bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2024–04–21
sixty-five papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. Epigenetics to clinicopathological features: a bibliometric analysis of H3 G34-mutant diffuse hemispheric glioma literature.
  2. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in chronic pain research: A decade of bibliometric analysis and network visualization.
  3. Application of AI in Sepsis: Citation Network Analysis and Evidence Synthesis.
  4. How far has diabetes-related foot disease research progressed in Australia? A bibliometric review (1970-2023).
  5. Bibliometric and visualized analysis of resveratrol in anticancer investigations.
  6. A bibliometric analysis of the 100 most-cited clinical articles in the research of intracranial artery stenosis and intracranial atherosclerosis.
  7. A bibliometric analysis of cerebral palsy from 2003 to 2022.
  8. Bibliometric analysis of emerging trends and research foci in brainstem tumor field over 30 years (1992-2023).
  9. Bibliometric Analysis of Human Metapneumovirus Studies.
  10. A bibliometric study of the nasopharyngeal cancer immunotherapy knowledge map.
  11. A Global Overview on Electronic Apex Locator Use from 1968 to 2023: a Bibliometric Analysis.
  12. Bibliometric analysis and global trends in uterus transplantation.
  13. An Exploratory Bibliometric Analysis of African Pharmacovigilance Research Output Using SCOPUS.
  14. The 100 top-cited articles on chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder: A bibliometric analysis.
  15. A bibliometric analysis of the research landscape on vascular normalization in cancer.
  16. A scientometric analysis and visualisation of elderly suicide research from 1951 to 2022.
  17. Research trends and hotspots of ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases from 2013 to 2023: A bibliometrics study.
  18. Research hotspots and trends in the relationship between sport and nutrition: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2023.
  19. Psychological interventions for depression in children and adolescents: A bibliometric analysis.
  20. Systematic bibliometric analysis of research hotspots and trends on the application of premium IOLs in the past 2 decades.
  21. Bibliometric Analysis of the Publications on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Published Between 2012-2022.
  22. An overview of current research on cancer stem cells: a bibliometric analysis.
  23. Bibliometric and visualization analysis of risk management in the doctor-patient relationship: A systematic quantitative literature review.
  24. Research trends and hotspots in the field of electrical impedance tomography for mechanical ventilation: a bibliometric analysis.
  25. Mapping of repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation knowledge: A bibliometric analysis.
  26. The development and evolution of the research topic on the mental health of college students: A bibliometric review based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer.
  27. Research Hotspots and Frontiers of Alzheimer's Disease and Gut Microbiota: A Knowledge Mapping and Text Mining Analysis.
  28. Mapping sustainable supply chain innovation: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis.
  29. Analyzing global research trends and focal points in the utilization of laser techniques for the treatment of urolithiasis from 1978 to 2022: visualization and bibliometric analysis.
  30. Knowledge mapping and global trends of drug hypersensitivity from 2013 to 2023: A bibliometric analysis.
  31. Exploring progress in iron supplement formulation approaches for treating iron deficiency anemia through bibliometric and thematic analysis.
  32. Bibliometric analysis of global research trends on biomimetics, biomimicry, bionics, and bio-inspired concepts in civil engineering using the Scopus database.
  33. Bibliometric Analysis of Development Trends and Research Hotspots in the Study of Data Mining in Nursing Based on CiteSpace.
  34. Publication authorship: A new approach to the bibliometric study of scientific work and beyond.
  35. Therapeutic trends of priming mesenchymal stem cells: A bibliometric analysis.
  36. Machine learning applied to epilepsy: bibliometric and visual analysis from 2004 to 2023.
  37. Progress and hotspot of diet or exercise therapy in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
  38. Vermicomposting technology as a dynamic strategy to mitigate environmental crisis: a bibliometric study of last three decades.
  39. Comparing Open-Access Database and Traditional Intensive Care Studies Using Machine Learning: Bibliometric Analysis Study.
  40. A bibliometric and visual analysis of cognitive function in bipolar disorder from 2012 to 2022.
  41. Research trends of bio-application of major components in lignocellulosic biomass (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) in orthopedics fields based on the bibliometric analysis: A review.
  42. [Analysis of the progress in the field of oral microbiology and regenerative medicine from 2014 to 2023].
  43. Mapping the venture capital and private equity research: a bibliometric review and future research agenda.
  44. Radiology now has an impact factor.
  45. National and International Comparisons of Gynecological Research in Germany Based on a Bibliometric Analysis of Publications.
  46. Trends and hotspots of prognostic factors for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from 2013 to 2022.
  47. Self-Citation Patterns of Anesthesiology Journals Indexed in the Journal Citation Reports.
  48. A Comparison of Plastic Surgery Authorship Trends Under Single Versus Double-Blinded Review.
  49. Mapping disability and climate change knowledge base in Scopus using bibliometric analysis.
  50. State of open science in cancer research.
  51. Bibliometric Review of Optimization and Image Processing of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging System between 1981-2022.
  52. The National Institutes of Health Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program: A Decade of Launching Clinician-Scientist Careers.
  53. Analysis of football research trends using text network analysis.
  54. An inferential spatiotemporal approach for knowledge synthesis to identify trends in public health research.
  55. Impact of Open Access status on journal metrics in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology - A cross-sectional study.
  56. High-impact journal publishing: the devil is in the detail!
  57. Transforming Pollution into Solutions: A Bibliometric Analysis and Sustainable Strategies for Reducing Indoor Microplastics while Converting to Value-Added Products.
  58. Global research trends and hotspots of artificial intelligence research in spinal cord neural injury and restoration-a bibliometrics and visualization analysis.
  59. Visual analysis on the study status and trends of acupuncture and moxibustion for Alzheimer's disease.
  60. What Country, University, or Research Institute, Performed the Best on Covid-19 During the First Wave of the Pandemic?: Bibliometric analysis of scientific literature - analysing a 'snapshot in time' of the first wave of COVID-19.
  61. An analysis of retracted COVID-19 articles published by one medical publisher with multiple journals.
  62. Nursing Research in Arab Countries: Current Status, Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities.
  63. Analyzing intervention research trends in animal-assisted therapy: a review on the Korean experimental researches from 1998 to 2022.
  64. Revealed: the ten research papers that policy documents cite most.
  65. The metrics maze in science: navigating academic evaluation without journalistic pressures.
  1. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Apr 13.
    Epigenetics to clinicopathological features: a bibliometric analysis of H3 G34-mutant diffuse hemispheric glioma literature.
    Jordan T Roach, Cecile Riviere-Cazaux, Brennan A Wells, Frederick A Boop, David J Daniels.
       PURPOSE: Pediatric-type diffuse high-grade gliomas are the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in children. More than 30% of diffuse hemispheric gliomas (DHG) in adolescents harbor histone H3 G34 mutations and are recognized by the World Health Organization as a distinct tumor entity. By reporting bibliometric characteristics of the most cited publications on H3 G34-mutant DHG (H3 G34 DHG), we provide an overview of emerging literature and speculate where future research efforts may lead.
    METHODS: One hundred fourteen publications discussing H3 G34 DHG were identified, categorized as basic science (BSc), clinical (CL), or review (R), and ranked by citation number. Various bibliometric parameters were summarized, and a comparison between article types was performed.
    RESULTS: Articles within this study represent principal investigators from 15 countries and were published across 63 journals between 2012 and 2024, with 36.84% of articles originating in the United States. Overall median values were as follows: citation count, 20 (range, 0-2591), number of authors, 9 (range, 2-78), and year of publication, 2020 (range, 2012-2024). Among the top ten most cited articles, BSc articles accounted for all ten reports. Compared to CL and R articles, BSc articles were published in journals with higher impact factors.
    CONCLUSION: We establish variability in bibliometric parameters for the most cited publications on H3 G34 DHG. Our findings demonstrate a paucity of high-impact and highly cited CL reports and acknowledge an unmet need to intersect basic mechanism with clinical data to inform novel therapeutic approaches.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Diffuse hemispheric glioma; H3 G34; Pediatric high-grade glioma
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-024-06395-8
  2. AIMS Neurosci. 2024 ;11(1): 1-24
    Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in chronic pain research: A decade of bibliometric analysis and network visualization.
    Che Aishah Nazariah Ismail, Rahimah Zakaria, Khairunnuur Fairuz Azman, Nazlahshaniza Shafin, Noor Azlina Abu Bakar.
      Chronic pain research, with a specific focus on the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), has made impressive progress in the past decade, as evident in the improved research quality and increased publications. To better understand this evolving landscape, a quantitative approach is needed. The main aim of this study is to identify the hotspots and trends of BDNF in chronic pain research. We screened relevant publications from 2013 to 2022 in the Scopus database using specific search subject terms. A total of 401 documents were selected for further analysis. We utilized several tools, including Microsoft Excel, Harzing's Publish or Perish, and VOSViewer, to perform a frequency analysis, citation metrics, and visualization, respectively. Key indicators that were examined included publication growth, keyword analyses, topmost influential articles and journals, networking by countries and co-citation of cited references. Notably, there was a persistent publication growth between 2015 and 2021. "Neuropathic pain" emerged as a prominent keyword in 2018, alongside "microglia" and "depression". The journal Pain® was the most impactful journal that published BDNF and chronic pain research, while the most influential publications came from open-access reviews and original articles. China was the leading contributor, followed by the United States (US), and maintained a leadership position in the total number of publications and collaborations. In conclusion, this study provides a comprehensive list of the most influential publications on BDNF in chronic pain research, thereby aiding in the understanding of academic concerns, research hotspots, and global trends in this specialized field.
    Keywords:  Harzing's Publish or Perish; VOSViewer; bibliometric analysis; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; chronic pain
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3934/Neuroscience.2024001
  3. Interact J Med Res. 2024 Apr 15. 13 e54490
    Application of AI in Sepsis: Citation Network Analysis and Evidence Synthesis.
    MeiJung Wu, Md Mohaimenul Islam, Tahmina Nasrin Poly, Ming-Chin Lin.
       BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) has garnered considerable attention in the context of sepsis research, particularly in personalized diagnosis and treatment. Conducting a bibliometric analysis of existing publications can offer a broad overview of the field and identify current research trends and future research directions.
    OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to leverage bibliometric data to provide a comprehensive overview of the application of AI in sepsis.
    METHODS: We conducted a search in the Web of Science Core Collection database to identify relevant articles published in English until August 31, 2023. A predefined search strategy was used, evaluating titles, abstracts, and full texts as needed. We used the Bibliometrix and VOSviewer tools to visualize networks showcasing the co-occurrence of authors, research institutions, countries, citations, and keywords.
    RESULTS: A total of 259 relevant articles published between 2014 and 2023 (until August) were identified. Over the past decade, the annual publication count has consistently risen. Leading journals in this domain include Critical Care Medicine (17/259, 6.6%), Frontiers in Medicine (17/259, 6.6%), and Scientific Reports (11/259, 4.2%). The United States (103/259, 39.8%), China (83/259, 32%), United Kingdom (14/259, 5.4%), and Taiwan (12/259, 4.6%) emerged as the most prolific countries in terms of publications. Notable institutions in this field include the University of California System, Emory University, and Harvard University. The key researchers working in this area include Ritankar Das, Chris Barton, and Rishikesan Kamaleswaran. Although the initial period witnessed a relatively low number of articles focused on AI applications for sepsis, there has been a significant surge in research within this area in recent years (2014-2023).
    CONCLUSIONS: This comprehensive analysis provides valuable insights into AI-related research conducted in the field of sepsis, aiding health care policy makers and researchers in understanding the potential of AI and formulating effective research plans. Such analysis serves as a valuable resource for determining the advantages, sustainability, scope, and potential impact of AI models in sepsis.
    Keywords:  AI; VOSviewer; Web of Science; WoS; artificial intelligence; bibliometric; bibliometric analysis; citation; deep learning; machine learning; network analysis; publication; sepsis; trend; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2196/54490
  4. J Foot Ankle Res. 2024 Jun;17(2): e12012
    How far has diabetes-related foot disease research progressed in Australia? A bibliometric review (1970-2023).
    Peta E Tehan, Byron M Perrin, Peter A Lazzarini, Ibrahim S Al-Busaidi, Matthew R Carroll.
       BACKGROUND: Diabetes-related foot disease (DFD) is a leading cause of the Australian and global disease burdens and requires proportionate volumes of research to address. Bibliometric analyses are rigorous methods for exploring total research publications in a field to help identify volume trends, gaps and emerging areas of need. This bibliometric review aimed to explore the volume, authors, institutions, journals, collaborating countries, research types and funding sources of Australian publications investigating DFD over 50 years.
    METHODS: A systematic search of the Scopus® database was conducted by two independent authors to identify all Australian DFD literature published between 1970 and 2023. Bibliometric meta-data were extracted from Scopus®, analyzed in Biblioshiny, an R Statistical Software interface, and publication volumes, authors, institutions, journals and collaborative countries were described. Publications were also categorised for research type and funding source.
    RESULTS: Overall, 332 eligible publications were included. Publication volume increased steadily over time, with largest volumes (78%) and a 7-fold increase over the last decade. Mean co-authors per publication was 5.6, mean journal impact factor was 2.9 and median citation was 9 (IQR2-24). Most frequent authors were Peter Lazzarini (14%), Vivienne Chuter (8%) and Jonathon Golledge (7%). Most frequent institutions affiliated were Queensland University Technology (33%), University Sydney (30%) and James Cook University (25%). Most frequent journals published in were Journal Foot and Ankle Research (17%), Diabetic Medicine (7%), Journal Diabetes and its Complications (4%) and International Wound Journal (4%). Most frequent collaborating countries were the United Kingdom (9%), the Netherlands (6%) and the United States (5%). Leading research types were etiology (38%), treatment evaluation (25%) and health services research (13%). Leading funding sources were no funding (60%), internal institution (16%) and industry/philanthropic/international (10%).
