bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2023‒08‒13
sixty-two papers selected by
Thomas Krichel
Open Library Society
  1. Bibliometric and visualized analysis of 3D printing bioink in bone tissue engineering.
  2. Bibliometric Analysis of the Research Status and Global Trends in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease from 2002 to 2022.
  3. Mobile learning in nursing education: A bibliometric analysis and visualization.
  4. Bibliometrics and Visual Analysis of the Research Status and Trends of Breastfeeding in Turkey.
  5. A bibliometric study of the top 100 most cited papers on aging and cancer.
  6. Global hotspots and trends in interactions of microplastics and heavy metals: a bibliometric analysis and literature review.
  7. Analysis of emerging trends and hot spots in respiratory biomechanics from 2003 to 2022 based on CiteSpace.
  8. Bibliometric analysis of the Vogt‒Koyanagi‒Harada disease literature.
  9. Visualizing temporal dynamics and research trends of macrophage-related diabetes studies between 2000 and 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
  10. A bibliometric comparison of undergraduate and postgraduate endodontic education publications: The topics, trends, and challenges.
  11. Mapping of emerging contaminants in coastal waters research: A bibliometric analysis of research output during 1986-2022.
  12. Bell's palsy research hotspots and frontiers from 2002 to 2021: a bibliometric and visual analysis.
  13. Publication Trends of Research on Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature.
  14. Influential literature regarding proximal junctional kyphosis: A bibliometric review.
  15. A bibliometric analysis of exosomes in sepsis from 2004 to 2022.
  16. Bibliometric analysis of acupuncture for headache from 1974 to 2022: A scoping literature review based on international database.
  17. Top 100 most cited papers on multimodality imaging for complex congenital heart disease. A bibliometric analysis.
  18. Analysis of publications on HPV genotype co-infection: a bibliometric study on existing research.
  19. Global research on portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation: A bibliometric and visualized study.
  20. Bibliometric analysis of the global scientific production on machine learning applied to different cancer types.
  21. Global research trends in unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal fibrosis: A bibliometric and visualized study.
  22. Research hotspot and trend of chronic wounds: a bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2022.
  23. A bibliometric analysis of carbon neutrality: Research hotspots and future directions.
  24. Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Global Research on Taurine, Creatine, Carnosine, and Anserine with Metabolic Syndrome: From 1992 to 2022.
  25. Global research trends related to coronavirus disease 2019 and the aged: a bibliometric analysis.
  26. The Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Using Magnetic Biochar: A Scientometric and Visualization Analysis.
  27. Journal Citation Report 2022 and Impact Factor of Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society.
  28. A comparative study of scientific collaborations in medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences among Iranian research communities: A bibliometric study.
  29. CiteSpace-based visual analysis of hypothermia studies in surgical patients.
  30. Visualizing burst spots on research for four authors in MDPI journals named to be Citation Laureates 2021 using temporal bar graph.
  31. Looking Back to Move Forward: The Current State of Research on the Clinical Applications of Camphor- and Menthol-Containing Agents.
  32. Retracted: A Bibliometric Analysis for Global Trends and Full View of the Autophagy in Ischemic Stroke from 2006 to 2022.
  33. Knowledge mapping of early-onset colorectal cancer from 2000 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
  34. The application of infrared thermography technology in flap: A perspective from bibliometric and visual analysis.
  35. A Bibliometric Analysis of the Oligometastatic State over the Last Two Decades: A Shifting Paradigm for Oncology? An AIRO Oligometastatic Study Group.
  36. Effect of Dietary Patterns on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Machine Learning Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis.
  37. Research landscape on COVID-19 and liver dysfunction: A bibliometric analysis.
  38. The Journal of Wrist Surgery Now Has Its First Impact Factor.
  39. Resilience and social change: Findings from research trends using association rule mining.
  40. The Evolution of Worldwide Nurse-Led Cancer Research in the Last 2 Decades (2004-2022): A Bibliometric Mapping and Visual Analysis.
  41. Factors Associated With Altmetric Attention Scores for Randomized Phase III Cancer Clinical Trials.
  42. A scientometric review of hotspots and emerging trends in sustainable business model.
  43. The collision of ChatGPT and traditional medicine: perspective from bibliometric analysis.
  44. Impact of major awards on the subsequent work of their recipients.
  45. Maiden Impact Factor to Journal of Laboratory Physicians : An Encouragement for Editors and Authors.
  46. Trends in Diet and Cancer Research: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis.
  47. Dermatology Receives Fewer Grants Versus Other Specialties but Excels in Citation Impact in a Cross-sectional Analysis of R01 Grants 2000-2022.
  48. Heatwaves: does global research reflect the growing threat in the light of climate change?
  49. Demographic and Academic Productivity Trends Among American Head & Neck Society Fellows Over a 20-Year Period.
  50. How international are the editorial boards in the field of hand research? A cross-sectional study of leading subspecialty hand journals.
  51. Publication rate and evidence-based evaluation of abstracts presented at the annual European College of Veterinary Surgeons scientific meeting.
  52. Effect and environmental behaviour of microplastics in soil.
  53. Limited number of spine surgeons among recipients of National Institutes of Health grants awarded for degenerative spine disease research.
  54. World Journal of Oncology Has Gained an Impact Factor of 5.2 by Journal Citation Reports.
  55. Letter to the Editor Regarding "Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis".
  56. Evolution analysis of research on disaster-causing mechanism and prevention technology of mine goaf disaster.
  57. A Review of Meta-Analyses in Plastic Surgery: Need for Adequate Assessment of Publication Bias.
  58. Authorship Disputes in Scholarly Biomedical Publications and Trust in the Research Institution.
  59. In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis".
  60. The journal Temperature is in the top 10 journals in both Physiology and Medical Physiology, as determined by the 2022 Source-Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP).
  61. China sees renewed surge in natural sciences.
  62. Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010-2019: is there a gender equity problem?
  1. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 ;11 1232427
    Bibliometric and visualized analysis of 3D printing bioink in bone tissue engineering.
    Kaihao Xu, Sanyang Yu, Zhenhua Wang, Zhichang Zhang, Zhongti Zhang.
      Background: Applying 3D printed bioink to bone tissue engineering is an emerging technology for restoring bone tissue defects. This study aims to evaluate the application of 3D printing bioink in bone tissue engineering from 2010 to 2022 through bibliometric analysis, and to predict the hotspots and developing trends in this field. Methods: We retrieved publications from Web of Science from 2010 to 2022 on 8 January 2023. We examined the retrieved data using the bibliometrix package in R software, and VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used for visualizing the trends and hotspots of research on 3D printing bioink in bone tissue engineering. Results: We identified 682 articles and review articles in this field from 2010 to 2022. The journal Biomaterials ranked first in the number of articles published in this field. In 2016, an article published by Hölzl, K in the Biofabrication journal ranked first in number of citations. China ranked first in number of articles published and in single country publications (SCP), while America surpassed China to rank first in multiple country publications (MCP). In addition, a collaboration network analysis showed tight collaborations among China, America, South Korea, Netherlands, and other countries, with the top 10 major research affiliations mostly from these countries. The top 10 high-frequency words in this field are consistent with the field's research hotspots. The evolution trend of the discipline indicates that most citations come from Physics/Materials/Chemistry journals. Factorial analysis plays an intuitive role in determining research hotspots in this sphere. Keyword burst detection shows that chitosan and endothelial cells are emerging research hotspots in this field. Conclusion: This bibliometric study maps out a fundamental knowledge structure including countries, affiliations, authors, journals and keywords in this field of research from 2010 to 2022. This study fills a gap in the field of bibliometrics and provides a comprehensive perspective with broad prospects for this burgeoning research area.
    Keywords:  3D printing; bibliometrics; bioink; biomaterial; bone tissue engineering; data visualization; hydrogel
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1232427
  2. Curr Neuropharmacol. 2023 Aug 07.
    Bibliometric Analysis of the Research Status and Global Trends in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease from 2002 to 2022.
    Haipeng Cai, Ruonan Du, Kebing Yang, Wei Li, Zhiren Wang.
      Several reviews on behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSDs) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have summarized the current state of this field, but global trends are unclear. This study utilized CiteSpace to provide a global overview of the current (from 2002 to 2022) state of research on AD and its BPSDs and to predict future research trends in the field. Data were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. Bibliometric and co-occurrence analyses were performed using CiteSpace software. In total, 787 valid publications were included in the analysis. Publications on AD and BPSD have shown an increasing trend since 2002. The United States and the University of Toronto were the countries and institutions with the highest total number of publications, respectively, whereas Japan and China were the second and third most influential in the field in terms of number of publications. Clive Ballard was the top author in terms of the number of publications. Journal of Alz- heimer's Disease had the highest number of publications on this topic. Co-occurrence analysis showed that AD, behavioral symptoms, cognitive impairment, and early markers are hot topics in this area. Non-drug management of BPSDs, pharmacological treatment, and physiotherapy will be a hot topic in this field in the future. Our study visualized the relevant articles over the past 21 years to detect global hotspots and trends. Our findings may help researchers to identify research hotspots in this field and will help in the selection of appropriate research topics, while possibly leading to cross-regional coop-eration.
    Keywords:  Alzheimer’s disease; CiteSpace; behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia; bibliometrics analysis; global trends.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2174/1570159X21666230807144750
  3. Nurse Educ Pract. 2023 Jul 26. pii: S1471-5953(23)00176-2. [Epub ahead of print]71 103714
    Mobile learning in nursing education: A bibliometric analysis and visualization.
    Turgay Yalcinkaya, Sebnem Cinar Yucel.
      AIM: This study performed a bibliometric analysis of studies related to mobile learning in the field of nursing education.METHODS: The Scopus database was used to determine the most frequently cited studies on mobile learning in nursing education. VOSviewer and Bibliometrix were employed for bibliometric analysis and visualization. Science mapping and performance analysis was adopted from bibliometric analysis techniques. In addition, a synthetic knowledge synthesis approach was used.
    RESULTS: A total of 234 publications were published in 107 sources in 2002-2023. The publications had 8797 citations, an average of 88 citations per publication. In terms of total link strength (TLS), links, a number of articles and citations, the US led all other countries in the field. Regarding authors, Hwang was the most frequently cited authors (n = 348). According to trend topics analysis, the keywords "gamification", "simulation", "attitude", "clinical competence" and "online learning" have emerged in the field.
    CONCLUSION: Research on mobile learning in nursing education has been increasing in recent years. The findings of this study can provide new ideas in the applications of mobile learning in nursing education to researchers or nursing faculties in the field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics analysis; Knowledge synthesis; Mobile learning; Nursing education; Nursing students
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103714
  4. Turk Arch Pediatr. 2023 Aug 09.
    Bibliometrics and Visual Analysis of the Research Status and Trends of Breastfeeding in Turkey.
    Tuba Uçar, Osman Tayyar Çelik, Esra Sabancı Baransel, Sümeyye Barut.
      OBJECTIVE: The long- and short-term benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and infants are known, and the number of studies on this subject is increasing daily. This study aimed to reveal current research trends, hotspots, and future frontiers in research on breastfeeding in Turkey.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The most productive institutions, influential authors, the journals with the most publications by the authors, core research teams, and keywords in Turkey in the field of breastfeeding were analyzed using bibliometric methods. Additionally, breastfeeding-related articles published in the Web of Science Core Collection between 1980 and 2022 were scanned. The collected data were analyzed with the R Bibliometrix package program and VOSviewer.
