COVID-19 vaccines for different subtypes of MG.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrix; Citespace; VOSviewer; bibliometric; myasthenia gravis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1132201
  3. J Pain Res. 2023 ;16 821-837
    Bibliometrics Analysis and Visualization of Sarcopenia Associated with Osteoporosis from 2000 to 2022.
    Jiyong Yang, Tao Jiang, Guangming Xu, Wengang Liu.
       Purpose: Recent years have seen an increased awareness of sarcopenia in the cross field of osteoporosis and sarcopenia. The goal of this study was to evaluate current bibliometric characteristics and the status of cross-sectional studies between osteoporosis and sarcopenia.
    Methods: Publications related to osteoporosis and sarcopenia published between January 2000 and November 2022 were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection; bibliometric and visualization were performed by Microsoft Office Excel, VOSviewer, Citespace, and R.
    Results: A total of 1128 documents written by 5791 authors from 1758 organizations in 62 countries and published in 405 journals were identified. USA was the leading country with the highest publication and total citation. University of Melbourne contributed the most publications, while Tufts University had the largest citations. Osteoporosis International was the most influential journals in this field with the highest publications, citations and H index. Cooper C was the most influential author, who published the 20 studies, had the highest local citations and the highest H index. The keywords were classified into 6 clusters: Cluster 1 (aging), Cluster 2 (frailty) and Cluster 3 (osteosarcopenia).
    Conclusion: Our bibliometric results revealed that the global osteoporosis and sarcopenia-related research increased rapidly from 2000 to 2022, suggesting it was a promising area of research for the future. The future trends in the cross field of sarcopenia and osteoporosis would be the molecular mechanisms of crosstalk between muscles and bones, safety and efficacy interventions with a dual effect on muscle and bone and osteosarcopenia.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; osteoporosis; sarcopenia
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S403648
  4. Heliyon. 2023 Mar;9(3): e14251
    Postural deformities in Parkinson's disease: A bibliometric analysis based on web of science.
    Wangmi Liu, Jiayan Wu, Ning Zhang, Gang Chen, Jun Li, Yuanqing Shen, Fangcai Li.
       Objective: Postural deformities are common debilitating conditions during the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the underlying pathophysiology and optimal treatment strategy are unclear. In this study, we aimed to identify primary research fields, important achievements and emerging trends in postural deformities in PD.
    Methods: Web of Science Core Collection database was searched to retrieve all literature related to postural deformities in PD over the past 20 years. Data such as annual numbers of publications, countries of origin, publication journals, cooperation between countries, citation index and keywords were retrieved from the selected publications. Bibliometrix Package in R software were used for bibliometric analysis and visualization.
    Results: In total, 211 publications that met the criteria were collected. Analyses had shown that the annual numbers of publications increased gradually with fluctuations. Japan was the most prolific country (n = 59). Italy participated in international cooperation the most frequently. Parkinsonism & related disorders (n = 25) took a prominent lead among all journals, and the most productive institution in this area was University of Verona (n = 27). The most local cited author was Tinazzi Michele. According to the thematic map, "scoliosis", "fusion", and "balance" have rapidly become research hot spots in related fields.
    Conclusions: Articles pertaining to postural deformities in PD are still being published, in which the etiology is a combination of peripheral plus central involvement. Treatment approaches include rehabilitative exercises, oral medication, botulinum toxin injection, deep brain stimulation and spine surgery, which is getting current attention and would be a hot topic of future research.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Parkinson's disease; Postural deformities
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14251
  5. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2023 ;16 677-692
    A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Articles on Midwifery Based on the Web of Science.
    Tingting Li, Yilan Zeng, Xianrong Fan, Jing Yang, Chengying Yang, Qingyun Xiong, Ping Liu.
       Objective: This study aimed to bibliometrically analyse the main features of the 100 top-cited articles on the midwifery index on the Web of Science.
    Methods: Academic articles on midwifery' research published from 1985 to 2020 were included. VOSviewer 1.6.15, SPSS 22.0 software and a homemade applet were used to identify, analyse and visualise the citation ranking, publication year, journal, country and organisation of origin, authorship, journal impact factor and keywords along with the total link strength of countries, organisations and keywords.
    Results: Among the 100 top-cited articles, the highest number of citations of the retrieved articles was 484. The median number of citations per year was 5.16 (interquartile range: 3.74-8.38). Almost two-thirds of the included articles (n = 61) centred on nursing and obstetrics/gynaecology. The top-cited articles were published in 38 different journals, the highest number of which was published by Midwifery (15%). Australia was the most productive country (24%). According to the total link strength, the sequence ran from the United States (28) to England (28) to Australia (19). The University of Technology Sydney and La Trobe University in Australia topped the list with four papers each. Hunter B was the most productive author (n = 4), and the average citations were positively related to the number of authors (r = 0.336, p < 0.05).
    Conclusion: This study identified the most influential articles on midwifery and documented the core journals and the most productive countries, organisations and authors along with future research hotspots for this field; the findings may be beneficial to researchers in their publication and scientific cooperation endeavours.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; citation; midwifery; total link strength
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S398218
  6. Saudi Dent J. 2023 Feb;35(2): 197-205
    Global research on dental polymers and their application: A bibliometric analysis and knowledge mapping.
    Saqib Ali, Beenish Fatima Alam, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Shakil Ahmad, Kefi Iqbal, Imran Farooq.
       Purpose: The main objective of the current study was to evaluate the top-cited articles, countries, journals, authors, and papers published related to dental polymers and their application. Research articles published from 1962 to 2021 on dental polymers and their application were identified using the Scopus database.
    Methodology: Bibliographical data related to the abstract, citations, keywords, and other relevant information was extracted using different combinations of keywords. Further evaluation and visualization of the selected data were performed with the help of various tools, including MS Excel, Microsoft Word, Google open refine, Biblioshiny, BibExcel, and VOS viewer. An initial search revealed 351 documents, of which 327 were chosen for further analysis.
    Results: A substantial increase in the number of publications related to this domain was observed. The United States was the most prolific country, while the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from Greece was identified as the leading institute.
    Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis can guide researchers, funding agencies, industry, and institutions.
    Keywords:  Application; Bibliometric; Composites; Dental Polymers; Knowledge mapping; Visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2023.01.005
  7. J Pain Res. 2023 ;16 893-909
    Application of Acupuncture for Shoulder Pain Over the Past 22 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Yu-Ling Chen, Yu-Dan Liang, Kai-Feng Guo, Zhen Huang, Wen-Qi Feng.
       Purpose: Acupuncture is widely used to relieve shoulder pain. A survey was conducted in order to recognize hotspots and frontiers of acupuncture for shoulder pain from the year 2000-2022.
    Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was used to collect literature related to acupuncture therapy for shoulder pain, which spanned January 2000 to August 2022. The number of publications yearly, countries/institutions, journals, and keywords was analyzed and visualized in shoulder pain with acupuncture therapy by CiteSpace v.5.7.R5.
    Results: We totally analyzed 214 articles that met the inclusion criteria. The overall trend of publication volume continues to increase. The most productive authors in the field were César Fernández las Peñas and José L Arias-Buría, and the most influential author was Green S. Kyung Hee University and the People's Republic of China had the highest volume of publications, respectively. The most influential journal is Pain with high citation and impact factor. The hot keywords were "acupuncture", "shoulder pain", "dry needling", "randomized trial", and "injection". The research frontier in acupuncture for treating chronic shoulder pain was mainly "mechanism".
    Conclusion: Over the last 22 years, the findings of this bibliometric analysis have provided research trends and frontiers in clinical research on acupuncture therapy for patients with shoulder pain, which identifying hot topics and exploring new directions for the future may be helpful to researchers. Studying mechanisms underlying acupuncture therapy for shoulder pain remains a focus of future research.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; acupuncture; bibliometric analysis; shoulder pain
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S397168
  8. Cureus. 2023 Feb;15(2): e35164
    Contribution of Saudi Neurosurgeons to the International Neurosurgical Literature: a Bibliometric Analysis of Trends Over the Last Three Decades.
    Abdulhakim B Jamjoom, Abdulhadi Y Gahtani, Omar M Jamjoom, Yousef K Khogeer, Momen Sharab, Moajeb T Alzahrani.
      This review is a bibliometric analysis of the contribution of neurosurgeons from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the international neurosurgical literature over the last three decades. The study aimed at determining changes in publication trends over time and assessing the impact of these changes on citation numbers. All publications in the PubMed-indexed neurosurgical journals that were authored by at least one Saudi neurosurgeon were selected. The articles were divided into two study groups according to publication year whether during the last decade (2011- 2020) or the previous two decades (1991- 2010). Changes in publication trends were determined by comparing the bibliometric characteristics of the articles in both groups. The impact of the changes on citation numbers was assessed by correlating the annual citation rates for the articles with their bibliometric qualities. A total of 352 publications were suitable for the review (200 articles published during 2011- 2020, and 152 during 1991- 2010). Temporal changes in the publishing journals and first authors' centres and regions were observed. The articles that were published in the last decade were associated with a significantly higher annual publication rate, a greater number of authors, centres, and countries, and a larger sample size compared to those published in the previous two decades. They also had a lower percentage of Saudi total and first authorship as well as a smaller proportion of case reports. The annual citation rate was significantly impacted by the duration from publication, sample size, and study type during both study periods. However, only during the last decade, the annual citation rate was positively influenced by the journal's impact factor, number of authors, centres, countries, and percentage of Saudi authorship. We conclude that KSA neurosurgeons' contribution to international neurosurgical journals had increased considerably over the last decade. The publications were authored by neurosurgeons from a wider range of centres and regions than in the past. A bigger portion of publications had become more multi-authored, multi-centred, and multi-national as well as reported larger sample sizes and lesser rates of case reports. The changes in publication trends correlated positively with the articles' annual citation rates. The findings could be considered encouraging.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; citation rates; neurosurgery; neurosurgical journals; publication trends; pubmed; saudi arabia
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35164
  9. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1077961
    Global research trends of acupuncture therapy on cancer pain: A bibliometric and visualized study.
    Chunyu Li, Can Zhao, Jingjing Zhao, Min Wang, Furong Luo, Jianwei Zhou.
       Background: The number of publications on acupuncture for cancer pain is increasing rapidly with an upward tendency. Considering that no bibliometric articles related to this topic have been published yet. It is necessary to evaluate the global scientific output of research in this field, and shed light on the direction of clinical cancer pain management in the future.
    Methods: Research publications regarding acupuncture on cancer pain from inception to 2022 were downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection. Bibliometric analyses were performed using CiteSpace software, the bibliometrix R package, and VOSviewer software. Network maps were generated to assess the collaborations between different countries, institutions, authors, and keywords. And clusters map was generated to evaluate reference.
    Results: A total of 790 articles related to acupuncture therapy for cancer pain were identified. We observe that the number of publications is gradually increasing over time. China and the United States were the main contributors. Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr (38 papers) and Beijing Univ Chinese Med (28 papers) contributed the most publications, becoming the leading contributors in this field. Although J Clin Oncol (28 articles) ranked ninth in terms of publication volume, it was the journal with the most citations and the highest number of IF (50.717) and H-index (494) at the same time. MAO J from Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr was the most prolific author (23 articles). The main hot topics included matters related to acupuncture (239 times), pain (199 times), management (139 times), quality of life (107 times), electroacupuncture (100 times), and breast cancer (82 times).
    Conclusion: Our bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the development of acupuncture for cancer pain, enabling relevant authors and research teams to identify the current research status in this field. At the same time, acupuncture for breast cancer (BC) pain, aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia (AIA), and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) may soon become prospective focus.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; acupuncture; bibliometric analysis; cancer pain; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1077961
  10. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2023 ;19 601-613
    Research Hotspots and Global Trends of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Kebing Zhou, Yu Zhou, Yuena Zeng, Jiahui Zhang, Xiaoyan Cai, Jieying Qin, Zhiying Li, Fengxia Yan.
       Purpose: Transcranial direct current stimulation has been widely used in the clinical treatment of stroke. The purpose of this study was to perform a bibliometric analysis of scientific literature in this field.
    Methods: Articles and reviews regarding transcranial direct current stimulation in stroke from January 01, 2004 to May 31, 2022 were identified from the Science Citation Index-Expanded of the Web of Science Core Collection database. CiteSpace 6.1.R2, Bibliometrix and the Bibliometric Online Analysis Platform were used to analyze data.