    CONCLUSIONS: Australian DFD research increased steadily until more dramatic increases were seen over the past decade. Most research received no funding and mainly investigated etiology, existing treatments or health services. Australian DFD researchers appear to be very productive, particularly in recent times, despite minimal funding indicating their resilience. However, if the field is to continue to rapidly grow and address the very large national DFD burden, much more research funding is needed in Australia, especially targeting prevention and clinical trials of new treatments in DFD.
    Keywords:  Australia; bibliometric analysis; diabetes mellitus; diabetes‐related foot disease; diabetic foot; research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/jfa2.12012
  5. Food Sci Nutr. 2024 Apr;12(4): 2223-2239
    Bibliometric and visualized analysis of resveratrol in anticancer investigations.
    Qiang Fu, Zhongqi Lu, Ying Chang, Tiefeng Jin, Meihua Zhang.
      A growing number of publications have shown that resveratrol has anticancer effects and has become a hotspot in cancer research. The purpose of this study is to analyze the academic results and research trends in resveratrol within the field of anticancer and to predict the future trends in this field. We conducted a literature search for resveratrol in anticancer research from 2003 to 2022 using the Science Citation Index Expanded of the Web of Science Core Collection. The visualization software was used to perform the bibliometric analysis. A total of 1463 publications from 2003 to 2022 were retrieved. China had the highest number of publications. Taipei Medical University became the research institution with the largest number of publications worldwide. The journals with the highest output and co-citation frequency were Molecules and Cancer Research. Levenson, Anait S and Jaeger, Walter published the largest number of papers. Jang, MS was the most co-cited author. Timeline View shows trends and relationship between research topics over time and suggests that the emerging frontier of resveratrol in anticancer may be "resveratrol induces apoptosis." As more and more evidence shows the important role of resveratrol in anticancer, further research on its mechanisms and target discovery may become a major direction for future research. The bibliometric analysis findings of this study will significantly contribute to scholars' comprehensive understanding of the anticancer effects and mechanisms of action of resveratrol, aiding in delineating research hotspots and frontier directions within this field, thereby providing guidance for future investigations.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; cancer; hot research; research Progress; resveratrol; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3932
  6. Surg Neurol Int. 2024 ;15 74
    A bibliometric analysis of the 100 most-cited clinical articles in the research of intracranial artery stenosis and intracranial atherosclerosis.
    Yudai Hirano, Satoru Miyawaki, Yusuke Sakaguchi, Satoshi Koizumi, Hiroki Hongo, Nobuhito Saito.
       Background: Intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS), caused by intracranial atherosclerosis, is one of the major causes of ischemic stroke. This study identified the top 100 most-cited publications on ICAS through a bibliometric analysis.
    Methods: Two independent authors conducted a search in the Web of Science database for clinical articles on ICAS published between 1993 and 2022. The top 100 most-cited articles were then extracted. For each article, the analysis covered the title, author, country of origin/affiliation, journal, total number of citations, number of citations per year, and type of study.
    Results: The top 100 most-cited papers in the ICAS were authored by 565 authors from 12 countries and published in 29 journals. In terms of the 5-year trend, the largest number of papers were published between 2003 and 2007 (n = 31). The median number of citations for the 100 papers was 161 (range 109-1,115). The journal with the highest proportion of the 100 most published articles was Stroke, accounting for 41% of articles and 37% of the citations. According to country of origin, the United States of America accounted for the largest number of articles, followed by China, Japan, and South Korea, with these four countries together accounting for 81% of the total number of articles and 88% of the citations. Trends in the past five years included the use of terms such as acute ischemic stroke and mechanical thrombectomy.
    Conclusion: The findings of this study provide novel insight into this field and will facilitate future research endeavors.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Intracranial artery stenosis; Intracranial atherosclerosis; Neurosurgery; Vascular
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.25259/SNI_1030_2023
  7. Front Neurol. 2024 ;15 1292587
    A bibliometric analysis of cerebral palsy from 2003 to 2022.
    Yue Hu, Yadan Zheng, Yue Yang, Wenfeng Fang, Maomao Huang, Dan Li, Zhangyu Xu, Fangyuan Xu, Jianxiong Wang.
       Purpose: This bibliometric study explores cerebral palsy (CP) research from 2003 to 2022 to reveal the topic hotspots and collaborations.
    Methods: We retrieved studies on CP from the Web of Science Core Collection from 2003 to 2022 and then used CiteSpace and Bibliometrix to perform a bibliometric analysis and attain knowledge mapping, including publication outputs, funding, journals, authors, institutions, countries/territories, keywords, collaborative relationships, and topic hotspots.
    Results: In total, 8,223 articles were published from 2003 to 2022. During this period, the number of publications increased continuously. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology was the most productive and frequently co-cited journal. Boyd was the most productive and influential author, with 143 publications and 4,011 citations. The United States and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam were the most productive countries and institutions, respectively. Researchers and institutions from the USA, Australia, and Canada constituted the core research forces, with extensive collaborations worldwide. The most common keywords were gait (553), rehabilitation (440), spasticity (325), botulinum toxin (174), therapy (148), upper extremity (141), quality of life (140), disability (115), pain (98), electromyography (97), kinematics (90), balance (88), participation (85), and walking (79).
    Conclusion: This study provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the CP-related literature. It reveals that Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology is the most active journal in this field. The USA, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Boyd are the top countries, institutions, and authors, respectively. Emerging treatment methods, complication management, and functional recovery comprise the future research directions and potential topic hotspots for CP.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrix; CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis; cerebral palsy; citation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1292587
  8. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 Apr 17.
    Bibliometric analysis of emerging trends and research foci in brainstem tumor field over 30 years (1992-2023).
    Yibo Geng, Luyang Xie, Jinping Li, Yang Wang, Xiong Li.
       PURPOSE: Over the past several decades, numerous articles have been published on brainstem tumors. However, there has been limited bibliometric analysis in this field. Therefore, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to elucidate the evolution and current status of brainstem tumor research.
    METHODS: We retrieved 5525 studies published in English between 1992 and 2023 from the Web of Science Core Collection database. We employed bibliometric tools and VOSviewer to conduct the analysis.
    RESULTS: We included a total of 5525 publications for further analysis. The annual publications have exhibited steady growth over time. The United States accounted for the highest number of publications and total citations. Among individual researchers, Liwei Zhang had the highest number of publications, while Cynthia Hawkins and Chris Jones shared the most citations, closely followed by Eric Bouffet in this field. The study titled "Diffuse brainstem glioma in children: critical review of clinical trials" stood out as the most cited work in this field. Keyword analysis revealed that immune therapy and epigenetic research are the focal points of this field.
    CONCLUSIONS: Our bibliometric analysis underscores the enduring significance of brainstem tumors in the realm of neuro-oncology research. The field's hotspots have transitioned from surgery and radiochemotherapy to investigating epigenetic mechanisms and immune therapy.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Brainstem tumor; Epigenome; Publication; Web of Science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-024-06404-w
  9. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. 2023 Dec;5(4): 311-322
    Bibliometric Analysis of Human Metapneumovirus Studies.
    Işıl Deniz Alıravcı, Taylan Çelik, Semiha Çelik-Ekinci, Aziz Ahmad Hamidi.
       Objective: This study aimed to estimate research productivity and general characteristics of research in different regions of the world in the field of human metapneumovirus (hMPV).
    Materials and Methods: We used the Web of Science (WoS) electronic database to retrieve articles on "human metapneumovirus," published up to March 31, 2023. Parameters such as research productivity, the total number of publications, average citation counts of all articles, research productivity by top publishing countries and affiliated organizations, links between countries/organizations, and top keywords were assessed.
    Results: We found 826 articles in the WoS database. The first article on hMPV was published in 2002, and 2008 was the year that the most articles on hMPV were published, with 70 articles. The articles were cited 26,797 times (14,498 times without self-citations) and 32.25 times on average per article. Hirsch (H)-index was 80. The year 2008 also had the highest number of citations, with more than 1800. The United States was the most productive country, producing 295 documents (35.714%), one-third of all publications in this field worldwide. Canada (6.5%) and Japan (6.5%) followed the United States regarding total hMPV publications worldwide. The leading funding agencies for hMPV research were from the United States, Europe, China, and Japan.
    Conclusion: Our findings imply that developed countries should assist developing countries in enhancing their research infrastructures.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; hMPV; human metapneumovirus; publication
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.36519/idcm.2023.250
  10. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Apr 19. 103(16): e37763
    A bibliometric study of the nasopharyngeal cancer immunotherapy knowledge map.
    Huanhuan Xie, Wenjing Liu, Mi Yang.
      Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common malignant tumors, and stages III and IV are frequently diagnosed. In recent years, immunotherapy has achieved remarkable results in recurrent/metastatic NPC, and many studies related to immunotherapy for NPC have been published. However, to date, no relevant bibliometric studies have been published. The trends and research focus on NPC immunotherapy are analyzed in this study through bibliometric analysis, which is conducive to better understanding the status quo and future trends of immunotherapy for NPC. The Web of Science Core Collection was used to collect literature on NPC immunotherapy. These publications were analyzed using bibliometric methods from the aspects of country/region, institution, author (co-cited author), journal (co-cited journal), references, and keywords to determine the research focus and trends in the field. A total of 510 English studies were published between January 1, 2000 and September 1, 2023. The number of articles published increased rapidly in 2016. China ranked first in the number of publications (n = 254), followed by the United States (n = 127). Sun Yat-sen University had the largest number of publications (n = 74). In terms of authors, Comoli P is the most cited author among the co-cited authors. The journal publishing the largest number of studies on NPC immunotherapy is Frontiers in Oncology (impact factor (2022) = 4.7). Five of the top 10 highly cited publications came from China. Keyword analysis reveals that infiltrating lymphocytes, PD-L1, and the tumor microenvironment are recent research focuses on nasopharyngeal cancer immunotherapy. Immunotherapy research for nasopharyngeal cancer is a recent trend. Nasopharyngeal cancer immunotherapy research has mainly focused on immune checkpoint inhibitors and the tumor microenvironment. Notably, China has made significant contributions to this field.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037763
  11. J Endod. 2024 Apr 11. pii: S0099-2399(24)00228-0. [Epub ahead of print]
    A Global Overview on Electronic Apex Locator Use from 1968 to 2023: a Bibliometric Analysis.
    Luiz Fernando Monteiro Czornobay, Aurélio de Oliveira Rocha, Christiane Cabral Leite, Lucas Menezes Dos Anjos, Juliana Silva Ribeiro de Andrade, Bruno Alexandre Pacheco de Castro Henriques, Mariane Cardoso, Ricardo Machado, Cleonice da Silveira Teixeira, Lucas de Fonseca Roberti Garcia.
       INTRODUCTION: This bibliometric review analyzed the research trends and main characteristics of articles related to Electronic Apex Locators (EALs).
    METHODS: The search was conducted in November 2023 on the Web of Science Core Collection. Narrative and systematic reviews, observational and intervention studies, laboratory and clinical studies were included. Two researchers selected the articles and extracted the number of citations, year of publication, journal, study design, theme, country, continent, institutions, author, and keywords. Collaborative networks were generated using the VOSviewer software. The relationship between data was determined by Spearman's correlation.
    RESULTS: The search resulted in 374 articles, of which 294 were included. Most cited article had 175 citations. The most prevalent journal was the Journal of Endodontics (n = 84). The predominant study design was the laboratory-based (n = 223). The predominant theme was the EALs accuracy (n = 175). Piasecki L was the author with the highest number of articles (n = 11). Only 8.16% of the studies were conducted in deciduous teeth. The country with the most studies was Brazil (n = 46). Asia (n = 107) was the continent with the highest number of publications. There was a weak positive correlation between the number of citations and impact factor (rho = .294), and a strong negative correlation between citations and year of publication (rho = -.710).
    CONCLUSIONS: The majority of articles were laboratory-based studies conducted on permanent teeth, focusing on the accuracy of EALs. Future studies should prioritize research on deciduous teeth, systematic reviews, and, notably, clinical trials.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Eletronic Apex locator; Endodontics; Working length
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joen.2024.04.002
  12. Int J Surg. 2024 Apr 17.
    Bibliometric analysis and global trends in uterus transplantation.
    Tong Wu, Yangyang Wu, Kebing Nie, Jinfeng Yan, Ying Chen, Shixuan Wang, Jinjin Zhang.
       AIM: The purpose of this study was to characterize publication patterns, academic influence, research trends, and the recent developments in uterus transplantation (UTx) across the globe.
    METHODS: The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched for documents published from the time the database began to include relevant articles to December 15, 2023. With the use of VOSviewer, Citespace, BICOMB, and Incites, a cross-sectional bibliometric analysis was conducted to extract or calculate the evaluative indexes. Publications were categorized by country, institution, author, journal, highly cited papers, and keywords. The variables were compared in terms of publication and academic influence, which further included citation count, citation impact, Hirsh index, journal impact factor, total link strength, collaboration metrics, and impact relative to the world.
    RESULTS: A total of 581 papers concerning UTx were initially identified after retrieval, and 425 documents were included. Of the 41 countries participating in relevant studies, the USA and Sweden were in leading positions in terms of publications, citations, and academic influence. The most versatile institution was the University of Gothenburg, which is followed by Baylor University. The most productive scholars and journals were Brännström M. and Fertility and Sterility, respectively. Five groups of cutting-edge keywords were identified: venous drainage, donors and donation, women, fertility preservation, and fertility. Topics about surgery, first live birth, risk, and in vitro fertilization remain hot in this field.