    RESULTS: It was determined that research on breastfeeding has accelerated since 2004, and the number of citations has increased with the number of publications. The fields of most produc- tive writers in the area were found as social pediatrics, and the most influential institutions were İstanbul University and Hacettepe University. It was determined that there was no specializa- tion in research on breastfeeding among authors distributed based on their productivity. The results also revealed the most influential articles and journals. The word analysis revealed that the breastfeeding literature in Turkey is sensitive to current developments, whereas the current status of breastfeeding, the factors affecting breastfeeding, and the effects of breastfeeding are the top areas of research. It was observed that maternal attachment and coronavirus dis- ease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic-related issues have been studied more in recent years.
    CONCLUSION: This bibliometric analysis contributes to understanding the current status and development of breastfeeding research in Turkey.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2023.23067
  5. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 11. 102(32): e34428
    A bibliometric study of the top 100 most cited papers on aging and cancer.
    Yiran Zhang, Ying Guo, Chao Zhang.
      Cancer has been the major and increasing cause of premature death and years of life lost. Various studies suggested the correlation between the aging process and cancer genesis. To evaluate the performance of the articles and to identify and compare the top-cited articles on aging and cancer, a cross-sectional bibliometric analysis was performed. Top-cited articles that were indexed in the Core databases in Web of Science were utilized to identify articles published from inception to September 3, 2022. The top 100 most-cited articles on aging and cancer were evaluated for their specific characteristics. Both Microsoft Office Excel and Visual Basic for Applications were used to analyze the number of publications and scientific cooperations among authors over time. The query identified the top 100 most-cited articles from the 368,504 articles. The top cited articles accumulated 308,106 citations. The citations per article ranged from 39,141 to 1040. Thirty journals published these 100 articles, with the Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians publishing the largest number. Most articles have focused on the trend analysis of incidence, survival outcomes, and prognosis of cancer from different origins. Co-authorship analysis revealed intense collaborative activity between United States authoritative academic institutions and scholars. The present study is the first to analyze most cited papers in "aging and cancer." The historical trends, current status, and future direction in the field of older patients with cancer are systematically summarized. The occurrence and development of cancer is correlated with aging.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034428
  6. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Aug 05.
    Global hotspots and trends in interactions of microplastics and heavy metals: a bibliometric analysis and literature review.
    Kehan Li, Fayuan Wang.
      Microplastics (MPs) are identified as emerging contaminants; however, their interactions with heavy metals in the environment have not been well elucidated. Here, the research progress, hotspots, and trends in the interactions of MPs and heavy metals were analyzed at a global scale using a bibliometric analysis combined with a literature review. We comprehensively searched the Web of Science Core Collection database from 2008 to July 5, 2022. A total of 552 articles published in 124 journals were selected, which came from 70 countries and 841 institutions. The most contributing journals, countries, institutions, and authors were identified. Visualization methods were used to identify high co-citation references and hot keywords in the 552 articles. Evolutionary and cluster analyses of hot keywords suggested several research hotspots in the co-contamination of MPs and heavy metals, including their toxicity and bioaccumulation, the adsorption and desorption behaviors, the environmental pollution and risk assessment, and their detection and characterization. Based on the current research status, several directions of priority are recommended to understand the interactions between MPs and heavy metals and their potential risks. This article can help recognize the current research status and future directions in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Heavy metals; Microplastics; Nanoplastics; Toxicity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29091-7
  7. Front Physiol. 2023 ;14 1190155
    Analysis of emerging trends and hot spots in respiratory biomechanics from 2003 to 2022 based on CiteSpace.
    Xiaofei Huang, Jiaqi Zheng, Ye Ma, Meijin Hou, Xiangbin Wang.
      Introduction: With the global prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an increasing number of people are experiencing respiratory discomfort. Respiratory biomechanics can monitor breathing patterns and respiratory movements and it is easier to prevent, diagnose, treat or rehabilitate. However, there is still a lack of global knowledge structure in the field of respiratory biomechanics. With the help of CiteSpace software, we aim to help researchers identify potential collaborators and collaborating institutions, hotspots and research frontiers in respiratory biomechanics. Methods: Articles on respiratory biomechanics from 2003 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection by using a specific strategy, resulting a total of 2,850 publications. We used CiteSpace 6.1.R6 to analyze the year of publication, journal/journals cited, country, institution, author/authors cited, references, keywords and research trends. Co-citation maps were created to visually observe research hot spots and knowledge structures. Results and discussion: The number of annual publications gradually increased over the past 20 years. Medical Physics published the most articles and had the most citations in this study. The United States was the most influential country, with the highest number and centrality of publications. The most productive and influential institution was Harvard University in the United States. Keall PJ was the most productive author and MCCLELLAND JR was the most cited authors The article by Keall PJ (2006) article (cocitation counts: 55) and the article by McClelland JR (2013) were the most representative and symbolic references, with the highest cocitation number and centrality, respectively. The top keywords were "radiotherapy", "volume", and "ventilation". The top Frontier keywords were "organ motion," "deep inspiration," and "deep learning". The keywords were clustered to form seven labels. Currently, the main area of research in respiratory biomechanics is respiratory motion related to imaging techniques. Future research may focus on respiratory assistance techniques and respiratory detection techniques. At the same time, in the future, we will pay attention to personalized medicine and precision medicine, so that people can monitor their health status anytime and anywhere.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis; organ motion; radiotherapy; respiratory biomechanics; sensor
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1190155
  8. Int Ophthalmol. 2023 Aug 08.
    Bibliometric analysis of the Vogt‒Koyanagi‒Harada disease literature.
    Liangpin Li, Liyun Yuan, Xueyan Zhou, Xia Hua, Xiaoyong Yuan.
      PURPOSE: As an autoimmune disease, Vogt‒Koyanagi‒Harada disease (VKHD) is a main type of uveitis in many countries and regions, significantly impacting patient vision. At present, information regarding VKHD is still limited, and further research is needed. We conducted a bibliometric analysis to characterize the overall status, current trends, and current focus of VKHD research.METHOD: Literature published from 1975 to 2022 was obtained from the Web of Science core collection and analysed with the R-language packages Bibliometrix, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace software.
    RESULTS: A total of 1050 papers on VKHD were retrieved from 261 journals, and 16,084 references were obtained from the papers in the original search. The average annual number of published articles was approximately 21.9, and the number of publications rapidly increased after 2004. The journal Ocular Immunology and Inflammation published the most papers on VKHD, while the American Journal of Ophthalmology has the highest citation frequency. The leading countries were Japan, China (PRC), and the United States of America (USA). Yang PZ from Chongqing Medical University was the most prolific and cited author. The most frequently cited study discussed revision of VKHD diagnostic criteria. An analysis of the highest frequency keywords showed that most research focused on the treatment, diagnosis, and pathogenesis of VKHD and its relationship with other related diseases. At present, the most urgent research direction is in the relationship between COVID-19 or COVID-19 vaccines and VKHD and the corresponding mechanisms underlying it.
    CONCLUSION: Utilizing dynamic and visualization tools, bibliometrics provides a clear depiction of the research history, development trends, and research hotspots in VKHD It serves as a valuable tool for identifying research gaps and areas that necessitate further exploration. Our study revealed potential directions for future VKHD research, including investigating specific molecular mechanisms underlying the disease, exploring the clinical utility of optical coherence tomography angiography and other diagnostic techniques, and conducting clinical research on novel therapeutic drugs.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; H-index; Inflammation; Vogt‒Koyanagi‒Harada disease
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-023-02815-x
  9. Front Immunol. 2023 ;14 1194738
    Visualizing temporal dynamics and research trends of macrophage-related diabetes studies between 2000 and 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
    Sicheng Wang, Lili Zhang, Zishan Jin, Yayun Wang, Boxun Zhang, Linhua Zhao.
      Background: Macrophages are considered an essential source of inflammatory cytokines, which play a pivotal role in the development of diabetes and its sequent complications. Therefore, a better understanding of the intersection between the development of diabetes and macrophage is of massive importance.Objectives: In this study, we performed an informative bibliometric analysis to enlighten relevant research directions, provide valuable metrics for financing decisions, and help academics to gain a quick understanding of the current macrophage-related diabetes studies knowledge domain.
    Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection database was used for literature retrieval and dataset export. Bibliometrix R-package was performed to conduct raw data screening, calculating, and visualizing.
    Results: Between 2000 and 2022, the annual publication and citation trends steadily increased. Wu Yonggui was the scholar with the most published papers in this field. The institute with the highest number of published papers was the University of Michigan. The most robust academic collaboration was observed between China and the United States of America. Diabetologia was the journal that published the most relevant publications. The author's keywords with the highest occurrences were "inflammation", "diabetic nephropathy", and "obesity". In addition, "Macrophage polarization" was the current motor topic with potential research prospects.
    Conclusions: These comprehensive and visualized bibliometric results summarized the significant findings in macrophage-related diabetes studies over the past 20 years. It would enlighten subsequent studies from a macro viewpoint and is also expected to strengthen investment policies in future macrophage-related diabetes studies.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; diabetes mellitus; macrophage; macrophage polarization; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1194738
  10. J Dent Educ. 2023 Aug 10.
    A bibliometric comparison of undergraduate and postgraduate endodontic education publications: The topics, trends, and challenges.
    Jinglan Zhang, Xiaowei Liu, Lei Yang, Yiran Wang, Dingming Huang, Xuelian Tan.
      OBJECTIVES: This study employs bibliometric analysis to compare knowledge units and main topics in undergraduate and postgraduate endodontic education, aiming to identify similarities, differences, and connections. The insights gained are expected to inform the future of two-stage education to enhance continuity, highlighting evolving trends, challenges, and development directions.METHODS: Citation data were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collections (WOSCC) database and non-WOSCC databases with two separate search formulas. VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used to analyze the distribution of research by publication years, citation-sources, co-authorship network of authors and countries, and clusters of keywords.
    RESULTS: The focus on undergraduate education preceded postgraduate education by nearly a decade. The United Kingdom has emerged as the most prominent contributor to endodontic literature at both levels, with the International Endodontic Journal representing the most voluminous and cited resource in this domain. Dummer is recognized as the most prolific author in undergraduate endodontic education, while Gulabivala spearheads the most extensive cluster of postgraduate education. Keywords clustering analysis reveals that undergraduate education places greater emphasis on fundamental knowledge, while postgraduate education concentrates more on clinical practice. Descriptive analyses from non-WOSCC databases align with the topics and findings from WOSCC-based bibliometric analysis.
    CONCLUSION: This bibliometric analysis revealed the emphasis on fundamental knowledge and teaching techniques at the undergraduate level versus advanced clinical knowledge and techniques at the postgraduate level, which originated from different learning aims and contexts. Updating the curriculum to meet the latest practices and innovations is crucial for aligning learning objectives with current and future needs, and the connection between the two levels remains a central challenge in endodontic education.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; education; endodontics; postgraduate; undergraduate
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.13350
  11. Mar Pollut Bull. 2023 Aug 03. pii: S0025-326X(23)00800-7. [Epub ahead of print]194(Pt A): 115366
    Mapping of emerging contaminants in coastal waters research: A bibliometric analysis of research output during 1986-2022.
    José Manuel Veiga-Del-Baño, Miguel Ángel Cámara, José Oliva, Antonio Tomás Hernández-Cegarra, Pedro Andreo-Martínez, Miguel Motas.
      This bibliometric analysis provides the first overview of the literature on emerging contaminants in coastal waters. Bibexcel, Microsoft Excel, VOSviewer and the bibliometix R package software were used for bibliometric analysis and science mapping. 556 publications, published between 1986 and 2022, were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database. The results showed that this field of research follows Price's law of exponential growth and has exploded since 2001. Authors, journals and institutions followed Lotka's law, and Price's index (43.4 %) showed that the field is far from being obsolete. The most influential institution is the Chinese Academy of Sciences, while authors from China, USA, Japan and Singapore have the most publications and international co-authorships. The leading journal is Marine Pollution Bulletin, with a focus on Environmental Science WoS category. Hot research areas focus on risk assessment of PCBs, organochlorine compounds and personal care products in surface water and wastewater.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Coastal water; Emerging contaminants; Water contamination
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115366
  12. Am J Transl Res. 2023 ;15(7): 4796-4804
    Bell's palsy research hotspots and frontiers from 2002 to 2021: a bibliometric and visual analysis.