    Results: A total of 905 papers were obtained, with the highest number of publications coming from the USA. The institutions and authors with the most publications were Harvard Medical School and Fregni F respectively. Nitsche MA had the most co-citations, followed by Fregni F. Neurosciences was the most fruitful research area and Brain Stimulation had the highest H-index. The research topics could be divided into three sections: mechanisms of treatment, comparison of efficacy with transcranial magnetic stimulation, clinical application of post-stroke dysfunction. The field of "walking", "strength" and "virtual reality therapy" are the future research hotspots of transcranial direct current stimulation.
    Conclusion: The overall research showed a slow growth trend, and the outstanding contribution of the USA in this field cannot be ignored. Relevant researchers are suggested to focus on international collaboration and actively conduct high-quality randomized controlled clinical trials on research hotspots and frontiers in order to identify the optimal stimulation paradigm for clinical purposes.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; frontier; hotspots; stroke; transcranial direct current stimulation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S400923
  11. Front Psychiatry. 2023 ;14 1117554
    Research trends in the mental health and multimorbidity of older people from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace.
    Jie Zhou, Dan Song, Juanjuan Ma, Guowen Zhang, Chuduo Wu, Qian Chen, Li Zeng.
       Purpose: Using bibliometric analysis, the objective of this study was to identify research hotspots and trends on multimorbidity and mental health in older adults. This could help guide future research on this topic.
    Methods: We searched the Web of Science Core Collection for eligible studies. Type of publications were not restricted and the timeframe was set between 2002 and 2022. Knowledge maps were created using CiteSpace to visualize publications, nations, journals, institutions, authors, cited references, and keywords. Microsoft Excel displayed pertinent tables.
    Results: A total of 216 studies were collected for analysis. The annual publication over the past 20 years demonstrated an upward trend. The main contributors in publications were in North America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, of which aging was a primary issue. However, collaboration between countries, institutions, and authors were relatively sparce. Cluster analysis and co-citation analysis of references and keywords revealed that the research field could be subdivided into four themes: social psychology as the fundamental disciplinary base, Prevalence of mental disorders and multimorbidity in older adults, pertinent health conditions, and effective interventions. Research trends at present lies in health status, risk factors of prognoses, and effective interventions for prevention and management.
    Conclusion: The results revealed a reciprocal risk relationship between mental health and multimorbidity. Mental disorders such as depression and anxiety in older adults with multimorbidity garnered considerable interest in the defined population, and further exploration is still promising. Substantial studies on evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies are warranted for improved prognoses.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; mental health; multimorbidity; old adults; research trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1117554
  12. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 24. 102(12): e33347
    Global hotspots and trends in Myofascial Pain Syndrome research from 1956 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
    Fei Tang, Changgui Jiang, Jun Chen, Liangyong Wang, Fukun Zhao.
      Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is a prevalent disease, and the related literature research has been increasing in recent years. However, there is a lack of scientific and comprehensive bibliometric analyses in the MPS research field. This study aimed to summarize and visualize the literature distribution laws, research hotspots and development trends in MPS based on bibliometric methods. Relevant literature on MPS research from 1956 to 2022 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Quantitative and visual analyses of the collected literature were performed using Microsoft Office 2021, Bibliometrics, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace. A total of 1099 papers were included, and the number of papers in this research field is generally upward. The USA has the most publications (270), and Univ Sao Paulo is the institution with the most publications (31). Hong CZ and Calvo-Lobo C have the same number of publications and are the authors with the most publications (20), and Simons DG is the author with the most co-citations (1078). Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain is the journal with the most publications (61), and Pain is the journal with the most co-cited papers (2598) and the highest impact factor (7.926). Lidocaine injection versus dry needling to myofascial trigger point. The importance of the local twitch response is the reference with the highest number of co-citations (136). The top 5 keywords in this period are myofascial pain syndrome (571), trigger points (218), pain (97), myofascial pain (92), and myofascial trigger point (80). The keywords of recent bursts are dry needling (2016-2022), efficacy (2020-2022), validity (2020-2022), temporomandibular joint disorder (2020-2022), and orofacial pain (2020-2022). This study summarizes and visualizes the evolution, research hotspots, and future trends of the global MPS domain from 1956 to 2022. It is helpful for scholars to understand the general situation of MPS research quickly and provide a reference for clinical decision-making and future research directions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000033347
  13. BMC Cancer. 2023 Mar 24. 23(1): 272
    Bibliometric analysis of Ewing sarcoma from 1993 to 2022.
    Guangtao Han, Ting Liu, Pengde Kang.
       BACKGROUND: Ewing sarcoma has attracted more attention in recent years but has yet to be bibliometrically analyzed. Hence, this study investigated the trend of Ewing sarcoma over the past 30 years with bibliometric analysis.
    METHODS: Original publications related to Ewing sarcoma were obtained from the Science Citation Index Extension (SCI-E), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) between 1993 and 2022. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to extract the countries/regions, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords involved in this topic to identify and analyze the research hotspots and trends in this field.
    RESULTS: Over the past 30 years (especially in the past five years), the number of articles published on Ewing sarcoma continued to increase, and the most published country was the United States of America (USA). High-frequency keywords included "Ewing sarcoma", "tumor", "family", "bone", "chemotherapy", "expression", "primitive neuroectodermal tumor", "prognostic factors", "children", and "survival rate". According to the analysis of keyword saliency of Ewing sarcoma, we found that "chromosome translocation", "intergroup", "sarcoma", "genomic landscape", and "children oncology group" were emerging research hotspots. The timeline of the cluster map of co-cited literature indicated that the treatment of Ewing sarcoma emerged as a research hotspot.
    CONCLUSION: Researchers' understanding of Ewing sarcoma has improved dramatically over the past 30 years. At present, the research hotspots of Ewing sarcoma mainly focus on the aspects of "chromosome translocation", "intergroup", and "sarcoma". In addition, the timeline of the cluster map of co-cited literature indicated the emergence of the treatment of Ewing sarcoma as a research hotspot.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Ewing sarcoma; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-10723-7
  14. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2023 Mar 15. pii: S0303-8467(23)00088-4. [Epub ahead of print]227 107672
    Minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation: A bibliometric analysis of current research trends.
    Clifford J Yudkoff, Christina P Rossitto, Christopher P Kellner.
       OBJECTIVE: Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Randomized clinical trials focusing on minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for ICH evacuation have suggested a potential benefit regarding mortality but results remain unclear regarding impact on functional outcome. This study presents a bibliometric analysis investigating the current trends in the literature on MIS for ICH.
    METHODS: Using the Scopus collection database, a search was performed to identify literature that discussed MIS for ICH from 2000 to 2021. Primary research articles were included in this study. Reviews and book chapters were excluded. Analysis and visualization of the included literature were completed with VOSviewer.
    RESULTS: A total of 278 articles were identified. An upward trend in publications began in 2008, with the most publications in 2021 (36) followed by 2020 (25). The most citations occurred in 2013 (1192). The h-index, i-10 and i-100 were 37, 79 and 6 respectively. For the top 100 most cited studies, the mean citation count was 45.55 with a range of 6-760. The highest-producing institutions of MIS for ICH literature were Johns Hopkins University (31, 15 %), University of Chicago with (21, 10 %), Guiyang Medical College (17, 8 %), and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (15, 7 %). Keyword analysis revealed four major avenues: 1) medication enhancement of clot removal, 2) minimally invasive devices such as endoscopes, 3) craniotomy approach, and 4) physiology of clot removal.
    CONCLUSIONS: The literature on MIS for ICH has been expanding since 2008. Key topics include thrombolysis, device innovation, and surgical approach.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; ICH evacuation; Intracerebral hemorrhage; Minimally invasive intracerebral hemorrhage evacuation; Minimally invasive surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107672
  15. Can Assoc Radiol J. 2023 Mar 21. 8465371231163239
    Intra-Specialty Citation Pattern in Radiology and Gastroenterology/Hepatology Journals: A Cross-Specialty Comparison.
    Bo Gong, Philippe Soyer, Matthew Df McInnes, Michael N Patlas.
      Objectives: To investigate intra-specialty citation patterns of radiology articles, compared with another medical specialty: gastroenterology/hepatology. Methods: Four radiology journals (Radiology, European Radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal) and four gastroenterology/hepatology journals (Journal of Hepatology, Journal of Gastroenterology, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology) with similar Web of Science in-category 2020 IF ranking were selected. The original research, review, letter, and editorial articles published in these journals in 2021 were identified. The average number of intra-specialty citations per article (intra-specialty citation count) and percentage of intra-specialty citations out of total citations per article (intra-specialty citation rate) were compared between radiology and gastroenterology/hepatology articles using Student's t-test. Results: The radiology articles demonstrated a lower total citation count per article (radiology: 29.7 ± .4 (mean ± SEM), n = 2063; gastroenterology/hepatology: 50.1 ± 1.4, n = 1335). The intra-specialty citation count was also lower in radiology articles than gastroenterology/hepatology articles (radiology: 12.9 ± .2, gastroenterology/hepatology: 19.6 ± .7; P < .001), both overall and in all article types. Additionally, the overall intra-specialty citation rate was not significantly different between the two specialties (radiology: 48.8% ± .5%; gastroenterology/hepatology: 47.1 ± .8%; P = .057), although the intra-specialty citation rates were higher in radiology original research and editorial article types. Conclusions: The significantly lower per-article intra-specialty citation counts in all radiology article types, a measurement that directly links to specialty IFs, may contribute to the lower impact factors of radiology journals compared with gastroenterology/hepatology ones.
    Keywords:  citation; impact factor; radiology; specialty
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/08465371231163239
  16. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1146515
    A bibliometric study of the top 100 most-cited papers in neuroendocrine prostate cancer.
    Yu Gan, Qiangrong He, Chao Li, Bassam Lutf Mohammed Alsharafi, Hengfeng Zhou, Zhi Long.
       Background: This study used bibliometrics to define and analyze the characteristics of the first 100 most cited papers on the topic of neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC).
    Methods: We explored the Web of Science Core Collection database, and screened the top 100 most frequently cited articles and reviews with the title NEPC or small cell prostate cancer (SCPC). We conducted bibliometrics research on the screening results to identify the most influential journals and authors in the field of NEPC.
    Results: The first 100 most cited papers have been cited a total of 14,795 times, from 73 to 833 times (mean ± standard deviation, 147.95 ± 101.68). All top 100 most cited papers were published from 1984 to 2019, and the total number of citations for papers published in 2016 was significantly higher than that for papers published in other years. The journal with the largest number of published papers is "Prostate" (n=8). "Neuroendocrine differentiation" has become the most frequently used author keyword. "Oncology" is the most popular topic in the field of NEPC.
    Conclusion: We analyzed the first 100 most cited papers in the NEPC field by collecting detailed information, which provide guiding opinions for finding the most influential journals and authors in NEPC-related fields. We hope to help researchers and readers in this field improve their understanding of NEPC research trends and provide ideas for future research from a unique perspective.
    Keywords:  bibliometric study; neuroendocrine differentiation; neuroendocrine prostate cancer; small cell prostate cancer; top 100
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1146515
  17. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023 ;10 1089916
    Emerging trends and hotspots evolution in cardiotoxicity: A bibliometric and knowledge-Map analysis From 2010 to 2022.
    Di Xiao, Jingen Li, Yong Liu, Tangshun Wang, Chaofeng Niu, Rui Zhuang, Birong Liu, Liyong Ma, Meng Li, Lijing Zhang.
       Background: There is growing emphasis on the cardiotoxicity research over the past 12 years. To look for the hotspots evolution and to explore the emerging trends in the field of cardiotoxicity, publications related to cardiotoxicity were acquired from the Web of Science Core Collection on August 2, 2022.
    Methods: We used the CiteSpace 5.8 R3 and VOSviewer 1.6.18 to perform bibliometric and knowledge-map analysis.
    Results: A total of 8,074 studies by 39,071 authors from 6,530 institutions in 124 countries or regions were published in different academic journals. The most productive country was absolutely the United States, and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was the institution with the largest output. Zhang, Yun published the most articles, and the author who had the most frequent co-citations was Moslehi, Javid. New England Journal of Medicine was the most frequently cited journals in this field. Mechanisms of cardiotoxicity have received the most attention and was the main research directions in the field. The disease of cardiotoxicity together with the related risk factors are potential research hotspots. Immune checkpoint inhibitor and myocarditis are two recently discussed and rapidly expanding research topic in the areas of cardiotoxicity.
    Conclusions: This bibliometric analysis provided a thorough analysis of the cardiotoxicity, which would provide crucial sources of information and concepts for academics studying this area. As a rapidly expanding field in cardiology, the related field of cardiotoxicity will continue to be a focus of research.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; bibliometric; cardiotoxicity; citespace; knowledge-map
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1089916
  18. Front Psychol. 2023 ;14 1101157
    Study on positive psychology from 1999 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis.