    CONCLUSIONS: UTx is anticipated to enter a golden era in the coming years. This study provides some guidance concerning the authors involved in promoting UTx research, the current development of UTx, and journals to submit their innovative research. This also helps to reach a comprehensive insight and prospect in the near future. In order to establish recognized standards and benefit more patients who are disturbed by uterine infertility, large-scale and well-designed clinical trials are required.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000001470
  13. Cureus. 2024 Mar;16(3): e56295
    An Exploratory Bibliometric Analysis of African Pharmacovigilance Research Output Using SCOPUS.
    Josiah T Masuka.
      Most global pharmacovigilance (PV) data is derived from developed countries. However, the determinants of the differences in PV research output between developing and developed countries contributing to this discrepancy still need to be explored. The objective of the current study is to describe the publication trends and characteristics of pharmacovigilance-related research stemming out of Africa in comparison to that emanating from developed countries. A bibliometric analysis was carried out using the SCOPUS literature index for published global pharmacovigilance-related articles or documents pre-COVID-19. Data on annual publication trends, citations, author affiliations, and other study characteristics such as study funding were extracted and descriptively analyzed. Author co-citation and keyword co-occurrence analyses were also conducted and presented using VOSviewer software program version 1.6.15 (CWTS, Universiteit Leiden, Netherlands). During the period under review, a total of 27,516 documents were retrieved globally. Out of these, 588 (2.1 %), 9,438 (34.3 %), and 17,829 (64.8 %) were from Africa, Europe, and the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) founder member countries respectively. Annual publications have steadily increased, but at a slower rate in Africa compared to Europe. The mean annual publications and number of citations are significantly lower in Africa compared to Europe, p < 0.0001 for both parameters. The top 10 funders of African PV activities are European and American organizations. In conclusion, improved PV activity driven by international funders has been notable on the African continent. However, there is an increased need for local funding, government involvement, and legislation to improve PV activities on the African continent.
    Keywords:  africa; bibliometric analysis; drug safety; pharmacovigilance; scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.56295
  14. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Apr 19. 103(16): e37835
    The 100 top-cited articles on chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder: A bibliometric analysis.
    Ting Kang, Haixia Mao, Dongmei Zhang, Dan Tang, Santao Ou.
       BACKGROUND: Tremendous scientific research has been conducted on chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD), while only a few bibliometric analyses have been conducted in this field. In this study, we aim to identify 100 top-cited articles on CKD-MBD and analyze their main characteristics quantitatively.
    METHODS: Web of Science was used to search the 100 top-cited articles on CKD-MBD. The following data were extracted and analyzed from the selected articles: author, country of origin, institutions, article type, publication journal, publication year, citation frequency, and keywords.
    RESULTS: Among the 100 top-cited articles, the number of citations ranged between 181 to 2157, with an average number of citations of approximately 476. These articles were published in 23 different journals, with Kidney International publishing the most articles (n = 32). The largest contributor was the United States (n = 63), which was also the country that conducted the most collaborative studies with other nations. The University of Washington contributed the largest number of articles (n = 37). Block GA was the most common first-author (n = 7). The majority of articles were clinical research articles (n = 73), followed by reviews (n = 15). Although almost half of the articles had no keywords, the most concerned research direction was CKD-associated bone disease.
    CONCLUSION: This is the first bibliometric study of the 100 top-cited articles on CKD-MBD. This study provides the main academic interests and research trends associated with CKD-MBD research.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037835
  15. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 15. 10(7): e29199
    A bibliometric analysis of the research landscape on vascular normalization in cancer.
    Hanghang Xie, Shan Wang, Dongling Niu, Chao Yang, Hongmei Bai, Ting Lei, Hongli Liu.
      Tumor vascular normalization profoundly affects the advancement of cancer therapy. Currently, with the rapid increase in research on tumor vascular normalization, few analytical and descriptive studies have investigated the trends in its development, key research power, present research hotspots, and future outlooks. In this study, articles and reviews published between January 1, 2003, and October 29, 2022 were retrieved from Web of Science database. Subsequently, published research trends, countries/regions, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords were analyzed based on traditional bibliometric laws (such as Price's exponential growth, Bradford's, Lotka's, and Zipf's). Our results showed that the last two decades have seen an increase in tumor vascular normalization research. USA emerged as the preeminent contributor to the field, boasting the highest H-index and accruing the greatest quantity of publications and citations. Among institutions, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University made significant contributions, and Professor RK Jain was identified as a key leader in this field. Out of 583 academic journals, Cancer Research and Clinical Cancer Research published the most articles on vascular normalization. The research focal points in the field primarily include immunotherapy, tumor microenvironments, nanomedicine, and emerging frontier themes such as metabolism and mechanomedicine. Concurrently, the challenges of vascular normalization in cancer are discussed as well. In conclusion, the study presented a thorough analysis of the literature covering the past 20 years on vascular normalization in cancer, highlighting leading countries, institutions, authors, journals, and the emerging research focal points in this field. Future studies will advance the ongoing efforts in the field of tumor vascular normalization, aiming to enhance our ability to effectively manage and treat cancer.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Cancer; CiteSpace; R-Bibliometrix; VOSviewer; Vascular normalization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29199
  16. Psychogeriatrics. 2024 Apr 16.
    A scientometric analysis and visualisation of elderly suicide research from 1951 to 2022.
    Seher Palanbek Yavaş, Caner Baysan.
       BACKGROUND: There are still many gaps in both national and international literature on elderly suicide. This study aimed to identify the most influential journals in elderly suicide, the countries and authors that contribute the most to the field, and the trends in the field.
    MATERIAL AND METHODS: Studies published on elderly suicide between 1951 and 2022 were retrieved utilising the Web of Science Core Collection. Co-authorship analysis of countries and authors, as well as co-occurrence analysis of keywords, were conducted using VOSviewer 1.6.18.
    RESULTS: There were 2864 articles retrieved, including 95 countries, 889 academic journals, 9162 authors and 4160 keywords. The number of publications in this field has significantly increased after the 2000s, and the United States is the most productive country (996). The most prolific author is Yeates Conwell, while the journal with the highest number of publications in this field is the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Other than 'suicide' and 'elderly', the most trending keywords are 'depression', 'primary care', 'treatment', 'antidepressant', 'loneliness', 'quality of life' and 'COVID-19'.
    CONCLUSION: There has been an increase in both the thematic diversity and quantity of studies on elderly suicide over time. However, these publications predominantly originate from socioeconomically affluent countries with relatively low suicide rates. While the increasing numbers of publications from developing countries in recent years are promising, there is a greater need for publications from countries with lower socioeconomic status for the prevention or intervention of elderly suicides.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; aged; scientometric analysis; suicide
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.13124
  17. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 30. 10(8): e29418
    Research trends and hotspots of ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases from 2013 to 2023: A bibliometrics study.
    Ning Liu, Wuhan Yu, Mengjiao Sun, Dan Zhou, Jing Sun, Taotao Jiang, Wenjing Zhang, Manxia Wang.
       Background: With the aging population, the incidence of neurodegenerative diseases increases yearly, seriously impacting human health. Various journals have published studies on the pathogenesis of ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases. However, bibliometric analysis in this field is still lacking. The study aims to visually analyze global research trends in this field over the past decade.
    Methods: The articles and reviews regarding ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases were retrieved from the Web of Science on September 1, 2023. Citespace [version 6.2. R4 (64-bit)] and VOSviewer (version 1.6.18) were used to conduct the bibliometric and knowledge-map analysis.
    Results: In total, 370 studies were included in the paper and ranked by their citation frequency. Many articles on ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases have been published in the past decade. The country, institution, author, and journal with the highest publications were China, Guangzhou Medical University, Maher, Pamela, and Free Radical Biology And Medicine, respectively. The analysis of keyword co-occurrence indicated that research frontiers were molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases, especially a few key pathways that triggered ferroptosis in these diseases, including lipid peroxidation signaling, iron metabolism, and GSH/GPX4 signaling. In addition, ferroptosis inhibitors such as liproxstatins and ferrostatins had protective effects in animal models of neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, future attention should also be focused on therapeutic drugs that target ferroptosis.
    Conclusion: This study comprehensively analyzed the publications on ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases from a bibliometric perspective. Research on this topic is currently expanding at a rapid pace, and the China holds a leading position in this field by its scientific achievements and productivity. Moreover, the research frontiers were molecular mechanisms of ferroptosis in neurodegenerative diseases and developing targeted therapeutic drugs. In summary, our results showed an all-sided overview of the knowledge atlas and a valuable reference for the future research in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Brain-aging; Ferroptosis; Neurodegenerative diseases; Web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29418
  18. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Apr 19. 103(16): e37782
    Research hotspots and trends in the relationship between sport and nutrition: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2023.
    Ye Tao, Wenqiang Wu.
      This research aimed to summarize the research development and hot points in on the connection between sport and nutrition overall through bibliometric analysis. We collected the publications in the last 10 years (2013-2023) related to between sport and nutrition in the Web of Science database, and applied Citespace to assess the knowledge mapping. The results showed as follows that the number of manuscripts about sport and nutrition totaled 10,016, with a faster increase after 2019. The country, institution, and author with the most publications are the USA, University of California System, Burke, Louise M. In addition, the most co-cited reference is Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2016) (199). Based on a 10-year bibliometric investigation, we know the USA, the University of California System has become one of this discipline's major research forces. Research on sport and nutrition benefits from the best partnerships between industrialized nations and prominent universities.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037782
  19. World J Psychiatry. 2024 Mar 19. 14(3): 467-483
    Psychological interventions for depression in children and adolescents: A bibliometric analysis.
    Nan Wang, Jia-Qi Kong, Nan Bai, Hui-Yue Zhang, Min Yin.
       BACKGROUND: Depression has gradually become a common psychological disorder among children and adolescents. Depression in children and adolescents affects their physical and mental development. Psychotherapy is considered to be one of the main treatment options for depressed children and adolescents. However, our understanding of the global performance and progress of psychological interventions for depression in children and adolescents (PIDCA) research is limited.
    AIM: To identify collaborative research networks in this field and explore the current research status and hotspots through bibliometrics.
    METHODS: Articles and reviews related to PIDCA from January 2010 to April 2023 were identified from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The Charticulator website, CiteSpace and VOSviewer software were used to visualize the trends in publications and citations, the collaborative research networks (countries, institutions, and authors), and the current research status and hotspots.
    RESULTS: Until April 16, 2023, 1482 publications were identified. The number of documents published each year and citations had increased rapidly in this field. The United States had the highest productivity in this field. The most prolific institution was the University of London. Pim Cuijpers was the most prolific author. In the context of research related to PIDCA, both reference co-citation analysis and keywords co-occurrence analysis identified 10 research hotspots, including third-wave cognitive behavior therapy, short-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral analysis system of psychotherapy, family element in psychotherapy, modular treatment, mobile-health, emotion-regulation-based transdiagnostic intervention program, dementia risk in later life, predictors of the efficacy of psychological intervention, and risks of psychological intervention.
    CONCLUSION: This bibliometric study provides a comprehensive overview of PIDCA from 2010 to present. Psychological intervention characterized as psychological-process-focused, short, family-involved, modular, internet-based, emotion-regulation-based, and personalized may benefit more young people.
    Keywords:  Adolescent; Bibliometrics; Child; Depression; Psychological intervention
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v14.i3.467
  20. Int J Ophthalmol. 2024 ;17(4): 736-747
    Systematic bibliometric analysis of research hotspots and trends on the application of premium IOLs in the past 2 decades.
    Liang-Pin Li, Li-Yun Yuan, De-Shen Mao, Xia Hua, Xiao-Yong Yuan.
       AIM: To analysis of research hotspots and trends on the application of premium intraocular lens (PIOLs) in the past 2 decades.
    METHODS: The literature search was performed on the Web of Science and included PIOLs studies published between January 2000 and December 2022. The retrieved literature was collated and analyzed by R-tool's Bibliometrix package, CitNetExplorer, CiteSpace and other software.
    RESULTS: A total of 1801 articles about PIOLs were obtained, most of which were published in Spain and the United States. The organization that published the most articles was the University of Valencia in Spain. Alió JL, and Montés-Micó R, from Spain were the most influential authors in this field. The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and Journal of Refractive Surgery were the core journals for this field; the top 10 cited articles mainly focus on postoperative satisfaction with multifocal intraocular lens (IOLs) and postoperative results of toric IOLs. Through the keyword analysis, we found that trifocal IOLs, astigmatism and extended depth of focus (EDoF) IOLs are the most discussed topics at present, and the importance of astigmatism and the clinical application of the new generation of PIOLs are the emerging research trends.
    CONCLUSION: Bibliometric analysis can effectively help to identify multilevel concerns in PIOLs research and the prevailing research trends in the realm of PIOLs encompass the adoption of EDoF IOLs, trifocal IOLs, and their respective Toric models.
    Keywords:  H-index; bibliometric; cataract surgery; global trends; premium intraocular lens
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2024.04.19
  21. Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. 2023 Sep;5(3): 221-230
    Bibliometric Analysis of the Publications on Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Published Between 2012-2022.
    Sevil Alkan, Esra Gürbüz.
       Objective: This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the global scientific output related to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) between 2012 and 2022.
    Materials and Methods: The Web of Science database was searched for articles on MERS-CoV published between 2012 and 2022 for bibliometric analysis. The parameters such as publication year, publication type, funding agencies, research institutions, journals, impact factors, language, and citation numbers of articles were analyzed.
