bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2024–09–22
104 papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery From 1990 to 2023.
  2. Knowledge structure and research hotspots on digital scanning for implant-supported complete-arch prosthesis: A bibliometric analysis.
  3. Immunothrombosis: A bibliometric analysis from 2003 to 2023.
  4. Bibliometric insights into research hotspots and trends in obesity and asthma from 2013 to 2023.
  5. A bibliometric analysis of the application of physical therapy in knee osteoarthritis from 2013 to 2022.
  6. Research hotspots and future trends in lipid metabolism in chronic kidney disease: a bibliometric and visualization analysis from 2004 to 2023.
  7. 100 Most-Cited Articles in Vitiligo: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  8. Bibliometric Research in Neurosurgery: A Review of the 50 Most Cited Bibliometric Publications in the Neurosurgical Literature.
  9. Corneal and Ocular Surface Contributions From Mexico: A Bibliometric Analysis From 1913 to 2022.
  10. Mapping knowledge domain of acupuncture for Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric and visual analysis.
  11. Global research trends on the links between gut microbiota and radiotherapy: a bibliometric analysis (2004-2023).
  12. Global research trends in labor analgesia: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2023.
  13. Two decades of progress in glioma methylation research: the rise of temozolomide resistance and immunotherapy insights.
  14. Quantifying Circumcision Anesthesia Research: A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer.
  15. Sequencing technology in sarcopenia: current research progress and future trends.
  16. A bibliometric analysis of global research hotspots and progress on emerging environmental pollutants 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone from 2004 to 2024.
  17. Systematic bibliometric and visualized analysis of research hotspots and trends on the application of artificial intelligence in glaucoma from 2013 to 2022.
  18. A quantitative analysis of artificial intelligence research in cervical cancer: a bibliometric approach utilizing CiteSpace and VOSviewer.
  19. The current status and future trends of BET research in oncology.
  20. Global trends and hotspots of exercise interventions for mild cognitive impairment: A global bibliometric analysis.
  21. Unveiling the future: Bibliometric analysis on the application of nanomaterials in osteoarthritis (2006-2023).
  22. Evolutionary trend analysis and knowledge structure mapping of endothelial dysfunction in sepsis: a bibliometrics study.
  23. Research Hotspots in Mitochondria-Related Studies for AKI Treatment: A Bibliometric Study.
  24. Mapping knowledge structure and themes trends of non-surgical treatment in intervertebral disc degeneration.
  25. Knowledge mapping of ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric analysis: 2012-2023.
  26. Piezo1 channel: A global bibliometric analysis from 2010 to 2024.
  27. A trend of Tai Chi in osteoporosis research: A bibliometric analysis.
  28. Cannabis Uses in Dentistry: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  29. Bibliometric top ten healthcare-related ChatGPT publications in the first ChatGPT anniversary.
  30. A bibliometric analysis of literature concerning the role of T-cells in sepsis.
  31. Application of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  32. Research productivity on spontaneous intracranial hypotension: A bibliometric analysis.
  33. Global research trends on psychological well‑being of children in foster care homes from 2003 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis using Scopus database.
  34. Global Trends on β-Thalassemia Research Over 10 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  35. Trends and insights in animal and biomedical research: A 5-year scientometric analysis of orthodontic peer-reviewed journals.
  36. Deciphering the global research trends and significance of moral intelligence via bibliometric analysis.
  37. Monkeypox Virus and Current Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Published Literature Based on VOSviewer.
  38. Global research trends on the associations between the microbiota and lung cancer: a visualization bibliometric analysis (2008-2023).
  39. A dataset on analysis of school-based management research from 1984 TO 2023.
  40. Research progress of optic nerve imaging during 1991-2023: a bibliometric analysis.
  41. Decoding the past and future of distant metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2023.
  42. Forty-five years of disability and rehabilitation research: review of the journal Disability and Rehabilitation through bibliometric analysis.
  43. Collaborative Initiatives in Neurosurgery Research and Publications Between High-Income and Low/Middle-Income Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  44. Bibliometric analysis of global research trends in magnetic resonance imaging studies of substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease (2001-2024).
  45. Hot topics and frontier evolution of growth-mindset research: a bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace.
  46. Bibliometric analysis of Saudi dental journals from time of inception to 2023.
  47. Emerging insights into thyroid cancer from immunotherapy perspective: A bibliometric analysis.
  48. Gut microbiota and myocardial infarction: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2023.
  49. Tracking academic contributions to Women's empowerment in Malaysia: A bibliometric investigation.
  50. Exploring the Frontiers of Health Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Themes and Trends.
  51. Is There Gender Disparity in Orthopedic Surgery Resident Research Productivity?
  52. Past, Present, and Future of Liver-Brain Axis in Alzheimer's Disease: A Bibliometric Review.
  53. Bibliometric analysis of publications that cited the CIOMS 2016 "International ethical guidelines for health-related research involving humans".
  54. Publication productivity of pathology residents: a nationwide cohort study in France.
  55. Mapping the relationship between atopic dermatitis and gut microbiota: a bibliometric analysis, 2014-2023.
  56. The use of bibliometrics in nursing science: Topics, data sources and contributions to research and practice.
  57. Navigating the Global Landscape of Exercise Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis: Exploring Evolving Trends and Emerging Frontiers From a Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis Perspective (2011-2022).
  58. Bibliometric analysis of the trends and evolution in β-lactam allergy research.
  59. Exploring molecular mechanisms of exercise on metabolic syndrome: a bibliometric and visualization study using CiteSpace.
  60. Precision or Personalized Nutrition: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  61. A bibliometric analysis of domestic and international research on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome over the past 2 decades.
  62. A bibliometric analysis of research on psychedelics for depression treatment.
  63. Visual analysis of research hotspots and trends of external therapies in traditional Chinese medicine for depression.
  64. Regional and National Trends in Tuberculosis Research in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Countries: Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Machine Learning Factorial Analysis.
  65. Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation: A bibliometric network analysis of the global scientific output.
  66. Impact Factor.
  67. Global bibliometric analysis of cost effectiveness analysis in healthcare research from 2013 to 2023.
  68. Circadian rhythm in hypertension: An updated bibliometrics analysis and knowledge mapping from 1990 to 2022.
  69. Machine learning misclassification networks reveal a citation advantage of interdisciplinary publications only in high-impact journals.
  70. A bibliometric analysis on drilling of composite materials using a systematic approach.
  71. Metabolism and diabetes in Ramadan fasting: Exploring health trends and relationships through systematic literature network analysis.
  72. Recent update on cerebral sparganosis: A bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping.
  73. The impact factor of journals should not be so valued.
  74. Machine Learning on 50,000 Manuscripts Shows Increased Clinical Research by Academic Cardiac Surgeons.
  75. Larimichthys crocea (large yellow croaker): A bibliometric study.
  76. The development of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): Worldwide contributions and publication trends.
  77. Impact Factor of Journal of Wrist Surgery for 2023.
  78. Assessment of h-index and associated demographic and academic parameters for academic hematologists in Canada.
  79. Research productivity of RANZCR radiation oncology trainees from 2014 to 2023.
  80. Advancements and prospects of landsenses ecology research based on bibliometric analysis.
  81. Advancements and trends in nanomaterial development for acute respiratory distress syndrome.
  82. Educational research on medical residency programs in Chile: a scoping review and analysis of the impact of the new accreditation policy.
  83. System interoperability and data linkage in the era of health information management: A bibliometric analysis.
  84. Advances and future directions of environmental risk research: A bibliometric review.
  85. Research topics in occupational medicine, 1990-2022: A text-mining-applied bibliometric study.
  86. Evidence base for non-genetic inheritance of environmental exposures in non-human animals and plants: a map of evidence syntheses with bibliometric analysis.
  87. Correction to "I forgot that you existed: Role of memory accessibility in the gender citation gap" by Yan et al. (2024).
  88. Fate of Abstracts Presented at Annual Meetings of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons from 2015 to 2019.
  89. Visual analysis on ferroptosis and its cross-talk to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  90. Interdisciplinarity in cultural gerontology and geriatric medical humanities - a bibliometric survey.
  91. Evaluating neurosurgical society award recipients: An analysis of awardee characteristics with respect to gender, race, education, geographic location, and neurosurgical society.
  92. High-frequency chest wall oscillation devices: An umbrella review and bibliometric analysis.
  93. Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Are Less Represented as Head Team Physicians in Collegiate Athletic Programs.
  94. Current trends and perspectives of scoliosis research society travel fellows.
  95. Unveiling temporal and spatial research trends in precision agriculture: A BERTopic text mining approach.
  96. Challenges and opportunities for large-scale applications of the electro-Fenton process.
  97. "The Association of a Research Year With Matching Into an Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency".
  98. Sex and gender bias in chronic coronary syndromes research: analysis of studies used to inform the 2019 European Society of Cardiology guidelines.
  99. Navigating the Cardiothoracic Publication Landscape: A Primer for Journal Selection.
  100. Over twenty years of publications in Ecology: Over-contribution of women reveals a new dimension of gender bias.
  101. Bibliometrics analysis and visualization study on traditional Chinese medicine acupressure treatment of sleep disorders.
  102. The Current State of International Academic Partnerships in Orthopaedic Surgery Between High-Income and Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
  103. Peer-Reviewed Publications by Successfully Matched Orthopedic Surgery Residency Applicants in the 2022-2023 Match.
  104. The academic impact of paediatric research agendas: a descriptive analysis.
  1. J Craniofac Surg. 2024 Sep 16.
    A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery From 1990 to 2023.
    Yusuf Muhammed Durna, Mustafa Said Tekin, Yaşar Kemal Duymaz, İlhan Bahşi.
       OBJECTIVES: This study aims to conduct a Scopus-based bibliometric analysis of the studies published in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, which has a very important place in its field.
    METHODS: In this bibliometric study, all articles in the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery in the Scopus database on 7 July 2024 were listed. The information of the listed articles was exported in CSV file format. When exporting these articles, the citation information, bibliographic information, abstract and keywords, funding details, and other information options were all selected. These exported CSV data were analyzed with VOSviewer software (version 1.6.18).
    RESULTS: The bibliometric analysis of the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery from 1990 to 2023 included 15,271 articles listed in the Scopus database. The majority (84.7%) of these articles were original studies. The top 5 countries with the highest number of publications were the United States (4004 articles), Turkey (2124 articles), China (2111 articles), South Korea (1597 articles), and Italy (1109 articles).
    CONCLUSION: This comprehensive bibliometric analysis demonstrates the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery's increasing prominence and impact in the field over the years. The diverse international contributions highlight the journal's role in fostering global collaboration and knowledge dissemination in craniofacial and maxillofacial research. While the use of a single database (Scopus) is a limitation, the study provides a detailed overview of the journal's scholarly contributions, influential authors, and publication trends. These findings underscore the journal's pivotal position in advancing craniofacial surgery research and education.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000010643
  2. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36782
    Knowledge structure and research hotspots on digital scanning for implant-supported complete-arch prosthesis: A bibliometric analysis.
    Yutong Gao, Mingyu Zhao, Shici Xia, Yue Sa.
       Background: Digital scanning is increasingly widely used for implant-supported complete-arch prosthese. However, a quantitative literature analysis is lacking for this field. This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis to summarize the knowledge structure and research hotspots of digital scanning for implant-supported complete-arch prosthesis.
    Materials and methods: Relevant articles and reviews, published between 1994 and 2023, were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). Indicators such as publication count, annual growth, citation count, co-citation count, impact factor, Journal citation reports (JCR) division, H-index are used to assess the contribution of countries, journals, authors or the quality of articles. Visual maps, cluster analysis and keyword cloud are used to evaluate the cooperation pattern and topic trends.
    Results: 580 eligible publications, including 555 articles and 25 reviews, were analyzed. The United States is the leading country in this area, received the most citations. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry is the scientific journal with the highest impact. The analysis of keywords and ongoing trials shows that the accuracy of relevant techniques is a current hot topic in this field.
    Conclusion: In recent years, digital scanning technique for implant-supported complete-arch prosthesis has made rapid progress. By reviewing the published literature, we found the United States is the global leader in the field of digital scanning for complete-arch implant prosthesis. Accuracy is the core word in this field, more scientific evidence is needed to support the clinical application of digital scanning in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Digital scanning; Implant-supported complete-arch prosthesis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36782
  3. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Sep 13. 103(37): e39566
    Immunothrombosis: A bibliometric analysis from 2003 to 2023.
    Mengyu Hou, Jingxuan Wu, Jiangshuo Li, Meijuan Zhang, Hang Yin, Jingcheng Chen, Zhili Jin, Ruihua Dong.
       BACKGROUND: Immunothrombosis is a physiological process that constitutes an intravascular innate immune response. Abnormal immunothrombosis can lead to thrombotic disorders. With the outbreak of COVID-19, there is increasing attention to the mechanisms of immunothrombosis and its critical role in thrombotic events, and a growing number of relevant research papers are emerging. This article employs bibliometrics to discuss the current status, hotspots, and trends in research of this field.
    METHODS: Research papers relevant to immunothrombosis published from January 1, 2003, to May 29, 2023, were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. VOSviewer and the R package "Bibliometrix" were employed to analyze publication metrics, including the number of publications, authors, countries, institutions, journals, and keywords. The analysis generated visual results, and trends in research topics and hotspots were examined.
    RESULTS: A total of 495 target papers were identified, originating from 58 countries and involving 3287 authors from 1011 research institutions. Eighty high-frequency keywords were classified into 5 clusters. The current key research topics in the field of immunothrombosis include platelets, inflammation, neutrophil extracellular traps, Von Willebrand factor, and the complement system. Research hotspots focus on the mechanisms and manifestations of immunothrombosis in COVID-19, as well as the discovery of novel treatment strategies targeting immunothrombosis in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
    CONCLUSION: Bibliometric analysis summarizes the main achievements and development trends in research on immunothrombosis, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the field and guiding future research directions.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000039566
  4. Obes Facts. 2024 Sep 17. 1-34
    Bibliometric insights into research hotspots and trends in obesity and asthma from 2013 to 2023.
    Peng Cao, Jiake Li, Guohui Wang, Xulong Sun, Zhi Luo, Shaihong Zhu, Liyong Zhu.
       INTRODUCTION: Obesity and asthma are closely linked, but the current state of research on this topic and future research directions have yet to be comprehensively explored. This study aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the research landscape in the field of obesity and asthma.
    METHODS: A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection database to identify papers published on obesity and asthma between 2013 and 2023. VOSviewer software was utilized for statistical analysis and visualization of collaborative networks, research trends, literature sources, citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and keyword analysis.