    Fangwei Zhou, Bingxi Yu, Yifei Ma, Tian Zhang, Jianyao Li, Fayang Yuan, Guodong Yu.
      Bell's palsy is an idiopathic, acute, unilateral peripheral facial nerve paralysis, where incomplete or failed recovery causes substantial social and psychological stress to the patient, seriously influencing their quality of life and social activities. We conducted a bibliometric investigation of the knowledge structure and frontier hotspots in Bell's palsy research. Bell's palsy publications between 2002 and 2021 were retrieved from Web of Science. CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and an online bibliometric platform were used for visual, burst, citation, and co-occurrence analyses, respectively. A total of 1,378 publications were included. The annual Bell's palsy publication output followed an upward trend from 2002 to 2021. The USA and Harvard University published the most Bell's palsy research articles. Yeo SG and Otology & Neurotology were the most prolific author and journal, respectively, on Bell's palsy. The results suggested that Bell's palsy research hotspots focused on rehabilitating facial nerve function and improving prognosis, and combining specific therapies (acupuncture) would be of future interest. The cited references timeline revealed that Bell's palsy following COVID-19 vaccination was an emerging research hotspot. The bibliometric analysis demonstrated that the USA dominates Bell's palsy research and that rehabilitating facial nerve function and prognosis were research hotspots. Emerging mechanistic studies mainly focused on Bell's palsy following COVID-19 vaccination. Our findings could be a reliable source for global scholars to rapidly identify research hotspots and potential research directions and frontiers.
    Keywords:  Bell’s palsy; CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometrics; visualization analysis
  13. World Neurosurg. 2023 Aug 09. pii: S1878-8750(23)01105-1. [Epub ahead of print]
    Publication Trends of Research on Intrathecal Baclofen Therapy: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature.
    Matheus Machado Rech, Miguel Bertelli Ramos, Felipe Eduardo Piva, Maria Eduarda Pertile, Fabricio Diniz Kleber, Paulo Henrique Pires de Aguiar, Paulo Roberto Franceschini.
      OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to analyze the trends in publications on Intrathecal Baclofen (ITB) therapy.METHODS: We searched Elsevier's Scopus database in February 2022 to find articles focused on ITB therapy. Data extracted included citation count, publication year, author's country and income category, journal and its 5-Year Impact Factor (IF), research type, disease requiring ITB, and target population.
    RESULTS: The analysis covered 615 articles from 1985 to 2022. The average citation count per article was 27.47 (95% Confidence Interval [CI] 23.75-31.18), and the mean IF was 4.54 (95% CI 3.84-5.24). The majority (76.42%) were primary research, with 8.1% being interventional and 91.9% observational. Even so, half of the top ten most cited were interventional. Secondary research and case reports made up 12.68% and 10.73% respectively, with narrative reviews making up most of the secondary research (79.48%). Only one study conducted a meta-analysis. The United States was the most prolific country. High-income countries published 96.42% of articles.
    CONCLUSION: The rising number of ITB articles and citations indicates growing interest and expanding knowledge in this field. However, there's a notable scarcity of research from low- and middle-income countries, particularly those with high prevalence of ITB-treatable diseases. The need for more evidence to overcome potential barriers to ITB implementation is emphasized. Despite an increasing number of publications, a large proportion presented low levels of evidence, such as case reports and narrative reviews, highlighting the need for more rigorous research methods to solidify the evidence base for ITB therapy.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; functional neurosurgery; movement disorders; neurologic disorders; neuromodulation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.08.006
  14. J Orthop. 2023 Sep;43 48-56
    Influential literature regarding proximal junctional kyphosis: A bibliometric review.
    Zachary Donato, Juan Lizardi, David Constantinescu, Maya Moore, Alexander Kuczmarski.
      Study design: Retrospective review.Objective: This bibliometric review summarizes the publication trends and critical information about the most cited Proximal Junction Kyphosis (PJK) articles.
    Background: Data: Proximal junctional kyphosis is frequently diagnosed after spinal fusion surgery. However, there continues to be heavy debate regarding the definition, incidence, risk factors, and treatment of this disorder.
    Methods: Nine hundred eleven articles were found when searching The Web of Science database with the keywords "Proximal junctional kyphosis" and "proximal junctional failure." The 200 top-cited articles were reviewed and screened to ensure PJK was discussed. The articles were filtered based on the highest to lowest number of citations, and the top 50 articles were chosen. Inclusion criteria included articles that contained a discussion of PJK and outcomes after surgery. Exclusion criteria included articles without mentioning PJK, or that studied non-human subjects. The 50 most cited articles were sorted by level of evidence and their classification for analysis.
    Results: The 50 most cited articles in this study were published a total of 6056 times. These articles were cited 71-413 times in the literature, with publications from 1994 to 2018. Most of the top 50 articles (64%) were published in the USA. Specifically, HSS and Washington University are the institutions with the most contributions to the publication of the most cited articles on PJK (n = 16). Lenke was the author that contributed to most publications in the top 50 articles on PJK.
    Conclusion: This study provides a framework for the most cited articles published on PJK. Most articles on this topic were in the category of clinical outcomes (36%) and were of a level of evidence III (46%). Most of the top-cited articles came from the journal Spine (68%) and were published in the USA (64%). These top-cited papers are essential to understanding this critical trending topic in spine surgery.
    Level of evidence: III.
    Keywords:  Adult idiopathic scoliosis; PJK; Proximal junctional kyphosis; Spinal fusion; Spine surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2023.07.013
  15. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 04. 102(31): e34613
    A bibliometric analysis of exosomes in sepsis from 2004 to 2022.
    Yuanyuan Li, Weina Wang, Bo Zhang, Lili Li, Dengfeng Zhou.
      The study aims to summarize topical and frontier issues in sepsis and exosomes and provide advice and resources for researchers working in related disciplines. Publications on exosomes in sepsis from 2004 to 2022 were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection database. VOSviewer 1.6.18 and CiteSpace 6.1.3 were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis. The number of publications on exosomes in sepsis showed a rapidly rising trend globally. China and the United States were the most published countries. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is the most prolific institution. Frontiers in Immunology was one of the journals with the highest number of papers. Journal of Immunology was the most co-cited journal. Ping Wang was the most productive author. Clotilde Thery was the author who has been cited the most times among co-cited authors. Singer m, 2016, Jama-j am med assoc was the most co-cited reference. "Mesenchymal stem cells derived exosomes," "microRNAs," "apoptosis," and "immunomodulatory therapy" are the current research hot spots and frontiers. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the current status and trends in sepsis and exosomal research. Researchers working in this area will benefit from the hot spots and trends of exosomes in sepsis discovered through this study.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034613
  16. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 04. 102(31): e34590
    Bibliometric analysis of acupuncture for headache from 1974 to 2022: A scoping literature review based on international database.
    Jin-Huan Yue, Ang Li, Xuan Cui, Xu-Chen Sun, Xiao-Ling Li, Xu Yang, Xiao Liu, Dan-Na Cao, Wei-Wei Zhao, Guan-Hu Yang, Brenda Golianu, Yang Wang, Sheng-Wang Han, Qin-Hong Zhang.
      This study aimed to investigate the research hotspots and global trends of acupuncture in the treatment of headaches from 1974 to 2022. The Web of Science core collection database and literature related to acupuncture for headache treatment were retrieved. The CiteSpace (version 5.1.R8) and VOSviewer (version 1.6.19) software perform collaborative network analysis on the information of countries, academic institutions, authors, and co-occurrence network analysis on keywords, co-cited journals, and references. A total of 841 studies were included. Overall, the number of publications has increased over the past 5 decades. We identified and analyzed the countries, institutions, authors, and journals that were most active in the domain of acupuncture treatment for headaches. The most productive countries were the United States and China. Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine was the most productive institution and Linde Klaus was the most productive author. Cephalalgia was the most productive and co-cited journal, whereas Lancet had the highest impact factor. The research hotspots mainly focus on headache, migraine, tension headache, electroacupuncture, and acupuncture. Research trends have mainly focused on acupuncture therapy and its curative effects, migraine without aura, paroxysmal migraine, and the mechanism of acupuncture treatment. The main research hotspots and frontier trends were the therapeutic effect and mechanism of acupuncture for headaches. The mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of headache mainly focused on the neural mechanism by multimodal MRI.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034590
  17. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Aug 06. pii: S0146-2806(23)00445-0. [Epub ahead of print] 102028
    Top 100 most cited papers on multimodality imaging for complex congenital heart disease. A bibliometric analysis.
    Santiago Rivera-Ibarguen, María-Guadalupe Jiménez-Carbajal, Christian-Alessandro Gamboa-Lopez, Melissa Garcia-Lezama, Ernesto Roldan-Valadez.
      BACKGROUND: Complex congenital heart disease (CCHD) is a group of heart defects present at birth. Some imaging methods can support the diagnosis of these pathologies, such as echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. This study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis of the top 100 articles cited on CCHD.METHODS: Articles from 2013 to 2023 found in Scopus were scanned using 15 CCHD topics titles crossed with echocardiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Duplicated manuscripts were eliminated using Microsoft Excel software, and the publications were ranked according to their citation count. This study selected and analyzed the top 100 most cited English-language papers.
    RESULTS: The top 100 most cited publications accumulated 16,563 citations. The manuscript with the most citations obtained 1,086, representing 6.55% of the total citations. 2014 had the highest number of publications, with 27 papers. The first authors had affiliations from 44 countries; the United States was the country that contributed the most, with 54 manuscripts. Boston Children's Hospital was the institution that provided more articles to the top 100. Finally, the Ebstein anomaly was the topic with the highest number of citations.
    CONCLUSIONS: This study identified the 100 most cited on CCHD, and the results obtained can provide practical guidance to clinicians and researchers to familiarize themselves with the most influential publications in this field.
    Keywords:  Complex Congenital Heart Disease; Echocardiography; Magnetic Resonance; Tomography Computed
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102028
  18. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1218744
    Analysis of publications on HPV genotype co-infection: a bibliometric study on existing research.
    Tianyi Bi, Yingxin Gong, Jiayin Mo, Yan Wang, Wenjie Qu, Yaping Wang, Wenqian Shi, Feifei Zhang, Long Sui, Yanyun Li.
      Purpose: To identify the bibliometric information of Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype co-infection in certain literature database over the past two decades.Methods: Web of Science was used as the main database to identify all eligible articles focusing on HPV genotype co-infection at the date of October 16, 2022. From this journal database, we identified 463 articles on HPV genotype co-infection, conducted statistical analysis according to the author, journal, publication year and month, country or region, keyword and impact factor.
    Results: The articles included in our analysis were published between 1994 and 2022. The index of citations per year ranged from 170.4 to 13.1. These articles were from 78 countries or regions, with most publications from the United States (n = 73), followed by China (n = 65) and Italy (n = 50). The journal that contributed the most publications on HPV heterotypic gene co-infection was PLOS ONE with a total of 29 articles, followed by JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY (n = 28), INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND CANCER (n = 14) and JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY (n = 12). Among existing research in the field of HPV co-infection, we found that epidemiological distribution and infection mechanism has been the two major topics for scholars, and studies on detection methods for HPV multiple genotypes were also included.
    Conclusion: Over decades, epidemiological studies and mechanism investigationhas been the central topics when it comes to HPV genotypes co-infection. Studies on HPV co-infection remained relatively insufficient, mainly stays in qualitative level while detailed infection data and high quality literature publications were still lack of valuable discussion.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; co-infection; human papillomavirus; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1218744
  19. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 11. 102(32): e34497
    Global research on portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation: A bibliometric and visualized study.