    Feifei Wang, Jia Guo, Guoyu Yang.
       Objective: Positive psychology is a revolution in the science of psychology as well as a new milestone in the development of human society. The purpose of the study was to use bibliometrics and visual analysis to assess the current state and trends in positive psychology research.
    Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was searched for 4,378 papers on positive psychology between 1999 and 2021. The features of positive psychology research were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2013, VOSviewer (1.6.17), and CiteSpace (5.8.R1).
    Results: The findings demonstrate a steady growth in positive psychology publications from 1999 to 2021. The United States (1,780) and Harvard University (104), respectively, were the most productive nations and organizations in this subject. Frontiers in Psychology was the most productive journal (288), while the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology had the most co-citations (8,469). Seligman was the most influential author, with 3,350 citations and 5,020 co-citations. The top ten co-cited references, in terms of citation explosion, suggesting that these papers provide the foundation for the growth of this discipline. The systematic review, character strengths, positive psychology intervention, language pleasure, and the COVID-19 pandemic are the focal points of research and development developments in this discipline.
    Conclusion: These findings have helped researchers in positive psychology find new ways to collaborate with partners, hot topics, and research frontiers.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; developing trends; knowledge mapping; positive psychology; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1101157
  19. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1077922
    Investigation of trends in gut microbiome associated with colorectal cancer using machine learning.
    Chaoran Yu, Zhiyuan Zhou, Bin Liu, Danhua Yao, Yuhua Huang, Pengfei Wang, Yousheng Li.
       Background: The rapid growth of publications on the gut microbiome and colorectal cancer (CRC) makes it feasible for text mining and bibliometric analysis.
    Methods: Publications were retrieved from the Web of Science. Bioinformatics analysis was performed, and a machine learning-based Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model was used to identify the subfield research topics.
    Results: A total of 5,696 publications related to the gut microbiome and CRC were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection from 2000 to 2022. China and the USA were the most productive countries. The top 25 references, institutions, and authors with the strongest citation bursts were identified. Abstracts from all 5,696 publications were extracted for a text mining analysis that identified the top 50 topics in this field with increasing interest. The colitis animal model, expression of cytokines, microbiome sequencing and 16s, microbiome composition and dysbiosis, and cell growth inhibition were increasingly noticed during the last two years. The 50 most intensively investigated topics were identified and further categorized into four clusters, including "microbiome sequencing and tumor," "microbiome compositions, interactions, and treatment," "microbiome molecular features and mechanisms," and "microbiome and metabolism."
    Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis explores the historical research tendencies in the gut microbiome and CRC and identifies specific topics of increasing interest. The developmental trajectory, along with the noticeable research topics characterized by this analysis, will contribute to the future direction of research in CRC and its clinical translation.
    Keywords:  Latent Dirichlet Allocation; Web of Science; bibliometric; colorectal cancer; microbiome
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1077922
  20. Front Neurosci. 2023 ;17 1097002
    Hotspots and trends in fNIRS disease research: A bibliometric analysis.
    Xiangyin Ye, Li Peng, Ning Sun, Lian He, Xiuqiong Yang, Yuanfang Zhou, Jian Xiong, Yuquan Shen, Ruirui Sun, Fanrong Liang.
       Objective: To summarize the general information and hotspots of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)-based clinical disease research over the past 10 years and provide some references for future research.
    Methods: The related literature published between 1 January 2011 and 31 January 2022 was retrieved from the Web of Science core database (WoS). Bibliometric visualization analysis of countries/regions, institutions, authors, journals, keywords and references were conducted by using CiteSpace 6.1.R3.
    Results: A total of 467 articles were included, and the annual number of articles published over nearly a decade showed an upward trend year-by-year. These articles mainly come from 39 countries/regions and 280 institutions. The representative country and institution were the USA and the University of Tubingen. We identified 266 authors, among which Andreas J Fallgatter and Ann-Christine Ehlis were the influential authors. Neuroimage was the most co-cited journal. The major topics in fNIRS disease research included activation, prefrontal cortex, working memory, cortex, and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In recent years, the Frontier topics were executive function, functional connectivity, performance, diagnosis, Alzheimer's disease, children, and adolescents. Based on the burst of co-cited references, gait research has received much attention.
    Conclusion: This study conducted a comprehensive, objective, and visual analysis of publications, and revealed the status of relevant studies, hot topics, and trends concerning fNIRS disease research from 2011 to 2022. It is hoped that this work would help researchers to identify new perspectives on potential collaborators, important topics, and research Frontiers.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; Frontiers; bibliometrics; diseases; functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1097002
  21. Front Psychiatry. 2023 ;14 1086638
    Heart failure and depression: A perspective from bibliometric analysis.
    Mei Ieng Lam, Pan Chen, Xiao-Meng Xie, Grace K I Lok, Yu-Fei Liu, Tong Leong Si, Gabor S Ungvari, Chee H Ng, Yu-Tao Xiang.
       Background: Depression commonly occurs in heart failure patients, and negatively influences quality of life and disease prognosis. This study explored heart failure and depression-related research from a bibliometric perspective.
    Methods: Relevant publications were searched on June 24, 2022. The Bibliometrix package in R was used to conduct quantitative analyses including the trends in publications, and related countries, articles, authors and keywords. VOSviewer software was used to conduct the visualization map on co-word, co-author, and institution co-authorship analyses. CiteSpace software was used to illustrate the top keywords with citation burst.
    Results: A total of 8,221 publications in the heart failure and depression-related research field were published between 1983 and 2022. In this field, the United States had the most publications (N = 3,013; 36.65%) and highest total citation (N = 149, 376), followed by China, Germany, Italy and Japan. Author Moser and Duke University were the most productive author and institution, respectively. Circulation is the most influential journal. Apart from "heart failure" and "depression," "quality of life," "mortality" and "myocardial infarction" were the most frequently used keywords in this research area; whereas more recently, "self care" and "anxiety" have been used more frequently.
    Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis showed a rapid growth of research related to heart failure and depression from 1989 to 2021, which was mostly led by North America and Europe. Future directions in this research area include issues concerning self-care and anxiety about heart failure. As most of the existing literature were published in English, publications in other languages should be examined in the future.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; cardiac failure; depression; heart failure; hotspots
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1086638
  22. Front Pharmacol. 2023 ;14 1111815
    Research hotspots and frotiers of stem cells in stroke: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2022.
    Qi Zhang, Yuting Zeng, Shuqi Zheng, Ling Chen, Haining Liu, Hui Chen, Xiaofeng Zhang, Jihua Zou, Xiaoyan Zheng, Yantong Wan, Guozhi Huang, Qing Zeng.
      Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and permanent disability worldwide. However, the current stroke treatment has a limited effect. Therefore, a new treatment is urgently needed. Stem cell therapy is a cutting-edge treatment for stroke patients. This study aimed to gain better understanding of global stem cell trends in stroke via a bibliometric analysis. Methods: We used the Web of Science Core Collection to search pertinent articles about stem cells in stroke published between 2004 and 2022. Analysis was conducted using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and the R package "bibliometrix" to identify publication outputs, countries/regions, institutions, authors/co-cited authors, journals/co-cited journals, co-cited references, and keywords. Results: A total of 6,703 publications were included in the bibliometric analysis. The total number of citations significantly and rapidly increased between 2004 and 2022, with the most pronounced growth pattern observed in the period of 2008-2009. In terms of authoritarian countries, the USA had the most publications among the countries. As for institutions and authors, the most prolific institution was the University of South Florida, followed by Oakland University and then Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Chopp, M. and Borlongan, Cesario V, had the most output among the authors. Regarding the journals, Cell Transplantation had the highest publication, followed by Brain Research. As for references, "Mesenchymal stem cells as trophic mediators" was the most frequently cited (2,082), and the article entitled Neuronal replacement from endogenous precursors in the adult brain after stroke had the strongest burstiness (strength = 81.35). Emerging hot words in the past decade included "adhesion molecule," "mesenchymal stromal cell," "extracellular vesicle," "pluripotent stem cells," "signaling pathway," "plasticity," and "exosomes." Conclusion: Between 2004 and 2022, the terms "neurogenesis," "angiogenesis," "mesenchymal stem cells," "extracellular vesicle," "exosomes," "inflammation," and "oxidative stress" have emerged as the hot research areas for research on stem cells in stroke. Although stem cells exert a number of positive effects, the main mechanisms for mitigating the damage caused by stroke are still unknown. Clinical challenges may include complicating factors that can affect the efficacy of stem cell therapy, which are worth a deep exploration.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; bibliometrics; citespace; stem cells; stroke; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1111815
  23. Int J Gen Med. 2023 ;16 951-960
    Comparing Japanese University Hospitals' and Community Healthcare Facilities' Research Contributions on PubMed.
    Takashi Watari, Ashwin Gupta.
       Purpose: Although research in general medicine is important, the contributions and characteristics of general medicine physicians (GMPs) in university hospitals (UH) and community healthcare facilities (CHF) remains unclear. Therefore, this study examines the popularity of research by affiliation, characteristics of journal publication, annual trends, and differences in impact factors (IFs) of journal publications.
    Methods: This study is a secondary bibliometric analysis of articles in international journals published in PubMed over the past six years (2015-2020). The analysis compared English articles published by either UH- or CHF-affiliated GMPs in Japan in terms of, among other things, article type, research field, and IF.
    Results: Of the 2372 articles analyzed, 1688 (71.2%) were published by physicians affiliated with UHs, 62.6% of which were original. Basic research, international collaboration, and ratio of IFs were significantly higher for such papers. In contrast, the number of CHF articles were significantly higher in the areas of clinical research and practice, with a greater proportion of case reports. There was no significant difference in IF between the disciplines within each affiliation, but the IF was the highest in experimental basic research and the lowest in medical and clinical education. In the six-year time series, the number of original papers by UHs and CHFs increased roughly twofold between 2015 and 2020, but the number of articles in the areas of medical education and healthcare quality and safety remained mostly unchanged.
    Conclusion: The number of international papers published by Japanese GMPs has increased since 2015, particularly in terms of original papers and clinical research from UHs. However, there was no significant difference in the IF between UH and CHF publications. Our findings can guide the development of indicators, research, and education strategies regarding Japanese GMPs' research performance.
    Keywords:  academic generalist; bibliometric study; general medicine; publication; university hospitals
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S398413
  24. Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 ;10 1135592
    A bibliometric analysis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in ophthalmology.
    Yihang Fu, Yuxiang Mao, Shuangyan Jiang, Sheng Luo, Xiaoyun Chen, Wei Xiao.
       Background: Bibliometric analysis is a quantitative method which applies mathematical and statistical tools to evaluate the inter-relationships and impacts of publications, authors, institutions and countries in a specific research area. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMAs) are summaries of the best available evidence to address a specific research question via comprehensively literature search, in-depth analysis and synthesis of results. To date, there have been several studies summarizing the publication trends of SRMAs in research specialties, however, none has conducted specifically in ophthalmology. The purpose of this study is to establish the scientometric landscape of SRMAs published in the field of ophthalmology over time.
    Methods: We retrieved relevant ophthalmological SRMAs and the corresponding bibliometric parameters during 2000 to 2020 from Web of Science Core Collection. Bibliometric analysis was performed using bibliometrix package. Pre-registration and guideline compliance of each article was independently assessed by two investigators.
    Results: A total of 2,660 SRMAs were included, and the average annual growth rate was 21.26%. China and the United States were the most productive countries, while Singapore was the country with the highest average citations per document. Wong TY was not only the most productive, but also the most frequently cited author. The most productive affiliation was National University of Singapore (n = 236). Systematic reviews and meta-analyses output in most subspecialties had steadily increased with retina/vitreous (n = 986), glaucoma (n = 411) and cornea/external diseases (n = 303) constantly as the most dominant fields. Rates of pre-registration and guideline compliance had dramatically increased over time, with 20.0 and 63.5% of article being pre-registered and reported guideline in 2020, respectively. However, SRMAs published on ophthalmology journals tended to be less frequently pre-registered and guideline complied than those on non-ophthalmology journals (both p < 0.001).
    Conclusion: The annual output of SRMAs has been rapidly increasing over the past two decades. China and the United States were the most productive countries, whereas Singapore has the most prolific and influential scholar and institution. Raising awareness and implementation of SRMAs pre-registration and guideline compliance is still necessary to ensure quality, especially for ophthalmology journals.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; ophthalmology; publication productivity; research trend; systematic reviews and meta-analyses
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1135592
  25. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1119915
    A bibliometric analysis based on Web of Science from 2012 to 2021: Current situation, hot spots, and global trends of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
    Ruyin Li, Yingjiao Wang, Zirui Zhao, Xiaobin Li, Ziwen Liu.