    RESULTS: A total of 3406 records from 1010 journals authored by 17347 researchers affiliated with 4573 institutes across 117 countries and regions were retrieved. The number of publications and citations increased annually. The United States and China contributed the majority of records. Major nodes in the collaboration network map included Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins University, University of Newcastle, Karolinska Institution, University of Toronto, and Seoul National University. Prolific authors included Anne E. Dixon, Erick Forno, Lisa G. Wood, Deepa Rastogi, and Fernando Holguin. Research trends and hotspots focused on metabolism studies, Mendelian randomization, gut microbiome, inflammation response, gene, biomarker research, and comorbidities were identified as potential future research frontiers.
    CONCLUSION: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the current research status and trends in the field of obesity and asthma. Our findings highlight the importance of understanding collaboration patterns, research hotspots, and emerging frontiers to guide future research in this area.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1159/000541474
  5. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 ;11 1418433
    A bibliometric analysis of the application of physical therapy in knee osteoarthritis from 2013 to 2022.
    Chenglan Huang, Yutong Hou, Yunxiao Yang, Jiaqi Liu, Ya Li, Dezhi Lu, Sha Chen, Jinwu Wang.
       Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common chronic joint diseases. Physical therapy, a non-invasive approach, is extensively used in its treatment. Although bibliometrics is a reliable method to evaluate the significance and impact of research fields, systematic bibliometric analyses in this area are lacking. This study aims to perform a bibliometric analysis covering 2013 to 2022, to highlight the current state, key focuses, and trends in physical therapy for KOA.
    Methods: This study utilizes the Web of Science Core Collection to gather relevant literature on physical therapy and KOA from 2013 to 2022. CiteSpace and VOSviewer software facilitated the visual analysis of the annual publications, geographic and institutional distributions, journals, authors, references, and keywords in this field.
    Results: The study analyzed 1,357 articles, showing an overall increase in publications over time from 71 countries and 2,302 institutions. The United States and Australia emerged as leaders in this field. The analysis identified 6,046 authors, with Kim L. Bennell as the most prolific and Bellamy N. receiving the most citations. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders published the most articles, while Osteoarthritis and Cartilage received the most citations. High-impact articles were authored notably by McAlindon TE, Bannuru RR, Fernandes L, and Bennell KL. Keyword analysis highlighted a strong focus on patient self-management, exercise therapy, physical factor therapy, and remote rehabilitation.
    Conclusion: The bibliometric analysis confirms significant interest and ongoing research in physical therapy for KOA treatment from 2013 to 2022, indicating a growing field. Journals and authors in this area show influential and collaborative dynamics. Future research should focus on enhancing international and institutional collaboration and explore emerging trends like internet-guided treatments.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; knee osteoarthritis; physical therapy; visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1418433
  6. Front Pharmacol. 2024 ;15 1401939
    Research hotspots and future trends in lipid metabolism in chronic kidney disease: a bibliometric and visualization analysis from 2004 to 2023.
    Ying Wang, Tongtong Liu, Weijing Liu, Hailing Zhao, Ping Li.
       Background: Disorders of lipid metabolism play a key role in the initiation and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Recently, research on lipid metabolism in CKD has rapidly increased worldwide. However, comprehensive bibliometric analyses in this field are lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate publications in the field of lipid metabolism in CKD over the past 20 years based on bibliometric analysis methods to understand the important achievements, popular research topics, and emerging thematic trends.
    Methods: Literature on lipid metabolism in CKD, published between 2004 and 2023, was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. The VOSviewer (v.1.6.19), CiteSpace (v.6.3 R1), R language (v.4.3.2), and Bibliometrix (v.4.1.4) packages (https://www.bibliometrix.org) were used for the bibliometric analysis and visualization. Annual output, author, country, institution, journal, cited literature, co-cited literature, and keywords were also included. The citation frequency and H-index were used to evaluate quality and influence.
    Results: In total, 1,285 publications in the field of lipid metabolism in CKD were identified in this study. A total of 7,615 authors from 1,885 institutions in 69 countries and regions published articles in 466 journals. Among them, China was the most productive (368 articles), and the United States had the most citations (17,880 times) and the highest H-index (75). Vaziri Nosratola D, Levi Moshe, Fornoni Alessia, Zhao Yingyong, and Merscher Sandra emerged as core authors. Levi Moshe (2,247 times) and Vaziri Nosratola D (1,969 times) were also authors of the top two most cited publications. The International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Kidney International are the most published and cited journals in this field, respectively. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetic kidney disease (DKD) have attracted significant attention in the field of lipid metabolism. Oxidative stress, inflammation, insulin resistance, autophagy, and cell death are the key research topics in this field.
    Conclusion: Through bibliometric analysis, the current status and global trends in lipid metabolism in CKD were demonstrated. CVD and DKD are closely associated with the lipid metabolism of patients with CKD. Future studies should focus on effective CKD treatments using lipid-lowering targets.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; chronic kidney disease; citespace; lipid metabolism; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1401939
  7. Indian J Dermatol. 2024 Jul-Aug;69(4):69(4): 365
    100 Most-Cited Articles in Vitiligo: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Zoé Gabrielle Attal, Sapir Itzhaki Gabay, Galia Peles, Amir Horev.
       Introduction: Vitiligo is a skin disease affecting melanocytes, characterised by the development of depigmented skin lesions.
    Methods: We used bibliometric analysis (BA) to identify high-quality research articles on vitiligo using criteria such as total citations, annual citations (AC) and journal impact factors. We extracted the 100 most-cited articles on vitiligo using the Web of Science database and analysed the results using Microsoft Excel 2019. Our search was limited to manuscript titles or abstracts containing the keyword 'vitiligo'. The data extracted information such as title, author, year of publication, journal of publication, total citations and research area. We also calculated the AC rate to account for bias.
    Results: A total of 6,189 studies were retrieved. The 100 most-cited articles were published between 1976 and 2017. Of those, 75 were original articles, with the research foci being mainly pathogenesis (29%) and treatment (26%). The US was the most prolific publisher overall. We separately retrieved the highest cited data from 2018 to 2022 and tabled the top 10. Of those, 50% were original articles.
    Discussion: Our BA shows that developed countries published most of the vitiligo literature. Additionally, recent research has focused on targeted treatment approaches. We also highlight the increasing paediatric vitiligo research, specifically regarding therapies.
    Keywords:  Autoimmune; bibliometric analysis; dermatology; epidemiology; psychology; repigmentation; vitiligo
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4103/ijd.ijd_673_23
  8. Cureus. 2024 Aug;16(8): e67247
    Bibliometric Research in Neurosurgery: A Review of the 50 Most Cited Bibliometric Publications in the Neurosurgical Literature.
    Abdulhakim B Jamjoom, Abdulhadi Y Gahtani, Jude M Jamjoom, Belal M Sharab, Yousuf K Khogeer, Omar M Jamjoom, Moajeb T Alzahrani.
      Bibliometry is a popular research method that is used to explore and analyze large volumes of data in an effort to highlight trends, patterns, and impacts within a specific field. This review aimed at highlighting the characteristics and citation patterns of the high-impact bibliometric research studies that were published in the neurosurgical literature. Using PubMed and Google Scholar, the 50 (52 due to identical citation numbers for the lowest three articles) most cited bibliometric research publications were identified and reviewed. Information relating to the articles' publication and bibliometric features were retrieved. The articles' citation numbers were collected. The median article age and journal impact factor (IF) were eight years and 2.76, respectively. The majority of studies were published in World Neurosurgery and the Journal of Neurosurgery, which were the publishing journals for 18 (35%) and 12 (23%) articles, respectively. Twenty-six (50%) articles were first authored by researchers from the United States of America (USA). The highest bibliometric component was science mapping, which was the theme in 30 (58%) articles. The majority of the bibliometric focus was clinical topics/fields (22 (42%) articles) and neurosurgeons/departments (21 (40%) articles). The most popular bibliometric metric was the h-index (±variants), which was employed in 22 (42%) articles. The median size of analyzed data was 188, and the most frequently utilized databases were Scopus (22 (42%) articles) and Web of Science (21 (40%) articles). The median (range) citation numbers were 52 (29-238). The citation analysis showed significantly higher citation numbers for older articles (aged ≥ 8 years) and studies published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. The citation rates were not influenced by the size of the data, the searched databases, or the bibliometric features. In conclusion, the most cited bibliometric research publications in the neurosurgical literature were predominantly descriptive analyses of clinical topics/fields and performance analyses of neurosurgeons/departments. Their citation numbers were relatively modest and were positively influenced by the publication's age and by a specific publishing journal but not by the bibliometric features of the study. Bibliometric research provides useful analytic tools that can be utilized in review studies and other practical purposes such as scholarly practices and policy decision-making.
    Keywords:  bibliometric research; citation rates; h-index; most influential; neurosurgery; performance analysis; publication trends; science mapping
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.67247
  9. Cureus. 2024 Aug;16(8): e66965
    Corneal and Ocular Surface Contributions From Mexico: A Bibliometric Analysis From 1913 to 2022.
    David Jimenez-Collado, Braulio Hernán Velasco-Sepúlveda, Ángel Lee, Guillermo Raul Vera-Duarte, Enrique O Graue-Hernandez, Alejandro Navas.
       OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate all recorded corneal and ocular surface research by Mexican authors.
    METHODS: The output data was extracted from SCOPUS to account for all publications regarding the corneal or ocular surface by Mexican authors. Data screening, extraction, and critical revision were performed by two of the authors to avoid duplication and ensure the authenticity of all papers. Performance analysis, science mapping, and network metrics were employed to retrieve trends in publication.
    RESULTS: A total of 1,091 indexed journal documents by 3965 authors were retrieved, covering the period the period from 1919 to 2022. In performance analysis, the document types included 881 articles, 20 book chapters, 17 conference papers, three editorials, 37 letters to the editor, nine notes, and 123 reviews. A total of 3,965 contributing authors made 6,081 author appearances. In terms of total citations per country, Mexican authors received a total of 7,087 citations, with an average article citation of 8.76 per author.
    CONCLUSION: This bibliometric analysis highlights impactful research contributions to corneal and ocular surface research from Mexican authors, identifies influential authors and institutions, and also emphasizes the need for increased interaction in the international arena.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; bibliometrix; ocular surface; ophthalmology; publication productivity; research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66965
  10. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 ;16 1388290
    Mapping knowledge domain of acupuncture for Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric and visual analysis.
    Yanqing Zhao, Li Huang, Wentao Li.
       Objective: This study points to probing the inclination and mapping knowledge domain of acupuncture for Parkinson's disease through bibliometrics.
    Methods: A search was conducted on 1 February 2024 using the Web of Science to identify papers published on acupuncture for Parkinson's disease. The analysis included scientific research, countries, organizations, authors/cited authors, keywords, journals, and cited references. Bibliometric data were analyzed using VOSviewer software, CiteSpace, GraphPad Prism, and Scimago Graphica. The studies on acupuncture for Parkinson's disease were visualized as a network map according to the publication year.
    Results: The cumulative publication trend on acupuncture for Parkinson's disease is increasing year by year. China is the leading contributor in this field. International collaboration is predominantly concentrated in Europe, while institutional collaboration is chiefly limited to Chinese universities specializing in traditional Chinese medicine. Park HJ is the most prolific author, with "Movement Disorders" being the journal with the most publications. "Brain Research" is identified as a key journal, reflecting a focus on neuroscience. Kim SN is the most cited author, while Eisenberg DM is a prominent author in this field. Research topics such as mouse models, systematic reviews, and non-motor symptoms are frequently explored, with messenger RNA of substantia nigra emerging as a notable keyword in this field. Choi YG's 2009 paper, published in the Neuroscience Letters journal, is a critical reference in this field. Key papers include Eisenberg DM's 1998 study on randomized trials of acupuncture for non-motor symptoms of PD, as well as research focusing on the neuroinflammatory regulatory mechanisms of acupuncture for PD.
    Conclusion: The bibliometric analysis offers an exhaustive generality of the advancement and worldwide trends in acupuncture treatments for Parkinson's disease, shedding light on potential avenues for prospective research.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; Parkinson’s disease; VOSviewer; acupuncture; bibliometric analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1388290
  11. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2024 ;14 1414196
    Global research trends on the links between gut microbiota and radiotherapy: a bibliometric analysis (2004-2023).
    Shuyuan Wang, Zhen Yuan, Xiaohui Gao, Jiaxing Wu, Yifan Ren, Xiufeng Yu, Jianxiong Li, Wei Wei.
       Background: There is a crosstalk between gut microbiota and radiotherapy. The aim of this study is to use bibliometric analysis to explore the research status and development trends of research on gut microbiota and radiotherapy.
    Methods: A literature search regarding publications on gut microbiota and radiotherapy from 2004 to 2023 was retrieved. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis. The growth rate of publications, leading countries and institutions, preferred journals, top authors and co-cited authors, top co-cited references, keywords and citation were analyzed in this study.
    Results: A total of 2821 papers were extracted. The number of papers has increased rapidly over the past decade, especially after 2017. The USA and China had the most publications and made great contributions to this field. The Chinese Academy of Sciences stood out as the institution with the highest number of publications, followed by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College. The most influential authors were Fan Saijun and Li Yuan. PLoS One had the most publications and the most total citations. Highly cited papers and high-frequency keywords illustrated the current status and trends. Furthermore, analysis of keyword with burst revealed that immunotherapy, acid, intestinal barrier, therapy, immunotherapy, fecal microbiota transplantation, etc, are at the forefront of research in this area.
    Conclusion: This study provides an overview of research on gut microbiota and radiotherapy, highlighting influential contributors, impactful publications, and emerging trends. Our finding suggests avenues for further exploration to improve clinical outcomes.
    Keywords:  cancer; gut microbiota; gut-organ axis; radiosensitivity; radiotherapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1414196
  12. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36960
    Global research trends in labor analgesia: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2023.
    Yang Xiao, Yunkai Tao, Yajiao Hu, Zhimin Liao.
       Objective: In the past decade, thousands of original articles focus on labor analgesia have published. However, little has been published in the literature that includes a bibliometric analysis of labor analgesia. Therefore, this study is designed to analyze the current status of research on labor analgesia over the past ten years and explore potential directions for the future.
    Methods: We retrieved the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) for labor analgesia articles published from 2013 to 2023 and extracted the data from the literature. To perform the bibliometric analysis, we used CiteSpace (6.2. R5) and VOS viewer (1.6.19) as our primary analysis tools.