    Ling Zhong, Ting-Ting Ren, Lei Shi, Qian Deng, Li Hong, Chao Yu, Tan Yun, Xi Jun Chen.
      In recent years, the association between portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation has extensive attention from physicians worldwide. However, there is no available literature on bibliometric analysis in this research area. Herein, we aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis to identify the hotspots and frontiers of research related to portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation. Documents published between 2002 and 2022 were retrieved and downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection database. VOSviewer was utilized to generate a visualization network map of authors, nations, institutions, journals, and keyword co-occurrence/clustering. Additionaly, CiteSpace was used to analyze the keywords with the strongest bursts. A total of 1272 articles and reviews were extracted from the database. The author Marco Senzolo published the largest number of papers. The United States was the most prolific country, and Hope-Bochon (France) was the top productive institution. Liver Transplantation was the most prolific journal in the field. The most commonly identified keywords in the study were cirrhosis, risk factors, portal vein thrombosis, and management, as revealed by the keyword co-occurrence analysis. It is suggested that patients with cirrhosis, portal vein thrombosis prevention, and management measures for portal vein thrombosis have been prominet topics in recent years. Furthermore, an analysis of keywords with the strongest citation bursts highlighted pediatric liver transplantation, direct oral anticoagulants, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as current research trends. Research in portal vein thrombosis and liver transplantation exhibits a general upward trend. The latest hot topics within this area of study involve pediatric patients and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034497
  20. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Aug 11.
    Bibliometric analysis of the global scientific production on machine learning applied to different cancer types.
    Miguel Angel Ruiz-Fresneda, Alfonso Gijón, Pablo Morales-Álvarez.
      Cancer disease is one of the main causes of death in the world, with million annual cases in the last decades. The need to find a cure has stimulated the search for efficient treatments and diagnostic procedures. One of the most promising tools that has emerged against cancer in recent years is machine learning (ML), which has raised a huge number of scientific papers published in a relatively short period of time. The present study analyzes global scientific production on ML applied to the most relevant cancer types through various bibliometric indicators. We find that over 30,000 studies have been published so far and observe that cancers with the highest number of published studies using ML (breast, lung, and colon cancer) are those with the highest incidence, being the USA and China the main scientific producers on the subject. Interestingly, the role of China and Japan in stomach cancer is correlated with the number of cases of this cancer type in Asia (78% of the worldwide cases). Knowing the countries and institutions that most study each area can be of great help for improving international collaborations between research groups and countries. Our analysis shows that medical and computer science journals lead the number of publications on the subject and could be useful for researchers in the field. Finally, keyword co-occurrence analysis suggests that ML-cancer research trends are focused not only on the use of ML as an effective diagnostic method, but also for the improvement of radiotherapy- and chemotherapy-based treatments.
    Keywords:  Artificial intelligence; Bibliometric analysis; Cancer; Machine learning; Public health
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28576-9
  21. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 11. 102(32): e34713
    Global research trends in unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal fibrosis: A bibliometric and visualized study.
    Yashu Wang, Xinna Deng, Zhaohua Yang, Haijiang Wu.
      BACKGROUND: Renal fibrosis is considered the pathway from almost all chronic kidney diseases (CKD) to end-stage renal diseases. The unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) model is a well-established experimental animal model to simulate renal fibrosis associated with obstructive nephropathy in an accelerated manner. In this study, in order to understand the development trends of research on UUO-induced renal fibrosis between 2005 and 2022 and predict prospects, we conducted a comprehensive bibliometric and visualized study using Web of Science (WoS).METHODS: The articles regarding UUO-induced renal fibrosis were culled from the "Core Collection" of the WoS database. VOSviewer software and the R-Bibliometrix Package were used in visual analysis of countries/regions, journals, authors, keywords, institutions, and highly cited articles in this field.
    RESULTS: The number of articles regarding UUO-induced renal fibrosis has obviously increased annually. China had the largest number of publications in this field. The most frequently used keywords were "inflammation," "transforming growth factor-beta1," "oxigative stress," "smad3," "beta-catenin," and "autophagy." Am J Physiol-Renal was the leading journal. The most highly influential documents were published by Higgins DF and his colleagues, with 46 local citations and 749 global citations. The leading institution was Nanjing Medical University. Furthermore, Zhang Y. was the author who contributed most to this field.
    CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the molecular mechanism of UUO-induced renal fibrosis remains a research hot topic, especially on the inflammatory response and oxidative stress, and international cooperation is expected to expand and deepen in the future.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034713
  22. Wound Repair Regen. 2023 Aug 08.
    Research hotspot and trend of chronic wounds: a bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2022.
    Xinghan Chen, Xiujun Shi, Haitao Xiao, Dongqin Xiao, Xuewen Xu.
      Chronic wounds have been confirmed as a vital health problem facing people in the global population aging process. While significant progress has been achieved in the study of chronic wounds, the treatment effect should be further improved. The number of publications regarding chronic wounds has been rising rapidly. In this study, bibliometric analysis was conducted to explore the hotspots and trends in the research on chronic wounds. All relevant studies on chronic wounds between 2013 and 2022 were collected from the PubMed database of the Web of Science (WOS) and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The data were processed and visualized using a series of software. On that basis, more insights can be gained into hotspots and trends of this research field. Wound Repair and Regeneration has the highest academic achievement in the field of chronic wound research. The United States has been confirmed as the most productive country, and the University of California System ranks high among other institutions. Augustin, M. is the author of the most published study, and Frykberg, RG et al. published the most cited study. Furthermore, the hotspots of wound research over the last decade were identified (e.g., bandages, infection and biofilms, pathophysiology and therapy). This study will help researchers gain insights into chronic wound research's hotspots and trends accurately and quickly. Moreover, the exploration of bacterial biofilm and the pathophysiological mechanism of the chronic wound will lay a solid foundation and clear direction for treating chronic wounds. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Biclustering analysis; Chronic wound; Hotspot; Visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/wrr.13117
  23. Heliyon. 2023 Aug;9(8): e18763
    A bibliometric analysis of carbon neutrality: Research hotspots and future directions.
    Xinru Xu, Xunjie Gou, Weike Zhang, Yunying Zhao, Zeshui Xu.
      Global attention has shifted in recent years to climate change and global warming. The international community has set the objective of carbon neutrality to address the climate crisis. Carbon neutrality has drawn significant attention as a crucial step in the fight against climate change, with individual nations having established their carbon neutrality targets. This paper aims to use bibliometric analysis to investigate research hotspots and trends in carbon neutrality research, and accesses the literature through the Web of Science (WoS) core database and undertakes an in-depth examination of 909 publications linked to carbon neutrality around the world using Vosviewer and Bibliometrix software. According to the findings, the number of carbon neutrality publications has increased dramatically in recent years. There are also notable differences in carbon neutrality research across countries and regions. China and the US are the primary drivers and leaders of carbon neutrality research, and developing countries have relatively little carbon neutrality research. Research has concentrated on carbon neutrality's practical, technical, policy, and economic aspects, as well as renewable energy sources, carbon conversion technologies, and carbon capture and storage technologies are also research hotspots. The paper also outlines opportunities for the advancement of carbon neutrality research in the future, including how it might be further integrated with Artificial intelligence (AI) and the metaverse, and how to attack the difficulties and uncertainties faced by the post-epidemic rebound. This study aids in understanding the current state of the field of carbon neutrality research and can be used to guide future studies.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Carbon emission; Carbon neutrality; Renewable energy; Thematic evolution
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18763
  24. Nutrients. 2023 Jul 29. pii: 3374. [Epub ahead of print]15(15):
    Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Global Research on Taurine, Creatine, Carnosine, and Anserine with Metabolic Syndrome: From 1992 to 2022.
    Jiaru Sun, Fang Guo, Jinjun Ran, Haisheng Wu, Yang Li, Mingxu Wang, Xiaoqin Wang.
      Red meat and animal-sourced protein are often disparaged as risk factors for developing metabolic syndrome, while emerging research has shown the beneficial effects of dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, and anserine which are all exclusively abundant in red meat. Thus, it is imperative to highlight the available evidence to help promote red meat as part of a well-balanced diet to optimize human health. In this study, a bibliometric analysis was conducted to investigate the current research status of dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, and anserine with metabolic syndrome, identify research hotspots, and delineate developmental trends by utilizing the visualization software CiteSpace. A total of 1094 publications were retrieved via the Web of Science Core Collection from 1992 to 2022. There exists a gradual increase in the number of publications on this topic, but there is still much room for research papers to rise. The United States has participated in the most studies, followed by China and Japan. The University of Sao Paulo was the research institute contributing the most; Kyung Ja Chang and Sanya Roysommuti have been identified as the most prolific authors. The analysis of keywords reveals that obesity, lipid profiles, blood pressure, and glucose metabolism, as well as ergogenic aid and growth promoter have been the research hotspots. Inflammation and diabetic nephropathy will likely be frontiers of future research related to dietary taurine, creatine, carnosine, and anserine. Overall, this paper may provide insights for researchers to further delve into this field and enlist the greater community to re-evaluate the health effects of red meat.
    Keywords:  anserine; bibliometric analysis; carnosine; creatine; metabolic syndrome; taurine
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153374
  25. Sao Paulo Med J. 2023 ;pii: S1516-31802024000200203. [Epub ahead of print]142(2): e2022662
    Global research trends related to coronavirus disease 2019 and the aged: a bibliometric analysis.
    Ana Raquel Batista de Carvalho, Antonio Rosa de Sousa Neto, Márcia Daiane Ferreira da Silva, Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas, Maria Eliete Batista Moura.
      BACKGROUND: A bibliometric analysis covering only the production of original studies or considering world production until 2022 has yet to be conducted. The creation and advancement of vaccines have also influenced research priorities, demonstrating the need for a new approach to this subject.OBJECTIVES: To analyze worldwide scientific production related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the aged and to describe what has already been produced.
    DESIGN AND SETTING: Bibliometric analysis with a quantitative approach.
    METHOD: The search terms "COVID-19," "SARS-CoV-2," "Aged," and "Elderly" were used to retrieve articles from the Web of Science database. A total of 684 articles were included in the analysis. Data were imported into RStudio Desktop Software and linked to R Software. The Bibliometrix R package and VOSviewer software were used for analysis.
    RESULTS: Most articles were published in 2020. These were produced by 4,937 authors and published in 379 journals. The keyword most used by the authors was "COVID-19." Publications from 77 countries were obtained. China had the highest article production ranking, and Spain collaborated the most. The articles addressed the implications of the pandemic on the aged, the relationship between vaccination in the aged, and the implications for the disease itself.
    CONCLUSION: Further research should be conducted, mainly concerning vaccines and vaccination of the aged, owing to the need for and importance of immunization in this risk group, including assessing the long-term effects of vaccines.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0662.R1.190523
  26. Molecules. 2023 Aug 03. pii: 5840. [Epub ahead of print]28(15):
    The Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Using Magnetic Biochar: A Scientometric and Visualization Analysis.
    Chenyang Li, Chongbin Zhang, Shuang Zhong, Jing Duan, Ming Li, Yan Shi.