       Background: Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a special type of thyroid carcinoma derived from the C cell of the thyroid gland. Because of the poor prognosis of MTC, a large number of studies on MTC have been conducted in the last 10 years. To better comprehend, it is necessary to clarify and define the dominant countries, organizations, core journals, important authors, and their cumulative research contributions, as well as the cooperative relationships between them.
    Method: English publications with article type article or review about MTC from January 2012 to December 2021 was retrieved from Web of Science core collection, and VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Microsoft Excel were applied for bibliometric study.
    Result: A total of 1208 articles and reviews were included in this study. The 1208 papers were written by 6364 authors from 1734 organizations in 67 countries, published in 408 journals, and cited 24118 references from 3562 journals. The number of publications was essentially flat from 2012-2021, with the largest proportion of publications coming from the U.S., followed by Italy and China. Thyroid was the most productive journal, and Journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism was the most cited journal. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was the most productive institution and Luca Giovanella, was the most productive author. Diagnostic tools, surgical treatment, non-surgical treatment, genetics and relationship with other endocrine diseases were the main research interests in this field. Prognosis has been a cutting-edge topic since 2017.
    Conclusion: As a thyroid cancer with poor prognosis, MTC has received continuous attention in recent years. Current MTC studies mainly focused on disease intervention, mechanism research and prognosis. The main point of this study is to provide an overview of the development process and hot spots of MTC in the last decade. These might provide ideas for further research in the MTC field.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; Web of Science; bibliometric analysis; medullary thyroid carcinoma; trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1119915
  26. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 ;14 1144747
    Studies related to osteosarcoma and metabolism from 1990 to 2022: A visual analysis and bibliometric study.
    Zhuce Shao, Shuxiong Bi.
       Background: Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor, its high incidence of metastasis and poor prognosis have led to a great deal of concern for osteosarcoma. In many cancer types, metabolic processes are important for tumor growth progression, so interfering with the metabolic processes of osteosarcoma may be a therapeutic option to stall osteosarcoma progression. A key mechanism of how metabolic processes contribute to the growth and survival of various cancers, including osteosarcoma, is their ability to support tumor cell metabolism. Research related to this field is a direction of great importance and potential. However, to our knowledge, no bibliometric studies related to this field have been published, and we will fill this research gap.
    Methods: Publications were retrieved on January 1, 2023 from the 1990-2022 Science Citation Index of the Web of Science Core Collection. The Bibliometrix package in R software, VOSviewer and CiteSpace software were used to analyze our research directions and to visualize global trends and hotspots in osteosarcoma and metabolism related research.
    Results: Based on the search strategy, 833 articles were finally filtered. In this area of research related to osteosarcoma metabolism, we found that China, the United States and Japan are the top 3 countries in terms of number of articles published, and the journals and institutions that have published the most research in this area are Journal of bone and mineral research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In addition, Baldini, Nicola, Reddy, Gs and Avnet, Sofia are the top three authors in terms of number of articles published in studies related to this field. The most popular keywords related to the field in the last 30 years are "metabolism" and "expression", which will guide the possible future directions of the field.
    Conclusion: We used Bibliometrix, VOSviewer, and Citespace to visualize and bibliometrically analyze the current status and possible future hotspots of research in the field of osteosarcoma metabolism. Possible future hotspots in this field may focus on the related terms "metabolism", "expression", and "migraation".
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; metabolism; osteosarcoma; trends; visualized study
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1144747
  27. Front Immunol. 2023 ;14 1131933
    Relationship between gut microbiota and rheumatoid arthritis: A bibliometric analysis.
    Ying Dong, Jianling Yao, Qingyue Deng, Xianxian Li, Yingyu He, Xueyang Ren, Yuan Zheng, Ruolan Song, Xiangjian Zhong, Jiamu Ma, Dongjie Shan, Fang Lv, Xiuhuan Wang, Ruijuan Yuan, Gaimei She.
       Introduction: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial autoimmune disease. Recently, growing evidence demonstrates that gut microbiota (GM) plays an important role in RA. But so far, no bibliometric studies pertaining to GM in RA have ever been published. This study attempts to depict the knowledge framework in this field from a holistic and systematic perspective based on the bibliometric analysis.
    Methods: Literature related to the involvement of GM in RA was searched and picked from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. The annual output, cooperation, hotspots, research status and development trend of this field were analyzed by bibliometric software (VOSviewer and Bibliometricx).
    Results: 255 original research articles and 204 reviews were included in the analysis. The articles in this field that can be retrieved in WOSCC were first published in 2004 and increased year by year since then. 2013 is a growth explosion point. China and the United States are the countries with the most contributions, and Harvard University is the affiliation with the most output. Frontiers in Immunology (total citations = 603) is the journal with the most publications and the fastest growth rate. eLife is the journal with the most citations (total citations = 1248). Scher, Jose U. and Taneja, Veena are the most productive and cited authors. The research in this field is mainly distributed in the evidence, mechanism and practical application of GM participating in RA through the analysis of keywords and documents. There is sufficient evidence to prove the close relationship between GM and RA, which lays the foundation for this field. This extended two colorful and tender branches of mechanism research and application exploration, which have made some achievements but still have broad exploration space. Recently, the keywords "metabolites", "metabolomics", "acid", "b cells", "balance", "treg cells", "probiotic supplementation" appeared most frequently, which tells us that research on the mechanism of GM participating in RA and exploration of its application are the hotspots in recent years.
    Discussion: Taken together, these results provide a data-based and objective introduction to the GM participating in RA, giving readers a valuable reference to help guide future research.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrix; VOSviewer; bibliometrics; gut microbiota; rheumatoid arthritis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1131933
  28. Sex Transm Dis. 2023 Mar 22.
    Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship of Publications about Sub-Saharan Africa Published in the Journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2011-2020.
    Ezinne A Akudinobi, Cornelis A Rietmeijer, Francis J Ndowa, Peter H Kilmarx.
       BACKGROUND: As a potential indicator of equity in research partnerships, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of author affiliations and author order in publications about sub-Saharan Africa published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
    METHODS: We identified articles in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases that were about sub-Saharan Africa and published from 2011 to 2020. Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms in PubMed were used to identity articles about sub-Saharan Africa. Authors with at least one affiliation in sub-Saharan Africa were characterized as sub-Saharan Africa-affiliated authors.
    RESULTS: Of the 1,439 articles that were published in Sexually Transmitted Diseases from 2011 to 2020, 148 (10%) had a MeSH term for a sub-Saharan African country. Of the 604 authors of these 148 articles, 53 (36%) of the first authors, 493 (53%) of the middle authors, and 58 (40%) of the last authors had a sub-Saharan African affiliation; 13 (8.8%) of the articles had no authors with a sub-Saharan African affiliation. The proportions of sub-Saharan African-affiliated authors in first and last authorship positions did not change significantly from 2011-15 (77 articles) to 2016-20 (71 articles).
    CONCLUSIONS: The underrepresentation of Africans in first and last authorship positions suggests power imbalances in global scientific partnerships. Funders, researchers, editors, publishers, and grant and manuscript reviewers each have roles in promoting equity in global health research. This study may serve as an example for journals to establish benchmarks and monitor progress toward a more equitable research environment.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0000000000001808
  29. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Mar 24. 102(12): e33239
    Financial toxicity of breast cancer over the last 30 years: A bibliometrics study and visualization analysis via CiteSpace.
    Hui Cheng, Lu Lin, Tingting Liu, Shaotong Wang, Yueyue Zhang, Li Tian.
      This literature on financial toxicity (FT) of breast cancer aimed to identify the leading countries, institutions, key researchers, influential references, top journals, research hotspots, and frontiers in the field. Published articles on FT in breast cancer patients were systematically retrieved and screened from the Web of Science databases from inception to March 28, 2022. The CiteSpace software was used to generate knowledge maps to analyze bibliometric characteristics in FT research on breast cancer patients. A total of 615 publications were included, with a year-on-year increase in the number of publications. A total of 591 authors conducted research on the FT in breast cancer patients, with Yabroff KR being the most prolific author. The US was the absolute leader in this field, with almost all major research institutions and authors located in the US. Supportive Care in Cancer was the most productive journal, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology was the most co-cited journal. The keywords representing the research hotspots were "quality of life," "care," "cost," etc. Keywords burst detection indicated that "financial toxicity," "survivors," "impact," "burden," "income," and "experience" have become the new research frontiers in the last 5 years. There is an overall upward trend in the research on FT of breast cancer over the last 30 years, which has important and ongoing research value. There is still a paucity of relevant research and more collaboration between authors, institutions, and countries is needed in the future to identify future research directions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000033239
  30. Clin Exp Med. 2023 Mar 20.
    The top 100 most cited articles on COVID-19 vaccine: a bibliometric analysis.
    Weigang Wang, Hu Wang, Tian Yao, Yandi Li, Linzhu Yi, Ying Gao, Jia Lian, Yongliang Feng, Suping Wang.
      This study aimed to uncover the current major topics regarding COVID-19 vaccine, and systematically evaluate the development trends for future research. The top 100 most cited original articles on COVID-19 vaccine from January 2020 to October 2022 were identified from Web of Science Core Collection database. CiteSpace (v6.1.R3) was adopted for bibliometric analysis with statistical and visual analysis. The number of citations ranged from 206 to 5881, with a median of 349.5. The USA (n = 56), England (n = 33), and China (n = 16) ranked the top three countries/regions in terms of the number of publications. Harvard Medical School (centrality = 0.71), Boston Children's Hospital (centrality = 0.67), and Public Health England (centrality = 0.57) were the top three institutions leading the way on COVID-19 vaccine research. The New England of medicine journal dominated with 22 articles in the 32 high-quality journals. The three most frequent keywords were immunization (centrality = 0.25), influenza vaccination (centrality = 0.21), and coronavirus (centrality = 0.18). Cluster analysis of keywords showed that the top four categories were protection efficacy, vaccine hesitancy, spike protein, and second vaccine dose (Q value = 0.535, S value = 0.879). Cluster analysis of cited references showed that top eight largest categories were Cov-2 variant, clinical trial, large integrated health system, COV-2 rhesus macaque, mRNA vaccine, vaccination intent, phase II study, and Cov-2 omicron variant (Q value = 0.672, S value = 0.794). The research on COVID-19 vaccine is currently the hottest topic in academic community. At present, COVID-19 vaccines researches have focused on vaccine efficacy, vaccine hesitancy, and the efficacy of current vaccines on omicron variants. However, how to increase vaccine uptake, focus on mutations in the spike protein, evaluate of the efficacy of booster vaccine, and how effective new vaccines under pre- and clinical development against omicron will be spotlight in the future.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; COVID-19 vaccine; CiteSpace; Visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-023-01046-9
  31. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 ;2(4): e0000294
    Is authorship by women in Brazilian academic surgery increasing? A five-year retrospective analysis.
    Mariana Graner, Alexandra M Buda, Carolina B Moura, Letícia Campos, Isabella Faria, Paul Truche, Fabio Botelho, Laura Pompermaier, Aline Gil Alves Guilloux, Alexis N Bowder, Julia Ferreira.
      Women remain underrepresented in 80% of Brazilian surgical specialties, however, women representation within the Brazilian academic surgical literature remains unknown. This study aims to evaluate the gender distribution of first and last authors in Brazilian surgical journals. All publications between 2015 and 2019 from the five Brazilian surgical journals with the highest impact factor were reviewed. The first and last authors' names were extracted from each article and a predictive algorithm was used to classify the gender of each author. Authors were further classified by surgical field and geographic region to investigate patterns of female authorship among journals, specialties, and region over the study period. Multivariable logistic regression was then used to identify factors independently associated with female authorship. 1844 articles were analyzed; 23% (426/1844) articles had female first authors, and 20% (348/1748) had female last authors. Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira was observed to have the highest rates for both first and last female authors (37%, 138/371; 26%, 95/370)) and Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (9%, 48/542; 10%, 54/522) had the lowest rates. Papers with a woman senior author were twice as likely to have a woman first author (OR 1.98, 95% CI 1.51-2.58, p≤0.01). Women's representation in medicine is increasing in Brazil, yet women remain underrepresented as the first and last authors in the Brazilian surgical literature. Our results highlight the importance of senior women mentorship in academic surgery and demonstrate that promoting female surgeon senior authorship through academic and financial support will positively impact the number of female first authors.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000294
  32. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 03 20. 23(1): 183
    A bibliometric analysis of global research status and trends in neuromodulation techniques in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
    Lifei Xiao, Xianhao Huo, Yangyang Wang, Wenchao Li, Mei Li, Chaofan Wang, Feng Wang, Tao Sun.
       BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disease which has risen to become the main cause of childhood disability, placing a heavy burden on families and society. To date, the treatment of patients with ASD remains a complicated problem, for which neuromodulation techniques are a promising solution. This study analyzed the global research situation of neuromodulation techniques in the treatment of ASD from 1992 to 2022, aiming to explore the global research status and frontier trends in this field.
    METHODS: The Web of Science (WoS) was searched for literature related to neuromodulation techniques for ASD from 1992 to October 2022. A knowledge atlas to analyze collaboration among countries, institutions, authors, publishing journals, reference co-citation patterns, keyword co-occurrence, keyword clustering, and burst keywords was constructed using Rstudio software, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer.
    RESULTS: In total, 392 publications related to the treatment of ASD using neuromodulation techniques were included. Despite some fluctuations, the number of publications in this field has shown a growing trend in recent years. The United States and Deakin University are the leading country and institution in this field, respectively. The greatest contributing authors are Peter G Enticott, Manuel F Casanova, and Paul B Fitzgerald et al. The most prolific and cited journal is Brain Stimulation and the most commonly co-cited journal is The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. The most frequently cited article was that of Simone Rossi (Safety, ethical considerations, and application guidelines for the use of transverse magnetic stimulation in clinical practice and research, 2009). "Obsessive-compulsive disorder," "transcranial direct current stimulation," "working memory," "double blind" and "adolescent" were identified as hotspots and frontier trends of neuromodulation techniques in the treatment of ASD.
    CONCLUSION: The application of neuromodulation techniques for ASD has attracted the attention of researchers worldwide. Restoring the social ability and improving the comorbid symptoms in autistic children and adults have always been the focus of research. Neuromodulation techniques have demonstrated significant advantages and effects on these issues. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) are new therapeutic methods introduced in recent years, and are also directions for further exploration.
    Keywords:  Autism spectrum disorder; Bibliometrics; Neuromodulation techniques; Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visualization analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04666-3
  33. Heliyon. 2023 Mar;9(3): e14457
    A scientometric analysis approach on the plastic sand.
    Bawar Iftikhar, Sophia C Alih, Mohammadreza Vafaei, Raid Alrowais, Muhammad Tariq Bashir, Alamgir Khalil, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Muhammad Faisal Rehman, Abdullah Mohamed.
      The purpose of this research was to conduct a scientometric evaluation of the literature pertaining to plastic sand in order to evaluate its many aspects. Conventional review studies have several limitations when it comes to their capacity to completely and properly link different sections of the published research. Some of the more complicated features of advanced research are co-occurrence analysis, science mapping and co-citation analysis. During the study, the most inventive authors/researchers renowned for citations, the sources with the largest number of publications, the actively involved domains, and co-occurrences of keywords in the research on plastic sand are investigated. This study is limited to scientometric analysis of the available literature data on plastic sand. The VOSviewer application (version 1.6.18) was used to perform the analysis after bibliometric data for 4512 publications were extracted from the Scopus database and utilised in the extraction process from the year 2021 to June 2022. With the support of a statistical and graphical description of researchers and nations that are contributing, this study will aid researchers in the establishment of collaborative ventures and the exchange of fresh techniques and ideas with one another.
    Keywords:  Plastic waste; Sand; Scientometric analysis; Sustainable material; Waste management; Waste material
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14457
  34. J Surg Res. 2023 Mar 20. pii: S0022-4804(23)00074-4. [Epub ahead of print]288 43-50
    Gender Discrepancies in Middle Author Publications in US Academic General Surgery.
    Mustafa Tamim Alam Khan, Ronit Patnaik, Allison N Laffoon, Lucijana Krokar, Spencer R Ince, Estefania Hurtado, Mio Kitano, Danielle M Fritze, Daniel L Dent.
       INTRODUCTION: To explore gender discrepancies in publications at general surgery departments, we performed a cross-sectional comparing the number of women and men at each academic rank and their number of first author (FA), middle author (MA), last author (LA), and total publications.
    METHODS: Thirty academic general surgery departments were randomly selected. For each faculty, we tabulated: first, middle, last names, gender, academic rank, educational leadership, year of medical school graduation, and additional graduate degrees. Bibliography, H-index, and citations were downloaded from the Scopus database.
    RESULTS: One thousand three hundred twenty-six faculty sampled, 881 (66.4%) men and 445 (33.5%) women. Men outnumbered women at all ranks, with increasing disparity at higher ranks. Men outnumbered women in all subspecialties-largest difference in transplant surgery (84.4% versus 15.6%, P < 0.001). Men at all ranks had more MA publications: assistant professor (rate ratio 1.20; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.43, P = 0.024), associate professor (1.65; 1.31-2.06, P < 0.001), and professor (1.50; 1.20-1.91, P = 0.008). Men associate professors had more LA publications (1.74; 1.34-2.37, P < 0.001). No differences found in FA publications at any rank, nor LA publications at assistant professor and professor ranks. At subspecialty level, men in surgical oncology (1.95; 1.55-2.45, P < 0.001) and transplant surgery (1.70; 1.09-2.66, P = 0.02) had more MA publications.
    CONCLUSIONS: While FA and LA publications did not differ significantly across genders, the largest difference lies in MA publications, beginning at junior ranks and persisting with seniority. Discrepancies in MA publications may reflect gender discrepancies in collaborative opportunities, hence total publications should be used cautiously when determining academic productivity.
    Keywords:  Gender discrepancy; Surgical education; Surgical research; Women in surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2023.02.028
  35. J Korean Med Sci. 2023 Mar 20. 38(11): e93
    Comorbidities in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis.
    Yuliya Fedorchenko, Olena Zimba.
       BACKGROUND: Comorbidities attract enormous attention amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Mapping knowledge based on these clinical conditions is increasingly important since the pandemic is still raging and primarily affecting subjects with chronic diseases and comorbidities. Clinical presentation and complications of COVID-19 are still hot topics which are explored in numerous evidence-based publications. The aim of this study was to analyze Scopus-indexed COVID-19 papers covering comorbidities.
    METHODS: Searches through the Scopus database were performed on September 19, 2022 using the following keywords: "Diabetes mellitus" OR "Cardiovascular Diseases" OR "Rheumatic Diseases" OR "Obesity" OR "Malignancies" AND "COVID-19." All retrieved articles were analyzed using the following categories: document type, authorship, keywords, journal, citation score, country of origin, and language. Using the software tool VOSviewer version 1.6.18, we visualized the network of authors and keywords co-occurrence of the most prevalent comorbidities reported in connection with COVID-19.
    RESULTS: Reports on COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus (DM) were most frequently published (n = 12,282). The US was the most productive country (n = 3,005) in the field of COVID-19 and comorbidities. There were 1,314 documents on COVID-19 and rheumatic diseases which is the least number in comparison with other comorbidities (COVID-19 and DM: 12,282, COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease: 9,911, COVID-19 and obesity: 7,070, and COVID-19 and malignancies: 1,758).
    CONCLUSION: This mapping of COVID-19-related documents in connection with comorbidities may prioritize future research directions.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric Analysis; COVID-19; Comorbidities; Scopus
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e93
  36. Ir J Med Sci. 2023 Mar 20.
    The annual conference of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists: examining over a decade of trends.
    Lily Farrell, Khadija Gull, Siobhan Kelly, Colm O'Brien, Louise O'Toole.
       BACKGROUND: The annual conference of the Irish College of Ophthalmologists (ICO) is a key calendar event for ophthalmology research in Ireland.
    AIMS: We investigated whether there were identifiable trends across various domains for the last twelve ICO meetings. Our objectives were to assess subspeciality and training centre representation, as well as the characteristics of the first author to include gender and stage of training.
    METHODS: A retrospective analysis of paper and poster presentations from the ICO annual conference yearbooks was conducted. The representation of subspecialties, affiliated institutions, and gender distribution were noted for both categories. For paper presentations, the author's career stage, full-text publication rates, and impact factors were also determined.
    RESULTS: A total of 306 paper presentations and 306 poster presentations were analysed. The subspecialty of retina had the highest representation within both sections. The overall mean publication rate was 38% (range, 6-39%), with a mean journal impact factor of 2.02. No statistically significant differences in gender noted with regard to poster, paper, or publications (p < 0.9, p < 0.1, p < 0.7, respectively).
    CONCLUSIONS: This is the first review of all research contributions to the ICO conference. We found that there is a need to promote research in some underrepresented subspecialities and training centres. No significant gender bias was found. There is scope to improve the publication conversion rate; this would allow for greater dissemination of the research presented at the ICO meeting.
    Keywords:  Gender; Publication rate; Subspecialty; Training
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-023-03324-7
  37. Eur J Intern Med. 2023 Mar 19. pii: S0953-6205(23)00087-0. [Epub ahead of print]
    Characteristics and trends of publications in the European Journal of Internal Medicine.
    Thomas Gamstaetter.
      
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Citations; Clinical trials; EFIM; Internal medicine; Journals
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2023.03.013
  38. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2023 Jan-Dec;17:17 17534666231155748
    Trends of therapy in the treatment of asthma.
    Xiaodi Lv, Zhen Gao, Weifeng Tang, Jingjing Qin, Wenqian Wang, Jiaqi Liu, Mihui Li, Fangzhou Teng, La Yi, Jingcheng Dong, Ying Wei.
       BACKGROUND: To better understand the development of therapy for asthma, grasp the core paradigm associated with the transformation of cognition of asthma treatment and asthma, explore potential and effective therapies for asthma, discover new biomarkers and mechanisms related to asthma treatment, find novel targets for anti-asthma drugs, and predict the future trends of asthma therapy, we used a bibliometric analysis to research articles related to the therapies for asthma published from 1983 to 2022.
    METHODS: A comprehensive search was conducted to analyze the articles associated with therapy for asthma with the help of the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database from January 1, 1983 to August 14, 2022. The CiteSpace 6.1.R2 software and VOS viewer 6.1.8 software were utilized to analyze the overall structure of the network, network clusters, links between clusters, key nodes, and pathways.
    RESULTS: A total of 3902 publications related to therapies on asthma were published in 3211 academic journals by a total of 14,655 authors in 3476 organizations from 87 countries or regions from 1983 to 2022. The United States published the most articles (n = 1143), followed by England (n = 574) and China (n = 405). However, the centrality of China was 0.4, higher than the United States (centrality = 0.16) and Singapore (centrality = 0.11). Akdis Cezmi published the most papers. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology published the most studies on therapies for asthma. Asthma was the most frequent keyword (n = 594). The betweenness centrality value of keywords that were greater than 0.1 included airway inflammation (centrality = 0.22), double blind (centrality = 0.18), asthma (centrality = 0.17), inflammation (centrality = 0.12), and inhaled corticosteroid (centrality = 0.11).
    CONCLUSIONS: The results from this biometric review provide insight into the development of therapy for asthma, the paradigm of recognition of this field, the approach of discovering new targets, exploration and combination of new mechanisms, and the frontier trend of this field in future.
    Keywords:  asthma; bibliometric analysis; future trends; mechanisms; therapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/17534666231155748
  39. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2023 ;4 1071453
    Thirty-year survey of bibliometrics used in the research literature of pain: Analysis, evolution, and pitfalls.
    Claude Robert, Concepción Shimizu Wilson.
      During the last decades, the emergence of Bibliometrics and the progress in Pain research have led to a proliferation of bibliometric studies on the medical and scientific literature of pain (B/P). This study charts the evolution of the B/P literature published during the last 30 years. Using various searching techniques, 189 B/P studies published from 1993 to August 2022 were collected for analysis-half were published since 2018. Most of the selected B/P publications use classic bibliometric analysis of Pain in toto, while some focus on specific types of Pain with Headache/Migraine, Low Back Pain, Chronic Pain, and Cancer Pain dominating. Each study is characterized by the origin (geographical, economical, institutional, …) and the medical/scientific context over a specified time span to provide a detailed landscape of the Pain research literature. Some B/P studies have been developed to pinpoint difficulties in appropriately identifying the Pain literature or to highlight some general publishing pitfalls. Having observed that most of the recent B/P studies have integrated newly emergent software visualization tools (SVTs), we found an increase of anomalies and suggest that readers exercise caution when interpreting results in the B/P literature details.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; gender publishing profile; pain; pain literature analysis; publishing pitfalls; scientometrics; software visualization tools
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2023.1071453
  40. Front Pharmacol. 2023 ;14 1122890
    Emerging trends and research foci of berberine on tumor from 2002 to 2021: A bibliometric article of the literature from WoSCC.
    Runzhu Yuan, Yao Tan, Ping-Hui Sun, Bo Qin, Zhen Liang.