    Results: We included 1475 articles on MERS-CoV from 86 countries. The United States was the most published country on MERS-CoV, with 487 articles. The Saudi Ministry of Health (7.53%), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (6.92%), and The Egyptian Knowledge Bank (6.64%) were the most published institutions. The researchers who published the most on MERS-CoV were from Saudi Arabia. One thousand two hundred six funding agencies funded publications on MERS-CoV, most of which were funded by agencies from the United States.
    Conclusion: MERS-CoV remains important because no treatment and no vaccine have been found since it was first detected, and accordingly, it continues to affect the world with new outbreaks and high mortality rates. In addition, experiences with MERS-CoV during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have guided new research on COVID-19, so scientific interest in MERS-CoV is still ongoing.
    Keywords:  MERS-CoV; Middle East respiratory syndrome; bibliometric analysis; publications
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.36519/idcm.2023.244
  22. Clin Transl Oncol. 2024 Apr 16.
    An overview of current research on cancer stem cells: a bibliometric analysis.
    Xueyang Zhang, Wenbo Du, Xizhi Huang, Haoting Zhong, Ning Hu.
       BACKGROUND: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent a potential mechanism contributing to tumorigenesis, metastasis, recurrence, and drug resistance. The objective of this study is to investigate the status quo and advancements in CSC research utilizing bibliometric analysis.
    METHODS: Publications related to CSCs from 2010 to 2022 were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Various analytical tools including CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Scimago Graphica, and GraphPad Prism were used to visualize aspects such as co-authorship, co-occurrence, and co-citation within CSC research to provide an objective depiction of the contemporary status and developmental trajectory of the CSC field.
    RESULTS: A total of 22,116 publications were included from 1942 journals written by 95,992 authors. Notably, China emerged as the country with the highest number of publications, whereas the United States exerted the most significant influence within the field. MD Anderson Cancer Center emerged as the institution making the most comprehensive contributions. Wicha M.S. emerged as the most prolific and influential researcher. Among journals, Cancers emerged as a focal point for CSC research, consistently publishing a wealth of high-quality papers. Furthermore, it was observed that most journals tended to approach CSC research from molecular, biological, and immunological perspectives. The research into CSCs encompassed a broad array of topics, including isolation and enrichment techniques, biomarkers, biological characteristics, cancer therapy strategies, and underlying biological regulatory mechanisms. Notably, exploration of the tumor microenvironment and extracellular vesicles emerged as burgeoning research frontiers for CSCs.
    CONCLUSION: The research on CSCs has garnered growing interest. A trend toward multidisciplinary homogeneity is emerging within the realm of CSCs. Further investigation could potentially center on the patients of extracellular vesicles and the tumor microenvironment in relation to CSCs.
    Keywords:  Cancer stem cells; CiteSpace; Extracellular vesicle; Tumor microenvironment; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-024-03486-5
  23. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Apr 19. 103(16): e37807
    Bibliometric and visualization analysis of risk management in the doctor-patient relationship: A systematic quantitative literature review.
    Hui Li, Chenchen Zhang, Limin Li, Tong Liu, Liping Zhang, Jiqing Hao, Jiangjie Sun.
       OBJECTIVES: This paper analyzed the research on risk management in the doctor-patient relationship (DPR) based on a systematic quantitative literature review approach using bibliometric software. It aims to uncover potential information about current research and predict future research hotspots and trends.
    METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive search for relevant publications in the Scopus database and the Web of Science Core Collection database from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2023. We analyzed the data using CiteSpace 6.2.R2 and VOSviewer 1.6.19 software to examine the annual number of publications, countries/regions, journals, citations, authors, and keywords in the field.
    RESULTS: A total of 553 articles and reviews that met the criteria were included in this study. There is an overall upward trend in the number of publications issued; in terms of countries/regions, the United States and the United Kingdom are the largest contributors; Patient Education and Counseling is the most productive journal (17); Physician communication and patient adherence to treatment: a meta-analysis is the most cited article (1637); the field has not yet to form a stable and obvious core team; the analysis of high-frequency keywords revealed four main research directions: the causes of DPR risks, coping strategies, measurement tools, and research related to people prone to doctor-patient risk characteristics; the causes of DPR risks, coping strategies, measurement tools, and research related to people prone to doctor-patient risk characteristics; the keyword burst analysis revealed several shifts in the research hotspots for risk management in the DPR, suggesting that chronic disease management, is a future research direction for the continued development of risk management in the DPR.
    CONCLUSIONS: The visualization analysis of risk management literature in the DPR using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software provides insights into the current research status and highlights future research directions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037807
  24. J Thorac Dis. 2024 Mar 29. 16(3): 2070-2081
    Research trends and hotspots in the field of electrical impedance tomography for mechanical ventilation: a bibliometric analysis.
    Nan Lin, Chong-Jiu Fan, Fu-Yuan Li, Hui-Rong Luo, Yu-Mei Li, Abhijit Duggal, Bryan S Benn, Ting Yan, Ling-Li Pan, Zhong-Meng Lai.
       Background: Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a relatively recent functional imaging technique that is both noninvasive and radiation free. EIT measures the associated voltage when a weak current is applied to the surface of the human body to determine the distribution of electrical resistance within tissues. We performed a bibliometrics-based review to explore the geographic hotspots of current research and future trends developing in the field of EIT for mechanical ventilation.
    Methods: The Web of Science database was searched from its inception to June 25, 2023. CiteSpace software was used to visualize and analyze the relevant literature and identify the most impactful literature, trends, and hotspots.
    Results: 363 articles describing EIT use in mechanical ventilation were identified. A fluctuating growth in the number of publications was observed from 1998 to 2023. Germany had the highest number of articles (n=154), followed by Italy (n=53) and China (n=52). A cluster analysis of keyword co-occurrence revealed that "titration", "ventilator-related lung injury", and "oxygenation" were the most actively researched terms associated with the use of EIT in mechanically ventilated patients.
    Conclusions: Significant progress has been made in EIT research for mechanical ventilation. EIT research is limited to a small number of countries with a present research focus on the prevention and treatment of ventilator-related lung injury, oxygenation status, and prone ventilation. These topics are expected to remain research hotspots in the future.
    Keywords:  Electrical impedance tomography (EIT); bibliometric analysis; mechanical ventilation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd-24-98
  25. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 30. 10(8): e29141
    Mapping of repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation knowledge: A bibliometric analysis.
    Taiqi Zhao, Suying Duan, Jiaqi Li, Honglin Zheng, Chenyang Liu, Hang Zhang, Haiyang Luo, Yuming Xu.
      Over 50 genetic human disorders are attributed to the irregular expansion of microsatellites. These expanded microsatellite sequences can experience bidirectional transcription, leading to new reading frames. Beyond the standard AUG initiation or adjacent start codons, they are translated into proteins characterized by disease-causing amino acid repeats through repeat-associated non-AUG translation. Despite its significance, there's a discernible gap in comprehensive and objective articles on RAN translation. This study endeavors to evaluate and delineate the contemporary landscape and progress of RAN translation research via a bibliometric analysis. We sourced literature on RAN translation from the Web of Science Core Collection. Utilizing two bibliometric analysis tools, CiteSpace and VOSviewer, we gauged individual impacts and interactions by examining annual publications, journals, co-cited journals, countries/regions, institutions, authors, and co-cited authors. Following this, we assessed the co-occurrence and bursts of keywords and co-cited references to pinpoint research hotspots and trending in RAN translation. Between 2011 and 2022, 1317 authors across 359 institutions from 34 countries/regions contributed to 250 publications on RAN translation, spread across 118 academic journals. This article presents a systematic, objective, and comprehensive analysis of the current literature on RAN translation. Our findings emphasize that mechanisms related to C9orf72 ALS/FTD are pivotal topics in the realm of RAN translation, with cellular stress and the utilization of small molecule marking the trending research areas.
    Keywords:  ALS; Bibliometric; C9orf72; CiteSpace; FTD; RAN translation; Small molecule; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29141
  26. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 30. 10(8): e29477
    The development and evolution of the research topic on the mental health of college students: A bibliometric review based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer.
    Jingying Chen, Yidan Liu, Keke Zhu, Jian Dai, Chengliang Wang.
       Background: With the advances in society and in response to changing times, college students have had to face multiple challenges. These challenges frequently affect the mental health of college students, leading to significant consequences for their social lives, personal well-being, and academic achievements, thereby attracting extensive societal attention. Therefore, examining the current status of research topics related to the mental health of college students can assist academia in dissecting the influencing factors and seeking solutions at their source or through early intervention. This can contribute to a better understanding of and effectively address this challenge.
    Method: CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 1609 journal articles indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database over the past two decades (2000-2022), which helped identify the current state of research and hot topics in the field based on development trends. Furthermore, this study analyzes and discusses the core authors, high-productivity countries and organizations, key journals, and keyword clustering in this field. This study clarifies the current research landscape, analyzes evolving trends based on developmental trajectories, and identifies forefront research hotspots. This study provides scholars with reference research directions and ideas for conducting subsequent studies.
    Results: Since the beginning of the 21st century, research on college students' mental health has increased, especially in the past three years, and due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and online distance learning, the number of publications has increased rapidly. With the increase in attention and publication volume, the countries and organizations contributing papers as well as core journals have all started to take shape. Cluster and evolution analyses found that several stable research topics have been formed in this research field, and many new and diverse topics are continuously emerging with time.
    Conclusion: and prospect: The findings prove that the field of college students' mental health has begun to take shape, gradually shifting from conceptual research to the implementation of specific interventions. However, whether specific interventions are effective and how effective they are require further investigation.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Higher education; Mental health; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29477
  27. Mol Neurobiol. 2024 Apr 18.
    Research Hotspots and Frontiers of Alzheimer's Disease and Gut Microbiota: A Knowledge Mapping and Text Mining Analysis.
    Youao Zhang, Zixuan Jia, Jieyan Wang, Hui Liang.
      Gut microbiota has been confirmed to be closely related to Alzheimer's disease (AD). Research on gut microbiota and AD has also increased significantly. This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric and visual analysis of published studies related to gut microbiota and AD. Based on the Web of Science Core Collection SCI-Expanded database, we utilize Excel 2019 and visualization analysis tools VOSviewer, Co-Occurrence13.2 (COOC13.2), Citespace, HistCite, and Bibliometrix (R-Tool of R-Studio) for analysis. A total of 1093 related kinds of literature were included, and the number of papers presented an overall increasing trend. The country/region with the most publications is China, the institution is Zhejiang University, the author is Walter J Lukiw from the USA, and the journal is the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Hotspot research areas include the relationship between gut microbiota metabolism and AD, AD treatments related to the gut microbiota, and diseases related to AD and gut microbiota. The future research direction may be T cells, NLRP3 inflammasome, and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Studies on AD and gut microbiota have grown rapidly in recent years. Our research results may provide valuable references for readers and help researchers better find new research directions in the future.
    Keywords:  Alzheimer’s disease; Bibliometric; Frontiers; Gut microbiota; Hotspots; Visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-024-04168-7
  28. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 15. 10(7): e29157
    Mapping sustainable supply chain innovation: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis.
    Mohammad J Aladaileh, Eva Lahuerta-Otero, Khaled Jameel Aladayleh.
      This comprehensive bibliometric study investigates Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation (SSCI) research, examining its evolution, identifying key contributors, and unveiling emerging trends. Analyzing 1158 English-language SSCI articles using the robust Scopus dataset exposes noteworthy journals, authors, institutions, and global contributions. The findings suggest a consistent increase in research output since 1999, with a notable surge in the past decade. Network analysis and density-based spatial clustering identified six SSCI research clusters: Sustainability and Responsibility in Business, Navigating Innovation and Disruption, Sustainable Business Strategies, Environmental Sustainability and Innovation, Sustainable Food Systems and Environmental Impact, and Sustainable Business Dynamics. These clusters highlight the diverse nature of the evolving Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (SCM) field, contributing to a thorough understanding of the SSCI research landscape and emphasizing interconnections between sustainability and SCM themes, potentially leading to more comprehensive theoretical models. Furthermore, this understanding aids businesses in anticipating emerging trends and implementing optimal practices in SSCI. Moreover, recognizing active institutions and global contributors provides practical insights for fostering strategic collaborations.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Scopus; Supply chain management; Sustainable development; Sustainable supply chain innovation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29157
  29. Urolithiasis. 2024 Apr 17. 52(1): 67
    Analyzing global research trends and focal points in the utilization of laser techniques for the treatment of urolithiasis from 1978 to 2022: visualization and bibliometric analysis.
    Faris Abushamma, Sa'ed H Zyoud.
      Laser lithotripsy is gaining global prominence and is a dynamically progressing field marked by a continual influx of new and comprehensive research each year. Recently, there has been a noticeable shift toward the adoption of various kinds of lasers, such as holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) and thulium fiber (TFL) lasers. Consequently, we aim to conduct a bibliometric analysis to analyze key areas of research activity within scientific publications that center on the utilization of laser techniques in urolithiasis. A search of the literature spanning from 1978 to 2022 was carried out on 25 December 2023 using the Scopus database to explore research related to the application of laser techniques for urolithiasis treatment. Visualization analysis was performed using VOSviewer software (version 1.6.20). We examined 962 publications that met the specified criteria, 791 (82.22%) of which were original articles. The analysis of the retrieved publications indicated a consistent increase in research output from 1978 to 2022; a particularly noteworthy surge occurred after 2003. In particular, the U.S. claimed the leading position as the most productive country, contributing 211 articles (21.93%). However, India had the highest research productivity according to the adjustment index of 19.08. In the European region, 324 publications (33.68% of the total) originated from 25 countries. The Journal of Endourology contributed the most between 1978 and 2022 (n = 96, 9.98%). The most cited paper examined the effectiveness of holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) lasers, while a subsequent study focused on the use of a thulium fiber laser (TFL), an emerging laser technology that has gained increased recognition. Co-occurrence analysis revealed three distinct clusters focusing on the types of laser technology, minimally invasive approaches, and success rate/postoperative complications. This comprehensive investigation delves into the global landscape of laser use for the treatment of urolithiasis. This review supports the emerging clinical concept of using various types of laser technology for urolithiasis treatment. Moreover, the hot issues that researchers should focus on based on the findings of this study are the use of different types of laser lithotripsy in view of the surgical approach, success rate and complications.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Laser techniques; Renal calculi; Scopus; Urolithiasis; Visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00240-024-01568-1
  30. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2024 Apr;12(4): e1245
    Knowledge mapping and global trends of drug hypersensitivity from 2013 to 2023: A bibliometric analysis.