    Results: A total of 2406 articles were included, and the number of publications has increased steadily in the last ten years. The United States was the leading contributor to the area, and Harvard University was the most productive institution. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology was the most cited and influential journal. The most co-cited reference was "Epidural versus non-epidural or no analgesia for pain management in labour". The labels of the co-citation cluster have identified the characteristics of 5major clusters, such as "postpartum depression", "programmed intermittent epidural bolus", "childbirth experience" "intrapartum maternal fever" and "dural puncture", which play important roles in this field. Keywords co-occurrence and keywords burst detection showed that "vaginal birth", "postpartum depression", "maternal fever", "inflammation", "systematic review", "guidelines", "decreased risk" and "scale" were the most recent and most prominent topics of labor analgesia.
    Discussion: This study provided a global review of labor analgesia using bibliometric and visual techniques to provide an intuitive understanding of this topic and identify hotspots and research trends. Notably, intrapartum fever and postpartum depression have emerged as hotpots and trends in labor analgesia research, reflecting the current research landscape.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics analysis; CiteSpace; Labor analgesia; VOS viewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36960
  13. Front Neurosci. 2024 ;18 1440756
    Two decades of progress in glioma methylation research: the rise of temozolomide resistance and immunotherapy insights.
    Xianhao Huo, Haoyuan Li, Yixiang Xing, Wenqing Liu, Pengfei Chen, Fang Du, Lijuan Song, Zhenhua Yu, Xiangmei Cao, Jihui Tian.
       Aims: This study aims to systematically analyze the global trends in glioma methylation research using bibliometric methodologies. We focus on identifying the scholarly trajectory and key research interests, and we utilize these insights to predict future research directions within the epigenetic context of glioma.
    Methods: We performed a comprehensive literature search of the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) to identify articles related to glioma methylation published from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2023. The analysis included full-text publications in the English language and excluded non-research publications. Analysis and visualization were performed using GraphPad Prism, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer software.
    Results: The search identified 3,744 publications within the WoSCC database, including 3,124 original research articles and 620 review articles. The research output gradually increased from 2004 to 2007, followed by a significant increase after 2008, which peaked in 2022. A minor decline in publication output was noted during 2020-2021, potentially linked to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The United States and China were the leading contributors, collectively accounting for 57.85% of the total research output. The Helmholtz Association of Germany, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), and the Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg were the most productive institutions. The Journal of Neuro-Oncology led in terms of publication volume, while Neuro-Oncology had the highest Impact Factor. The analysis of publishing authors revealed Michael Weller as the most prolific contributor. The co-citation network analysis identified David N. Louis's article as the most frequently cited. The keyword analysis revealed "temozolomide," "expression," "survival," and "DNA methylation" as the most prominent keywords, while "heterogeneity," "overall survival," and "tumor microenvironment" showed the strongest citation bursts.
    Conclusions: The findings of this study illustrate the increasing scholarly interest in glioma methylation, with a notable increase in research output over the past two decades. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the research landscape, highlighting the importance of temozolomide, DNA methylation, and the tumor microenvironment in glioma research. Despite its limitations, this study offers valuable insights into the current research trends and potential future directions, particularly in the realm of immunotherapy and epigenetic editing techniques.
    Keywords:  MGMT promoter methylation; bibliometric analysis; glioma methylation; immunotherapy; temozolomide
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2024.1440756
  14. J Sex Marital Ther. 2024 Sep 18. 1-10
    Quantifying Circumcision Anesthesia Research: A Bibliometric Analysis Using VOSviewer.
    Alparslan Koç.
      Circumcision anesthesia, aimed at mitigating pain and distress during the procedure, has evolved, reflecting advancements in medical science and societal attitudes toward pain management. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of circumcision anesthesia research, from historical origins to contemporary trends. The Web of Science collection database was used to search for all articles on circumcision anesthesia between 1980 and 2024. All fields were searched using "circumcision anesthesia" or "circumcision anaesthesia" as keywords. Countries, authors, journals, institutions, citation frequency, and journal metrics were extracted. The results were analyzed bibliometrically using the VOSviewer program. A total of 683 relevant publications between 1980 and 2024 were analyzed. The results showed that the USA had the highest number of publications, followed by Turkey. Original articles were the most common publication type, and the main research topics included pain management strategies, anesthesia techniques, and clinical outcomes. The article by Taddio et al. was the most cited article, with 738 citations, while "circumcision" and "pain" were the most common keywords used. Despite cultural and regional differences, this study highlights the growing acceptance of circumcision anesthesia as a vital aspect of medical practice and offers insights to guide future research efforts and clinical interventions. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the role of circumcision anesthesia in enhancing patient comfort and well-being during this standard surgical procedure.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2024.2404603
  15. Front Mol Biosci. 2024 ;11 1309006
    Sequencing technology in sarcopenia: current research progress and future trends.
    Yuxia Yang, Xiangji Meng, Xiaomei Dai, Jian Zhang, Jihang Dai, Jingcheng Wang, Wenyong Fei.
       Background: Muscle is an important tissue of the human body. Muscle atrophy is common in people of all ages, which will lead to human weakness and decline of motor function, which is one of the important causes of disability. The common methods of genomics research are transcriptome, proteomics and metabolomics, which are important means to explore the molecular pathology of diseases. In recent years, combinatorial research has been carried out on a large scale in the field of muscle atrophy. However, no author in this field has carried out bibliometrics and visual analysis.
    Methods: In this study, articles related to the histological study of muscular dystrophy since 2000 were searched from the Web of Science core database (WoSCC). We will retrieve the results through CiteSpace, VosViewer and R for data statistics and visual analysis.
    Results: In this study, a total of 141 publications were collected, and the number of publications increased year by year. These 141 articles came from 1031 co-authors from 361 institutions in 31 countries and were published in 92 journals. A total of 6286 articles from 1383 journals were cited. Authors from American institutions have published the most articles and have been cited the most, and authors from other countries have also made considerable contributions.
    Conclusion: This is the first bibliometric and visual analysis of published research in the field of muscular dystrophy through systematic data retrieval and combined with a variety of bibliometric analysis tools. Through these data, we summarize the previous studies of scholars, and provide prospects for future research in the field.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; gene sequencing; metabolic sequencing; muscle atrophy; protein sequencing; sarcopenia
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2024.1309006
  16. Environ Pollut. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S0269-7491(24)01684-1. [Epub ahead of print] 124969
    A bibliometric analysis of global research hotspots and progress on emerging environmental pollutants 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone from 2004 to 2024.
    Shamimeh Babaei, Febelyn Reguyal, Ajit K Sarmah.
      The emerging toxicants, N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6PPD-Q), resulting from environmental exposure to N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), have gained considerable attention owing to their ubiquitous occurrence and high toxicity. We performed a scientometric analysis on this topical area of research over the past two decades, spanning from 2004 to April 2024. The overarching aim was to reveal potential future directions in this research area, exploring several key aspects. These included publication and citation growth trends, relevant subject fields, distribution of contribution by country, influential journals in the field, keyword co-occurrence network and cluster analysis, and identification of top authors. The information was collected from the Scopus database and processed using the VOS viewer software. We observed a notable increase in the number of publications over the past four years. With a share of 46.2% of publications, "Environmental Sciences" dominated as the primary scientific category. Among all journals, "Science of the Total Environment" was the most prolific, publishing 33 documents, accounting for 15.6% of the total records. China, representing 76 publications (36%), followed by the United States, with 40 (18.9%), stood out as the leading countries. The occurrence of keywords such as "Pollution exposure", "Mass spectrometry", and "toxicity" highlighted the importance of assessing the toxicological properties, analytical methods, and environmental implications of these emerging contaminants to mitigate their adverse effects and protect environmental and human health. Cai, Zongwei from Hong Kong Baptist University was highly productive in this field, publishing 11 papers. Based on the bibliometric analysis presented, it seems that the future direction of research on 6PPD and 6PPD-Q will shift towards strategies focused on their removal and treatment.
    Keywords:  6PPD; 6PPD-Q; Research trend; Scientometric analysis; VOS viewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124969
  17. Int J Ophthalmol. 2024 ;17(9): 1731-1742
    Systematic bibliometric and visualized analysis of research hotspots and trends on the application of artificial intelligence in glaucoma from 2013 to 2022.
    Chun Liu, Lu-Yao Wang, Ke-Yu Zhu, Chun-Meng Liu, Jun-Guo Duan.
       AIM: To conduct a bibliometric analysis of research on artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of glaucoma to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current state of research and identify potential new directions for future studies.
    METHODS: Relevant articles on the application of AI in the field of glaucoma from the Web of Science Core Collection were retrieved, covering the period from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2022. In order to assess the contributions and co-occurrence relationships among different countries/regions, institutions, authors, and journals, CiteSpace and VOSviewer software were employed and the research hotspots and future trends within the field were identified.
    RESULTS: A total of 750 English articles published between 2013 and 2022 were collected, and the number of publications exhibited an overall increasing trend. The majority of the articles were from China, followed by the United States and India. National University of Singapore, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Sun Yat-sen University made significant contributions to the published works. Weinreb RN and Fu HZ ranked first among authors and cited authors. American Journal of Ophthalmology is the most impactful academic journal in the field of AI application in glaucoma. The disciplinary scope of this field includes ophthalmology, computer science, mathematics, molecular biology, genetics, and other related disciplines. The clustering and identification of keyword nodes in the co-occurrence network reveal the evolving landscape of AI application in the field of glaucoma. Initially, the hot topics in this field were primarily "segmentation", "classification" and "diagnosis". However, in recent years, the focus has shifted to "deep learning", "convolutional neural network" and "artificial intelligence".
    CONCLUSION: With the rapid development of AI technology, scholars have shown increasing interest in its application in the field of glaucoma. Moreover, the application of AI in assisting treatment and predicting prognosis in glaucoma may become a future research hotspot. However, the reliability and interpretability of AI data remain pressing issues that require resolution.
    Keywords:  artificial intelligence; bibliometrics; glaucoma
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.18240/ijo.2024.09.22
  18. Front Oncol. 2024 ;14 1431142
    A quantitative analysis of artificial intelligence research in cervical cancer: a bibliometric approach utilizing CiteSpace and VOSviewer.
    Ziqi Zhao, Boqian Hu, Kun Xu, Yizhuo Jiang, Xisheng Xu, Yuliang Liu.
       Background: Cervical cancer, a severe threat to women's health, is experiencing a global increase in incidence, notably among younger demographics. With artificial intelligence (AI) making strides, its integration into medical research is expanding, particularly in cervical cancer studies. This bibliometric study aims to evaluate AI's role, highlighting research trends and potential future directions in the field.
    Methods: This study systematically retrieved literature from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), employing VOSviewer and CiteSpace for analysis. This included examining collaborations and keyword co-occurrences, with a focus on the relationship between citing and cited journals and authors. A burst ranking analysis identified research hotspots based on citation frequency.
    Results: The study analyzed 927 articles from 2008 to 2024 by 5,299 authors across 81 regions. China, the U.S., and India were the top contributors, with key institutions like the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the NIH leading in publications. Schiffman, Mark, featured among the top authors, while Jemal, A, was the most cited. 'Diagnostics' and 'IEEE Access' stood out for publication volume and citation impact, respectively. Keywords such as 'cervical cancer,' 'deep learning,' 'classification,' and 'machine learning' were dominant. The most cited article was by Berner, ES; et al., published in 2008.
    Conclusions: AI's application in cervical cancer research is expanding, with a growing scholarly community. The study suggests that AI, especially deep learning and machine learning, will remain a key research area, focusing on improving diagnostics and treatment. There is a need for increased international collaboration to maximize AI's potential in advancing cervical cancer research and patient care.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; artificial intelligence; bibliometrics; cervical cancer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1431142
  19. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36888
    The current status and future trends of BET research in oncology.
    Siying Yu, Linna Long, Xiaorui Zhang, Yu Qiu, Yabo Huang, Xueying Huang, Xia Li, Rong Xu, Chunmei Fan, He Huang.
       Background: BET family proteins are important epigenetic and transcriptional regulators involved in the control of tumorigenesis and development and have become important targets for cancer therapy. However, there is no systematic bibliometric analysis in this field. A visual analysis of the research hotspots and trends of BET is helpful to understand the future development direction.
    Method: We used CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Excel to visualize and analyze the trends regarding authors, journals, countries or regions, highly cited papers, and keywords in the field.
    Result: The results included a total of 946 publications. There are many more papers on BET proteins published since 2013. The papers are mainly from 44 countries, led by the U.S. and China. A total of 7381 authors were identified, among which Bradner, J.E. had the greatest number of articles and the greatest influence. Cancer Discovery was the journal with the most citations per article. Our analysis identified the most influential papers in the field, including highly cited papers and citation burst references. The most frequent keywords included 'expression', 'c-Myc', 'cancer', 'BRD4', 'BET inhibition', 'resistance', 'differentiation', and 'JQ1', which represent the focus of current and developing research fields.
    Conclusion: Research on BET is thriving. Collaboration and exchanges between countries and institutions must be strengthened in the future, and the mechanisms of BET-related pathways, the relationship between BET and various diseases, and the development of new BET inhibitors have become the major focus of current research and the trend of future research.
    Keywords:  BRD4; Bibliometrics; Bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET); CiteSpace; JQ1; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36888
  20. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Sep 13. 103(37): e39550
    Global trends and hotspots of exercise interventions for mild cognitive impairment: A global bibliometric analysis.
    Qing Yi, Shuo Wang, XiaoWei Feng, Xutao Liu, Victor Selvarajah Selvanayagam, Jadeera Phaik Geok Cheong.
       BACKGROUND: Exercise interventions for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have been extensively studied. However, there is no bibliometric study on exercise interventions for MCI. This study aimed to identify the collaborative networks, research hotspots, evolution trends, and future directions.
    METHODS: Relevant documents were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. VOSviewer was used to analyze the co-authorship of the author, countries and institutions, and the keywords co-occurrence. CiteSpace was used to detect burst keywords' research trends.
    RESULTS: A total of 569 articles were included and showed an overall increasing trend in annual publications. The most influential subject categories, authors, journals, country, and institutions were "geriatrics gerontology," "Doi, Takehiko and Shimada, Hiroyuki," "Journal of Alzheimer's Disease," USA, and "Veterans Health Administration," respectively. The research hotspots are "effectiveness," "neural mechanism" and "correlation" of exercise interventions, and the emerging trend is "intervention quality."