      In recent years, the use of magnetic biochar in wastewater treatment has shown significant effects and attracted scholars' attention. However, due to the relatively short research time and the lack of systematic summaries, it is difficult to provide a more in-depth analysis. This study utilizes RStudio and CiteSpace software to comprehensively analyze the research trends and progress of magnetic biochar in wastewater treatment. The analysis of bibliometrics is performed on 551 relevant papers retrieved from the Web of Science, spanning the period between 2011 and 2022. The most influential countries, institutions, journals, disciplinary distribution, and top 10 authors and papers in this field have been identified. The latest dataset has been used for keyword clustering and burst analysis. The results indicated that: (1) Bin Gao is the most influential author in this field, and high-level journals such as Bioresource Technology are more inclined to publish articles in the field of magnetic biochar. (2) Research in this field has predominantly focused on the removal of heavy metals and organic compounds. Keyword burst analysis shows a shift in research direction towards the removal of complex organic pollutants recently. (3) For the future development of magnetic biochar, an environment-friendly approach, economic viability, and joint technology are the directions that need more exploration. Finally, this paper provides a summary of the various adsorption mechanisms of magnetic biochar and several common modification methods, aiming to assist scholars in their research endeavors.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; contaminants; magnetic biochar; mechanisms; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28155840
  27. J Korean Neurosurg Soc. 2023 Aug 09.
    Journal Citation Report 2022 and Impact Factor of Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society.
    Hee-Jin Yang.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2023.0164
  28. Health Sci Rep. 2023 Aug;6(8): e1474
    A comparative study of scientific collaborations in medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences among Iranian research communities: A bibliometric study.
    Hasan Siamian, Fatemeh Ramezani-Pakpour-Langeroudi, Aboozar Ramezani, Hamed Mehdizadeh.
      Background and Aim: Scientific collaborations play a vital role in advancing research in various disciplines, including medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences. This study aims to provide an overview of Iranian researchers' scientific output in three disciplines and their collaboration networks.Methods: The study utilized data from Scopus database and analyzed 2086 records of Iranian researchers' research outcomes over 10 years. Each article's citations were averaged to determine its impact factor. The study also reviewed the number of articles and citations in the past decade.
    Results: The findings show that scientific output in the disciplines of medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences has significantly increased among Iranian researchers in the past decade. The analysis of collaboration networks indicates a strong connection between these disciplines, with medical informatics having the highest degree of collaboration.
    Conclusion: This study provides valuable insights into the scientific collaborations among Iranian researchers in medical informatics, health information management, medical librarianship, and information sciences. The findings can be used to inform future research and collaboration initiatives in these disciplines. The results suggest that Iranian researchers in these disciplines have made significant progress in scientific output and collaboration. However, further efforts are required to improve the quality and impact of their research.
    Keywords:  Iran; bibliometrics; informatics; journal impact factor; library science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.1474
  29. Nurs Open. 2023 Sep;10(9): 6228-6236
    CiteSpace-based visual analysis of hypothermia studies in surgical patients.
    Yifeng Zhou, Zhengzhong Hu, Hao Yuan, Yuelan Qin, Jin Peng.
      AIM: This study was conducted to understand the research hotspots, research trends and research frontiers for hypothermia in surgical patients and provide a reference for developing effective measures to reduce the incidence of hypothermia in these patients.DESIGN: Using CiteSpace software, a visual analysis of 1288 included articles related to hypothermia in surgical patients was performed.
    METHODS: CiteSpace software is a Java application that supports knowledge research, data visualization and analysis of literature databases. The following data were retrieved: title, abstract, year, keywords, author, academic institution, journal and citations. The included literature was analysed using CiteSpace visualization software, knowledge mapping, collaborative network analysis, cluster analysis and highlighting keywords for visualization.
    RESULTS: A total of 1288 articles related to hypothermia in surgical patients were included, with the largest number of articles published in the United States (448), followed by in Germany (104) and China (102). The top three institutions, journals and authors were from the United States. The most common keywords were perioperative 'hypothermia', 'risk factors' and 'anesthesia'.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; hypothermia; surgical patient; visualization analysis; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1859
  30. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Aug 11. 102(32): e34578
    Visualizing burst spots on research for four authors in MDPI journals named to be Citation Laureates 2021 using temporal bar graph.
    Sam Yu-Chieh Ho, Tsair-Wei Chien, Willy Chou.
      BACKGROUND: The appearance of a topic in a document stream is signaled by a burst of activity, with certain features rising sharply in frequency as the topic emerges. Although temporal bar graph (TBG) is frequently applied to present the burst spot in the bibliographical study, none of the research has combined the inflection point (IP) to interpret the burst spot feature. The aims of this study are to improve the traditional TBG and apply the TBG to understand better the evolution of a topic (e.g., publications and citations for a given author).METHODS: The EISTL model, including entity, indicator, selection of a few vital ones (named attributes) with higher values in quantity (e.g., the citation data of the top 10 entities), TBG and line-chart plots to verify the trend of interest, was proposed to demonstrate the TBG as a whole. The IP locations compared to the median point in data along with the heap map and line-chart trend were identified. The burst strength was computed. A dashboard on Google Maps was designed and launched for bibliometric analysis. Four authors in MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute) journals named to be Citation Laureates 2021 were recruited to compare their research achievements shown on the TBG, particularly displaying the burst spots and the recent developments and stages (e.g., increasing, ready to increase, slowdown, or decreasing).
    RESULTS: We observed that the highest burst strengths in publication and citations are earned by Barry Halliwell (8.99) and Jean-Pierre Changeux (18.01). The breakthrough of TBG using the EISTL model to display the influence of authors in academics was made with 2 parts of the primary IP point and the trend feature in the data.
    CONCLUSION: The dashboard-type TBG shown on Google Maps is unique and innovative and able to provide deeper insights to readers, not merely limited to the publications and citations for a given author as we did in this study.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000034578
  31. Cureus. 2023 Jul;15(7): e41426
    Looking Back to Move Forward: The Current State of Research on the Clinical Applications of Camphor- and Menthol-Containing Agents.
    Don Hoang, Ashley Wong, Robert P Olympia.
      Topically applied compounds containing camphor and menthol have been used to alleviate pain, cold symptoms, and pruritus, historically predominantly in East Asia. Being not studied well, they are less recognized in Western medicine. Given the commonality of pain, pruritus, and cold symptoms in addition to the growing need for non-opioid treatment options, the authors investigated clinical applications of such compounds for their over-counter usage. The purpose was to analyze current clinical research and applications regarding the use of these topical agents. This study involved a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed articles, published in English and indexed in PubMed from 2010 to 2022, pertaining to camphor- and menthol-containing compounds. There were 103 results, of which 15 (14.6%) articles were related to the treatment of disorders related to health, such as upper respiratory infection, pain, and pruritus. Excluded were "non-research" articles (e.g., letters to the editor), articles that do not involve human subjects, reports of improper application or misuse (e.g., ingestion), and articles pertaining to intraoral, intranasal, and ophthalmic agents. Of these articles, the originating journals, respective journal impact factor scores, publication years, study designs, and study topics were identified. Underlying trends and themes regarding clinically relevant research on these compounds were subsequently discerned. Based on this analysis, topical agents containing camphor and menthol are potentially effective at treating pain, upper respiratory infection symptoms, and pruritus in addition to potentially functioning as an antimicrobial. However, with a limited number of studies addressing these compounds' uses in each application, no definitive recommendation can be made regarding their use. Given the promising results of earlier studies, the authors recommend that more primary research, particularly randomized, double-blind controlled studies, be done regarding clinical applications of these substances.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; camphor; complementary & alternative medicine; menthol; pain management; pruritus; upper respiratory tract infection
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41426
  32. Biomed Res Int. 2023 ;2023 9873891
    Retracted: A Bibliometric Analysis for Global Trends and Full View of the Autophagy in Ischemic Stroke from 2006 to 2022.
    BioMed Research International.
      [This retracts the article DOI: 10.1155/2022/7799243.].
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9873891
  33. Heliyon. 2023 Aug;9(8): e18499
    Knowledge mapping of early-onset colorectal cancer from 2000 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
    Mengmeng Zhang, Shentao Zhu, Lili Chen, Yue Wu, Yingquan Ye, Gaoxiang Wang, Zhongxuan Gui, Congjun Zhang, Mei Zhang.
      The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC), diagnosed in patients younger than 50 years, has increased in incidence alarmingly over the past few decades, while overall incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer are stabilizing or declining in many high-income countries. These unfavorable changes have raised significant concerns and led to extensive research, resulting in a surge in studies on EO-CRC. Our aim was to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the current state of this field and to identify prospective research directions by performing a bibliometric analysis of EO-CRC. A total of 1952 papers on EO-CRC published from 2000 to 2022 were identified after a thorough search of the Web of Science Core Collection. The United States dominated this field, with Harvard University contributing the greatest number of papers, while the journal Familial Cancer (n = 52) published the most articles. Cooperation network analysis revealed close internal cooperation among countries, institutions and authors. Based on reference and keyword analysis, high-frequency keywords showed several popular research directions, including epidemiology (incidence, young patients, age of onset, etc.), risk factors (obesity, family history, lynch syndrome, etc.) and molecular characterization (germline mutation, genome wide association, MLH1, etc.). Overall, our research provides an overview of the current status in this field, which we hope will give researchers a comprehensive perspective on the present trends within this domain.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Colorectal cancer; Early-onset; Hotspots; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18499
  34. Int Wound J. 2023 Aug 08.
    The application of infrared thermography technology in flap: A perspective from bibliometric and visual analysis.
    Yilei Lu, Nianzhe Sun, Panfeng Wu, Guoling Zhou, Lingli Peng, Juyu Tang.
      The application of infrared thermography technology (IRT) in flap has become a major focus of research, as it provides a non-invasive, real-time, and quantitative approach for monitoring flap perfusion. In this regard, we conducted a comprehensive visualization and scientometric analysis to systematically summarize and discuss the current state of research in this field. We systematically reviewed publications on the application of IRT in flap procedures from 1999 to 2022, using the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). Through scientometric analysis, we examined annual trends, affiliations, countries, journals, authors, and their relationships, providing insights into current hotspots and future developments in this area. We analysed 522 English studies and found a steady increase in annual publications. The United States and Germany had the highest publication rates, with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Shanghai Jiaotong University being leading institutions. Notably, Lee BT and Alex Keller emerged as influential authors in this field. Compared to existing techniques, infrared-based technology offers significant advantages for non-invasive monitoring of flap perfusion, including simplicity of operation and objective results. Future trends should focus on interdisciplinary collaborations to develop new infrared devices and achieve intelligent image processing, enabling broader application in various clinical scenarios. This bibliometric study summarizes the progress and landscape of research on 'the Application of infrared thermography technology in flap' over the past two decades, providing valuable insights and serving as a reliable reference to drive further advancements and spark researchers' interest in this field.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; flap; infrared thermography technology; scientometric
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14333
  35. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 31. pii: 3902. [Epub ahead of print]15(15):
    A Bibliometric Analysis of the Oligometastatic State over the Last Two Decades: A Shifting Paradigm for Oncology? An AIRO Oligometastatic Study Group.
    Giulia Marvaso, Federico Mastroleo, Giulia Corrao, Mattia Zaffaroni, Maria Giulia Vincini, Paolo Borghetti, Francesco Cuccia, Manuela Federico, Giampaolo Montesi, Antonio Pontoriero, Davide Franceschini, Ciro Franzese, Marta Scorsetti, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa.