    Li Luo, Niannian Chen, Zhanpeng Li, Chunmei Zhao, Yiming Dong, Likai Wang, Xiaoqian Li, Wenchao Zhou, Yingna Li, Cairong Gao, Xiangjie Guo.
       BACKGROUND: Drug hypersensitivity is a major global public health issue with a significant increase in prevalence in populations. Here, we provide a deep insight into the frontier hotspot and future direction in the field of drug hypersensitivity.
    METHODS: A knowledge map is portrayed based on publications related to drug hypersensitivity from Web of Science Core Collection using CiteSpace. Co-occurrence relationships of countries, institutes, authors, journals, references, and keywords are constructed. According to the co-occurrence relationships, hotspots and future trends are overviewed.
    RESULTS: The United States ranked first in the world and China with the second highest publications was the only developing country. Torres, Mayorga, and Blanca were highly productive authors. Harvard University was the institution with the most research publications. Keywords co-occurrence analysis suggested applications in emerging causes, potential mechanisms, and clinical diagnosis as the research hotspots and development frontiers.
    CONCLUSION: Research on drug hypersensitivity is in a rapid development stage and an emerging trend in reports of anaphylaxis to polyethylene glycols is identified. Developing algorithms for understanding the standardization process of culprit drugs, clinical manifestations, and diagnostic methods will be the focus of future direction. In addition, a better understanding of the mechanisms to culprit drugs with immunological precise phenotypic definitions and high-throughput platforms is needed.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis; drug hypersensitivity; knowledge domain visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.1245
  31. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 15. 10(7): e29058
    Exploring progress in iron supplement formulation approaches for treating iron deficiency anemia through bibliometric and thematic analysis.
    Tarnjot Kaur, Jyoti Upadhyay, Mukesh Nandave, Abdulrhman Alsayari, Saad Ali Alshehri, Sudeep Pukale, Shadma Wahab, Wasim Ahmad, Summya Rashid, Mohd Nazam Ansari.
      Anemia is a severe health issue that affects around one-third of the global population. Therefore, the present study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis to investigate the research trends regarding advancements on iron formulations in treating iron deficiency anemia via oral or parenteral route. This study adopts thematic and bibliometric methods on existing research on novel iron formulations. It also provides perspective into the existing understanding on treatment strategies for iron deficiency anemia. This study is conducted on 543 papers on various ferrous and ferric formulations used in the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. The study period is from 1977 to 2022, and the papers are identified from the Scopus database. The bibliometric analysis was carried out using the R tool's Bibliometrix package. The study discusses performance analysis, including annual publications, geographic analysis, relevant affiliations, journal analysis, and citation analysis. In addition, the conceptual structure, including the co-occurrence network, thematic map, thematic evolution, intellectual structure highlighting co-citation analysis, and social structure depicting the collaboration network and collaboration world map, are presented. The results showed increased research on formulation strategies for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia from 2010 onwards. The top 5 contributing countries are the USA, Italy, India, Germany, and the UK, and peer-reviewed journals from the area of nutrition. The most trending areas of study are iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy, chronic kidney diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, and various intravenous formulations used in its treatment. The authors from Europe collaborate the most with authors from other countries. The study concludes that a safer and more effective iron formulation is needed to reduce the prevalence of anemia. The findings of the study are helpful in advancing research on innovative formulations for treating iron deficiency anemia. The insights from the study are helpful to policymakers in designing specific health policies and investing more in research and development of novel formulations for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Iron deficiency anemia; Scopus database; Thematic analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29058
  32. Bioinspir Biomim. 2024 Apr 17.
    Bibliometric analysis of global research trends on biomimetics, biomimicry, bionics, and bio-inspired concepts in civil engineering using the Scopus database.
    Naim Sedira, Jorge Pento, Isabel Bentes, Sandra Pereira.
      This paper presents a bibliometrics analysis aimed at discerning global trends in research on "biomimetics", "biomimicry", "bionics", and "bio-inspired" concepts within civil engineering, using the Scopus database. This database facilitates the assessment of interrelationships and impacts of these concepts within the civil engineering domain. The findings demonstrate a consistent growth in publications related to these areas, indicative of increasing interest and impact within the civil engineering community. Influential authors and institutions have emerged, making significant contributions to the field. The United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom are recognised as leaders in research on these concepts in civil engineering. Notably, emerging countries such as China and India have also made considerable contributions. The integration of design principles inspired by nature into civil engineering holds the potential to drive sustainable and innovative solutions for various engineering challenges. The conducted bibliometrics analysis grants perspective on the current state of scientific research on biomimetics, biomimicry, bionics, and bio-inspired concepts in the civil engineering domain, offering data to predict the evolution of each concept in the coming years. Based on the findings of this research, "biomimetics" replicates biological substances, "biomimicry" directly imitates designs, and "bionics" mimics biological functions, while "bio-inspired" concepts offer innovative ideas beyond direct imitation. Each term incorporates distinct strategies, applications, and historical contexts, shaping innovation across the field of civil engineering.
    Keywords:  Author keyword co-occurrences; Bibliometric analysis; Bio-inspired; Biomimetics; Biomimicry; Bionics; Science mapping
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ad3ff6
  33. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2024 ;17 1561-1575
    Bibliometric Analysis of Development Trends and Research Hotspots in the Study of Data Mining in Nursing Based on CiteSpace.
    Rui Zhang, Yingying Ge, Lu Xia, Yun Cheng.
       Backgrounds: With the advent of the big data era, hospital information systems and mobile care systems, among others, generate massive amounts of medical data. Data mining, as a powerful information processing technology, can discover non-obvious information by processing large-scale data and analyzing them in multiple dimensions. How to find the effective information hidden in the database and apply it to nursing clinical practice has received more and more attention from nursing researchers.
    Aim: To look over the articles on data mining in nursing, compiled research status, identified hotspots, highlighted research trends, and offer recommendations for how data mining technology might be used in the nursing area going forward.
    Methods: Data mining in nursing publications published between 2002 and 2023 were taken from the Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace was utilized for reviewing the number of articles, countries/regions, institutions, journals, authors, and keywords.
    Results: According to the findings, the pace of data mining in nursing progress is not encouraging. Nursing data mining research is dominated by the United States and China. However, no consistent core group of writers or organizations has emerged in the field of nursing data mining. Studies on data mining in nursing have been increasingly gradually conducted in the 21st century, but the overall number is not large. Institution of Columbia University, journal of Cin-computers Informatics Nursing, author Diana J Wilkie, Muhammad Kamran Lodhi, Yingwei Yao are most influential in nursing data mining research. Nursing data mining researchers are currently focusing on electronic health records, text mining, machine learning, and natural language processing. Future research themes in data mining in nursing most include nursing informatics and clinical care quality enhancement.
    Conclusion: Research data shows that data mining gives more perspectives for the growth of the nursing discipline and encourages the discipline's development, but it also introduces a slew of new issues that need researchers to address.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; data mining; global trends; hotspots; nursing
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S459079
  34. PLoS One. 2024 ;19(4): e0297005
    Publication authorship: A new approach to the bibliometric study of scientific work and beyond.
    Steffen Blaschke.
      Bibliometric studies offer numerous ways of analyzing scientific work. For example, co-citation and bibliographic coupling networks have been widely used since the 1960s to describe the segmentation of research and to look the development of the scientific frontier. In addition, co-authorship and collaboration networks have been employed for more than 30 years to explore the social dimension of scientific work. This paper introduces publication authorship as a complement to these established approaches. Three data sets of academic articles from accounting, astronomy, and gastroenterology are used to illustrate the benefits of publication authorship for bibliometric studies. In comparison to bibliographic coupling, publication authorship produces significantly better intra-cluster cosine similarities across all data sets, which in the end yields a more fine-grained picture of the research field in question. Beyond this finding, publication authorship lends itself to other types of documents such as corporate reports or meeting minutes to study organizations, movements, or any other concerted activity.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297005
  35. Biochem Biophys Rep. 2024 Jul;38 101708
    Therapeutic trends of priming mesenchymal stem cells: A bibliometric analysis.
    Kamal Hezam, Enze Fu, Jun Zhang, Zongjin Li.
      Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have gained substantial attention in regenerative medicine due to their multilineage differentiation potential and immunomodulatory capabilities. MSCs have demonstrated therapeutic promise in numerous preclinical and clinical studies across a variety of diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and autoimmune conditions. Recently, priming MSCs has emerged as a novel strategy to enhance their therapeutic efficacy by preconditioning them for optimal survival and function in challenging in vivo environments. This study presented a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of research activity in the field of priming mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from 2003 to 2023. Utilizing a dataset of 585 documents, we explored research trends, leading authors and countries, productive journals, and frequently used keywords. We also explored priming strategies to augment the therapeutic efficacy of MSCs. Our findings show increasing research productivity with a peak in 2019, identified the United States as the leading contributor, and highlighted WANG JA as the most prolific author. The most published journal was Stem Cell Research & Therapy. Keyword analysis revealed core research areas emerging hotspots, while coword and cited sources visualizations elucidated the conceptual framework and key information sources. Further studies are crucial to advance the translation of primed MSCs from bench to bedside, potentially revolutionizing the landscape of regenerative medicine.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; MSCs; Mesenchymal stem cells; Preconditioning; Priming
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2024.101708
  36. Front Neurol. 2024 ;15 1374443
    Machine learning applied to epilepsy: bibliometric and visual analysis from 2004 to 2023.
    Qing Huo, Xu Luo, Zu-Cai Xu, Xiao-Yan Yang.
       Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common serious chronic neurological disorders, which can have a serious negative impact on individuals, families and society, and even death. With the increasing application of machine learning techniques in medicine in recent years, the integration of machine learning with epilepsy has received close attention, and machine learning has the potential to provide reliable and optimal performance for clinical diagnosis, prediction, and precision medicine in epilepsy through the use of various types of mathematical algorithms, and promises to make better parallel advances. However, no bibliometric assessment has been conducted to evaluate the scientific progress in this area. Therefore, this study aims to visually analyze the trend of the current state of research related to the application of machine learning in epilepsy through bibliometrics and visualization.
    Methods: Relevant articles and reviews were searched for 2004-2023 using Web of Science Core Collection database, and bibliometric analyses and visualizations were performed in VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix (R-Tool of R-Studio).
    Results: A total of 1,284 papers related to machine learning in epilepsy were retrieved from the Wo SCC database. The number of papers shows an increasing trend year by year. These papers were mainly from 1,957 organizations in 87 countries/regions, with the majority from the United States and China. The journal with the highest number of published papers is EPILEPSIA. Acharya, U. Rajendra (Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore) is the authoritative author in the field and his paper "Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Automated Detection and Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures Using EEG Signals" was the most cited. Literature and keyword analysis shows that seizure prediction, epilepsy management and epilepsy neuroimaging are current research hotspots and developments.
    Conclusions: This study is the first to use bibliometric methods to visualize and analyze research in areas related to the application of machine learning in epilepsy, revealing research trends and frontiers in the field. This information will provide a useful reference for epilepsy researchers focusing on machine learning.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; epilepsy; machine learning; visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1374443
  37. Front Nutr. 2024 ;11 1326092
    Progress and hotspot of diet or exercise therapy in the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
    Xinyu Shi, Yalan Xiong, Hualing Song, Fen Rong, Nan Tang, Leping Zhu, Shenyu Li, Jianying Wang, Lei Zhang, Shengfu You, Guang Ji, Baocheng Liu, Na Wu.
       Introduction: The primary treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is modifying lifestyle through dietary or exercise interventions. In recent decades, it has received increasing attention. However, the lack of bibliometric analysis has posed a challenge for researchers seeking to understand the overall trends in this field.
    Methods: As of February 3rd, 2024, 876 articles on treating NAFLD through diet or exercise therapy from 2013 to 2023 had been retrieved. Two software tools, VOSviewer and CiteSpace, were utilized to analyze the growth of publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, citations, and keywords. Additionally, the keywords with strong citation burstiness were identified to determine the changes and future trends of research hotspots in this field.
    Results: China had the highest number of articles, followed by the United States and South Korea. Yonsei University and Nutrients were the institutions and journals with the most significant contributions. Professor Younossi Zobair M, from the United States, is the most prolific author in this field. Through analyzing the keywords, three research hotspots were identified: research on the pathogenesis of NAFLD, research on the treatment modalities of NAFLD, and research on the risk factors and diagnosis methods of NAFLD. In recent years, the research emphasis in this field has changed, suggesting that future research will focus on two frontier keywords: "oxidative stress" and "aerobic capacity."
    Conclusion: In the past eleven years, the attention in this field was still rising, and the authors, journals, countries and so on had formed a considerable cooperative relationship. There were also many highly influential and productive researchers in this field. It is speculated that new research will continue around "aerobic exercise" and "oxidative stress" in the future.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; diet therapy; exercise therapy; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1326092
  38. Environ Technol. 2024 Apr 16. 1-15
    Vermicomposting technology as a dynamic strategy to mitigate environmental crisis: a bibliometric study of last three decades.