      Background: Cancer, also known as a malignant tumor, is caused by the activation of oncogenes, which leads to the uncontrolled proliferation of cells that results in swelling. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cancer is one of the main causes of death worldwide. The main variables limiting the efficacy of anti-tumor treatments are side effects and drug resistance. The search for natural, safe, low toxicity, and efficient chemical compounds in tumor research is essential. Berberine is a pentacyclic isoquinoline quaternary ammonium alkaloid isolated from Berberis and Coptis that has long been used in clinical settings. Studies in recent years have reported the use of berberine in cancer treatment. In this study, we performed a bibliometric analysis of berberine- and tumor-related research. Materials and methods: Relevant articles from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2021, were identified from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) of Clarivate Analytics. Microsoft Excel, CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and an online platform were used for the literary metrology analysis. Results: A total of 1368 publications had unique characteristics. Publications from China were the most common (783 articles), and Y. B. Feng (from China) was the most productive author, with the highest total citations. China Medical University (Taiwan) and Sun Yat-sen University (China) were the two organizations with the largest numbers of publications (36 each). Frontiers in Pharmacology was the most commonly occurring journal (29 articles). The present body of research is focused on the mechanism, molecular docking, and oxidative stress of berberine in tumors. Conclusion: Research on berberine and tumors was thoroughly reviewed using knowledge map and bibliometric methods. The results of this study reveal the dynamic evolution of berberine and tumor research and provide a basis for strategic planning in cancer research.
    Keywords:  Web of Science; berberine; bibliometric analysis; pharmacology; tumor
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1122890
  41. Front Public Health. 2023 ;11 1021378
    Study on insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease: A bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace.
    Xue Zhou, Chen Kang, YuHong Hu, XingChen Wang.
       Background: It is reported that insulin resistance widely exists in non-diabetic patients with a recent history of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke. There is currently strong evidence to prove the bidirectional effect of glucose metabolism disorders and stroke events. Therefore, it is necessary to retrospectively tease out the current status, hotspots, and frontiers of insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease through CiteSpace.
    Materials and methods: We searched the Web of Science (WOS) for studies related to insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease from 1999 to April 2022, then downloaded the data into CiteSpace to generate a knowledge visualization map.
    Results: A total of 1,500 publications relevant to insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease were retrieved. The USA had the most articles on this topic, followed by PEOPLES R CHINA and JAPAN. WALTER N KERNAN was the most prolific author, whose research mainly focused on insulin resistance intervention after stroke (IRIS) trial. The most common keywords were myocardial ischemia, metabolic syndrome, ischemic stroke, cerebral ischemia, association, oxidative stress, inflammation, and adipose tissue. Major ongoing research trends include three aspects: (1) the association between insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease in non-diabetic patients, (2) the intrinsic pathological mechanism between insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease, and (3) early intervention of insulin resistance to improve the prognosis of stroke.
    Conclusion: The results of this bibliometric study provide the current status and trends of clinical research publications in the field of insulin resistance and ischemic cerebrovascular disease. Insulin resistance is strongly associated with the occurrence of ischemic stroke, early neurological deterioration in stroke patients, post-stroke depression, and cerebral small vessel disease. Early treatment of insulin resistance can be an effective way to prevent the onset of ischemic stroke and improve stroke prognosis. This study may help researchers to identify hot topics and explore new research directions.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; association; inflammation; insulin resistance; ischemic cerebrovascular disease; oxidative stress
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1021378
  42. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2023 Mar 21.
    Predictors of Academic Productivity Among Spine Surgeons.
    Mark J Lambrechts, Jeremy C Heard, Yunsoo A Lee, Nicholas D D'Antonio, Zachary Crawford, Tariq Z Issa, Payton Boere, Ari Clements, John J Mangan, Jose A Canseco, Alan S Hilibrand, Christopher K Kepler, Alexander R Vaccaro, Gregory D Schroeder.
       INTRODUCTION: The relationship between research productivity in training and future productivity as an attending spine surgeon is not well-established in the literature nor has the effect of geographic location of training institutions on future academic success been investigated. The aim of our study was to (1) summarize characteristics of academically productive spine surgeons, (2) assess predictors of long-term academic productivity, and (3) establish the effect of geographic location on long-term academic productivity.
    METHODS: A query was conducted of the 2021 to 2022 North American Spine Society Spine Fellowship Directory of all orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine fellowship selection committee members for each institution participating in the spine fellowship match. The attending publication rate and h-index were determined. A multivariate linear regression model was developed. P value was set to <0.05.
    RESULTS: We identified 310 orthopaedic and neurosurgical spine surgeons, representing 76 fellowship programs. Multivariate linear regression analysis identified that the publications during residency (P < 0.001) and during fellowship (P < 0.001) were significant predictors of an increased publication rate as an attending surgeon. By contrast, the preresidency publication rate (P = 0.729) was not significantly predictive of the attending publication rate. Multivariate analysis of h-index found that residency publication rate had a positive correlation (P = 0.031) compared with preresidency (P = 0.579) or fellowship (P = 0.257) rates. Attendings who had attended residency in the Northeast and currently practicing in the Northeast had a higher publication rate (P < 0.001 and P = 0.004, respectively).
    DISCUSSION: A higher number of publications in residency and fellowship were markedly predictive of an increased publication rate as an attending spine surgeon. By contrast, preresidency publications may not be indicative of future academic productivity as an attending. Location may also contribute to attending publication rate and favor those who undergo residency training and ultimately practice in the Northeast.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-22-01011
  43. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 ;2(6): e0000275
    Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018.
    Chelsea E Modlin, Qiao Deng, David Benkeser, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Mulate, Abraham Aseffa, Lance Waller, Kimberly R Powell, Russell R Kempker.
      An increasing amount of infectious diseases research is conducted in low-income countries (LIC) given their high burden of disease; however, the contribution of LIC investigators as measured by authorship metrics, specifically to infectious diseases research, has not been thoroughly studied. We performed a literature search for primary research conducted either within LICs or using samples from LIC participants published between 1998-2017 in the Infectious Disease Society of America-affiliated journals Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Primary outcomes included proportion of LIC-affiliated first and last authors (i.e. lead authors) per year and authorship trends over time. Secondary outcomes included proportion of LIC-affiliated authorship by geographic distribution and disease focus. Among 1308 publications identified, 50% had either a first or last LIC-affiliated author. Among these authors, 48% of LIC-affiliated first authors and 52% of LIC-affiliated last authors also reported a non-LIC institutional affiliation. While the absolute number of articles by LIC-affiliated lead authors increased over the 20-year period, the proportion of articles with LIC-affiliated lead authors decreased. There is a growing literature for infectious disease research conducted in LICs yet authorship trends in a small subset of these publications demonstrate a pronounced and worsening exclusion of LIC-affiliated investigators from publishing as lead authors.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275
  44. Front Neurosci. 2023 ;17 1097130
    A bibliometric analysis of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis from 2012 to 2022.
    Shouyao Zhang, Yuanwang Wang, Meng Zhou, Shan Jia, Ye Liu, Xinghe Zhang, Xiantao Tai.
       Objective: The benefits of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are receiving increasing attention. Therefore, this study aims to systematically analyze the global research on the treatment of KOA by Chinese traditional non-pharmacological therapies using bibliometric analysis and present the results with a knowledge map form.
    Methods: Literature related to traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapies used in the treatment of KOA from 2012 to 2022 was searched from the Web of Science core database and PubMed database. CiteSpace, SCImago Graphica and VOSviewer were used to extract nations, institutions, journals, authors, references, keywords, as well as the most widely used acupoints, therapies and evaluation indexes.
    Results: A total of 375 literature have been included. 32 countries around the world have participated in the research. China, the United States, and Europe were at the center of the global cooperation network. The most prolific institutions and authors were from China represented by Cun-zhi Liu and Jian-feng Tu of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, the institution with the highest cited frequency was University of York, and "Osteoarthritis Cartilage" was the most frequently cited journal. The most frequently cited literature was "OARSI guidelines for the non-surgical management of knee, hip, and poly articular osteoarthritis." 22 kinds of Chinese non-pharmacological therapies were used to treat KOA, among which acupuncture was the most commonly used one, and ST36 (Zusanli) and WOMAC were the most commonly selected acupoint and evaluation index.
    Conclusion: In the past decade, the value of Chinese non-pharmacological therapies in the treatment of KOA has received widespread attention. It was a common concern of global researchers to relieve the pain of KOA patients and restore the quality of life. Under the background that acupuncture accounts for a relatively high proportion, the next step may consider how to make the balanced development of a variety of Chinese non-pharmacological therapies. In addition, the problem of how to eliminate the placebo effect maybe the direction of future research.
    Keywords:  bibliometric; knee osteoarthritis; knowledge map; non-pharmacological therapy; traditional Chinese medicine
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1097130
  45. J Orthop Sci. 2023 Mar 22. pii: S0949-2658(23)00077-5. [Epub ahead of print]
    Trend of female first authorship in Journal of Orthopaedic Science, the official journal of the Japanese orthopaedic association from 2001 to 2021: An observational study.
    Natsumi Saka, Chi-Ming Chiang, Takahisa Ogawa, Anna Alaska Pendleton, Kanako Tsuihiji, Kyoko Nomura, Yoshinobu Watanabe, Mohit Bhandari.
       BACKGROUND: Women are underrepresented in orthopaedic surgery, especially in Japan. Authorship is associated with representation and career advancement, but the academic representation of women in Japanese orthopaedic surgery has not been elucidated. This study aimed to elucidate the proportion of female first authorship and its associating factors, as well as trends in the Journal of Orthopaedic Science (JOS), the official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association.
    METHODS: The study reviewed original articles published in JOS from 2002 to 2021 using data from PubMed on March 16, 2022. The gender of the first and last authors was determined using genderize. io, an online gender detection tool and manual search. The study used multivariable logistic regression to identify the factors associated with female first authorship and visualized the trend of predicted probability using restricted cubic spline curve.
    RESULTS: Among 2272 original articles, 148 (6.5%) and 79 (3.5%) had female first and last authors, respectively. Compared with 2002-2006, female first authorship significantly increased in 2012-2016 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.09-4.05; p = 0.03) and 2017-2021 (aOR, 2.72; 95% CI, 1.46-5.276; p = 0.002). Affiliation with an institution in Japan (aOR, 0.51; 95% CI, 0.35-0.74; p < 0.001) and affiliation in orthopaedics (aOR, 0.16; 95% CI, 0.11-0.23; p < 0.001) were negatively associated with female first authorship. Around 2020, the trend showed a gradual then rapid increase in women with non-orthopaedic affiliations. Only a very small increase was observed in women with an orthopaedic affiliation.
    CONCLUSIONS: Female first authorship in JOS has been increasing. However, the proportion of female authors remains low. Authors outside of Japan and not affiliated with orthopaedics largely affect female authorship statistics. The results indicate the persistent gender gap in the academic representation of women in Japanese orthopaedic publications.
    Keywords:  Authorship; Bibliometrics; Gender equity; Japan; Sex factors; Sexism
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jos.2023.03.007
  46. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Mar 28. 120(13): e2215324120
    Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations.
    Fengyuan Liu, Talal Rahwan, Bedoor AlShebli.
      Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown to exhibit racial and geographical disparities. However, the literature on this subject lacks longitudinal studies quantifying the degree to which the racial composition of editors reflects that of scientists. Other aspects that may exhibit racial disparities include the time spent between the submission and acceptance of a manuscript and the number of citations a paper receives relative to textually similar papers, but these have not been studied to date. To fill this gap, we compile a dataset of 1,000,000 papers published between 2001 and 2020 by six publishers, while identifying the handling editor of each paper. Using this dataset, we show that most countries in Asia, Africa, and South America (where the majority of the population is ethnically non-White) have fewer editors than would be expected based on their share of authorship. Focusing on US-based scientists reveals Black as the most underrepresented race. In terms of acceptance delay, we find, again, that papers from Asia, Africa, and South America spend more time compared to other papers published in the same journal and the same year. Regression analysis of US-based papers reveals that Black authors suffer from the greatest delay. Finally, by analyzing citation rates of US-based papers, we find that Black and Hispanic scientists receive significantly fewer citations compared to White ones doing similar research. Taken together, these findings highlight significant challenges facing non-White scientists.
    Keywords:  inequality; peer review; race; science of science; scientific careers
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2215324120
  47. Heliyon. 2023 Mar;9(3): e14208
    Research trends of sustainability and marketing research, 2010-2020: Topic modeling analysis.
    Yeo Jin Jung, Youngmin Kim.