    CONCLUSION: This area is in a rapid development phase, whereby research hotpots are focused and the research trend is clear. The highly productive authors and institutions have made outstanding contributions and the subject categories present an interdisciplinary trend. However, there is weak cooperation between countries and institutions, and a substantial research gap exists between developed and developing countries. Future research may highlight the intervention quality, emphasizing the combination with virtual reality technology.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000039550
  21. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36541
    Unveiling the future: Bibliometric analysis on the application of nanomaterials in osteoarthritis (2006-2023).
    Chunxi Shu, Xinyang Yin, Qin Zhong, Ming Cheng.
       Background: As the population ages, the socio-economic impact of osteoarthritis (OA) is becoming increasingly significant. In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the design and development of nanomaterials for diagnosing and treating OA. This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the current status and trends in the application of nanomaterials in OA through bibliometric analysis and provide a review.
    Methods: Studies on nanomaterials and OA were sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, with relevant articles selected based on predefined inclusion criteria. Quantitative and visual analyses of the included publications were conducted using tools such as VOSviewer, and GraphPad Prism 9.5.0.
    Results: A total of 532 publications were included in this study. The number of annual publications has increased steadily from 2006 to 2023. China, the United States, and South Korea are the leading countries in this field. Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Li Zheng are recognized as the most influential institutions and authors, respectively. Biomaterials is the most frequently published and cited journal. Current research primarily focuses on drug delivery and the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties of nanomaterials. Recent research hotspots include mesoporous silica nanoparticles, electrostatic interaction, and injectable hydrogels.
    Conclusion: In this study, we summarised the annual publication trends and identified the most influential countries, institutions, authors, journals, and current research and development trends in the application of nanomaterials for OA.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Nanomaterial; Osteoarthritis; Research trend
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36541
  22. World J Emerg Med. 2024 ;15(5): 386-396
    Evolutionary trend analysis and knowledge structure mapping of endothelial dysfunction in sepsis: a bibliometrics study.
    Juexian Wei, Hengzong Mo, Yuting Zhang, Wenmin Deng, Siqing Zheng, Haifeng Mao, Yang Ji, Huilin Jiang, Yongcheng Zhu.
       BACKGROUND: A pathophysiological feature of septic organ failure is endothelial dysfunction in sepsis (EDS). The physiological and pathological mechanism of sepsis is considered to be vascular leakage caused by endothelial dysfunction. These pathological changes lead to systemic organ injury. However, an analysis using bibliometric methods has not yet been conducted in the field of EDS. This study was conducted to provide an overview of knowledge structure and research trends in the field of EDS.
    METHODS: Based on previous research, a literature search was performed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) for publications associated with EDS published between the year 2003 and 2023. Various types of data from the publications, such as citation frequency, authorship, keywords and highly cited articles, were extracted. The "Create Citation Report" feature in the WoSCC was employed to calculate the Hirsch index (h-index) and average citations per item (ACI) of authors, institutions, and countries. To conduct bibliometric and visualization analyses, three bibliometric tools were used, including R-bibliometrix, CiteSpace (co-citation analysis of references), and VOSviewer (co-authorship analysis of institutions, co-authorship analysis of authors, co-occurrence analysis of keywords).
    RESULTS: After excluding invalid records, the study finaly included 4,536 publications with 135,386 citations. Most of these publications originated in the USA, China, Germany, Canada, and Japan. Harvard University emerged as the most prolific institution, while professor Jong-Sup Bae and his research team at Kyungpook National University emerged as authors with the greatest influence. The "protein C", "tissue factor", "thrombin", "glycocalyx", "acute kidney injury", "syndecan-1" and "biomarker" were identified as prominent areas of research. Future research may focus on molecular mechanisms (such as as vascular endothelial [VE]-cadherin regulation) and therapeutic interventions to enhance endothelial repair and function.
    CONCLUSION: Our findings show a growing interest in EDS research. Key areas for future research include signaling pathways, molecular mechanisms, endothelial repair, and interactions between endothelial cells and other cell types in sepsis.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Endothelium; Sepsis; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2024.083
  23. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2024 ;18 4051-4063
    Research Hotspots in Mitochondria-Related Studies for AKI Treatment: A Bibliometric Study.
    Mengfan Yang, Youqun Huang, Anqi Tang, Yu Zhang, Yu Liu, Zhenliang Fan, Mingquan Li.
       Purpose: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical critical condition that has become a significant healthcare burden. In recent years, the relationship between AKI and mitochondria has attracted increasing attention. Protecting mitochondria or restoring their function has emerged as a novel therapeutic strategy for alleviating AKI. This study aims to analyze and summarize the current status, research trends, and hotspots in this field, providing references and directions for future research.
    Methods: AKI and mitochondria-related literature from the Web of Science core collection were retrieved and collected. Bibliometric and visualization analyses were conducted using Microsoft Excel 2021, bibliometric tools (VosViewer, Citespace 6.3.R1, and the bibliometrix R package), R 4.3.2, and SCImagoGraphica software.
    Results: A total of 2433 publications were included in this study. The number of annual publications in this field has increased year by year. China and the United States are the two most productive countries. Central South University is the most influential research institution in terms of research output, and Parikh SM, Schnellmann RG, and Dong Z are the most influential authors in this field. KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY, and AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-RENAL PHYSIOLOGY are the most influential journals. Initially, the research focused on keywords such as oxidative stress, ischemia-reperfusion injury, apoptosis, inflammation, and autophagy. In recent years, new research hotspots have emerged, including ferroptosis, aging, mitochondrial quality control, messenger RNA, mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants, extracellular vesicles, and nanodrug delivery.
    Conclusion: Research on the relationship between mitochondria and AKI has broad developing prospects, and targeting mitochondrial regulation will become a focus of future AKI prevention and treatment research.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; acute kidney injury; bibliometric analysis; citespace; mitochondria; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S473426
  24. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36509
    Mapping knowledge structure and themes trends of non-surgical treatment in intervertebral disc degeneration.
    Yan Zhao, Qiuqiu Xia, Lu Zhu, Jiyue Xia, Shaojie Xiang, Qiming Mao, Huaize Dong, Zijing Weng, Wenbo Liao, Zhijun Xin.
       Background: Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a chronic disabling disease caused by degeneration of nucleus pulposus cells, decreased activity and the number of nucleus pulposus cells, decreased extracellular matrix, and infiltration of inflammatory factors, resulting in low back and leg pain. Recent studies have shown that non-surgical treatment is of great significance in reversing the progression of degenerative disc disease, and there are more relevant literature reports. However, there is no bibliometric analysis in this area. This study aimed to describe the knowledge structure and thematic trends of non-surgical treatment methods for IDD through bibliometrics.
    Methods: Articles and reviews on non-surgical treatment of disc degeneration from 1998 to 2022 were collected on the Web of Science. VOSviewer 1.6.18, CiteSpace 6.1.R3, R package "bibliometrix" and two online analysis platforms were used for bibliometric and visual literature analysis.
    Results: 961 articles were screened for inclusion, including 821 articles and 140 reviews. The analysis of our study shows that publications in the non-surgical treatment of disc degeneration are increasing annually, with publications coming mainly from North America and Asia, with China and the United States dominating. Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol and Wang K are the most prolific institutions and authors, respectively, and Le Maitre CL is the most co-cited author. However, there is less collaboration between institutions in different countries. Spine is both the most published and the most cited journal. According to the co-citation and co-occurrence analysis results, "mesenchymal stem cells," "exosomes," "medication," and "tissue engineering" are the current research hotspots in this field.
    Conclusions: This study employs bibliometric analysis to explore the knowledge structure and trends of non-surgical treatments for IDD from 2013 to 2022. Key research hotspots include mesenchymal stem cells, exosomes, medication, and tissue engineering. The number of publications, especially from China and the USA, has increased significantly, though international collaboration needs improvement. Influential contributors include Wang K and the journal Spine. These findings provide a comprehensive overview and highlight important future directions for the field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Bibliometrix; CiteSpace; Intervertebral disc degeneration; Non-surgical treatment; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36509
  25. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 ;16 1433325
    Knowledge mapping of ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric analysis: 2012-2023.
    Juanqin Li, Yanli Wang, Jing Huang, Daokai Gong.
       Background: Ferroptosis is a crucial pathogenic mechanism in Parkinson's disease, offering significant potential for pharmacological intervention. Despite its importance, the number of bibliometric analyses examining the relationship between ferroptosis and Parkinson's disease remains limited. This study aims to elucidate the knowledge structure and primary research focuses within this field using various bibliometric tools search.
    Materials and methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature son ferroptosis in Parkinson's disease using the Web of Science Core Collection database. Bibliometric analyses and visualizations were performed with VOSviewer, examining the geographical and institutional distribution of publications, journal interconnections, and keyword prevalence. Furthermore, CiteSpace was used to visually explore and analyze journal interactions and citation dynamics. The bibliometrix R package facilitated the delineation of collaborative networks across different countries and the construction of visual network representations illustrating relationships among authors, keywords, and journals. Data visualization was further enhanced with Microsoft Office Excel 2021.
    Results: Recently, there has been a significant increase in publications on ferroptosis, with China emerging as a leading contributor in this research area. Keyword analysis highlights the critical role of ferroptosis in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, identifying GPX4 as a key enzyme mitigating lipid peroxidation. This study also elucidates the connections and distinctions between ferroptosis and other cell death processes such as apoptosis, autophagy, and pyroptosis. Current research primarily focuses on immunotherapy, prognosis, oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and the tumor microenvironment.
    Conclusion: This study provides a comprehensive initial analysis of the research landscape, identifying current focal points and potential future directions for ferroptosis research in Parkinson's disease. The findings leverage a variety of bibliometric methodologies to offer valuable insights into this emerging field.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; Parkinson’s disease; RStudio bibliometrix; VOSviewers; bibliometrics; ferroptosis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1433325
  26. Channels (Austin). 2024 Dec;18(1): 2396354
    Piezo1 channel: A global bibliometric analysis from 2010 to 2024.
    Chuanxi Tian, Tianyi Lyu, Xirui Zhao, Ruoshui Wang, Ying Wu, Daowen Yang.
      In recent years, the Piezo1 channel has attracted great attention. Piezo1's research has made remarkable advance in many aspects. However, the overall trends and knowledge structures have not been systematically investigated from a worldwide viewpoint. Therefore, it is important to fill this knowledge gap and utilize a proper tool to show the research status, hotspots, and frontiers in the Piezo1 channel. In order to better investigate the hotspots and frontiers of the Piezo1 channel research, we retrieved relevant literature from Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) and applied CiteSpace to perform a bibliometric analysis. Our findings might serve as a reference for future research in this area.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; Piezo1; pain; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/19336950.2024.2396354
  27. Complement Ther Med. 2024 Sep 14. pii: S0965-2299(24)00071-2. [Epub ahead of print]86 103083
    A trend of Tai Chi in osteoporosis research: A bibliometric analysis.
    Libing Liang, Mingyue Zhang, Kunpeng Li, Jianmiao Hou, Caiqin Wu.
       BACKGROUND: Tai chi has been used to treat different forms of osteoporosis and increase bone density without the use of pharmaceuticals.
    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to use bibliometric analysis to methodically examine trends and hotspots of tai chi treatment for osteoporosis in order to generate references for further investigation.
    METHODS: The articles on Tai Chi to treat osteoporosis was obtained from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wan Fang, Web of Science (WOS) and PubMed between inception and November 8,2023. The annual publication volume, authors, institutions, and keywords, along with co-citation, clustering, and burst analysis, were analyzed using CiteSpace.
    RESULTS: Totally, 328 publications were included. The number of annual publications has been rising rapidly in recent years. Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Shanghai University of Sport are two of the best universities for Tai Chi treatment in osteoporosis. This area of research is dominated by Zhou, Y; Yu, DH; Pence, BC and Qin,L. Core authors and core institutions having a relatively low level of collaboration indicates that there may be limited interaction and cooperation between these key players in the field. China had the highest volume of publications, followed by the United States. Furthermore, the majority of the study subjects and influence mechanism are the focus of current research in this field.
    CONCLUSION: Tai Chi in osteoporosis research field is in a stage of stable development. Universities and higher education institutions are the leading institutions in this field. China and the United States emerging as high productivity nations. The study of Tai Chi in osteoporosis not only focuses on the applicable population, effects and intervention methods, but also gradually shifts to the mechanism study such as "secretion of beneficial factors", "physical exercise load" and "oxidative stress status".
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Osteoporosis; Tai Chi
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2024.103083
  28. J Integr Complement Med. 2024 Sep 18.
    Cannabis Uses in Dentistry: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Karolina Skarlet Silva Viana, Ernesto Andrade Divenuto, Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima.
      Background: This bibliometric review seeks to understand metrics of papers, authors, journals, and universities, about the benefits of the therapeutic application of Cannabis sativa (CS), as well as the most harmful effects associated to its use. Methods: The main search strategy applied to the topic was conducted in Web Of Science Core Collection on February 2024. A crossmatch of the number of citations was performed in Scopus and Google Scholar. The analyses were carried out in VOSviewer and Altmetric for PubMed and Google Scholar. Results: Of a total of 196 records, 53 articles were included for analysis. There were 25 publications on either therapeutic or harmful effects. In the ranking of subjects, those of greatest interest were general oral health and periodontics, with 53% of the total. The most cited paper was authored by Thomson et al. (2008) with 85 citations, allowing the University of Otago to be the most cited. Although JAMA was the most cited journal, in the dental field this corresponded to the Journal of Clinical Periodontology. In relation to the distribution by country, the United States received the largest number of citations and New Zealand second. Related to dentistry, in the cluster analysis, keywords more occurrent were "periodontal disease" and "periodontitis". Conclusions: In the past 4 years, there has been a superlative growth in CS papers related to oral health effects. This growth follows the social and political events related to CS legalization in some countries and reveals that the use of CS in dentistry is an emerging research field.
    Keywords:  Cannabis; bibliometric analysis; complementary therapy; dentistry
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1089/jicm.2024.0368
  29. Narra J. 2024 08;4(2): e917
    Bibliometric top ten healthcare-related ChatGPT publications in the first ChatGPT anniversary.
    Malik Sallam.