    Hujjat Ul Baligah, M H Chesti, Zahoor Ahmed Baba, Shakeel Mir, Fehim Jeelani Wani, Javid Ahmad Bhat, Inayat M Khan.
      Efficient recycling of resources forms the cornerstone of sustainable development. Among multiple options in stock for waste recycling, vermicomposting technology is regarded as a futuristic strategy, being tested in every part of the globe due to easy accessibility. Hence, a bibliometric study was planned to set a sight on global scientific trends encompassing vermicomposting research in last three decades. The data were retrieved from Google Scholar, Scopus and PubMed. Publications from different search engines were filtered out and 2064 unique documents were collected and illustrated in MS Excel and Vos-viewer. Inferences were drawn on significant aspects, such as publication growth trend, journal analysis and co-occurrence of keywords. The study revealed that the number of publications increased from 3 in 1992 to 166 in 2021. The number of citations also increased and peaked at 4314 in 2015. Following this, we clustered keywords using principle component analysis and worked out links between domains of vermicomposting. Vermicomposting conjoined to words substrate manipulation, quality improvement, heavy metal adsorption, and yield parameters. This implies that vermicompost is being explored for many alternate uses in addition to its use as a fertiliser. We concluded that vermicomposting is one of the promising technologies for waste recycling. It modulates plant growth and subdues stress in plants. Additionally, being an efficient adsorbent, it serves bioremediation of contaminated sites. Therefore, the future of this technology lies in synthesising nano-formulations, integrating into biosensor technology, simulating for predicting timelines under different conditions and making efforts to improve their adsorption.
    Keywords:  Vermicomposting technology; bibliometric analysis; bioremediation; plant growth; substrate manipulation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2024.2339191
  39. J Med Internet Res. 2024 Apr 17. 26 e48330
    Comparing Open-Access Database and Traditional Intensive Care Studies Using Machine Learning: Bibliometric Analysis Study.
    Yuhe Ke, Rui Yang, Nan Liu.
       BACKGROUND: Intensive care research has predominantly relied on conventional methods like randomized controlled trials. However, the increasing popularity of open-access, free databases in the past decade has opened new avenues for research, offering fresh insights. Leveraging machine learning (ML) techniques enables the analysis of trends in a vast number of studies.
    OBJECTIVE: This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis using ML to compare trends and research topics in traditional intensive care unit (ICU) studies and those done with open-access databases (OADs).
    METHODS: We used ML for the analysis of publications in the Web of Science database in this study. Articles were categorized into "OAD" and "traditional intensive care" (TIC) studies. OAD studies were included in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC), eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD), Amsterdam University Medical Centers Database (AmsterdamUMCdb), High Time Resolution ICU Dataset (HiRID), and Pediatric Intensive Care database. TIC studies included all other intensive care studies. Uniform manifold approximation and projection was used to visualize the corpus distribution. The BERTopic technique was used to generate 30 topic-unique identification numbers and to categorize topics into 22 topic families.
    RESULTS: A total of 227,893 records were extracted. After exclusions, 145,426 articles were identified as TIC and 1301 articles as OAD studies. TIC studies experienced exponential growth over the last 2 decades, culminating in a peak of 16,378 articles in 2021, while OAD studies demonstrated a consistent upsurge since 2018. Sepsis, ventilation-related research, and pediatric intensive care were the most frequently discussed topics. TIC studies exhibited broader coverage than OAD studies, suggesting a more extensive research scope.
    CONCLUSIONS: This study analyzed ICU research, providing valuable insights from a large number of publications. OAD studies complement TIC studies, focusing on predictive modeling, while TIC studies capture essential qualitative information. Integrating both approaches in a complementary manner is the future direction for ICU research. Additionally, natural language processing techniques offer a transformative alternative for literature review and bibliometric analysis.
    Keywords:  BERTopic; MIMIC; Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care; critical care; eICU; machine learning; natural language processing
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2196/48330
  40. Ann Gen Psychiatry. 2024 Apr 18. 23(1): 13
    A bibliometric and visual analysis of cognitive function in bipolar disorder from 2012 to 2022.
    Xiaohong Cui, Tailian Xue, Zhiyong Zhang, Hong Yang, Yan Ren.
       INTRODUCTION: Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic psychiatric disorder that combines hypomania or mania and depression. The study aims to investigate the research areas associated with cognitive function in bipolar disorder and identify current research hotspots and frontier areas in this field.
    METHODOLOGY: Publications related to cognitive function in BD from 2012 to 2022 were searched on the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Scimago Graphica were used to conduct this bibliometric analysis.
    RESULTS: A total of 989 articles on cognitive function in BD were included in this review. These articles were mainly from the United States, China, Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom. Our results showed that the journal "Journal of Affective Disorders" published the most articles. Apart from "Biploar disorder" and "cognitive function", the terms "Schizophrenia", "Meta analysis", "Rating scale" were also the most frequently used keywords. The research on cognitive function in bipolar disorder primarily focused on the following aspects: subgroup, individual, validation and pathophysiology.
    CONCLUSIONS: The current concerns and hotspots in the filed are: "neurocognitive impairment", "subgroup", "1st degree relative", "mania", "individual" and "validation". Future research is likely to focus on the following four themes: "Studies of the bipolar disorder and cognitive subgroups", "intra-individual variability", "Validation of cognitive function tool" and "Combined with pathology or other fields".
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Bipolar disorder; Cognitive function; Visualize
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12991-024-00498-x
  41. Int J Biol Macromol. 2024 Apr 16. pii: S0141-8130(24)02310-9. [Epub ahead of print]267(Pt 2): 131505
    Research trends of bio-application of major components in lignocellulosic biomass (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) in orthopedics fields based on the bibliometric analysis: A review.
    Wenhui Pei, Yuxin Yu, Peng Wang, Liming Zheng, Kai Lan, Yongcan Jin, Qiang Yong, Caoxing Huang.
      Cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin are the major bio-components in lignocellulosic biomass (BC-LB), which possess excellent biomechanical properties and biocompatibility to satisfy the demands of orthopedic applications. To understand the basis and trends in the development of major bio-components in BC-LB in orthopedics, the bibliometric technology was applied to get unique insights based on the published papers (741) in the Web of Science (WOS) database from January 1st, 2001, to February 14th, 2023. The analysis includes the annual distributions of publications, keywords co-linearity, research hotspots exploration, author collaboration networks, published journals, and clustering of co-cited literature. The results reveal a steady growth in publications focusing on the application of BC-LB in orthopedics, with China and the United States leading in research output. The "International Journal of Biological Macromolecules" was identified as the most cited journal for BC-LB research in orthopedics. The research hotspots encompassed bone tissue engineering, cartilage tissue engineering, and drug delivery systems, indicating the fundamental research and potential development in these areas. This study also highlights the challenges associated with the clinical application of BC-LB in orthopedics and provides valuable insights for future advancements in the field.
    Keywords:  BC-LB; Bibliometric; CiteSpace; Orthopedic; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131505
  42. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2024 Apr 18. 59(5): 464-472
    [Analysis of the progress in the field of oral microbiology and regenerative medicine from 2014 to 2023].
    J Wen, W J Ding, X Q Jiang.
      Objective: To analyze the trends in literature related to oral microbiology and regenerative medicine from 2014 to 2023. By identifying key research countries, institutions, and their collaboration networks, as well as exploring research hotspots and development directions, the study seeks to provide references for researchers and decision-makers in the field of oral microbiology and regenerative medicine, thereby guiding the direction of future research. Methods: Relevant literature was retrieved using the Web of Science Core Collection database, with data processing and analysis conducted using CiteSpace 6.2.R6 software. Time slicing, node type selection, and the application of the g-index (g-index) were used for filtering, analyzing countries, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords. Results: The volume of literature in the field of oral microbiology and regenerative medicine has steadily increased from 2014 to 2023, with the number of publications first exceeding one hundred in 2020 and reaching 134 in 2022, accompanied by a citation frequency of 3 363 times. China and the United States have been at the forefront in terms of the volume of publications, while the United States and Germany lead in terms of intermediary centrality. The research primarily spans disciplines such as oral medicine, interdisciplinary studies, materials science, and immunology. High-frequency keywords include stem cells, scaffold materials, and gut microbiota, while cluster analysis indicates that inflammation, drug delivery, and antimicrobial activity remain consistent research themes. In recent years, the research heat in "tissue regeneration""gut microbiota " and "maxillofacial surgery" has risen, suggesting these may become focal points of future research. Conclusions: Over the past decade, the volume of literature published in the fields of oral microbiology and regenerative medicine, along with their citation frequencies, has increased annually. The research focus has shifted over time. Understanding the interactions between oral and gut microbiomes is crucial for developing innovative regenerative treatment strategies.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20240205-00067
  43. Small Bus Econ (Dordr). 2023 ;61(1): 173-221
    Mapping the venture capital and private equity research: a bibliometric review and future research agenda.
    Douglas Cumming, Satish Kumar, Weng Marc Lim, Nitesh Pandey.
      The fields of venture capital and private equity are rooted in financing research on capital budgeting and initial public offering (IPO). Both fields have grown considerably in recent times with a heterogenous set of themes being explored. This review presents an analysis of research in both fields. Using a large corpus from the Web of Science, this study used bibliometric analysis to present a comprehensive encapsulation of the fields' geographical focus, methodological choices, prominent themes, and future research directions. Noteworthily, the foundational themes in venture capital research are venture capital adoption and financing processes, venture capital roles in business, venture capital governance, venture capital syndication, and venture capital and creation of public organizations. In private equity research, style drift into venture capital emerges as a key theme alongside buyouts and privatization, and valuation and performance of private equity investment.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Private equity; Venture capital
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-022-00684-9
  44. Radiologia (Engl Ed). 2024 Mar-Apr;66(2):pii: S2173-5107(24)00040-5. [Epub ahead of print]66(2): 105-106
    Radiology now has an impact factor.
    L H Ros Mendoza.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rxeng.2024.01.001
  45. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd. 2024 Apr;84(4): 346-356
    National and International Comparisons of Gynecological Research in Germany Based on a Bibliometric Analysis of Publications.
    Bertram Häussler, Barbara Schmalfeldt, Senta Häussler, Angela Köninger, Stefan Loos, Gert Naumann, Anton Scharl, Christian J Thaler, Martin Weiss, Martin Albrecht.
       Background: Recent years have seen a considerable shift from male doctors to female doctors in the field of gynecology. Female doctors are traditionally more involved with planning and maintaining their family. For gynecology, this could be associated with a risk that research activities will decrease, particularly if results are published in scientific journals.
    Methods: In view of this shift, a comparative observational study was carried for 2022 in which 1306 publications were matched to 1786 female and male doctors reported on the websites of the 44 locations of university gynecology departments in Germany. In addition, the volume of publications issued between 2014 and 2022 was compared for Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In Germany, the volume of publications in Gynecology was additionally compared with the publication outputs of the specialties Urology and Trauma Surgery.
    Results: Since 2014, the increase in the numbers of publications in the field of Gynecology in Germany was lower (225%) than that of the countries with which it was compared (238%/252%/260% for F/UK/USA). When Gynecology was compared with other medical specialties in Germany, the number of publications in Urology were found to have increased at a lower rate (196%) while the number of publications in the field of Trauma Surgery increased by more (286%) than that of Gynecology. At the start of 2023, the percentage of women who were working as doctors at the lowest hierarchical level (junior doctor) was 81%. The publication output per capita of female doctors working at lower levels in the medical hierarchy, i.e., working as junior doctors and senior physicians, was between 40% and 80% lower than that of male doctors working at the same level. However, female directors published as much as male directors did. In the lower hierarchy levels, men were up to 14% more likely to be without an academic title. Predictors for more extensive publication activities by young female and male doctors include the extent and quality of publications by doctors in senior positions, the presence of a comprehensive cancer center or an institute for human genetics at the location where the young doctors were working, and joint publications with foreign authors.
    Conclusion: For the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the results suggest a number of approaches to promote young researchers. The support provided to young female doctors is especially important as this should help to retain them as junior researchers over the long term.
    Keywords:  gynecology; obstetrics; publication output; research activity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2200-4122
  46. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2024 Apr 03. 13(2): 370-373
    Trends and hotspots of prognostic factors for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma from 2013 to 2022.
    Jieyu Peng, Muhan Lv, Yan Peng, Xiaowei Tang.
      
    Keywords:  Prognostic factor; bibliometric analysis; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.21037/hbsn-23-667
  47. Anesth Analg. 2024 May 01. 138(5): e33-e34
    Self-Citation Patterns of Anesthesiology Journals Indexed in the Journal Citation Reports.
    Burhan Dost, Alessandro De Cassai.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000006961
  48. J Surg Res. 2024 Apr 17. pii: S0022-4804(24)00122-7. [Epub ahead of print]298 260-268
    A Comparison of Plastic Surgery Authorship Trends Under Single Versus Double-Blinded Review.
    Shyamala Subramanian, Rose S Maisner, Nikita Patel, Amy Song, Laura Yuan, Dhrumi Mistry, Kailash Kapadia, Edward S Lee.
       INTRODUCTION: Research is key to academic advancement in plastic surgery. However, access to publication opportunities may be inequitable as seen in other fields. We compared authorship trends of plastic surgery manuscripts that underwent single-blinded review (SBR) versus double-blinded review (DBR) to identify potential disparities in publication opportunities.