      In recent decades, rapid growth has been observed in the incorporation of sustainability into marketing. Accordingly, the contrasting relationships between them have been carefully studied to assess the relevance of one idea to the other and vice versa. In response to this change, scholars and practitioners have been tasked with exploring the trends in sustainability and marketing. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate existing literatures on both sustainability and all levels of marketing, determine the research trends and provide implications of applying the trends for future research and practices. This research has investigated only the title, abstract, and keywords of 2147 articles that were published between 2010 and 2020 in SSCI or SCIE indexed journals by applying the topic modeling based on the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) model. The results show that the research trend has shifted from general sustainable concept to more environmental and industrial technology based on the empirical evidence of 14 latent topics of sustainability and marketing. This article aids in understanding the recent research trend in sustainability and marketing, and the findings will be a valuable resource for future scholars and practitioners. It contributes to both existing and future literatures by providing valuable insights from recent research trend in sustainability and marketing and by providing recommendations for future research avenue. Among other bibliometric review articles, this is the most up-to-date comprehensive and empirical article, providing overview of the research trend.
    Keywords:  Latent dirichlet allocation (LDA); Marketing; Research trend; Sustainability; Topic modeling
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14208
  48. Rejuvenation Res. 2023 Mar 21.
    Mapping the Landscape of Indian Genomics Research: A Scientometric Analysis.
    Bwsrang Basumatary, Pawan Kumar Maurya, Manoj Kumar Verma.
      This Scientometric study aimed to provide state-of-the-art information on research growth and trends, areas of potential growth and development in genomics in India, and identify the key players (organizations or institutions, and funding agencies). It was found that the number of publications and citations related to genomics research has been steadily increasing over the years, indicating a growing interest and investment in the field as the Indian Council of Agricultural Research was the leading contributor to the field. Among the 159 contributing countries from 2012 to 2021, India contributed 4.46 percent of publications. The Department of Biotechnology (Ministry of Science and Technology, India) provided the most funds for genomics research. In the last decade, research was primarily focused on "Genetic Diversity", "Polymorphism", "Comparative Genomics", "Phylogeny", " Random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD)", "Single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)", "Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)", "Gene Expression", etc. The study's findings may shed light on the strengths and weaknesses of the country's research infrastructure, as well as the effectiveness of government policies and funding mechanisms.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1089/rej.2023.0003
  49. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Mar 20.
    Spatial and temporal evolution of mine dust research: visual knowledge mapping analysis in Web of Science from 2001 to 2021.
    Fabin Zeng, Zhongan Jiang.
      Dust pollution control is the basic guarantee of mine safety production, which has been widely concerned by scholars. Based on a total of 1786 publications collected by the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) from 2001 to 2021, this paper analyzes the spatial-temporal distribution characteristics, hot topics, and frontier trends of the international mine dust field during the past 20 years by using Citespace and VOSviewer knowledge graph technology. The research shows that the study of mine dust can be divided into three stages: initial period (2001 ~ 2008), stable transition period (2009 ~ 2016), and boom period (2017 ~ 2021). The journals and disciplines which belong to mine dust research mainly focus on environmental science and engineering technology. A stable core group of authors and institutions have been preliminarily formed in the dust research field. The main themes of the study contained the whole process of mine dust generation, transport, prevention, and control, as well as the consequences of disaster. At present, the hot research fields mainly focus on mine dust particle pollution, multi-stage dust prevention, and emission reduction technologies, and mine occupational protection, monitoring, and early warning. In the future, the research should focus on the mechanism of dust production and transportation, the theory of efficient prevention and control, the technology and equipment of precise prevention and control of dust, and the high-precision monitoring and early warning of dust concentration. Future research should be concerned with dust control in underground mines and deep concave open-pit mines with complicated and treacherous environments, and strengthen research institutions, interdisciplinary cooperation, and interaction so as to promote the integration and application of mine dust and automation, information, and intelligent technology.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Citespace; Dust; Knowledge mapping; Mine; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26332-7
  50. An Acad Bras Cienc. 2023 ;pii: S0001-37652023000101801. [Epub ahead of print]95(1): e20210215
    Scientific evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility. A bibliometric analysis with mapping analysis tools.
    Sandra Escamilla-Solano, Jessica Paule-Vianez, Paola Plaza-Casado, Susana Díaz-Iglesias.
      When the term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is heard today, a multitude of concepts such as Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Responsibility, Sustainable Development or Sustainability comes to mind where, without losing the essence of what its implementation entails, it implies not the existence of a consensus that unifies everything into a theory. The objective of this study is to obtain a better understanding of the current situation and trends in this area of research. Thus, in this paper, bibliometrics is used to evaluate performance and productivity in CSR, and scientific maps to extract and classify the most important research topics in this area. The results obtained when analyzing the period 1978-2017 show the conceptual evolution of CSR research, demonstrating the growth potential of CSR, as well as its great development, being the main thematic areas identified: Financial Performance, Corporate Reputation, Ethics, Consumers, Employees and Risk.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1590/0001-3765202320210215
  51. J Knee Surg. 2023 Mar 24.
    Social Media Influence and Gender Are Correlated with Industry Payments to Orthopaedic Sports Surgeons.
    Natalie Leong, George Morcos, Jie Jiang, Nathan O'Hara.
       BACKGROUND: Social media, specifically Twitter, has become an increasingly used tool in academic orthopaedic surgery to help surgeons connect with patients and peers. This study seeks to understand correlations among social medial influence, academic influence, and gender among academic orthopaedic sport surgeons.
    METHODS: A list of all orthopaedic sports surgeons serving as faculty of sports fellowships in the United States was compiled, along with publicly available demographic information. Their h-indices were obtained using the Scopus database. The Physician Payments Sunshine Act website was used to determine their industry payments from 2014 through 2020. The number of Twitter followers was used a measure of social media influence. Multivariable linear regression models were employed to explore the associations between these parameters and industry payments.
    RESULTS: Of the 633 surgeons, 33% had a Twitter account. Surgeons with >1,000 followers (7.3%) were awarded 186% more in non-research funding (p = 0.01) and had a higher probability of receiving industry research funding compared to those with no followers (p = 0.03). Sports surgeons had an average h-index of 16, with 44% having ≤ 20 publications and 21% having ≥ 100 publications. Surgeons with ≥ 100 publications were awarded 453% more in non-research funding (p = 0.001) and had a 32% higher probability of receiving industry research funding (p < 0.001) when compared to their colleagues with ≤ 20 publications. Female sports surgeons accounted for only 7.9% of surgeons included in the study, and were awarded 65% less in industry non-research funding compared to their male colleagues (p = 0.004) when controlling for other factors.
    CONCLUSIONS: Both number of publications and a high level of Twitter activity (> 1,000 followers) had the strongest associations with the quantity of industry non-research funding and the highest probability of industry research funding. Female sports surgeons received significantly less industry non-research funding compared to their male colleagues. Future studies further exploring gender disparities in industry funding for orthopaedic surgeons may be warranted.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2062-0365
  52. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi. 2023 Jan 20. 31(1): 96-100
    [Analysis of the characteristics of retracted scientific papers in the field of global liver diseases published by Chinese scholars].
    Q Y Zhong, X Y Zhang, H H Luo, X Jiang, X Y Zeng, J Jiang, H F Xia, Y Peng, M H Lyu, X W Tang.
      Objective: To analyze the characteristics of scientific papers in the field of global liver diseases published by Chinese scholars that were retracted for diverse reasons from the Retraction Watch database, so as to provide a reference to publishing-related papers. Methods: The Retraction Watch database was retrieved for retracted papers in the field of global liver disease published by Chinese scholars from March 1, 2008 to January 28, 2021. The regional distribution, source journals, reasons for retraction, publication and retraction times, and others were analyzed. Results: A total of 101 retracted papers that were distributed across 21 provinces/cities were retrieved. Zhejiang area (n = 17) had the most retracted papers, followed by Shanghai (n = 14), and Beijing (n = 11). The vast majority were research papers (n = 95). The journal PLoS One had the highest number of retracted papers. In terms of time distribution, 2019 (n = 36) had the most retracted papers. 23 papers, accounting for 8.3% of all retractions, were retracted owing to journal or publisher concerns. Liver cancer (34%), liver transplantation (16%), hepatitis (14%), and others were the main areas of retracted papers. Conclusion: Chinese scholars have a large number of retracted articles in the field of global liver diseases. A journal or publisher chooses to retract a manuscript after investigating and discovering more flawed problems, which, however, require further support, revision, and supervision from the editorial and academic circles.
    Keywords:  Liver; Liver disease; Retraction Watch Database; Retraction papers
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20210324-00138
  53. Nat Commun. 2023 Mar 24. 14(1): 1641
    Surprising combinations of research contents and contexts are related to impact and emerge with scientific outsiders from distant disciplines.
    Feng Shi, James Evans.
      We investigate the degree to which impact in science and technology is associated with surprising breakthroughs, and how those breakthroughs arise. Identifying breakthroughs across science and technology requires models that distinguish surprising from expected advances at scale. Drawing on tens of millions of research papers and patents across the life sciences, physical sciences and patented inventions, and using a hypergraph model that predicts realized combinations of research contents (article keywords) and contexts (cited journals), here we show that surprise in terms of unexpected combinations of contents and contexts predicts outsized impact (within the top 10% of citations). These surprising advances emerge across, rather than within researchers or teams-most commonly when scientists from one field publish problem-solving results to an audience from a distant field. Our approach characterizes the frontier of science and technology as a complex hypergraph drawn from high-dimensional embeddings of research contents and contexts, and offers a measure of path-breaking surprise in science and technology.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36741-4
  54. Cureus. 2023 Feb;15(2): e35147
    Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography-Related Research in the Caribbean Region.
    Kesava Mandalaneni, Priyanka Venkatapathappa, Sarah Koshy, Gabrielle Walcott-Bedeau, Vajinder Singh.
      Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography is a non-invasive ultrasound technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to measure blood flow velocities in the cerebral vasculature. This review analyzes TCD research in the Caribbean region using a bibliometric analysis of 29 articles from PubMed. The articles were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016 and the VOSviewer software (Van Eck and Waltman, Leiden University, Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), www.vosviewer.com) and characterized various aspects of TCD research, including countries, research themes, authorship, journals, affiliations, and keywords. The majority of the 29 publications came from Cuba (38%), followed by the French West Indies (22%) and Jamaica (20%). Most TCD research focused on sickle cell disease (SCD), accounting for 45% of the studies, followed by 21% of articles on vasospasm and subarachnoid hemorrhage. The use of TCD in brain death and neuro-intensive care was also explored, constituting 17% of the studies. Alternative TCD-monitored treatment options for SCD, such as stem cell transplantation and hydroxyurea, were also frequently investigated. The most productive institutions were Hospital Clínico-Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras in Havana, Cuba, the Sickle Cell Unit at the University of West Indies (UWI) Mona in Jamaica, the Medical-Surgical Research Center (CIMEQ) in Havana, Cuba, and the SCD Reference Center in Guadeloupe and Martinique in the French West Indies. TCD has been identified as a cost-effective tool for real-time monitoring of cerebral blood flow in many clinical settings, including stroke and SCD, which are prevalent in the Caribbean. Although there is an increase in the trend of using TCD for neuromonitoring in the Caribbean, gaps still exist. Capacity-building initiatives, such as training programs for healthcare providers and the development of local TCD research networks, can improve access to TCD in resource-constrained settings to treat and neuromonitor patients cost-effectively.
    Keywords:  brain death; caribbean; grenada; hydroxyurea; jamaica; sickle cell disease; stroke; transcranial doppler; vasospasm; west indies
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35147
  55. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Mar 24.
    A systematic review of transportation carbon emissions based on CiteSpace.
    Zhen Liu, Zhaowen Qiu.
      Transportation sector has become a major contributor to the escalation of carbon emissions and subsequent climate change. In this study, a bibliometric analysis was conducted using CiteSpace on published papers (1991-2022). Then a theoretical framework was proposed through traditional content analysis from three aspects: measurement, mechanism analysis, and low-carbon pathways analysis. The clustering results show that the research topics have involved mainly factor analysis, evaluation, system analysis, control measurement and pollutants. A further summary of the content of the relevant literature shows that there are five main accounting methods for measuring transportation carbon emissions (TCEs), which can be applied to different scenarios. Studies involving the spatio-temporal distribution of TCEs is limited and mainly focus on macroperspectives. The mechanism of TCEs involves three main aspects: system assessment, efficiency measurement, and driver analysis, which serve to identify the internal patterns of TCEs. Finally, the outlook regarding TCEs is presented.