      The term "oligometastasis" represents a relatively novel idea, which denotes a condition characterized by cancer dissemination with a limited number of lesions (usually fewer than five). The aim of the present study is to report a bibliometric analysis of the oligometastatic disease/state, incorporating all relevant studies on the topic for more than 20 years. The research strategy included at least one the terms "Oligmetastases", "Oligometastasis", "Oligometastatic", "Oligoprogression, "Oligoprogressive", "Oligorecurrent", or "Oligorecurrency" in the title, abstract, and/or keywords. All English-language documents from 1 January 1995 (the year of the earliest available document in Scopus) to 31 December 2022 were considered for the analysis. R code (R version 4.2.0) with R Studio (version 2022.12.0-353) and the Bibliometrix package (version 4.0.1) were used for the analysis. A total of 3304 documents, mainly articles (n = 2083, 63.0%) and reviews (n = 813, 24.6%), were collected from 1995 to 2022. The average annual growth rate of literature on the topic was 26.7%. Overall 15,176 authors published on the topic, with an average of eight authors/publication. From 1995, 69 countries contributed to the literature, with the USA and Italy being the top contributors. Among all keywords used by authors, the top three were oligometastases (19%), SBRT (18%), and radiation therapy (8%). Themes regarding "locoregional treatment", "organ motion", and "immunotherapy" were the most recent trend topics, mainly developed from 2019 to 2022, while "high-dose chemotherapy", "whole-brain radiotherapy", and "metastatic breast cancer" saw their main development during 2009-2018. Our study shows the exceptionally flourishing scientific production on the oligometastatic state, summarizing the most influential studies and highlighting the future developments and interests. This analysis will serve as a benchmark to identify this area for the attention of researchers worldwide and contribute to the increasing scientific work.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; oligometastatic state; oncology; radiotherapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15153902
  36. Nutrients. 2023 Aug 03. pii: 3442. [Epub ahead of print]15(15):
    Effect of Dietary Patterns on Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Machine Learning Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis.
    Haodong He, Chuan Liu, Meilin Chen, Xingzhou Guo, Xiangyun Li, Zixuan Xiang, Fei Liao, Weiguo Dong.
      AIMS: This study aimed to analyze the related research on the influence of dietary patterns on IBD carried out over the past 30 years to obtain the context of the research field and to provide a scientific basis and guidance for the prevention and treatment of IBD.METHODS: The literature on the effects of dietary patterns on inflammatory bowel disease published over the past three decades was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. CiteSpace, VOSviewer, the R software (version 4.3.0) bibliometrix package, the OALM platform, and other tools were used for the analyses.
    RESULTS: The growth of scientific papers related to this topic can be divided into two stages: before and after 2006. Overall, the growth of the relevant literature was in line with Price's literature growth curve. Subrata Ghosh and Antonio Gasbarrini are the authors with the highest academic influence in the field, and Lee D.'s research results are widely recognized by researchers in this field. Among the 72 countries involved in the study, the United States contributed the most, while China developed rapidly with regard to research being carried out in this area. From a regional perspective, countries and institutions in North America, Europe, and East Asia have made the most significant contributions to this field and have the closest cooperation. Among the 1074 articles included in the study, the most influential ones tended to consider the mechanism of the effect of dietary patterns on IBD from the perspective of the microbiome. Multiple tools were used for keyword analysis and mutual verification. The results showed that NF-κB, the Mediterranean diet, fatty acids, fecal microbiota, etc., are the focus and trends of current research.
    CONCLUSIONS: A Mediterranean-like dietary pattern may be a good dietary habit for IBD patients. Carbohydrates, fatty acids, and inulin-type fructans are closely related to IBD. Fatty acid, gut microbiota, NF-κB, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum stress are the hot topics in the study of the effects of dietary patterns on IBD and will be emerging research trends.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; bibliometric; dietary patterns; inflammatory bowel disease
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153442
  37. World J Gastroenterol. 2023 Jul 21. 29(27): 4356-4367
    Research landscape on COVID-19 and liver dysfunction: A bibliometric analysis.
    Sa'ed H Zyoud.
      BACKGROUND: The global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), poses a significant risk to public health. Beyond the respiratory issues initially associated with the condition, severe cases of COVID-19 can also lead to complications in other organs, including the liver. Patients with severe COVID-19 may exhibit various clinical signs of liver dysfunction, ranging from minor elevations in liver enzymes without symptoms to more serious cases of impaired liver function. Liver damage is more commonly observed in patients with severe or critical forms of the disease.AIM: To present the research landscape on COVID-19 and liver dysfunction while also offering valuable insights into the prominent areas of interest within this particular domain.
    METHODS: On 18 February 2023, Scopus was utilised to conduct a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between COVID-19 and the liver dysfunction. The investigation encompassed the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2022. Primary sources were meticulously examined and organised in a Microsoft Excel 2013 spreadsheet, categorised by journal, institution, funding agency, country and citation type. VOSviewer version 1.6.18 was employed to explore the prominent topics and knowledge network related to the subject.
    RESULTS: There were 2336 publications on COVID-19 and liver dysfunction analysed in this study, of which 558 were published in 2020, 891 in 2021 and 887 in 2022. Researchers from 111 different countries participated in the retrieved documents. The United States contributed the most studies, with 497 documents, representing 21.28% of the total, followed by China with 393 documents (16.82%) and Italy with 255 documents (10.92%). In the context of research related to COVID-19 and the liver, co-occurrence analysis identified three distinct clusters of topics: (1) 'COVID-19 vaccines in liver transplant recipients'; (2) 'liver function tests as a predictor of the severity and clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients'; and (3) 'care of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic'.
    CONCLUSION: This bibliometric study provides a comprehensive overview of liver-related publications in COVID-19 research over the past 3 years. This study highlights the significant contributions of high-income nations, particularly the United States, China, and Italy, to the production of liver-related scholarly literature in this field. Most of the articles focused on liver dysfunction in patients with COVID-19 and the implications of the virus for gastroenterologists and hepatologists.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; COVID-19; Liver; Scopus; Vosviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v29.i27.4356
  38. J Wrist Surg. 2023 Aug;12(4): 287
    The Journal of Wrist Surgery Now Has Its First Impact Factor.
    Toshiyasu Nakamura.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771204
  39. Heliyon. 2023 Aug;9(8): e18766
    Resilience and social change: Findings from research trends using association rule mining.
    Cheongil Kim, Jaesun Yeom, Seunghoo Jeong, Ji-Bum Chung.
      This study analyzed the historical development of resilience with respect to multidisciplinary aspects using association rule mining (ARM). ARM is a rule-based machine-learning approach tailored to identify validated relations among multiple variables in a large dataset. This study collected author keywords from all resilience-related literature in the Web of Science database and examined the changes in validated resilience-related topics using ARM. We found that resilience-related research tends to diversify and expand over time. Although topics and their academic fields related to engineering and complex adaptive systems were prominent in the early 2000s, psychosocial resilience and social-ecological resilience have received significant attention in recent years. The increasing interest in resilience-related topics linked to psychological and ecological factors, as well as social system components, can be attributed to the impact of a series of complex and global events that occurred in the late 2000s. Recently, resilience has been conceived as a way of thinking, perspective, or paradigm to address emergent complexity and uncertainty with vague concepts. Resilience is increasingly being regarded as a boundary spanner that promotes communication and collaboration among stakeholders who share different interests and scientific knowledge.
    Keywords:  Association rule mining; Bibliometric analysis; Research trends; Resilience; Resilience thinking; Social change
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18766
  40. Cancer Nurs. 2023 Aug 07.
    The Evolution of Worldwide Nurse-Led Cancer Research in the Last 2 Decades (2004-2022): A Bibliometric Mapping and Visual Analysis.
    Alex Molassiotis, Janelle Yorke, Alexandra L McCarthy, Yvonne Wengstrom, Faith Gibson, Hammoda Abu-Odah.
      BACKGROUND: Research led by nurses has evolved rapidly over the last 2 decades globally. Assessing the work that has been conducted so far can help the specialty to strategically shape future directions of nurse-led cancer research.OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis of all nurse-led cancer research published articles over 20 years.
    METHODS: A bibliometric analysis was used. Three databases were used to retrieve nurse-led cancer research publications for the period from January 1, 2004, to March 11, 2022.
    RESULTS: A total of 7043 original articles were retrieved. A significant increase in nurse-led cancer research over the past 2 decades was evident. The United States and United Kingdom were the most productive countries in terms of the number of published articles. Minimal international collaboration was observed among low- or middle-income countries versus high-income countries. Breast cancer, palliative care, and quality of life received the most attention in nurse-led cancer research, followed by education, pain, and communication. Very few publications addressed cancer prevention, breaking bad news, and cancer rehabilitation.
    CONCLUSION: Areas to consider in the future include more international collaborations on commonly agreed research agendas, capacity building to allow more research beyond the few countries that dominate the publications, and more focus on low- or middle-income countries.
    IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The findings of this study provide direction for future research led by cancer nurses and the areas that warrant further investigation.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000001260
  41. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2023 08;7 e2300082
    Factors Associated With Altmetric Attention Scores for Randomized Phase III Cancer Clinical Trials.
    Michael K Rooney, Bahareh Sharifi, Ethan B Ludmir, Clifton D Fuller, Jeremy L Warner.
      PURPOSE: Altmetric Attention Scores (Altmetrics) are real-time measures of scientific impact and attention through various public outlets, including news, blogs, and social media. Herein, we aimed to describe and characterize the relationship between Altmetrics, conventional impact metrics, and features of published cancer clinical trials.METHODS: We identified two-arm phase III cancer randomized clinical trials with a superiority end point and publication date between 2015 and 2020 from HemOnc and tabulated the following data: Altmetric, study positivity, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) registration trial status, cancer site/category, treatment context (curative or palliative), trial design, primary end point type, experimental/control arm modality, and journal tier. We further collected conventional bibliometrics including the number of citations and relative citation ratio (RCR) for all published studies. Multiple linear regression modeling identified clinical trial factors predictive of Altmetrics, with alpha = .05 defining statistical significance.
    RESULTS: Altmetrics were found for 681 (98%) of 698 publications, with a median score of 38.5 (IQR, 13-132.8). FDA registration studies (β [95% CI], 84.7 [48.8 to 120.6]; P < .001), studies reporting on curative (as opposed to palliative) interventions (-29 [-53.7 to -4.4]; P = .02), genitourinary trials (73.2 [28.1 to 118.2]; P = .001), studies published in tier 1 journals (P < .001), and those with an increased number of citations per year (0.81 [0.66 to 0.95]; P < .001) were significantly associated with increased engagement as measured by Altmetrics. Furthermore, there was a strong correlation between all collected bibliometrics and Altmetrics (R2 = 0.63, 0.68, and 0.67; P < .001 for citation count, citations per year, and RCR, respectively).
    CONCLUSION: FDA registration trials describing curative interventions, studies published in traditionally defined high-impact journals, and genitourinary trial publications tend to have the greatest Altmetrics. We observed a strong relationship between Altmetrics and conventional bibliometrics. The significance and consequences of these relationships warrant further investigation.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1200/CCI.23.00082
  42. Heliyon. 2023 Aug;9(8): e18446
    A scientometric review of hotspots and emerging trends in sustainable business model.
    Chuyao Li, Yuran Jin, Elmina Homapour.
      A sustainable business model (SBM) has become an inevitable trend for the traditional business model to follow the development of the times. Based on scientometrics, we explored and visually analyzed SBM's hotspots and emerging trends using the references co-citation networks, landmark references, burst references, keywords co-occurring networks, timeline map, and burst keywords indicators. Our findings consist of four aspects: hotspots and emerging trends, hotspots evolution history, landmark references, and burst references evolution history. First, the core hotspots are "sustainable innovation" and "open innovation". Second, the main hotspots have evolved from "sustainable innovation," "strategy," "performance," and "supply chain" from 1998 to 2012 into "resource-based view," "product-service system," "China," "life cycle assessment," and "conceptual framework" in 2013-2017. And "circular economy," "renewable energy," "value creation," "decarbonization" have appeared since 2019, which are emerging trends of SBM. Third, we have found ten landmark references in total. Articles written by Bocken & Short, Boons & Ludeke-Freund, and Zott & Amit are the three most landmark references that significantly impact the whole field. Last, the top 10 cited references have burst since 2011 and lasted until 2022. The article written by Teece became a long-term cited hotspot from 2011 to 2018. Moreover, the article written by Geissdoerfer & Vladimirova, which burst in 2020-2022, was the most cutting-edge. This research aims to enrich the existing research theories related to SBM and help governments and enterprises capture hotspots and emerging trends of SBM so that they can better understand and study SBM.