    METHODS: Publications from two plastic surgery journals using SBR and two using DBR from September 2019 to September 2021 were evaluated. Name and institution of the article's first and senior author and journal's editor-in-chief (EIC) were recorded. Chi-squared and Fisher's exact analyses were used to compare author characteristics between SBR and DBR articles.
    RESULTS: Of 2500 manuscripts, 65.7% underwent SBR and 34.3% underwent DBR. SBR articles had higher percentages of women as first authors (31.9% versus 24.3%, P < 0.001) but lower percentages of first (50.7% versus 71.2%, P < 0.001) and senior (49.6% versus 70.3%, P < 0.001) authors from international institutions. First (26.0% versus 12.9%, P < 0.001) and senior (27.9% versus 18.0%, P = 0.007) authors of SBR articles tended to have more plastic surgery National Institutes of Health funding. Journals using SBR tended to have higher rates of authorship by EICs or authors sharing institutions with the EIC (P ≤ 0.005).
    CONCLUSIONS: While associated with greater female first authorship suggesting potential efforts toward gender equity in academia, SBR of plastic surgery articles tends to favor authors from institutions with higher National Institutes of Health funding and disadvantage authors from international or lower-resourced programs. Careful consideration of current peer-review proceedings may make publication opportunities more equitable.
    Keywords:  Academic productivity; Diversity; Gender equity; Peer review; Plastic surgery; Research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.03.012
  49. Afr J Disabil. 2024 ;13 1339
    Mapping disability and climate change knowledge base in Scopus using bibliometric analysis.
    Tawanda Makuyana, Kaitano Dube.
       Background: Climate change and disability are rarely addressed by academic scholars within the spectrum of disabilities and as a single field of study. However, the intersectionality of disability exacerbates the vulnerability of people with disabilities to climate change as climate change frameworks in the Global North and South continue excluding them.
    Objectives: This study aims to map the research-based knowledge housed in Scopus on disability and climate change. At the same time, it provides insights into innovative (novelty) ways of thinking and proposes a futuristic research agenda.
    Method: A bibliometric analysis was conducted on Scopus-indexed articles using VOSviewer to map co-occurrences of keywords and co-authorship, and a manual thematic-scoping review augmented the data analysis.
    Results: The disability and climate change debate as a joint study evolved from concern among health practitioners to human rights and social inclusion.
    Conclusion: In conclusion, there is a skewness towards mental health and medical sociology lens, while other sub-groups of persons with disabilities are yet to be engaged in co-creating disability-inclusive climate change knowledge.
    Contribution: Thematic areas emerged as gaps that future studies embed principles enshrined in the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals.
    Keywords:  climate change; disability; extreme weather events; inclusive climate change framework; persons with disabilities
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v13i0.1339
  50. Clin Transl Oncol. 2024 Apr 18.
    State of open science in cancer research.
    Cristina Rius, Yiming Liu, Andrea Sixto-Costoya, Juan Carlos Valderrama-Zurián, Rut Lucas-Dominguez.
       PURPOSE: This study has been focused on assessing the Open Science scenario of cancer research during the period 2011-2021, in terms of the derived scientific publications and raw data dissemination.
    METHODS: A cancer search equation was executed in the Science Citation Index-Expanded, collecting the papers signed by at least one Spanish institution. The same search strategy was performed in the Data Citation Index to describe dataset diffusion.
    RESULTS: 50,822 papers were recovered, 71% of which belong to first and second quartile journals. 59% of the articles were published in Open Access (OA) journals. The Open Access model and international collaboration positively conditioned the number of citations received. Among the most productive journals stood out Plos One, Cancers, and Clinical and Translational Oncology. 2693 genomics, proteomics and metabolomics datasets were retrieved, being Gene Expression Omnibus the favoured repository.
    CONCLUSIONS: There has been an increase in oncology publications in Open Access. Most were published in first quartile journals and received higher citations than non-Open Access articles, as well as when oncological investigation was performed between international research teams, being relevant in the context of Open Science. Genetic repositories have been the preferred for sharing oncology datasets. Further investigation of research and data sharing in oncology is needed, supported by stronger Open Science policies, to achieve better data sharing practices among three scientific main pillars: researchers, publishers, and scientific organizations.
    Keywords:  Cancer research; Data sharing; Open access; Open science; Scientific impact
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-024-03468-7
  51. Curr Med Imaging. 2024 Apr 09.
    Bibliometric Review of Optimization and Image Processing of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging System between 1981-2022.
    Husain Murat, Mohd Mustafa Awang Kechik, Ming Tsuey Chew, Izdihar Kamal, Muhammad Khalis Abdul Karim.
       BACKGROUND: PET scan stands as a valuable diagnostic tool in nuclear medicine, enabling the observation of metabolic and physiological changes at a molecular level. However, PET scans have a number of drawbacks, such as poor spatial resolution, noisy images, scattered radiation, artifacts, and radiation exposure. These challenges demonstrate the need for optimization in image processing techniques.
    OBJECTIVES: Our objective is to identify the evolving trends and impacts of publication in this field, as well as the most productive and influential countries, institutions, authors, themes, and articles.
    METHODS: A bibliometric study was conducted using a comprehensive query string such as "positron emission tomography" AND "image processing" AND optimization to retrieve 1,783 publications from 1981 to 2022 found in the Scopus database related to this field of study.
    RESULTS: The findings revealed that the most influential country, institution, and authors are from the USA, and the most prevalent theme is TOF PET image reconstruction.
    CONCLUSION: The increasing trend in publication in the field of optimization of image processing in PET scans would address the challenges in PET scan by reducing radiation exposure, faster scanning speed, as well as enhancing lesion identification.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Image processing; Influential publication.; Optimization; Positron emission tomography (PET); Publication trend; Radiation dose
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2174/0115734056282004240403042345
  52. Acad Med. 2024 Apr 16.
    The National Institutes of Health Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program: A Decade of Launching Clinician-Scientist Careers.
    Charles R Dearolf, Janice S Lee, Christopher L Pickett, George Santangelo, Nina F Schor.
       PURPOSE: In response to the decades-long decrease in U.S. clinician-scientists, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation launched the Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program in academic year 2011 to 2012. The investigators examined the early outcomes of this program.
    METHOD: Thirty-nine scholars have matriculated into the program as of May 2023. Productivity was assessed for all scholars who joined the program before October 2020 (n = 31). Extramural early-stage investigators (ESIs) were used as a control group, and coarsened exact matching was used to compare the groups. The scholars were compared with the matched ESIs on 4 productivity metrics: publication count, weighted relative citation ratio, clinical impact, and approximate potential to translate. Publication records for both groups were compiled using the NIH Office of Portfolio Analysis' name disambiguation method and manually curated to ensure integrity of the data set.
    RESULTS: Of the 39 scholars, 29 were compared with 121 matched extramural ESIs. Five years before matriculation, the 2 groups had comparable numbers of publications, but scholars had a higher median weighted relative citation ratio, clinical impact, and approximate potential to translate score. Five years after matriculation, the scholars had a higher median number of publications than the ESIs, and the gap between scholars and ESIs, with scholars having higher scores, had widened for all metrics except approximate potential to translate scores. Of 10 of the 39 scholars at or approaching tenure eligibility, 6 have attained tenure (3 at NIH and 3 in academic institutions), and 4 are on track to attain tenure at NIH.
    CONCLUSIONS: All the Lasker clinical research scholars are substantially involved in clinical and translational research. Their productivity matches or exceeds that of a matched cohort of ESIs at U.S. academic institutions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000005738
  53. PLoS One. 2024 ;19(4): e0299782
    Analysis of football research trends using text network analysis.
    Jongwon Kim.
      This study was aimed to identify football research trends in various periods. A total of 30,946 football papers were collected from a representative academic database and search engine, the 'Web of Science'. Keyword refinement included filtering nouns, establishing synonyms and thesaurus, and excluding conjunctions, and the Cyram's Netminer 4.0 software was used for network analysis. A centrality analysis was conducted by extracting the words corresponding to the top 2% of the main research topics to obtain the degree and eigenvector centralities. The most frequently mentioned research keywords were injury, performance, and club. Keyword performance showed the highest degree centrality (0.294) and keyword world and cup showed the highest eigenvector centrality (0.710). The keyword with the highest eigenvector degree changed from injury in the 1990s and world in the 2000s to cup since the 2010s. Although various studies on football injuries have been conducted, research on the sport itself has recently been conducted. This study provides fundamental information on football trends from research published over the past 30 years.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299782
  54. Heliyon. 2024 Apr 30. 10(8): e28537
    An inferential spatiotemporal approach for knowledge synthesis to identify trends in public health research.
    Nicholas Grokhowsky.
       Background: Decisions follow patterns that are introduced by human perception. Research and development (R&D) are influenced by these patterns. Furthermore, R&D publications can represent repetitive attempts to solve similar, or the same problems. Literature reviews serve as an important tool for identifying these trends, but they are time consuming. The time commitment of a literature review can be reduced by using a sample of research. This will allow an infinite population of research to be generalized. Additionally, spatiotemporal analysis is most appropriate for fields that follow time and geographic trends, such as public health. Also, using research locations to perform this analysis potentially captures the social return of R&D, as knowledge gained. As a result, an inferential spatiotemporal methodological framework is introduced to quickly identify research trends using public health research. This was applied to a childhood Pb exposure case study.
    Methods: A body of more than 1000 childhood elevated blood lead (Pb) level (EBLL) research articles were used to extract publication years, research locations, and subtopics. These publications were grouped into research locations (i.e., U.S. states where research was conducted; not publication location) and averaged over years published (i.e., 29 years). Binary indicator variables were derived using the subtopics extracted and the periods identified in time trend analyses. Explanatory variables were used to conduct hypothesis testing. Significant variables were used to generalize the population of the annual average EBLL articles written per state.
    Results: The range of the annual average of EBLL research articles by state was 0-1.7 articles, with a mean of 0.3 articles. Thirty-eight explanatory variables suggested a significant effect on research article production. These included temporal, sociodemographic, education, structure age, environmental, and economic variables. The strongest effect on research production for U.S. states came from the number of structures built before 1950. A predictive model was selected to generalize the population of articles using time-periods 1990-95, environmental subtopic, and structures built before 1950. The locations with the most research production for this topic were California and New York. The locations with the least research production for this topic were Alaska, Hawaii, Nevada, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi, Delaware, and New Hampshire.
    Conclusion: If the trend for R&D is to make fast decisions, more human bias will be introduced into the decision-making process. Analytical tools that enable researchers to identify trends and ask more questions about their field will mitigate these biases. This hypothesis testing and predictive modeling methodology provide researchers and other decision makers with analytical tools they can use to quickly identify research trends and narrow their field of research. Additionally, this analysis potentially captures the impact of discovered ideas, as a social return spillover, for this topic.
    Keywords:  Decision making; Geographical bias; Knowledge synthesis; Research bias; Research trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28537
  55. Infect Dis Now. 2024 Apr 13. pii: S2666-9919(24)00064-2. [Epub ahead of print]54(4): 104909
    Impact of Open Access status on journal metrics in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology - A cross-sectional study.
    Noam Tau, Marin Moutel, Maiwenn Petithomme-Nanrocki, Maxime Hentzien, Dafna Yahav.
       INTRODUCTION: While Open Access (OA) journals provide free access to articles, they entail high article processing charges (APC), limiting opportunities for young researchers and those from low-middle income countries to publish OA.
    METHODS: Cross-sectional study, evaluating APC and academic impact of full OA (FOA) journals in infectious diseases (ID) and clinical microbiology (CM) compared to hybrid journals. Data were collected from Journal Citation Reports and journals' websites.
    RESULTS: Among 255 journals, median APC was 2850 (interquartile range [IQR] 1325-3654$). Median APC for 120 FOA journals was significantly lower than for 119 hybrid journals (2000, IQR 648-2767$ versus 3550, IQR 2948-4120$, p < 0.001). FOA journals had lower citation numbers and impact metrics compared to hybrid journals.
    CONCLUSION: While FOA ID/CM journals have lower APCs, they also lower academic impact compared to hybrid journals. These findings highlight the need for reforms in the publication process in view of achieving equitable data dissemination.
    Keywords:  Article production fee; Infectious diseases; LMIC; Open access; Publication
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idnow.2024.104909
  56. Reprod Biomed Online. 2024 Mar 05. pii: S1472-6483(24)00125-1. [Epub ahead of print] 103936
    High-impact journal publishing: the devil is in the detail!
    Barbara Lawrenz, Peter Humaidan, Christophe Blockeel, Juan-Antonio Garcia-Velasco, Human M Fatemi.
      Research in medicine is an indispensable tool to advance knowledge and improve patient care. This may be particularly true in the field of human reproduction as it is a relatively new field and treatment options are rapidly evolving. This is of particular importance in an emerging field like "human reproduction", where treatment options evolve fast.The cornerstone of evidence-based knowledge, leading to evidence-based treatment decisions, is randomized controlled trials as they explore the benefits of new treatment approaches. The study design and performance are crucial and, if they are carried out correctly, solid conclusions can be drawn and be implemented in daily clinical routines. The dissemination of new findings throughout the scientific community occurs in the form of publications in scientific journals, and the importance of the journal is reflected in part by the impact factor. The peer review process before publication is fundamental in preventing flaws in the study design. Thus, readers of journals with a high impact factor usually rely on a thorough peer review process and therefore might not question the published data. However, even papers published in high-impact journals might not be free of flaws, so the aim of this paper is to encourage readers to be aware of this fact and critically read scientific papers as 'the devil lies in the details'.