      Since its public release on November 30, 2022, ChatGPT has shown promising potential in diverse healthcare applications despite ethical challenges, privacy issues, and possible biases. The aim of this study was to identify and assess the most influential publications in the field of ChatGPT utility in healthcare using bibliometric analysis. The study employed an advanced search on three databases, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, to identify ChatGPT-related records in healthcare education, research, and practice between November 27 and 30, 2023. The ranking was based on the retrieved citation count in each database. The additional alternative metrics that were evaluated included (1) Semantic Scholar highly influential citations, (2) PlumX captures, (3) PlumX mentions, (4) PlumX social media and (5) Altmetric Attention Scores (AASs). A total of 22 unique records published in 17 different scientific journals from 14 different publishers were identified in the three databases. Only two publications were in the top 10 list across the three databases. Variable publication types were identified, with the most common being editorial/commentary publications (n=8/22, 36.4%). Nine of the 22 records had corresponding authors affiliated with institutions in the United States (40.9%). The range of citation count varied per database, with the highest range identified in Google Scholar (1019-121), followed by Scopus (242-88), and Web of Science (171-23). Google Scholar citations were correlated significantly with the following metrics: Semantic Scholar highly influential citations (Spearman's correlation coefficient ρ=0.840, p<0.001), PlumX captures (ρ=0.831, p<0.001), PlumX mentions (ρ=0.609, p=0.004), and AASs (ρ=0.542, p=0.009). In conclusion, despite several acknowledged limitations, this study showed the evolving landscape of ChatGPT utility in healthcare. There is an urgent need for collaborative initiatives by all stakeholders involved to establish guidelines for ethical, transparent, and responsible use of ChatGPT in healthcare. The study revealed the correlation between citations and alternative metrics, highlighting its usefulness as a supplement to gauge the impact of publications, even in a rapidly growing research field.
    Keywords:  ChatGPT in healthcare; bibliometric analysis; citation metric; generative AI in healthcare; publication impact
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.52225/narra.v4i2.917
  30. Asian J Surg. 2024 Sep 14. pii: S1015-9584(24)02029-3. [Epub ahead of print]
    A bibliometric analysis of literature concerning the role of T-cells in sepsis.
    Zi-Xin Luo, Kang Zou, Qiuping Zhu.
      
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Sepsis; T-cells
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.09.028
  31. Cureus. 2024 Aug;16(8): e66925
    Application of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Abubakar I Sidik, Roman N Komarov, Sidique Gawusu, Aliu Moomin, Malik K Al-Ariki, Marina Elias, Dmitriy Sobolev, Ivan G Karpenko, Grigorii Esion, Jonas Akambase, Vladislav V Dontsov, Abdul Majed I Mohammad Shafii, Derrar Ahlam, Naya W Arzouni.
      Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medicine have been significant over the past 30 years. To monitor current research developments, it is crucial to examine the latest trends in AI adoption across various medical fields. This bibliometric analysis focuses on AI applications in cardiology. Unlike existing literature reviews, this study specifically examines journal articles published in the last decade, sourced from both Scopus and Web of Science databases, to illustrate the recent trends in AI within cardiology. The bibliometric analysis involves a statistical and quantitative evaluation of the literature on AI application in cardiovascular medicine over a defined period. A comprehensive global literature review is conducted to identify key research areas, authors, and their interrelationships through published works. The leading institutions and most influential authors in research on the role of AI in cardiology were located in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China. This study also provides researchers with an overview of the evolution of research in AI and cardiology. The main contribution of this study is to highlight the prominent authors, countries, journals, institutions, keywords, and trends in the development of AI in cardiology.
    Keywords:  artificial intelligence; bibliometric analysis; cardiac; cardiology; convolutional neural network; deep learning; heart; machine learning
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66925
  32. Brain Spine. 2024 ;4 103324
    Research productivity on spontaneous intracranial hypotension: A bibliometric analysis.
    Christopher Marvin Jesse, Nicolas W Graf, Levin Häni, Johannes Goldberg, Tomas Dobrocky, Eike I Piechowiak, Andreas Raabe, Ralph T Schär.
       Introduction: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is an important cause of devastating headaches and caused by CSF-leaks in the spine.
    Research question: The aim of this analysis was to gain an overview of the progress of research on SIH over time. The global publication landscape relating to SIH was analyzed and comparisons between regions were made.
    Material and methods: A bibliometric analysis was performed by searching for research articles on SIH in PubMed published between 1983 and 2022. Countries responsible for the publications were ranked by the sum of citations. An average annual growth rate was calculated and the density of SIH publications per 100 000 physicians was determined.
    Results: We identified 974 articles. In 1983 only one SIH patient was reported; in 2021 the number of patients had increased to 4230. The average annual growth rate of SIH publications during this period was 12.7%. The most common publication type were case reports (n = 570). The most common medical specialty of the first author was neurology (n = 251) followed by neurosurgery (n = 250) and radiology (n = 191). Although most publications originated from the United States of America (USA), South Korea had the highest density of SIH investigators (37.86 publications per 100 000 medical doctors). The most cited paper (296 citations) was published in 2006 in JAMA (USA).
    Discussion and conclusion: Research on SIH has increased exponentially over the past four decades. The international community of SIH researchers is growing, and with it the opportunities for global networks involved in research, treatment, and patient education.
    Keywords:  Cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; Publication research productivity; SIH; Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak; Spontaneous intracranial hypotension
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bas.2024.103324
  33. Front Psychol. 2024 ;15 1397624
    Global research trends on psychological well‑being of children in foster care homes from 2003 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis using Scopus database.
    Sandhiya Priyadarshini D, Tony P Jose.
       Purpose: The study focuses on contemporary trends in the psychological well‑being of foster children residing in care homes over the past two decades. Moreover, it aims to predict future research directions by analyzing hotspots, offering valuable references for academics engaged in further studies in this field.
    Methods: A quantitative analysis was conducted on nine hundred and twelve documents, including research papers and reviews, from 2003 to 2023. These publications focused on the psychological well‑being of foster children and were incorporated from the Scopus database. For visual analysis, we utilized the bibliometric analytical tool VOSviewer to generate a map of information on the authors, journals, organizations, nations, citations, and keywords. We also employed Microsoft Excel tables to record the essential details.
    Results: The psychological well‑being of children and adolescents residing in foster homes is an emerging area of research. The findings show that there has been an ongoing rise in relevant research publications over time. The United States (416) and Harvard Medical School (56) were the most active countries and organizations in this study. AIDS Care: Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV (91 articles) and Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (86 articles) are two prominent journals, while the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry had the most co-citations (630). Nelson (52 publications) and Zeanah (50 publications) are the top two leading authors based on citation counts. Institutional care, orphans, HIV/AIDS orphans, psychological well‑being, and mental health, resilience are popular research keywords in this study.
    Conclusion: This study indicates the prevailing interest in the specified domains over the past two decades. Our findings primarily indicate that addressing mental health concerns, along with understanding the needs of children in foster care homes, can enhance their psychological well‑being. Developing effective interventions to enhance the psychological well‑being of children in foster care is bound to have a profound effect on them and will serve as a key focus for future research in this field.
    Keywords:  Scopus database; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; foster care homes; orphans; psychological well‑being
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1397624
  34. Int J Gen Med. 2024 ;17 3989-4001
    Global Trends on β-Thalassemia Research Over 10 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Aixiang Lv, Jingmin Li, Meihuan Chen, Wei Wang, Liangpu Xu, Hailong Huang.
       Purpose: Thalassemia, an inherited quantitative globin disorder, is the most prevalent monogenic disease globally. While severe alpha thalassemia results in intrauterine death, β-thalassemia manifests during childhood due to the "second conversion of hemoglobin", garnering increased attention in recent decades.
    Methods: In this study, a bibliometric analysis was conducted of thalassemia articles published in the Web of Science Core Collection database between 2013 and 2023 to establish a comprehensive overview and to identify emerging trends. A total of 5655 studies published between 2013 and 2023 were systematically retrieved, and annual publications demonstrated a steady increase, maintaining a high level over the past decade.
    Results: The United States contributed the highest number of publications, followed by China. Notably, the journal Blood emerged as the leading authority in β-thalassemia research. Analysis of research hotspots revealed that the pathogenesis of β-thalassemia is primarily linked to iron overload, anemia, gene mutations, and ineffective erythropoiesis. Furthermore, recent studies focusing on gene editing therapies present promising avenues for future investigation.
    Conclusion: These findings grasp the research status of β-thalassemia and shed new light on future research frontiers.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; bibliometric; citespace; hotspots; thalassemia
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S479493
  35. J World Fed Orthod. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S2212-4438(24)00062-6. [Epub ahead of print]
    Trends and insights in animal and biomedical research: A 5-year scientometric analysis of orthodontic peer-reviewed journals.
    Hams H Abdelrahman, Yomna M Yacout, Dina G Hassan, Mohamed G Hassan, Gamal A Hassan.
       BACKGROUND: Biomedical research plays a critical role in advancing orthodontic innovations by identifying new targets for therapeutic interventions and developing more effective, personalized orthodontic treatment. This study evaluates the major contributors and trends in animal-related orthodontic research over the past 5 years (2017-2023).
    METHODS: All animal-related studies published in the eight orthodontic journals listed in the 2022 Journal Citation Reports between January 2017 and June 2023 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. After examination, the following bibliometric data were extracted from each article: title, authors, affiliations, geographic origin, year of publication, journal name, and keywords. Multiple bibliometric software packages including Biblioshiny R-package software, Datawrapper, and Datasmith were used to analyze different bibliometric outcomes.
    RESULTS: A total of 3669 articles were screened from which 266 were selected and included in the analysis. The annual growth rate of production exhibited a decline of 11.18%. Most of the included studies focused on orthodontic tooth movement (32.3%), mainly utilizing rat models (50%). Although the United States accounted for the highest number of publications (n = 236), the trend in funded research showed a decreasing trajectory over time, with notably limited funding from the National Institutes of Health.
    CONCLUSION: This study reveals a declining trend in overall animal-related orthodontic research, highlighted by a significant decrease in National Institutes of Health funding over time. To address this gap, academic institutions and professional organizations should support initiatives fostering biomedical orthodontic research.
    Keywords:  Animal models; Biomedical; Orthodontic research; Scientometric analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejwf.2024.08.003
  36. Front Psychol. 2024 ;15 1425341
    Deciphering the global research trends and significance of moral intelligence via bibliometric analysis.
    Dipanjan Bagchi, Akancha Srivastava, Bhawna Tushir.
       Introduction: Moral Intelligence (MI) as a concept has gained importance in recent years due to its wide applicability in individual, organizational, and clinical settings or even policy making. The present study employed Bibliometric analysis to understand the emerging topics associated with MI and its global research trend. This paper's primary aim was (i) to explore the temporal and geographic growth trends of the research publication on MI. (ii) to identify the most prolific countries, institutions, and authors, working on MI, (iii) to identify the most frequent terminologies, (iv) to explore research topics and to provide insight into potential collaborations and future directions, and (v) to explore the significance of the concept of moral intelligence.
    Method: Bibliometric analysis was used to understand the emerging topics associated with MI and its global research trend using the SCOPUS database. VOS viewer and R were employed to analyze the result. Through the analysis conducted, the development of the construct over time was analyzed.
    Results: Results have shown that Iran and the United States and these two combined account for 53.16% of the total country-wise publications. Switzerland has the highest number of Multi-county publications. Authors from Iran and Switzerland have the most number of publications. Emerging topics like decision-making, machine ethics, moral agents, artificial ethics, co-evolution of human and artificial moral agents, green purchase intention etc were identified.
    Discussion: The application of MI in organisational decision-making, education policy, artificial intelligence and measurement of moral intelligence are important areas of application as per the results. Research interest in MI is projected to increase according to the results delineated in this article.
    Keywords:  VOS view analysis; bibliometric and network analysis; biblioshiny analysis; moral injuries; moral intelligence; moral measurement; moral psychology
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1425341
  37. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2024 Sep 18. 18 e113
    Monkeypox Virus and Current Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Published Literature Based on VOSviewer.
    Bo Jiao, Liyun Deng, Ying Cui, Chan Chen.
       OBJECTIVE: The World Health Organization declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on July 23, 2022, as it has posed a great threat to human health. This bibliometric analysis aimed to explore the current research hotspots focused on monkeypox.
    METHODS: A systematic search of the Web of Science Core Collection database was conducted for published articles on monkeypox from database inception to February 23, 2023. VOSviewer software was used for analysis and visualization of research results.
    RESULTS: A total of 1646 publications on monkeypox virus were included for bibliometric analysis. Results showed that (1) the number of publications about monkeypox virus increased significantly in 2022, (2) smallpox and monkeypox virus were popular research keywords, (3) the United States has made the most significant contribution to the study of monkeypox virus, (4) Journal of Virology was the most active journal in publishing articles about monkeypox, and (5) research themes mainly included the body's reaction after monkeypox infection, epidemiology, diagnosis, and pathological mechanisms.
    CONCLUSIONS: Future research should focus on early sensitive diagnostic measures of monkeypox and the development of vaccines based on the characteristics of the virus. Study findings also provided key areas for public health experts to focus on and collaborate with policymakers.
    Keywords:  bibliometric; epidemic; monkeypox virus; public health; research trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2024.112
  38. Front Microbiol. 2024 ;15 1416385
    Global research trends on the associations between the microbiota and lung cancer: a visualization bibliometric analysis (2008-2023).
    Maoyuan Zhao, Jie Tian, Wang Hou, Liyuan Yin, Weimin Li.
      Numerous papers have been published on the microbiota in lung cancer in recent years. However, there is still a lack of bibliometric analysis of the microbiota in lung cancer in this field. Our paper did bibliometric analyses and elucidated the knowledge structure and study hotspots related to the microbiota in lung cancer patients. We screened publications reporting on the microbiota in lung cancer from 2008 to 2023 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, and carried out bibliometric analyses by the application of the VOSviewers, CiteSpace and R package "bibliometrix." The 684 documents enrolled in the analysis were obtained from 331 institutions in 67 regions by 4,661 authors and were recorded in 340 journals. Annual papers are growing rapidly, and the countries of China, the United States and Italy are contributing the most to this area of research. Zhejiang University is the main research organization. Science and Cancer had significant impacts on this area. Zhang Yan had the most articles, and the Bertrand Routy had the most co-cited times. Exploring the mechanism of action of the lung and/or gut microbiota in lung cancer and therapeutic strategies involving immune checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer are the main topics. Moreover, "gut microbiota," "immunotherapy," and "short-chain fatty acids" are important keywords for upcoming study hotspots. In conclusion, microbiota research offers promising opportunities in lung cancer, with pivotal studies exploring the mechanisms that link lung and gut microbiota to therapeutic strategies, particularly through immune checkpoint inhibitors. Moreover, the gut-lung axis emerges as a novel target for innovative treatments. Further research is essential to unravel the detailed mechanisms of this connection.
    Keywords:  Citespace; VOSviewers; bibliometric analysis; lung cancer; microbiota
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1416385
  39. Data Brief. 2024 Oct;56 110823
    A dataset on analysis of school-based management research from 1984 TO 2023.