    Keywords:  Citespace; Scientometrics; Sustainable business model; Sustainable development; VOSviewer; Visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18446
  43. Int J Surg. 2023 Aug 10.
    The collision of ChatGPT and traditional medicine: perspective from bibliometric analysis.
    Zhimin Tan, Qiyu He, Shijian Feng.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000000662
  44. R Soc Open Sci. 2023 Aug;10(8): 230549
    Impact of major awards on the subsequent work of their recipients.
    Andrew Nepomuceno, Hilary Bayer, John P A Ioannidis.
      To characterize the impact of major research awards on recipients' subsequent work, we studied Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Physics and MacArthur Fellows working in scientific fields. Using a case-crossover design, we compared scientists' citations, publications and citations-per-publication from work published in a 3-year pre-award period to their work published in a 3-year post-award period. Nobel Laureates and MacArthur Fellows received fewer citations for post- than for pre-award work. This was driven mostly by Nobel Laureates. Median decrease was 80.5 citations among Nobel Laureates (p = 0.004) and 2 among MacArthur Fellows (p = 0.857). Mid-career (42-57 years) and senior (greater than 57 years) researchers tended to earn fewer citations for post-award work. Early career researchers (less than 42 years, typically MacArthur Fellows) tended to earn more, but the difference was non-significant. MacArthur Fellows (p = 0.001) but not Nobel Laureates (p = 0.180) had significantly more post-award publications. Both populations had significantly fewer post-award citations per paper (p = 0.043 for Nobel Laureates, 0.005 for MacArthur Fellows, and 0.0004 for combined population). If major research awards indeed fail to increase (and even decrease) recipients' impact, one may need to reassess the purposes, criteria, and impacts of awards to improve the scientific enterprise.
    Keywords:  awards; bibliometrics; research incentives
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230549
  45. J Lab Physicians. 2023 Sep;15(3): 327-328
    Maiden Impact Factor to Journal of Laboratory Physicians : An Encouragement for Editors and Authors.
    Sarman Singh.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771389
  46. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 25. pii: 3761. [Epub ahead of print]15(15):
    Trends in Diet and Cancer Research: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis.
    Erin D Giles, Sarah A Purcell, Jessica Olson, Alina Vrieling, Kelly A Hirko, Kary Woodruff, Mary C Playdon, Gwendolyn A Thomas, L Anne Gilmore, Heather K Moberly, Annie E Newell-Fugate.
      Diet plays a critical role for patients across the cancer continuum. The World Cancer Research Fund International and the American Cancer Society have published evidence supporting the role of nutrition in cancer prevention. We conducted an analysis of the literature on dietary nutrients and cancer to uncover opportunities for future research. The objective of the bibliometric analysis was to describe trends in peer-reviewed publications on dietary components and cancer and to highlight research gaps. PubMed was queried for manuscripts with diet- and cancer-related keywords and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms. Metadata covering 99,784 publications from 6469 journals were analyzed to identify trends since 1970 on diet topics across 19 tumor types. Publications focused largely on breast, colorectal, and liver cancer, with fewer papers linking diet with other cancers such as brain, gallbladder, or ovarian. With respect to "unhealthy" diets, many publications focused on high-fat diets and alcohol consumption. The largest numbers of publications related to "healthy" diets examined the Mediterranean diet and the consumption of fruits and vegetables. These findings highlight the need for additional research focused on under-investigated cancers and dietary components, as well as dietary studies during cancer therapy and post-therapy, which may help to prolong survivorship.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; cancer; dietary intake; food intake; neoplasms; nutritional status
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15153761
  47. Dermatol Pract Concept. 2023 Jul 01. 13(3):
    Dermatology Receives Fewer Grants Versus Other Specialties but Excels in Citation Impact in a Cross-sectional Analysis of R01 Grants 2000-2022.
    Jade Conway, Jose W Ricardo, Shari R Lipner.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1303a162
  48. Global Health. 2023 Aug 11. 19(1): 56
    Heatwaves: does global research reflect the growing threat in the light of climate change?
    Doris Klingelhöfer, Markus Braun, Dörthe Brüggmann, David A Groneberg.
      BACKGROUND: With the increasing impacts of climate change, heatwaves are placing an enormous burden on health and social systems and threatening ecological diversity around the world. Heatwaves are increasing not only in frequency but also in severity and magnitude. They are causing the deaths of thousands of people. Research is needed on a multidisciplinary, supra-regional, and regional level.METHODS: A detailed evaluation of the research conducted is not yet available. Therefore, this study provides a detailed insight into the publication landscape to identify key players, incentives, and requirements for future scientific efforts that are useful not only for scientists but also to stakeholders and project funders.
    RESULTS: The number of publications on heatwaves is increasing, outpacing the trend of research indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded. However, funding is lagging behind comparatively. Looking at absolute numbers, the USA, Australia, China, and some European countries have been identified as major players in heatwave research. If socio-economic numbers are included, Switzerland and Portugal lead the way. Australia and the UK dominate if the change in heatwave-exposed people is included. Nevertheless, exposure and economic strength of publishing countries were identified as the main drivers of national research interests. Previous heatwaves, in particular, have driven research efforts primarily at the national level.
    CONCLUSION: For an efficient monitoring or early detection system that also includes the economically weak regions, internationally networked efforts are necessary to enable preventive measures and damage limitation against heatwaves. Regardless of previous regional extreme heat events, research approaches should be focused to the global level.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Climate change; Environmental risks; Global warming; Mortality; Urban heat islands
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-023-00955-4
  49. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Aug 10.
    Demographic and Academic Productivity Trends Among American Head & Neck Society Fellows Over a 20-Year Period.
    Hilary C McCrary, Molly Meeker, Janice L Farlow, Nolan B Seim, Matthew O Old, Enver Ozer, Amit Agrawal, James W Rocco, Stephen Y Kang, Carol R Bradford, Catherine T Haring.
      Importance: Historical data reveal that, compared with women, men are more likely to pursue a head and neck surgical oncology fellowship, but little is known about possible gender differences in academic productivity.Objective: To assess demographic trends and academic productivity among American Head & Neck Society (AHNS) fellowship graduates.
    Design, Setting, and Participants: This cross-sectional study used electronically published data from the AHNS on fellowship graduates in the US and Canada from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 2022. Scopus was used to extract h-indices for each graduate.
    Exposure: Scholarly activity.
    Main Outcomes and Measures: Main outcomes were changes in demographic characteristics and academic productivity among AHNS graduates over time. Data analysis included effect size, η2, and 95% CIs.
    Results: A total of 691 AHNS fellowship graduates (525 men [76%] and 166 women [24%]) were included. Over the study period, there was an increase in the number of programs offering a fellowship (η2, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.68-0.89) and an increase in the absolute number of women who completed training (η2, 0.66; 95% CI, 0.38-0.78). Among early-career graduates pursuing an academic career, there was a small difference in the median h-index scores between men and women (median difference, 1.0; 95% CI, -1.1 to 3.1); however, among midcareer and late-career graduates, there was a large difference in the median h-index scores (midcareer graduates: median difference, 4.0; 95% CI, 1.2-6.8; late-career graduates: median difference, 6.0; 95% CI, 1.0-10.9). A higher percentage of women pursued academic positions compared with men (106 of 162 [65.4%] vs 293 of 525 [55.8%]; difference, 9.6%; 95% CI, -5.3% to 12.3%).
    Conclusions and Relevance: This cross-sectional study suggests that women in head and neck surgery begin their careers with high levels of academic productivity. However, over time, a divergence in academic productivity between men and women begins to develop. These data argue for research to identify possible reasons for this observed divergence in academic productivity and, where possible, develop enhanced early faculty development opportunities for women to promote their academic productivity, promotion, and advancement into leadership positions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2023.2021
  50. J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Aug 07. 18(1): 576
    How international are the editorial boards in the field of hand research? A cross-sectional study of leading subspecialty hand journals.
    Tianlin Wen, Donghua Liu, Xingxuan Li, Yan Zhang, Zhiwei Jia, Yaohong Wu, Wei Li.
      BACKGROUND: Although low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) have great disease burden, but the lack of studies from LMIC have been shown in several fields. Multiple researchers from LMIC perceive editorial bias against their studies. Editorial board members (EBMs) from LMIC are under-represented across many medical journals. It is still unclear whether this phenomenon exists in the field of hand research. The purpose of this study was to investigate the composition of EBMs in leading subspecialty hand journals, and to reveal the international representation of EBMs in the field of hand research.METHODS: This cross-sectional study included seven leading subspecialty hand journals. The EBMs were obtained from the journals' websites. The country affiliations of EBMs were categorized based on their locations and economy status. The composition of EBMs was investigated.
    RESULTS: There were 211 EBMs in the seven journals. A total of 185 EBMs (87.7%) were affiliated with high-income countries (HIC), 18 (8.5%) with upper middle-income countries, and 8 (3.8%) with lower middle-income countries. None EBMs were affiliated with low income countries. The EBMs were affiliated with 30 countries. The biggest number of EBMs were affiliated with the USA 74 (35.07%), followed by the United Kingdom (45, 21.33%), and France (13, 6.16%). Most of EBMs were based in Europe and Central Asia (86, 40.8%) and North America (81, 38.4%).
    CONCLUSIONS: The EBMs of leading subspecialty hand journals are dominated by HIC with a very low representation of LMIC. There is a need to make the editorial boards more international in the field of hand research.
    Keywords:  Editorial board members; Hand; Journal; Publication
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-04068-x
  51. Vet Surg. 2023 Aug 11.
    Publication rate and evidence-based evaluation of abstracts presented at the annual European College of Veterinary Surgeons scientific meeting.
    Joanne Yi, William S Kettleman.
      OBJECTIVES: To determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at 10 European College of Veterinary Surgeons conferences from 2006 to 2015, report the key publication milestones, and determine variables associated with full manuscript publication.STUDY DESIGN: Literature review.
    SAMPLE POPULATION: One thousand thirty-eight abstracts.
    METHODS: All conference abstracts (n = 1038) from the 2006 to 2015 annual ECVS scientific meetings were reviewed, and final publication was determined through a comprehensive bibliographic search. Categories for the level of evidence (LoE), subject, discipline, and institution affiliation were assigned for each abstract. Dates of manuscript submission, acceptance, and publication were recorded.
    RESULTS: The overall publication rate for ECVS abstracts from 2006 to 2015 was 32%. Abstracts with levels 4 (60%) and 5 (23%) evidence were presented the most at ECVS conferences and had the highest publication rates at 38% and 36%, respectively. Key publication milestones showed that most abstracts (83%) received publication within the first 36 months with most LoE 2 abstracts (91%) being published within 24 months of presentation. Most published abstracts were affiliated with academic institutions (85%), on dog (29%) and horse (27%) subjects, focused on orthopedic (35%) and soft tissue disciplines (27%), and published in Veterinary Surgery (32%).
    CONCLUSION: The ECVS abstract publication rate was lower, and timeline was longer to publish than other veterinary surgical conferences. Publication occurred most frequently in academic institutions, in select journals, and was limited to orthopedic, soft-tissue, dog, and horse studies.
    CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Results from this study may help improve the publication fate of abstracts in veterinary surgery. Additionally, caution is warranted when using information from abstracts that have yet to be published to help guide clinical decisions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.13979
  52. Waste Manag Res. 2023 Aug 09. 734242X231190811
    Effect and environmental behaviour of microplastics in soil.
    Yingnan Cao, Yuping Ma, Yunping Han, Jing Bian, Xuezheng Yu, Zixuan Wang, Jianguo Liu, Weiying Feng, Yuxin Deng, Qingfeng Miao.