    Keywords:  Critical assessment; High-impact journals; Randomized controlled trials; Research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.103936
  57. Environ Res. 2024 Apr 16. pii: S0013-9351(24)00832-6. [Epub ahead of print] 118928
    Transforming Pollution into Solutions: A Bibliometric Analysis and Sustainable Strategies for Reducing Indoor Microplastics while Converting to Value-Added Products.
    Hong Yee Kek, Huiyi Tan, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Chew Tin Lee, Fatin Batrisyia Jihat Ahmad, Nur Dayana Ismail, Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma, Kee Quen Lee, Keng Yinn Wong.
      Microplastics (MPs), as emerging indoor contaminants, have garnered attention due to their ubiquity and unresolved implications for human health. These tiny particles have permeated indoor air and water, leading to inevitable human exposure. Preliminary evidence suggests MP exposure could be linked to respiratory, gastrointestinal, and potentially other health issues, yet the full scope of their effects remains unclear. To map the overall landscape of this research field, a bibliometric analysis based on research articles retrieved from the Web of Science database was conducted. The study synthesizes the current state of knowledge and spotlights the innovative mitigation strategies proposed to curb indoor MP pollution. These strategies involve minimizing the MP emission from source, advancements in filtration technology, aimed at reducing the MP exposure. Furthermore, this research sheds light on cutting-edge methods for converting MP waste into value-added products. These innovative approaches not only promise to alleviate environmental burdens but also contribute to a more sustainable and circular economy by transforming waste into resources such as biofuels, construction materials, and batteries. Despite these strides, this study acknowledges the ongoing challenges, including the need for more efficient removal technologies and a deeper understanding of MPs' health impacts. Looking forward, the study underscores the necessity for further research to fill these knowledge gaps, particularly in the areas of long-term health outcomes and the development of standardized, reliable methodologies for MP detection and quantification in indoor settings. This comprehensive approach paves the way for future exploration and the development of robust solutions to the complex issue of microplastic pollution.
    Keywords:  Microplastic; airborne contaminants; indoor environment; sustainable development goals; waste to wealth
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118928
  58. Front Neurol. 2024 ;15 1361235
    Global research trends and hotspots of artificial intelligence research in spinal cord neural injury and restoration-a bibliometrics and visualization analysis.
    Guangyi Tao, Shun Yang, Junjie Xu, Linzi Wang, Bin Yang.
       Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has made breakthroughs in spinal cord neural injury and restoration in recent years. It has a positive impact on clinical treatment. This study explores AI research's progress and hotspots in spinal cord neural injury and restoration. It also analyzes research shortcomings related to this area and proposes potential solutions.
    Methods: We used CiteSpace 6.1.R6 and VOSviewer 1.6.19 to research WOS articles on AI research in spinal cord neural injury and restoration.
    Results: A total of 1,502 articles were screened, in which the United States dominated; Kadone, Hideki (13 articles, University of Tsukuba, JAPAN) was the author with the highest number of publications; ARCH PHYS MED REHAB (IF = 4.3) was the most cited journal, and topics included molecular biology, immunology, neurology, sports, among other related areas.
    Conclusion: We pinpointed three research hotspots for AI research in spinal cord neural injury and restoration: (1) intelligent robots and limb exoskeletons to assist rehabilitation training; (2) brain-computer interfaces; and (3) neuromodulation and noninvasive electrical stimulation. In addition, many new hotspots were discussed: (1) starting with image segmentation models based on convolutional neural networks; (2) the use of AI to fabricate polymeric biomaterials to provide the microenvironment required for neural stem cell-derived neural network tissues; (3) AI survival prediction tools, and transcription factor regulatory networks in the field of genetics were discussed. Although AI research in spinal cord neural injury and restoration has many benefits, the technology has several limitations (data and ethical issues). The data-gathering problem should be addressed in future research, which requires a significant sample of quality clinical data to build valid AI models. At the same time, research on genomics and other mechanisms in this field is fragile. In the future, machine learning techniques, such as AI survival prediction tools and transcription factor regulatory networks, can be utilized for studies related to the up-regulation of regeneration-related genes and the production of structural proteins for axonal growth.
    Keywords:  artificial intelligence; brain-computer Interface; convolutional neural network; deep learning; neural regeneration; neuroelectrical stimulation; rehabilitation robot; spinal cord injury
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2024.1361235
  59. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2024 Apr 12. 44(4): 469-478
    Visual analysis on the study status and trends of acupuncture and moxibustion for Alzheimer's disease.
    Le Cheng, Caifeng Zhu, Bingyuan Zhou, Jiayu Zhang, Chi Wang, Renfei Song, Li Tao.
      The research history, hot spots and frontier trends of acupuncture and moxibustion for Alzheimer's disease (AD) were explored using knowledge graph technology. The articles on acupuncture and moxibustion for AD were searched from 6 databases, i.e. CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, SinoMed, Pubmed and Web of Science, from January 1st, 1993 to January 1st, 2023. Using CiteSpace6.2.R2 Advance and VOSviewer V1.6.19 softwares, the knowledge map was graphed and the visual analysis was performed. A total of 1 228 Chinese and 309 English articles were included. The high-frequency keywords were generally divided into the keywords of clinical diseases (AD, dementia), those of therapeutic methods (electroacupuncture, acupuncture-moxibustion and acupuncture) and those of mechanism study (β-amyloid, mice). Thirteen keyword clusters were formed among the articles of Chinese version, e.g. acupuncture-moxibustion, dementia, acupuncture and electroacupuncture; and 8 clusters were obtained among English articles, e.g. electroacupuncture, drug therapy and hippocampus. The high-frequency keywords of acupoints included Baihui (GV 20), Dazhui (GV 14), Yintang (GV 24+), Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), etc. Six clusters of "acupuncture techniques → acupoints" were obtained for the treatment of AD with acupuncture and moxibustion. The therapeutic methods and modes of AD with acupuncture and moxibustion are constantly progressed, the development of clinical research tends to the evaluation of novel therapeutic mode and clinical effect, and the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion for the effect on AD are more deeply explored. Among the various therapeutic methods, acupuncture-moxibustion, acupuncture and electroacupuncture have been early predominant; while, many novel methods are gradually displayed later, such as music electroacupuncture and hydro-acupuncture. In recent 30 years, among Chinese and English articles for the studies of AD treated with acupuncture and moxibustion, the theme of them focuses on the two aspects, the observation of clinical effect and the mechanism research. It is found that the clinical therapeutic methods have been gradually improved and the mechanism exploration been deepened.
    Keywords:  Alzheimer's disease; acupuncture and moxibustion; bibliometrics; knowledge graph
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230721-k0003
  60. Ann Data Sci. 2022 ;9(5): 1049-1067
    What Country, University, or Research Institute, Performed the Best on Covid-19 During the First Wave of the Pandemic?: Bibliometric analysis of scientific literature - analysing a 'snapshot in time' of the first wave of COVID-19.
    Petar Radanliev, David De Roure, Rob Walton, Max Van Kleek, Omar Santos, La'Treall Maddox.
      In this article, we conduct data mining and statistical analysis on the most effective countries, universities, and companies, based on their output (e.g., produced or collaborated) on COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. Hence, the focus of this article is on the first wave of the pandemic. While in later stages of the pandemic, US and UK performed best in terms of vaccine production, the focus in this article is on the initial few months of the pandemic. The article presents findings from our analysing of all available records on COVID-19 from the Web of Science Core Collection. The results are compared with all available data records on pandemics and epidemics from 1900 to 2020. This has created interesting findings that are presented in the article with visualisation tools.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40745-022-00406-8.
    Keywords:  Big data analytics; COVID-19; Computation; Data mining; Disease; Epidemic; Pandemic; Statistics; Virus
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s40745-022-00406-8
  61. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2024 ;37(3): 459-464
    An analysis of retracted COVID-19 articles published by one medical publisher with multiple journals.
    Christopher J Peterson, Robert W Alexander, Shengping Yang, Kenneth Nugent.
       Background: The retraction of medical articles periodically occurs in most medical journals and can involve multiple article types. These retractions are beneficial if they remove flawed or fraudulent information from the medical literature. However, retractions may also decrease confidence in the medical literature and require significant amounts of time by editors.
    Methods: One publisher (Hindawi) announced that it will retract over 1200 articles. Given this, the PubMed database was searched to identify retracted publications on or related to COVID-19, and articles retracted by journals sponsored by the publisher Hindawi were then identified.
    Results: These journals retracted 25 articles and, in most cases, did not provide an exact explanation about the particular problem(s) resulting in the retraction. The time to retraction was 468.7 ± 109.8 days (median =  446 days). These articles had 9.3 ± 9.9 citations.
    Conclusion: Analysis of the titles and abstracts of the articles suggests that their removal from the medical literature would have limited effects on the near-term management decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, retraction of medical articles creates uncertainty in medical care and science and in the public regarding the validity of medical research and related publications and the level of professionalism of the individuals submitting these articles.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; Hindawi; medical publication; retraction
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2024.2313333
  62. SAGE Open Nurs. 2024 Jan-Dec;10:10 23779608241246871
    Nursing Research in Arab Countries: Current Status, Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities.
    Hiba Wehbe-Alamah, Myrna A A Doumit, Joshua Bernstein, Basil H Aboul-Enein.
       Introduction: Twenty-two Arab countries comprise the League of Arab States. While united in Arab identity, diversities among these countries exist at many levels. Conducting and publishing research in the Arabic speaking countries is an essential pillar for improving the status of the nursing profession.
    Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the current status, trends, challenges, and opportunities of nursing research in Arab countries.
    Methodology: An integrative review was conducted using (1) Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office Database Journals Directory (IMEMR), (2) the Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals Database (IASJD), (3) Ulrichsweb (UW), (4) The Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research/Middle Eastern Journals (GFMER), (5) the Nursing Journal Directory (NJD), (6) the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and (7) Google Scholar. Journals and articles that met inclusion criteria were accessed, retrieved, reviewed, and subjected to content analysis by three authors, two of which were fluent in English, French, and Arabic languages. A third author fluent in all three languages confirmed the findings.
    Results: Nursing research in Arabic-speaking countries has evolved over the past decades but is still lacking compared to global nursing research. Moreover, it was found to be largely situated within academic institutions and linked to tenure and promotion requirements.
    Conclusion: Nursing journals in Arabic-speaking countries do not adequately represent that overall region and are limited in access.
    Keywords:  Arab world; nursing; research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608241246871
  63. J Anim Sci Technol. 2023 Nov;65(6): 1111-1123
    Analyzing intervention research trends in animal-assisted therapy: a review on the Korean experimental researches from 1998 to 2022.
    Taeyoung Kil.
      This study aims to present a more systematic and developmental research direction by classifying animal-mediation related research trends published in Korea. We analyzed the research trends of 68 domestic animal-mediation programs published in 26 journals over the past 24 years under the premise of the necessity of animal-assisted therapy, which considered a very effective intervention method in the practice areas of various subjects. Therefore, this study examines the year of publication of animal-mediation related research conducted in various academic fields from 1998 to 2022, research data sources, characteristics of research subjects, types of interventions and research topics, research design and intervention sessions, intervention methods, and ethical consideration statements. The results of this study are as follows: First, in the source of research and research trends by year, the number of papers published in animal-related societies was the highest at 34 (50%); the number of studies has been steadily increasing since the mid-2000s. Second, regarding research trends by subject, 45 (66%) were general subjects, 23 (34%) were medically diagnosed, 60 (88%) were selected through pre-evaluation, and 8 (12%) were requested. Third, regarding research trends by method, 27 (40%) of the pretests were conducted before and after the experiment-control group, and only 3 (4%) of the 68 papers were examined later. Fourth, regarding research trends by content, depression (25%) was the most frequently applied variable, and regarding intervention sessions, 53 (78%) were less than 12 sessions. Fifth, regarding research trends and ethical consideration statements by treatment approach method, 58 cases (85%) of individual treatment approaches and 10 cases (15%) of intervention approaches integrated with individual treatment approaches, and 23 cases (34%) of studies with ethical consideration statements or the Institutional Review Board's (IRB) approval. Based on the study results, the implications and research directions of animal-assisted therapy related research are discussed.
    Keywords:  Animal-assisted therapy; Korea; Literature review; Research trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5187/jast.2023.e112
  64. Nature. 2024 Apr 15.
    Revealed: the ten research papers that policy documents cite most.
    Dalmeet Singh Chawla.
      
    Keywords:  Economics; Policy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00660-1
  65. Reprod Biomed Online. 2024 Mar 05. pii: S1472-6483(24)00124-X. [Epub ahead of print] 103935
    The metrics maze in science: navigating academic evaluation without journalistic pressures.
    Carlo Alviggi, Rossella E Nappi, Antonio La Marca, Filippo Maria Ubaldi, Alberto Vaiarelli.
      In recent years a troubling trend has emerged in the medical research field, notably in reproductive medicine, manifesting an increased emphasis on quantity over quality in articles published. The pressure to collect copious publication records risks compromising meticulous expertise and impactful contributions. This tendency is exemplified by the rise of 'hyper-prolific researchers' publishing at an extraordinary rate (i.e. every 5 days), prompting a deeper analysis of the reasons underlying this behaviour. Prioritizing rapid publication over Galileo Galilei's systematic scientific principles may lead to a superficial approach driven by quantitative targets. Thus, the overreliance on metrics to facilitate academic careers has shifted the focus to numerical quantification rather than the real scientific contribution, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the evaluation systems. The Hamletian question is: are we scientist or journalist? Addressing these issues could necessitate a crucial re-evaluation of the assessment criteria, emphasizing a balance between quantity and quality to foster an academic environment that values meaningful contributions and innovation.
    Keywords:  Academic research evaluation; Journalist versus scientist; Quality versus quantity of publications; Quantitative metrics; Researchers
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2024.103935
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