    Vu Thi Mai Huong, Hoang Thi Kim Hue, Dao Thi Minh Chau, Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, Trịnh Thi Quy, Nguyen Quoc Tri.
      The dataset aims to map scientific publications in the field of school-based management visually at the global level indexed by Scopus using Bibliometric analysis. It focuses on articles on School-Based Management at the international level. Research data were obtained from the Scopus database from 1984 to 2023 through the publish or perish software. Then the paper will be analyzed using the VOS viewer application for viewing and creating the desired Bibliometric maps. There is a sharp increase in the number of studies on this topic, especially from 2018 to 2022 and mainly from research in the US, Hong Kong, Australia, and developed countries. Moreover, the issues of most interest are SBM in terms of student achievement, schools, Hongkong, leadership, autonomy, school autonomy, governance, school effectiveness, school improvement, school reform, decentralization, education reform, education policy, decision-making, adolescent, article, human, humans, school health services, primary education. Policymakers and scholars can find great authors, research centers, influential studies and frequently published journals on this topic to read and research. Further studies based on the combination of bibliometric analysis with other methods may help paint a more profound picture of research findings on this topic.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; School-based management (SBM); Scopus; VOS viewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2024.110823
  40. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2024 Sep 01. 14(9): 6566-6578
    Research progress of optic nerve imaging during 1991-2023: a bibliometric analysis.
    Haiyang Zhang, Xin Ning Lee, Kexin Tan, Qianyue Zhang, Jipeng Li, Huifang Zhou, Xuefei Song, Xianqun Fan.
       Background: Optic nerve imaging is crucial for diagnosing and understanding optic neuropathies because it provides detailed visualization of the nerve's structure and pathologies through advanced modalities. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis within the field of optic nerve imaging, aiming to pinpoint the latest research trends and focal points in optic nerve imaging.
    Methods: The core literature on optic nerve imaging published between January 1991 and August 2023 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. The analysis and visualization of scientific productivity and emerging trends were facilitated through the utilization of Bibliometrix software, CiteSpace, Gephi, VOSviewer, R software, and Python.
    Results: In total, 15,247 publications on optic nerve imaging were included in the analysis. Notably, the top 3 journals contributing to this field were Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Ophthalmology, and the British Journal of Ophthalmology. This research on optic nerve imaging extended across 97 countries, with the USA leading in research endeavors. Noteworthy burst term analysis revealed that "Segmentation" and "Machine learning" are gaining attention. Additionally, the Latent Dirichlet Allocation model indicated that image processing has been a hotspot in recent years.
    Conclusions: This study revealed the research trends, hotspots, and emerging topics in optic nerve imaging through bibliometric analysis and network visualization. At present, the research focus is directed towards employing artificial intelligence for image post-processing. The findings of this study offer valuable insights into future research direction and clinical applications.
    Keywords:  Optic nerve; bibliometric analysis; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); medical imaging; optical coherence tomography (OCT)
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.21037/qims-24-870
  41. Front Oncol. 2024 ;14 1432879
    Decoding the past and future of distant metastasis from papillary thyroid carcinoma: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2023.
    Jiaxi Wang, Mingzhu Yan, Hanqing Liu, Chuang Chen.
       Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common thyroid malignancy, and its distant metastasis (PTCDM), although uncommon, seriously affects the survival rate and quality of life of patients. With the rapid development of science and technology, research in the field of PTCDM has accumulated rapidly, presenting a complex knowledge structure and development trend.
    Methods: In this study, bibliometric analysis was used to collect 479 PTCDM-related papers published between 2004 and 2023 through the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection (WoSCC) database. Keyword clustering analysis was performed using VOSviewer and citespace, as well as dual-map overlay analysis, to explore knowledge flows and interconnections between different disciplines.
    Results: The analysis indicated that China, the United States, and South Korea were the most active countries in conducting research activities. Italy's research was notable due to its higher average citation count. Keyword analysis revealed that "cancer," "papillary thyroid carcinoma," and "metastasis" were the most frequently used terms in these studies. The journal co-citation analysis underscored the dominant roles of molecular biology, immunology, and clinical medicine, as well as the growing importance of computer science in research.
    Conclusion: This study identified the main trends and scientific structure of PTCDM research, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and the crucial role of top academic journals in promoting high-quality research. The findings not only provide valuable information for basic and clinical research on thyroid cancer but also offer guidance for future research directions.
    Keywords:  PTC; bibliometric; distant metastasis; interdisciplinary; papillary thyroid carcinoma; scientific structure
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2024.1432879
  42. Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Sep 18. 1-15
    Forty-five years of disability and rehabilitation research: review of the journal Disability and Rehabilitation through bibliometric analysis.
    José Roberto Herrera Cantorani, Meire Ramalho de Oliveira.
       PURPOSE: Disability and Rehabilitation has a history of 45 years. This article aims to comprehensively analyze the scientific production of this journal to celebrate and present its achievements over time.
    METHODS: This study examines the performance of the journal's publications between 1978 and 2022, using indicators of bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping techniques. These techniques explore publication trends, emerging and discussed themes, institutions, countries, collaboration patterns, and citations.
    RESULTS: In the journal's 45 years, 7369 documents were published, with an average annual growth rate of 15.18%, reaching 176976 citations in 7019 documents. The United Kingdom was the most productive, and the University of Toronto was the most representative (587 articles). Recurring themes were rehabilitation, stroke, and disability. The most consolidated research themes were rehabilitation, stroke, activities of daily living, and physiotherapy.
    CONCLUSIONS: This study contributes to scientific development in the field of disability and rehabilitation. The findings provide data to advance the understanding of academic practices in these fields and also provide valuable insights for the strategic planning, potential innovations, and future actions of the editorial board of the journal Disability and Rehabilitation.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; bibliometric analysis; disability and rehabilitation; maturation of research themes; scientific development
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2403731
  43. Neurosurgery. 2024 Oct 01. 95(4): e121-e131
    Collaborative Initiatives in Neurosurgery Research and Publications Between High-Income and Low/Middle-Income Countries: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Alice Jacqueline Jelmoni, Delia Cannizzaro, Daniel Uralov, Francesca Totis, Adrian Safa, Ismail Zaed, Asra Al Fauzi, Tariq Khan, Ignatius N Esene, Angelos Kolias, Claire Karekezi, Peter Hutchinson, Franco Servadei.
      Despite the globalization of health information, collaborations between high-income countries (HICs) and low/middle-income countries (LMICs), while present, could still increase. This study builds on previous research highlighting LMIC underrepresentation in neurosurgery literature. We conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis using the Scopus database to investigate collaborative neurosurgical research between HIC institutions and those in low-income country (LIC)/LMICs. Articles published between 2018 and 2020 were examined. Articles were categorized into 3 groups: guidelines, conferences, and consensus statements; articles related to training and collaborations; and other articles. We categorized articles and authors by country, role, and specific subtopic. We included 238 reports from 34 neurosurgical journals for analysis. Geographic distribution indicated that India led LIC/LMIC contributions (25.21%). Among HICs, the United States had the highest contribution (47.76%). In collaborative studies, Uganda, Cameroon, Tanzania, Indonesia, and Nigeria made significant contributions. LICs and LMICs accounted for 446 authors, while HICs contributed with 592. India has presented the highest number of authors in significant positions. In HICs, significant positions are recognized in USA articles. When scoring authors' position in collaborative papers, still HICs had a clear prevalence. The highest number of collaborations between HICs and LICs/LMICs has been observed in articles related to training and collaborations. Kenya matched India's contributions in training and collaborations. Global guidelines and consensus papers can enhance patient care, but LMICs' involvement remains limited. Further attention to training and collaboration initiatives is needed. This study emphasizes the importance of promoting collaboration and training between countries with varying resources to advance neurosurgical care globally.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000002935
  44. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 ;16 1455562
    Bibliometric analysis of global research trends in magnetic resonance imaging studies of substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease (2001-2024).
    Mei Jiang, Xu Deng, Zixiong Qiu, Jie Li, Zifan Song, Xiaoshuai Chen, Ruiqi Chen, Xianzhi Huang, Xiaojun Cui, Yuan Fu.
       Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a globally prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, primarily characterized by muscle rigidity, resting tremor, and bradykinesia. The incidence of PD is rapidly escalating worldwide. Numerous studies have been conducted on the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in investigating the substantia nigra (SN) in PD patients. However, to date, no bibliometric analysis has been performed on this specific research area. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current status in MRI research on the SN in PD patients.
    Materials and methods: MRI study records related to the SN in PD patients from 2001 to 2024 were searched by using the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database and then the CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct bibliometric analysis.
    Results: Our analysis found that the number of published articles related studies on MRI of the SN in PD showed an overall upward trend over the past decade, in which Lehericy, Stephane, Du, Guangwei, and Huang, Xuemei are the top three authors with the most articles. Additionally, United States, China and Germany are the main contributors to MRI studies of SN in PD. And Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Florida and Seoul National University are the leading institutions in the field. Finally, the keyword analysis showed that the hotspots and trends of research in this field are mainly concentrated in quantitative susceptibility mapping, neuroimaging, and neuromelanin-sensitive MRI.
    Conclusion: These analysis identified the most influential authors, institutions, countries and research hotspots in the field of SN-MRI research in PD, which has reference significance for the research interest in this field and provides a new idea for PD prevention.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; Parkinson’s disease; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; magnetic resonance imaging; substantia nigra
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1455562
  45. Front Psychol. 2024 ;15 1349820
    Hot topics and frontier evolution of growth-mindset research: a bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace.
    Jianmei Xu, Wenqiong Xu.
      By virtue of CiteSpace, this study aims to evaluate and pinpoint the status, hot areas, and frontiers of growth-mindset research. Co-authorship analysis, co-citation analysis, co-occurrence analysis, cluster analysis, and content analysis are conducted, based on 543 articles selected from the Social Sciences Citation Index database. Researchers from Australia and countries/territories in North America, East Asia, and Western Europe have maintained relatively closer cooperation with each other. Carol S. Dweck, Jeni L. Burnette, David S. Yeager, and Mary Murphy have high publication volumes and close connections with each other. Angela Duckworth has acted as a bridge among many researchers. Highly co-cited literature has mainly focused on the impacts of mindset and intervention measures. In the past two decades, the literature on mindset research has plunged into numerous hot topics in terms of implicit theory, intelligence, motivation, beliefs, achievements, academic performance, students, transitions, and psychological intervention. Based on burst detection, the field of growth-mindset research shows the following trends: (1) future research must pay more attention to fidelity in intervention studies, conduct rigorous manipulation tests at the statistical level, and improve causal relationship models between growth mindset and other variables and (2) use a multidisciplinary perspective to provide a deeper explanation of the formation mechanism of the growth mindset. Finally, (3) the function mechanisms of the growth mindset in different cultural backgrounds should be strengthened.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis; growth mindset; implicit theory; intervention
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1349820
  46. Saudi Dent J. 2024 Sep;36(9): 1248-1252
    Bibliometric analysis of Saudi dental journals from time of inception to 2023.
    Heba H Bakhsh, Suha Aljudaibi, Shatha Alnafissah, Norah Alali, Almaha Alghamlas.
       Objective: To describe the patterns of authorship, collaboration, study type, specialty, and funding status of articles published in Saudi dental journals.
    Methods: All articles published in Saudi dental journals in English from their inception to 31st December 2023 were identified. The following data were extracted using pre-pilot forms: publication date, number of articles, study type, authorship patterns, nature of collaboration, article specialty, and funding status. Descriptive statistics included the calculation of frequencies and percentages.
    Results: Five Saudi dental journals were identified, with a total of 2574 published articles. The journal with the highest number of studies published was the Saudi Dental Journal (33 %), followed by the Saudi Journal of Oral and Dental Research (25 %), Saudi Endodontic Journal (17 %), Journal of Orthodontic Science (14 %), and Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences (11 %). The first authors of most studies were academics (89 %) and from Asian countries (84.3 %). The average number of authors per publication was four (standard deviation = 2). Approximately 13.13 % of the articles were solo-authored. International collaboration was observed in 14.76 % of the identified studies. One-quarter (24.3 %) of the studies were cross-sectional, and just under half of the publications were in the fields of endodontics and orthodontics. Furthermore, 8 % of the studies were funded.
    Conclusion: The research output of Saudi dental journals was produced mainly by academics and involved national-level collaborations with a limited number of funded studies. Therefore, there is a need to encourage the publication of high-quality research and international research partnerships.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Dental journal; Publications; Saudi
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2024.07.008
  47. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2024 Dec 31. 20(1): 2403170
    Emerging insights into thyroid cancer from immunotherapy perspective: A bibliometric analysis.
    Qianyu Wang, Gang Pan, Yu Zhang, Yiqin Ni, Yuzhu Mu, Dingcun Luo.
      Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine malignancy that poses considerable therapeutic challenges in treating anaplastic carcinoma and advanced aggressive disease. Immunotherapy has become a prominent strategy for cancer treatment, and has shown remarkable advancements in recent years. In this study, we utilized visualization and bibliometric tools to analyze publications on thyroid cancer immunotherapy from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). A total of 409 articles were included, with an annual increase in both publications and citations since 2016. China leads research efforts in this area, while the University of Texas System and UTMD Anderson Cancer Center rank first in publication output. The journal Thyroid has garnered the highest citations. Notable authors contributing to this field include Antonelli Alessandro, Fallahi Poupak, and Wang Yu. Current research hotspots include immune checkpoint inhibitors, combination therapies involving immunotherapy with targeted therapy, CAR-T cell therapy, and modulation of the tumor microenvironment, all of which underscore the evolving landscape and potential for innovative treatments in thyroid cancer.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; Thyroid cancer; bibliometric; immune checkpoint inhibitors; immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2024.2403170
  48. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e37139
    Gut microbiota and myocardial infarction: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2023.
    Pan Guo, Fang Tao, Chunpeng Ma, Xile Bi, Aihong Zhu, Wenguang Wang, Hongmei Yang.
       Background: In recent years, numerous studies have suggested that the gut microbiota and its metabolites are closely related to myocardial infarction. Utilizing insights from these research findings may be advantageous in the prevention, treatment, and prognosis of myocardial infarction. We have employed bibliometric methodology to summarize the progress made in this research area over the past 20 years, identify the hotspots, and highlight the developmental tendencies, providing a reference for future research in this field.
    Methods: We searched the content related to this field in the Web of Science Core Collection database, with a time range from 2001 to 2023. We used VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Scimago Graphica software to visualize the search results.