      Soil microplastic pollution is currently a worldwide concern. Microplastics are organic pollutants that are abundant in the natural environment, are persistent and difficult to degrade and may endanger human health while harming the environment. This article offers a bibliometric analysis of the environmental behaviour of microplastics in soils, as well as a thorough statistical analysis of research goals and trends in this field. We conducted a thorough search of all relevant literature from 2012 to 2022 in the Web of Science core database. The data analysis shows that, starting in 2012, there has been an upward trend in the number of articles about soil microplastic pollution. It can also be seen that China is relatively ahead of the curve in this area of research, followed by the United Kingdom and the United States. This article also systematically describes the research hotspots in this field. The results show that the current research on soil microplastics is mainly focused on their identification, enrichment and toxicity, whereas studies on the migration and transformation of soil microplastics and the mechanism of interaction with other pollutants are still lacking. Our results provide ideas and prospects for future research in this field.
    Keywords:  Soil microplastics; bibliometric analysis; environmental behaviour; migration and transformation; soil pollutants
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X231190811
  53. J Neurosurg Spine. 2023 Jul 28. 1-8
    Limited number of spine surgeons among recipients of National Institutes of Health grants awarded for degenerative spine disease research.
    Jason Silvestre, James A Clemmons, Hao-Hua Wu, Kyra Caldwell, James D Kang.
      OBJECTIVE: Surgeon scientists remain underrepresented among recipients of National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants despite their unique ability to perform translational research. This study elucidates the portfolio of NIH grants awarded for degenerative spine diseases and the role of spine surgeons in this portfolio.METHODS: The most common diagnoses and surgical procedures for degenerative spine diseases were queried on the NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures and Results (RePORTER) database (2011-2021). Total NIH funding was extracted for 20 additional clinical areas and compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) were calculated. A retrospective cohort study of principal investigators (PIs) was conducted. NIH grants and funding totals were extracted and compared to those from other clinical areas.
    RESULTS: The total NIH research budget increased from $31 to $43 billion over the 10-year period (CAGR 3.4%). A total of 273 unique grants equaling $91 million (CAGR 0%) were awarded for degenerative spine diseases. Diabetes ($11.8 billion, CAGR 0%), obesity ($10.6 billion, CAGR 3%), and chronic pain ($5.6 billion, CAGR 7%) received the most funding. Most NIH funding for degenerative spine disease research was awarded through the R01 (66%) and R44 (8%) grant mechanisms. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awarded the most NIH funding (64%). Departments of orthopedic surgery were awarded the most funding (32%). NIH funding supported clinical (28%), translational (37%), and basic science (35%) research. Disease mechanisms (58%), imaging modalities (20%), and emerging technologies (16%) received the most funding. Nineteen spine surgeons were identified as PIs (16%). There were no significant differences in NIH funding totals by PI demographic and academic characteristics (p > 0.05)-except for full professors, who had the most NIH funding (p = 0.007) and highest h-index values (p < 0.001).
    CONCLUSIONS: Few spine surgeons receive NIH grants for degenerative spine disease research. Future opportunities may exist for spine surgeons to collaborate in identified areas of clinical interest. Additional strategies are needed to increase NIH funding in spine surgery.
    Keywords:  NIH; degenerative; funding; grants; neurosurgery; orthopedic; research; spine; surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3171/2023.7.SPINE23101
  54. World J Oncol. 2023 Aug;14(4): 231-233
    World Journal of Oncology Has Gained an Impact Factor of 5.2 by Journal Citation Reports.
    Kazuaki Takabe, Matthew G K Benesch, Kohei Chida.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.14740/wjon1687
  55. World Neurosurg. 2023 Aug;pii: S1878-8750(23)00565-X. [Epub ahead of print]176 261
    Letter to the Editor Regarding "Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis".
    Ibrahem Albalkhi, Baraa Helal.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.077
  56. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Aug 07.
    Evolution analysis of research on disaster-causing mechanism and prevention technology of mine goaf disaster.
    Wen Li, Xuesong Lu, Ruifang Wu, Haoyan Wang.
      The goaf is an important factor that induces major accidents. Based on the quantitative analysis of the existing research results, summarize and sort out the research and prevention technology of the goaf disaster with the experience of experts. Temporally, the research on goaf disasters was divided into two stages: the embryonic stage and the rapid development stage. Spatially, a collaborative network with the United States, China, Germany, France, Turkey, and the United Kingdom as the core, including India, Japan, Belgium, Italy, South Korea, and Canada, was analyzed. By constructing a co-occurrence and clustering network of keywords and co-cited literature to explore the focus and hotspots of goaf disaster research, the hotspots of goaf disaster research are summarized into four main aspects, such as goaf detection technology, goaf disaster analysis, goaf risk assessment and goaf treatment technology, which grasp the content of goaf research from a macro perspective. The burst detection analysis of keywords and co-cited literature was conducted to obtain the research frontiers of goaf disaster research in different periods. At the current stage, the microstructural characteristics of surrounding rocks in the context of deep mining and complex goaf group effect and the mining technology of the integration of excavation, anchoring and supporting are the current frontier research directions. This combined qualitative and quantitative method is more helpful to grasp the development context of goaf disaster research and provides a new reference perspective for sorting out the process of goaf disaster research.
    Keywords:  Evolution process; Goaf disaster; Knowledge map; Scientometrics; Stability control
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29170-9
  57. J Surg Res. 2023 Aug 03. pii: S0022-4804(23)00323-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    A Review of Meta-Analyses in Plastic Surgery: Need for Adequate Assessment of Publication Bias.
    Kiersten C Woodyard, Elise Hogan, Douglas R Dembinski, Jules Madzia, Lane Guyton, Christopher F Janowak, Brian S Pan, Ryan M Gobble.
      INTRODUCTION: Publication bias describes a phenomenon in which significant positive results have a higher likelihood of being published compared to negative or nonsignificant results. Publication bias can confound the estimated therapeutic effect in meta-analyses and needs to be adequately assessed in the surgical literature.METHODS: A review of meta-analyses published in five plastic surgery journals from 2002 to 2022 was conducted. The inclusion criteria for meta-analyses were factors that demonstrated an obligation to assess publication bias, such as interventions with comparable treatment groups and enough power for statistical analysis. Acknowledgment of publication bias risk, quality of bias assessment, methods used in assessment, and individual article factors were analyzed.
    RESULTS: 318 unique meta-analyses were identified in literature search, and after full-text reviews, 143 met the inclusion criteria for obligation to assess publication bias. 64% of eligible meta-analyses acknowledged the confounding potential of publication bias, and only 46% conducted a formal assessment. Of those who conducted an assessment, 49% used subjective inspection of funnel plots alone, while 47% used any statistical testing in analysis. Overall, only 9/143 (6.3%) assessed publication bias and attempted to correct for its effect. Journals with a higher average impact factor were associated with mention and assessment of publication bias, but more recent publication year and higher number of primary articles analyzed were not.
    CONCLUSIONS: This review identified low rates of proper publication bias assessment in meta-analyses published in five major plastic surgery journals. Assessment of publication bias using objective statistical testing is necessary to ensure quality literature within surgical disciplines.
    Keywords:  Biostatistics; Meta-analysis; Publication bias; Research bias; Research methods; Systematic review
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2023.06.052
  58. Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2023 Jul 31. 14(3):
    Authorship Disputes in Scholarly Biomedical Publications and Trust in the Research Institution.
    Itamar Ashkenazi, Oded Olsha.
      INTRODUCTION: When authorship disputes arise in academic publishing, research institutions may be asked to investigate the circumstances. We evaluated the association between the prevalence of misattributed authorship and trust in the institution involved.METHODS: We measured trust using a newly validated Opinion on the Institution's Research and Publication Values (OIRPV) scale (range 1-4). Mayer and Davies' Organizational Trust for Management Instrument served as control. Association between publication misconduct, gender, institution type, policies, and OIRPV-derived Trust Scores were evaluated.
    RESULTS: A total of 197 responses were analyzed. Increased reporting of authorship misconduct, such as gift authorship, author displacement within the authors' order on the byline, and ghost authorship, were associated with low Trust Scores (P<0.001). Respondents from institutions whose administration had made known (declared or published) their policy on authorship in academic publications awarded the highest Trust Scores (median 3.06, interquartile range 2.25 to 3.56). Only 17.8% favored their administration as the best authority to investigate authorship dispute honestly. Of those who did not list the administration as their preferred option for resolving disputes, 58.6% (95/162) provided a Trust Score <2.5, which conveys mistrust in the institution.
    CONCLUSIONS: Increased reporting of publication misconducts such as gift authorship, author displacement within the order of the authors' byline, and ghost authorship was associated with lower Trust Scores in the research institutions. Institutions that made their policies known were awarded the highest Trust Scores. Our results question whether the research institutions' administrations are the appropriate authority for clarifying author disputes in all cases.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10503
  59. World Neurosurg. 2023 Aug;pii: S1878-8750(23)00585-5. [Epub ahead of print]176 262
    In Reply to the Letter to the Editor Regarding "Artificial Intelligence in Neurosurgery: A Bibliometric Analysis".
    Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Adrian Elmi-Terander.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.100
  60. Temperature (Austin). 2023 ;10(3): 277-278
    The journal Temperature is in the top 10 journals in both Physiology and Medical Physiology, as determined by the 2022 Source-Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP).
    Andrej A Romanovsky.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2023.2232144
  61. Nature. 2023 Aug;620(7973): S1
    China sees renewed surge in natural sciences.
    Simon Baker.
      
    Keywords:  Funding; Institutions; Publishing
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02158-8
  62. Chiropr Man Therap. 2023 Aug 10. 31(1): 28
    Presenters at chiropractic research conferences 2010-2019: is there a gender equity problem?
    Sasha L Aspinall, Casper Glissmann Nim, Steen Harsted, Amy Miller, Cecilie K Øverås, Eric J Roseen, James J Young, Karen Søgaard, Greg Kawchuk, Jan Hartvigsen.
      BACKGROUND: Presenting at professional and scientific conferences can be an important part of an individual's career advancement, especially for researchers communicating scientific findings, and can signal expertise and leadership. Generally, women presenting at conferences are underrepresented in various science disciplines. We aimed to evaluate the gender of presenters at research-oriented chiropractic conferences from 2010 to 2019.METHODS: We investigated the gender of presenters at conferences hosted by chiropractic organisations from 2010 to 2019 that utilised an abstract submission process. Gender classification was performed by two independent reviewers. The gender distribution of presenters over the ten-year period was analysed with linear regression. The association of conference factors with the gender distribution of presenters was also assessed with linear regression, including the gender of organising committees and abstract peer reviewers, and the geographic region where the conference was hosted.
    RESULTS: From 39 conferences, we identified 4,340 unique presentations. Women gave 1,528 (35%) of the presentations. No presenters were classified as gender diverse. Overall, the proportion of women presenters was 30% in 2010 and 42% in 2019, with linear regression demonstrating a 1% increase in women presenting per year (95% CI = 0.4-1.6%). Invited/keynote speakers had the lowest proportion of women (21%) and the most stagnant trajectory over time. The gender of conference organisers and abstract peer reviewers were not significantly associated with the gender of presenters. Oceanic conferences had a lower proportion of women presenting compared to North America (27% vs. 36%).
    CONCLUSIONS: Overall, women gave approximately one-third of presentations at the included conferences, which gradually increased from 2010 to 2019. However, the disparity widens for the most prestigious class of keynote/invited presenters. We make several recommendations to support the goal of gender equity, including monitoring and reporting on gender diversity at future conferences.
    Keywords:  Academia; Chiropractic; Disparity; Diversity; Equity; Gender
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12998-023-00498-w
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