    Keywords:  Accounting methods; CiteSpace; Low-carbon pathways; Mechanistic analysis; Transportation carbon emissions (TCEs); Visualization analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26533-0
  56. Br Dent J. 2023 Mar;234(6): 359
    Preprint Citation Index.
    A Kaushik.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5695-y
  57. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 01. 6(3): e233630
    Gender Disparity in National Institutes of Health Funding Among Surgeon-Scientists From 1995 to 2020.
    Mytien Nguyen, Luis Gonzalez, Sarwat I Chaudhry, Nita Ahuja, Bohdan Pomahac, Ashley Newman, Ashley Cannon, Shenika A Zarebski, Alan Dardik, Dowin Boatright.
       Importance: Surgical diseases account for approximately 30% of the global burden of disease. Gender diversity in biomedical research is critical to generate innovative patient-centered research in surgery.
    Objective: To examine the distribution of biomedical research funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) among women and men surgeon-scientists during a 25-year period.
    Design, Setting, and Participants: This cross-sectional study used publicly available data from the NIH RePORTER (Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools: Expenditures and Results) database for research project grants awarded to women and men surgeon-scientists who were principal investigators between 1995 and 2020. Data were retrieved between January 20 and March 20, 2022. The representation of women surgeon-scientists among academic surgeons was compared with the representation of men surgeon-scientists over time.
    Main Outcomes and Measures: Distribution of NIH funding to women and men surgeon-scientists was examined via 2 metrics: holding a large-dollar (ie, R01-equivalent) grant and being a super principal investigator (SPI) with $750 000 or more in total annual research funding. Statistical analysis was performed between April 1 and August 31, 2022.
    Results: Between 1995 and 2020, 2078 principal investigator surgeons received funding from the NIH. The proportion of women academic surgeons who were surgeon-scientists remained unchanged during this same period (1995, 14 of 792 [1.8%] vs 2020, 92 of 3834 [2.4%]; P = .10). Compared with their men counterparts, women surgeon-scientists obtained their first NIH grant earlier in their career (mean [SD] years after first faculty appointment, 8.8 [6.2] vs 10.8 [7.9] years; P < .001) and were as likely to obtain large-dollar grants (aRR, 0.99 [95% CI, 0.95-1.03]) during the period 2016 to 2020. Despite this success, women surgeon-scientists remained significantly underrepresented among SPIs and were 25% less likely to be an SPI (aRR, 0.75 [95% CI, 0.60-0.95] during the period 2016 to 2020).
    Conclusions and Relevance: The findings of this cross-sectional study of NIH-funded surgeons suggest that women surgeons remained underrepresented among surgeon-scientists over a 25-year period despite early career success in receiving NIH funding. This is concerning and warrants further investigation to increase the distribution of NIH funding among women surgeon-scientists.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.3630
  58. Sci Rep. 2023 Mar 23. 13(1): 4759
    Quantifying progress in research topics across nations.
    Kimitaka Asatani, Sumihiro Oki, Takuya Momma, Ichiro Sakata.
      A scientist's choice of research topic affects the impact of their work and future career. While the disparity between nations in scientific information, funding, and facilities has decreased, scientists on the cutting edge of their fields are not evenly distributed across nations. Here, we quantify relative progress in research topics of a nation from the time-series comparison of reference lists from papers, using 71 million published papers from Scopus. We discover a steady leading-following relationship in research topics between Western nations or Asian city-states and others. Furthermore, we find that a nation's share of information-rich scientists in co-authorship networks correlates highly with that nation's progress in research topics. These results indicate that scientists' relationships continue to dominate scientific evolution in the age of open access to information and explain the failure or success of nations' investments in science.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31452-8
  59. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 ;2(6): e0000541
    Challenging the "old boys club" in academia: Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of journals publishing in environmental sciences and public health.
    Sara Dada, Kim Robin van Daalen, Alanna Barrios-Ruiz, Kai-Ti Wu, Aidan Desjardins, Mayte Bryce-Alberti, Alejandra Castro-Varela, Parnian Khorsand, Ander Santamarta Zamorano, Laura Jung, Grace Malolos, Jiaqi Li, Dominique Vervoort, Nikita Charles Hamilton, Poorvaprabha Patil, Omnia El Omrani, Marie-Claire Wangari, Telma Sibanda, Conor Buggy, Ebele R I Mogo.
      In light of global environmental crises and the need for sustainable development, the fields of public health and environmental sciences have become increasingly interrelated. Both fields require interdisciplinary thinking and global solutions, which is largely directed by scientific progress documented in peer-reviewed journals. Journal editors play a critical role in coordinating and shaping what is accepted as scientific knowledge. Previous research has demonstrated a lack of diversity in the gender and geographic representation of editors across scientific disciplines. This study aimed to explore the diversity of journal editorial boards publishing in environmental science and public health. The Clarivate Journal Citation Reports database was used to identify journals classified as Public, Environmental, and Occupational (PEO) Health, Environmental Studies, or Environmental Sciences. Current EB members were identified from each journal's publicly available website between 1 March and 31 May 2021. Individuals' names, editorial board roles, institutional affiliations, geographic locations (city, country), and inferred gender were collected. Binomial 95% confidence intervals were calculated for the proportions of interest. Pearson correlations with false discovery rate adjustment were used to assess the correlation between journal-based indicators and editorial board characteristics. Linear regression and logistic regression models were fitted to further assess the relationship between gender presence, low- and middle-income country (LMIC) presence and several journal and editor-based indicators. After identifying 628 unique journals and excluding discontinued or unavailable journals, 615 journal editorial boards were included. In-depth analysis was conducted on 591 journals with complete gender and geographic data for their 27,772 editors. Overall, the majority of editors were men (65.9%), followed by women (32.9%) and non-binary/other gender minorities (0.05%). 75.5% journal editorial boards (n = 446) were composed of a majority of men (>55% men), whilst only 13.2% (n = 78) demonstrated gender parity (between 45-55% women/gender minorities). Journals categorized as PEO Health had the most gender diversity. Furthermore, 84% of editors (n = 23,280) were based in high-income countries and only 2.5% of journals (n = 15) demonstrated economic parity in their editorial boards (between 45-55% editors from LMICs). Geographically, the majority of editors' institutions were based in the United Nations (UN) Western Europe and Other region (76.9%), with 35.2% of editors (n = 9,761) coming solely from the United States and 8.6% (n = 2,373) solely from the United Kingdom. None of the editors-in-chief and only 27 editors in total were women based in low-income countries. Through the examination of journal editorial boards, this study exposes the glaring lack of diversity in editorial boards in environmental science and public health, explores the power dynamics affecting the creation and dissemination of knowledge, and proposes concrete actions to remedy these structural inequities in order to inform more equitable, just and impactful knowledge creation.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000541
  60. Gynecol Oncol. 2023 Mar 16. pii: S0090-8258(23)00116-6. [Epub ahead of print]172 41-46
    Use of topic modeling to assess research trends in the journal Gynecologic Oncology.
    Allison E Grubbs, Nikita Sinha, Ravi Garg, Emma L Barber.
       STUDY OBJECTIVE: There is scant research identifying thematic trends within medical research. This work may provide insight into how a given field values certain topics. We assessed the feasibility of using a machine learning approach to determine the most common research themes published in Gynecologic Oncology over a thirty-year period and to subsequently evaluate how interest in these topics changed over time.
    METHODS: We retrieved the abstracts of all original research published in Gynecologic Oncology from 1990 to 2020 using PubMed. Abstract text was processed through a natural language processing algorithm and clustered into topical themes using latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) prior to manual labeling. Topics were investigated for temporal trends.
    RESULTS: We retrieved 12,586 original research articles, of which 11,217 were evaluable for subsequent analysis. Twenty-three research topics were selected at the completion of topic modeling. The topics of basic science genetics, epidemiologic methods, and chemotherapy experienced the greatest increase over the time period, while postoperative outcomes, reproductive age cancer management, and cervical dysplasia experienced the greatest decline. Interest in basic science research remained relatively constant. Topics were additionally reviewed for words indicative of either surgical or medical therapy. Both surgical and medical topics saw increasing interest, with surgical topics experiencing a greater increase and representing a higher proportion of published topics.
    CONCLUSIONS: Topic modeling, a type of unsupervised machine learning, was successfully used to identify trends in research themes. The application of this technique provided insight into how the field of gynecologic oncology values the components of its scope of practice and therefore how it may choose to allocate grant funding, disseminate research, and participate in the public discourse.
    Keywords:  Machine learning; Research trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.03.001
  61. Med Teach. 2023 Mar 24. 1-6
    Sources of funding for research articles in medical education journals from 1999 to 2019.
    Douglas G J McKechnie, Nader Al-Shakarchi, Sean A Tackett, Tim M Young, Mohammed A Rashid.
       BACKGROUND: Prior studies report that most published medical education research is unfunded. We sought to determine the extent and sources of funding for medical education research articles published in leading journals, and how these have changed in the last two decades.
    METHODS: All research articles published in Academic Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, Medical Education and Medical Teacher in 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019 were reviewed for funding declarations. Funding sources were categorised as: government; university; healthcare organisation; private not-for-profit organisation; and for-profit company. Time trends were analysed using the Cochran-Armitage test.
    RESULTS: 1822 articles were analysed. Over the aggregate 20-year period, 44% of all articles reported funding, with the proportion increasing from 30% in 1999 to 50% in 2019 (p < .001). The proportion of articles with government (10% to 16%, p = .049), university (6% to 17% p < .001), and not-for-profit funding sources (15% to 20%, p = .04) increased. Proportions of healthcare (3% to 4%, p = .45) and for-profit funding (2% to 1%, p = .25) did not significantly change with time.
    CONCLUSIONS: Over the last 20 years, the proportion of funded published medical education research has significantly increased, as has funding from government, universities, and not-for-profit sources. This may assist researchers in identifying funders with a track record of supporting medical education research, and enhances transparency of where research funding in the field originates.[Box: see text].
    Keywords:  Education; funding; medical; periodicals as topic; research support as topic
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2023.2192858
  62. World Neurosurg. 2023 Mar 22. pii: S1878-8750(23)00396-0. [Epub ahead of print]
    Trends in Leadership Among Neurosurgical Oncology Fellowships.
    David P Matichak, Adam S Levy, Nathan Vanderveer-Harris, Henry Chang, Frederic Vallejo, Benjamin Schachner, Ashish H Shah, Ricardo J Komotar, Vikram Chakravarthy, Michael E Ivan.
       OBJECTIVE: To examine current neurosurgical oncology leadership trends and provide a guide for those interested in obtaining fellowship directorship, we investigated fellowship director (FD) demographic, educational and leadership characteristics.
    METHODS: The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Academic Fellowship Directory and Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST) websites were reviewed for current U.S. program FDs for which data was collected using online resources and surveys.
    RESULTS: 23 total FDs (20 males and 3 females) were represented whose mean age was 52.4 years (SD = 8.7). Our analysis found 65% of current neurosurgical oncology FD's to be singularly trained in neurosurgical oncology, with 8.7% possessing multiple fellowships and 34.8% possessing additional degrees. Fellowship programs producing the most FDs were University of Texas MD Anderson (4), Memorial Sloan Kettering (3) and University of Miami (2). FDs possessed an average of 148 publications, 6423 citations, and an h-index of 33.9. H-index had a high-positive correlation with age and time from residency graduation, but not duration of FD appointment. Among survey respondents, 91.7% reported membership and 75% reported leadership positions among national academic societies, while 66.7% reported holding journal-editorial positions. The mean age of FD appointment was 46.8 years with a mean time from fellowship completion to FD appointment of 10.0 years.
    CONCLUSIONS: Through the characterization of current leaders in the field, we provide valuable information with regards to training location trends, research productivity goals, career timelines, and target journal/national academic society involvement worth consideration among young trainees when making career decisions and plans.
    Keywords:  American association of neurological surgeons; medical education; neurosurgery; neurosurgery fellowship; neurosurgery leadership; neurosurgical oncology
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.03.074
  63. BJU Int. 2023 Mar 23.
    Authorship Diversity in Global Evidence Synthesis in Urology: 1998-2022 Analysis of Cochrane Reviews.
    Ahmad Ozair, Abhishek Kumar, Nishanth R Subash, Sahaam Mirza, Atulya A Khosla, Manmeet Ahluwalia, Philipp Dahm.
      
    Keywords:  academic urology; bibliometrics; equity and inclusion, ethnicity, gender identity, global research; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.16010
  64. Pak J Med Sci. 2023 Mar-Apr;39(2):39(2): 315-316
    The h-Index: An Indicator of Research and Publication Output.
    Faaiz Ali Shah, Shaukat Ali Jawaid.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.39.2.7398
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