    Results: We included 889 reports in this study. The country with the most publications was China, while the country with the greatest influence was the United States. An analysis of institutions showed that the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences had the largest volume of publications, whereas the Cleveland Clinic had the most influential ones. An author analysis showed Stanley L Hazen to have published the most and to also have been the most influential researcher. An analysis of all the journals publishing articles related to the search terms showed that PLoS One journal had the highest number of publications (18 articles), while Atherosclerosis journal had the most influential articles. The results of our reference analysis showed a strong association between Trimethylamine N-oxide and myocardial infarction. We found that increased intestinal permeability may be related to the progression of cardiovascular diseases, a high-fiber diet may help in the prevention of diseases such as myocardial infarction, and populations with a high intake of red meat may have an increased risk of myocardial infarction. Keyword analysis suggested that 'cardiac fibrosis' and 'major bleeding' were promising research directions in the future, and supplementing food intake with short-chain fatty acids was looked upon as a promising approach to treating coronary heart disease.
    Conclusion: The gut microbiota are closely related to myocardial infarction, and investigating this relationship is crucial for the prevention and treatment of myocardial infarction, where interdisciplinary research and international cooperation are indispensable.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Gut microbiota; Metabolites; Myocardial infarction; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37139
  49. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e37052
    Tracking academic contributions to Women's empowerment in Malaysia: A bibliometric investigation.
    Sharmila Devi, Rajermani Thinakaran, Shamsiah Banu Mohamad Hanefar, Nazruzila Razniza Mohd Nadzri.
      The study implied bibliometric methods to investigate the research conducted on women's empowerment in Malaysia from 1995 to 2023. Its main objective is to explore key trends and evidence in the field of women's empowerment in Malaysia. This incorporates publication trends, identifying the most influential authors, evaluating the influential institutions, determining highly cited documents, and uncovering the most common keywords implied in the study in the field of women empowerment. Eventually, this study anticipated to provide a comprehensive idea of research encompassing women's empowerment in Malaysia within a specified period. This knowledge will be useful to foster policies and initiatives pertaining to gender equality advancement and women empowerment in Malaysia.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric study; Economic growth; Gender equality; Gender mainstreaming; Reduced inequalities; Women empowerment
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37052
  50. Cureus. 2024 Aug;16(8): e66832
    Exploring the Frontiers of Health Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Themes and Trends.
    Alan Lukose, Sajan N Thomas, Shaiju Ks, Jacob Bose, Gibin Jacob, Bobby Simon.
      Health tourism, encompassing both wellness and medical tourism, serves individuals seeking preventive care, relaxation, and medical treatments in diverse global destinations. This bibliometric study leverages Scopus for bibliographic data to analyze the scientific production in health tourism. The analysis, conducted using Biblioshiny and CiteSpace, focuses on annual scientific production, identifies the most productive authors, and highlights the most relevant sources. Additionally, the study examines countries' scientific outputs and provides a historiographic overview of the field. Trend topics and thematic maps visualize the evolution of research themes, while keywords with the strongest citation bursts are identified. Co-citation analysis reveals influential works and collaborations, and a timeline view of country collaborations illustrates the global research network. The study concludes that while health tourism research has significantly expanded, there is a need for longitudinal studies on long-term outcomes and patient satisfaction. Furthermore, the integration of wellness and medical services, as well as the exploration of ethical and legal frameworks, remain underdeveloped. Practical implications suggest that policymakers should focus on developing uniform regulations and resilient practices to enhance the sustainability and attractiveness of health tourism. These findings provide a comprehensive overview of the current state and future directions of health tourism research, highlighting critical areas for further investigation.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analyses; biblioshiny; citespace; health tourism; medical tourism; wellness tourism
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66832
  51. HSS J. 2024 May;20(2): 274-281
    Is There Gender Disparity in Orthopedic Surgery Resident Research Productivity?
    Bridget K Ellsworth, Nicolas Pascual-Leone, Preston W Gross, Kathryn A Barth, Shevaun M Doyle.
      Background: Compared with male senior authors, female senior authors publish less often in orthopedic journals than expected based on their population proportion. It is unknown whether this trend is also present among orthopedic trainees. Purpose: We sought to determine whether there is a gender discrepancy in the publication volume and authorship status among orthopedic residents. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the research productivity of male and female orthopedic residents. The top 10 ranked US orthopedic surgery residencies by research output in 2021-2022 were obtained from Doximity. Residents' names were recorded from each institution's residency website. We classified each resident as male or female, searched on PubMed, and recorded the number of publications relevant to orthopedic surgery. Resident contribution to each publication was recorded as either a first/last author or a middle author. To assess contributions by postgraduate year, we compared male and female junior residents (PGY1-3) and senior residents (PGY4-5) using the number of total publications, middle author publications, first/last author publications, and the difference between the number of middle and first/last author publications. Results: Among the 335 male and 117 female residents included, male residents had more total publications than female residents. Among PGY4-5, male residents had more total publications and middle author publications. There was no difference in the number of first/last author publications between male and female PGY4-5 residents. Conclusions: Our cross-sectional analysis found that in the 2021-2022 academic year, male orthopedic surgery residents published more often than female residents, although among PGY4-5 residents, we found no gender differences in number of first/last author publications. The difference in total publications among PGY4-5 residents is likely due to differences in middle author publications. Future research should consider residents' self-identified gender, including non-binary and gender-fluid identity.
    Keywords:  gender disparity; orthopedic residency; publication; research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/15563316221150934
  52. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024 Sep 17.
    Past, Present, and Future of Liver-Brain Axis in Alzheimer's Disease: A Bibliometric Review.
    Xin Lian Liu, Jianishaya Yeerlan, Zhirong Liu, Yang Bai, Qin Wang, YiRui Yan, LuKe Xu, Cui Jia, LuShun Zhang.
       Background: No effective drugs currently exist to cure Alzheimer's disease (AD) due to its complexity and the lack of understanding of the involved molecular signaling and pathways. The relationship between liver health and AD is now widely recognized. Still, molecular links and shared pathways between the liver and brain remain unclear, making the liver-brain axis in AD therapies a new area for exploration. However, bibliometric studies on this topic are lacking.
    Objective: This study aims to review the liver-brain axis in AD and identify future research hotspots and trends through bibliometric analysis.
    Methods: Articles and reviews related to AD and liver and its related diseases were searched in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database up to 2024. Data were processed and visually analyzed using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Pajek.
    Results: We collected 1,777 articles on AD and liver and its related diseases from 2,517 institutions across 80 countries. Keyword cluster analysis identified 11 clusters, with 'insulin resistance,' 'amyloid-beta,' 'apolipoprotein-E,' 'oxidative stress,' and 'inflammation' appearing most frequently, and exhibiting strong total link strength. These results indicate that these topics have been the primary focus of research on the liver-brain axis in AD.
    Conclusions: This study is the first to comprehensively analyze the liver-brain axis in AD using bibliometric methods. The research results identify recent research frontiers and hotspots, aiding scholars in gaining a deeper understanding of the correlation between AD and the liver.
    Keywords:  Alzheimer’s disease; bibliometric analysis; liver; liver-brain axis; review
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-240688
  53. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36833
    Bibliometric analysis of publications that cited the CIOMS 2016 "International ethical guidelines for health-related research involving humans".
    Robin Haunschild, Joanne Kays, Lembit Rägo, Mark Kays.
      The CIOMS book "International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans", published in 2016 (IEG2016), provides information to assist research ethics committee members and research practitioners with pragmatically implementing ethical considerations while planning and conducting their research. To identify which aspects of research IEG2016 has had the greatest impact since its publication, we analyzed metadata from 942 papers that cited IEG2016 (English language title only) from Web of Science (WoS, Clarivate). Using VOSviewer, we mapped the co-occurrence of keywords to derive the network of all keywords that co-occurred at least five times in the set of citing papers. We found that the keywords ethics, research ethics, informed consent, and clinical trials had high co-occurrence scores in this set of publications. Strong links were also observed between ethics, research ethics, and informed consent. We identified fifteen human-related (HR) keyword nodes in this keyword network. Analysis of the subset of 273 IEG2016-citing articles containing these fifteen HR keywords showed later-date publications were focused on the youngest humans (children, adolescents, young people, minors) and the humans typically responsible for those youngest humans, namely women and parents. Seventy-nine of the 110 networked countries/regions associated with IEG2016-citing articles were home to HR keyword articles. We conclude that IEG2016 has had significant impact in health and medical science literature and has served as a foundation for health-related research around the world in the areas of ethics, informed consent, and research ethics and the linkage of these topics to under-represented populations in such research.
    Keywords:  Adolescents; Bibliometrics; CIOMS; Children; Clinical trials; Ethics; Informed consent; Research ethics; Women
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36833
  54. Virchows Arch. 2024 Sep 17.
    Publication productivity of pathology residents: a nationwide cohort study in France.
    Youcef-Chafik Belgaid, Anissa Moktefi.
      The publication productivity of residents has been reported in various specialties, mainly in North America, but never in pathology. In France, pathology residents must defend a medical thesis to obtain the title of medical doctor and to practice medicine. The aim of this study was to assess the thesis performance and publication output of a nationwide cohort of pathology residents from six graduating classes in France. Among 231 theses, 110 (48%) resulted in publications, of which 95% were original articles (OA) and 74% were resident first-author publications. The median impact factor (IF) was 3.6 (2.8-5.9). During residency and in the 4 years following defense, residents published a median of 5 (2-10) total publications, 2 (1-6) OA, and 1 (0-3) first-author manuscripts. Among 1849 publications, 822 (44%) were first, second, or last-authored by residents. The median IF of the 362 (20%) OA published as first, second, and last author was 3.1 (2.4-5), 3.3 (2.2-5.2), and 3.2 (0.9-3.3), respectively. Only 44% of these OA were indexed in the pathology category according to Web of Science, with Virchows Arch being the most common journal. Residents who published their medical thesis had a higher median number of total publications, as well as first- and last-author OA (p = 0.0005, p = 0.001 and p = 0.007, respectively). The publication record of pathology residents goes beyond the field of pathology, with most contributions to non-pathology journals. The mandatory medical thesis provides a valuable opportunity for pathology residents to engage in research and may be the first step towards publication productivity.
    Keywords:  Academic; Medical thesis; Pathology; Productivity; Publication; Resident
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-024-03923-4
  55. Front Microbiol. 2024 ;15 1400657
    Mapping the relationship between atopic dermatitis and gut microbiota: a bibliometric analysis, 2014-2023.
    Yilin Wang, Bingkun Wang, Shiyou Sun, Zhongzhi Wang.
       Background: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin condition affecting a significant portion of the population, with prevalence rates of 25% in children and 7-10% in adults. AD not only poses physical challenges but also profoundly impacts patients' mental well-being and quality of life. The stability of gut microbiota is crucial for overall health and can influence AD progression by modulating immune function, skin barrier integrity, and neuroendocrine signaling, which may be an effective target for the prevention and treatment of AD. Thus, exploring the interactions between AD and gut microbiota, particularly in infants, can provide insights into potential preventive and therapeutic strategies. This study aimed to explore the correlation between AD and gut microbiota while providing an overview of current research trends and emerging areas of interest in this field.
    Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted on the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) for relevant publications from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2023. English-language articles and reviews were included. Two investigators independently screened the publications, and visual analysis was performed using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Scimago Graphica, and Microsoft Excel software.
    Results: A total of 804 articles were included, showing a significant increase in publications over the past decade. The United States, Wageningen University, and University Ulsan (represented by Hong SJ) had the highest number of published papers. Nutrients was the journal with the most publications, while the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology had the highest number of citations and centrality among co-cited journals. Keyword visualization analysis identified "atopic dermatitis" and "gut microbiota" as central themes. Notably, there has been a notable shift in research focus over the years, with early studies concentrating on "Fecal microbiota," "caesarean section," and "first 6 months," while recent studies have highlighted the roles of "cells," "dysbiosis," and "prebiotics." This shift indicates growing interest in the underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic interventions related to the intestinal microecology in AD treatment.
    Conclusion: The field of AD and gut microbiota research has evolved significantly, with an increasing focus on understanding the intricate interactions between gut microbiota and AD pathogenesis. Recent years have witnessed increased interest in understanding the relationship between AD and gut microbiota, with researchers conducting extensive studies exploring various aspects of this connection. This review analyzes research trends over the past decade, highlighting trends and hotspots in the study of AD, particularly in infants, and the role of microbiota. This review serves as a valuable reference for future investigations, aiming to provide deeper insights into this burgeoning field and suggests directions for future research.
    Keywords:  atopic dermatitis; bibliometric analysis; gut microbiota; hotspots; trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1400657
  56. Nurs Open. 2024 Sep;11(9): e70036
    The use of bibliometrics in nursing science: Topics, data sources and contributions to research and practice.
    Belén Mezquita, Cristina Alfonso-Arias, Patricia Martínez-Jaimez, Ángel Borrego.
       AIM: To describe the use of bibliometrics in nursing and assess their contribution to research and practice.
    DESIGN: A content analysis was conducted of topics, data sources and applications of bibliometrics in nursing research articles.
    METHODS: The study universe included 129 bibliometric articles on nursing retrieved from Scopus. A content analysis was performed to identify the purposes and topics of the articles, the sources employed to collect the data, the time frames covered, the amounts of records surveyed, and the features of the nursing literature analysed in bibliometric papers.
    RESULTS: Nursing bibliometric research revolves around six key areas: global descriptions of the nursing literature, literature on specific nursing research topics, nursing education, nursing profession, nursing research using a certain framework or method, and nursing literature published in a country or region. Studies rely on three types of sources to retrieve the surveyed literature: bibliographic databases, sets of disciplinary journals and samples of documents. Bibliometrics can be employed to advance nursing research (identification of research gaps, establishment of research agendas, assessment of methodological approaches, etc.) and practice (identification of professional competences, categorisation of professional tasks, recognition of educational improvements, etc.), suggesting new avenues for researchers who aim to conduct further bibliometric research in the field. Further research is needed to assess the coverage of the nursing literature by new bibliographic data sources and to explore unaddressed topics such as gender imbalance in authorship.
    Keywords:  bibliographic databases; bibliometrics; citation analysis; citation indexes; nursing; scholarly journals; scholarly literature
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70036
  57. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S1525-8610(24)00691-1. [Epub ahead of print] 105269
    Navigating the Global Landscape of Exercise Interventions for Knee Osteoarthritis: Exploring Evolving Trends and Emerging Frontiers From a Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis Perspective (2011-2022).
    Qianhong Chen, Keren Cai, Shuyao Li, Xinlin Du, Fuqiang Wang, Yu Yang, Ming Cai.
       OBJECTIVES: This study utilizes visual analysis methods to retrospectively examine the evolution and trends in exercise interventions for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) research from 2011 to 2022.
    DESIGN: Bibliometric and visualization analysis review.
    SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Using the Web of Science database, the literature search range is from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2022, with the language specified as English and document type set to Article.
    METHODS: Visual analysis was used to analyze literature in the field of exercise interventions for KOA, with KOA and exercise interventions as the key search terms. Visualization maps for countries/regions were created using Tableau and Scimago Graphica software. Institutional, author, and keyword visualization maps were drawn using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software.
    RESULTS: In total, 3137 articles were included in the visual analysis. The United States emerged as the leading country in terms of publication volume and contribution. Moreover, developed countries such as the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, and Canada have established close and stable cooperative relationships. The University of Melbourne stood out as the institution with both the highest publication volume and centrality. At the forefront of research output in this field was Bennell K.L. from the University of Melbourne. The journal with the highest co-citation frequency was Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. The keyword clustering map highlighted an evolution in the field of exercise interventions for KOA, emphasizing 8 key research themes spanning knee osteoarthritis, serum cartilage, osteoarthritis initiative, patellofemoral pain, total knee arthroplasty, exercise-induced hypoalgesia, isometric exercise, and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Burst analysis revealed that older adult was the earliest and most prominent keyword, with contemporary topics such as patellofemoral pain, safety, musculoskeletal disorder, and neuromuscular exercise considered as research hotspots and future directions in this field.
    CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: The global attention on exercise interventions for KOA research is expanding, emphasizing the importance of strengthened connections among developing countries and collaborative author groups. Recent trends have shifted toward topics such as neuromuscular training, treatment safety, and musculoskeletal disorders, whereas research interest in patellofemoral pain remains unabated. Neuromuscular training for KOA represents the current frontier in this field. Future research should delve into the effects of diverse types of exercise interventions for KOA on neuromuscular injury and recovery, exploring feasibility and safety to formulate personalized exercise plans for patients with KOA.
    Keywords:  Knee osteoarthritis; bibliometric analysis; exercise interventions; intervention mechanism; neuromuscular exercise
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105269
  58. J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob. 2024 Nov;3(4): 100328
    Bibliometric analysis of the trends and evolution in β-lactam allergy research.
    Hugo W F Mak, Jason A Trubiano, Kimberly G Blumenthal, Philip H Li.
       Background: β-Lactams remain the most reported drug allergy globally, with the volume and diversity of related drug allergy research continuing to accumulate. Recognizing evolving research trends can help inform future directions and encourage synergistic collaborations.
    Objective: We conducted a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of all publications relevant to β-lactam allergy, with a focus on longitudinal publication rates, international collaborations, and key word/trend analysis.
    Methods: Meta-data from all original articles, letters, and reviews relevant to β-lactam allergy on the Web of Science Core Collection up until December 31, 2023, were analyzed.
    Results: From 1966 to 2023, there were 4451 records (3536 articles, 631 reviews, and 284 letters) from 78 countries. There was an exponential increase in publications, especially during the past decade, with half of all publications on β-lactam allergy published during this time (50.6% [2252 of 4452]). Overall, 18.1% of the publications (805 of 4452) involved international coauthorships, with a significant increase since the previous decade (12.7% vs 23.3% [P < .001]). The most frequent key words in the first published half of articles were skin testing (84 of 1919), IgE (57 of 1919), and anaphylaxis (49 of 1919); in contrast to the key word skin testing (137 of 3351), the key words drug provocation test (121 of 3351), antimicrobial resistance (120 of 3351), and antimicrobial stewardship (118 of 3351) were the most frequent key words in the latter half.
    Conclusion: There has been a surge in publications, international collaboration, and shifting paradigms in β-lactam allergy research. The field has evolved beyond focusing on in vitro tests or desensitization toward antimicrobial stewardship. However, there still seems to be relatively fewer collaborations with non-Western countries. Further international collaborations to harmonize delabeling strategies against the threat of mislabeled β-lactam allergy should be encouraged.
    Keywords:  Allergy; bibliometric; drug; penicillin; research; trends; β-lactam
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100328
  59. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024 ;15 1408466
    Exploring molecular mechanisms of exercise on metabolic syndrome: a bibliometric and visualization study using CiteSpace.
    Kang Wan, Yue Jin, Ruobing Fan, Qizi Xu, Xiaoshi Li, Hongmei Yan, Ru Wang.
       Objective: To investigate the molecular mechanisms through which exercise influences metabolic syndrome (MS) and identify key research trends and collaborative networks using bibliometric and visualization techniques.
    Methods: We conducted a systematic literature search using the Web of Science Core Collection for articles published from 2014 to 2023. Using CiteSpace, we performed a bibliometric analysis of 562 eligible papers, generating visual knowledge maps to identify prevailing patterns, popular subjects, and emerging trends in the literature.
    Results: The study reveals that exercise mitigates MS by reversing high-fat diet-induced abdominal obesity, reducing lipid accumulation and inflammation, enhancing insulin sensitivity, and improving cardiovascular function. Key molecular pathways include PPAR-γ/CPT-1/MCAD signaling, AMPK activation, and nitric oxide production. The USA leads in research output, with significant contributions from American institutions. Collaboration among researchers is limited, highlighting the need for more extensive and high-quality research initiatives.
    Conclusions: Regular, moderate-to-high-intensity exercise is crucial for managing MS. Exercise activates beneficial molecular pathways, improving metabolic health and cardiovascular function. Future research should focus on expanding collaborations and exploring novel molecular targets to enhance the therapeutic potential of exercise in metabolic syndrome management.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; exercise; metabolic syndrome; molecular mechanisms; visualization analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2024.1408466
  60. Nutrients. 2024 Sep 01. pii: 2922. [Epub ahead of print]16(17):
    Precision or Personalized Nutrition: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Daniel Hinojosa-Nogueira, Alba Subiri-Verdugo, Cristina Mª Díaz-Perdigones, Alba Rodríguez-Muñoz, Alberto Vilches-Pérez, Virginia Mela, Francisco J Tinahones, Isabel Moreno-Indias.
      Food systems face the challenge of maintaining adequate nutrition for all populations. Inter-individual responses to the same diet have made precision or personalized nutrition (PN) an emerging and relevant topic. The aim of this study is to analyze the evolution of the PN field, identifying the principal actors and topics, and providing a comprehensive overview. Therefore, a bibliometric analysis of the scientific research available through the Web of Science (WOS) database was performed, revealing 2148 relevant papers up to June 2024. VOSviewer and the WOS platform were employed for the processing and analysis, and included an evaluation of diverse data such as country, author or most frequent keywords, among others. The analysis revealed a period of exponential growth from 2015 to 2023, with the USA, Spain, and England as the top contributors. The field of "Nutrition and Dietetics" is particularly significant, comprising nearly 33% of the total publications. The most highly cited institutions are the universities of Tufts, College Dublin, and Navarra. The relationship between nutrition, genetics, and omics sciences, along with dietary intervention studies, has been a defining factor in the evolution of PN. In conclusion, PN represents a promising field of research with significant potential for further advancement and growth.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; personalized nutrition; precision nutrition
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16172922
  61. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Sep 13. 103(37): e39737
    A bibliometric analysis of domestic and international research on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome over the past 2 decades.
    Wenfang Zhou, Yonghai Dong, Xiaoqing Liu, Sheng Ding, Hongyu Si, Cheng Yang.
       BACKGROUND: Bibliometrics and statistics were used to determine and analyze the research status of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) from 2004 to 2023, and objectively reflect the development and future trend of HFRS at home and abroad through comparison.
    METHODS: To search the research literature on HFRS in China National Knowledge Network and Web of Science databases from January 2004 to December 2023, CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to visually analyze the annual publication trends, authors, research institutions, countries, co-cited literature, keywords and other contents of the included literatures.
    RESULTS: A total of 4460 Chinese literatures and 2372 foreign literatures were included. The number of HFRS published in the Web of Science database showed a trend of positive growth, while the number of HFRS published in China National Knowledge Network showed a trend of decline. Bai Xuefan and Wang Zhiqiang were the most published authors in China, and foreign scholars Vaheri, Antti, Ahlm, Clas. The main research institutions in the domestic literature were Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, while foreign research institutions concentrated on the University of Helsinki and Ministry of Health. The top 3 countries in the literature research of Web of Science are the USA, China, and Germany.
    CONCLUSION: The analysis results of hot spots and trends suggested that we need to develop more reliable tools and methods in the monitoring and spatio-temporal analysis of HFRS epidemic data in the future, so as to provide references for the surveillance and early warning of zoonotic diseases in the field of public health research.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000039737
  62. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36886
    A bibliometric analysis of research on psychedelics for depression treatment.
    Hao Hua, Xinghuo Fu, Wenli Wang, Sen Wang, Di Wang, Zifeng Wu, Qi Zhang, Teng He, Chun Yang.
      Psychedelics, as a class of potent psychoactive substances, significantly alter sensory perception and mood, thereby profoundly impacting cognition. Increasing evidence indicates that psychedelics can facilitate individual social function and rapidly and sustainably improve symptoms of moderate and severe depression. The growing interest in psychedelics as potential treatments for depression has led to a substantial increase in related publications; however, the overall quantity and quality of these works remain unclear. To address this issue, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of literature on psychedelic drugs for depression published between 2004 and October 2023. Our study meticulously collected 710 publications, allowing for a comprehensive analysis of bibliographic elements such as annual publication trends, authorship, country of origin, institutional affiliations, journals, and keywords. By visualizing trends, emerging frontiers, popular topics, author collaborations, and influential factors in the field of psychedelics for depression, we have enhanced our understanding of advancements in this area. On this basis, we assert that the regulation of psychedelic drugs is necessary, but it should not hinder the scientific research progress.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Depression; Psychedelics; Research hotspot; Visualized analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36886
  63. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36918
    Visual analysis of research hotspots and trends of external therapies in traditional Chinese medicine for depression.
    Lingzu Kong, Jinglin Hu, Ming Yue, Xiaoqi Xin, Fengbei Lin, Yinghua Hu, Xichen Wang.
       Objective: Based on the visualization and analysis of the CiteSpace software, we aimed to explore the current research status and development trend of depression caused by external therapies in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and to provide a reference for further research in this field.
    Methods: In the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, Web of Science, and PubMed databases, relevant articles on external therapies in TCM for depression were selected as the research objects, and CiteSpace performed the bibliometric analysis.
    Results: In total, 1672 Chinese and 441 English articles were included after CiteSpace was used to remove duplicate articles and perform manual screening. The Chinese articles were analyzed, and the overall issuance showed an upward trend; the core author was Tu Ya, and the institution with the highest article production was Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The English articles were analyzed, and the overall issuance showed an upward trend; the core author was Macpherson, Hugh, and the institution with the highest article production was Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. China ranked first in terms of number and centrality of publications, followed by the United States. The keywords of Chinese and English articles were analyzed to conclude that the research trends in this field were an exploration of therapeutic mechanisms, acupoint application therapy, and assessment of sleep quality, and the research hotspots were the clinical application of external therapies in TCM and the types of underlying diseases.
    Conclusion: This study comprehensively and objectively summarized the relevant literature on external therapies in TCM for depression. It highlights the direction for further exploration by revealing and analyzing the research hotspots and trends in this field.
    Keywords:  Antidepressant; CiteSpace; External therapies in traditional Chinese medicine; Visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36918
  64. Int J Mycobacteriol. 2024 Jul 01. 13(3): 337-350
    Regional and National Trends in Tuberculosis Research in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Countries: Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Machine Learning Factorial Analysis.
    Tauseef Ahmad, Sa'ed H Zyoud, Manal Abdulaziz Murad, Mukhtiar Baig.
       BACKGROUND: The number of tuberculosis (TB)-related morbidities and mortalities is still high in the South-east Asian region. This study was performed to characterize and visualize the post-coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) TB research in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
    METHODS: The Web of Science Core Collection database was utilized. A total of 4822 documents were included in the final analysis according to the predefined eligibility criteria. The data were exported to the R package and VOSviewer software for factorial analysis and network visualization, respectively.
    RESULTS: The included documents were published in English between 2020 and 2024 in 1255 journals. These documents were authored by 17005 authors (3.53 authors/document). The authors collaboration index was noticed 3.61. In total, 74.16% documents were published as the article. The highest number of documents were published in 2022 (n = 1089). The documents published in 2020 received the highest number of mean total citations per article (n = 8.64). The most published journal was Cureus Journal of Medical Science (n = 228). The most prolific author was Gupta A (n = 115). The most active institution was the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (n = 587). The top most trending topics were Mycobacterium tuberculosis, TB elimination, molecular docking, extrapulmonary TB, Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test, and multidrug resistance. India was the most productive country and had the strongest research collaboration with the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), and South Africa. Pakistan was mainly collaborating with the USA, the UK, Saudi Arabia, and China. The India and Pakistan collaboration was observed only in 66 documents.
    CONCLUSION: There is a poor output of scientific publication on TB in most SAARC countries. However, it is recognized that India has produced the highest number of scientific publications. The detection of undiagnosed post-COVID-19 pandemic TB cases is crucial to control further cases in the region. An effective regional cooperation should be established among institutions, universities, and countries to achieve the World Health Organization End TB goals.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_151_24
  65. Perfusion. 2024 Sep 17. 2676591241269729
    Minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation: A bibliometric network analysis of the global scientific output.
    Collaborators
       INTRODUCTION: Minimal Invasive Extracorporeal Circulation (MiECC) has recently emerged as a more 'physiologic' alternative to conventional extracorporeal circulation. However, its adoption is still limited due to lack of robust scientific evidence and ongoing debate about its potential benefits. This bibliometric analysis aims to analyze the scientific articles on MiECC and identify current research domains and existing gaps to be addressed in future studies.
    METHODS: Pertinent articles were retrieved from the Web of Science (WOS) database. The search string included 'minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation' and its synonyms. The VOSviewer (version 1.6.17) software was used to conduct comprehensive analyses. Semantic and research networks, bibliographic coupling and journal analysis were performed.
    RESULTS: Of the 1777 articles identified in WOS, 292 were retrieved. The trend in publications increased from 1991 to date. Most articles focused on transfusion requirements, acute kidney injury, inflammatory markers and cytokines, inflammation and delirium, though the impact of intraoperative optimal fluid and hemodynamic management as far as the occurrence of postoperative complications were poorly addressed. The semantic network analysis found inter-connections between the terms "cardiopulmonary bypass", "inflammatory response", and "cardiac surgery". Perfusion contributed the highest number of published documents. The most extensive research partnerships were between Germany, Greece, Italy, and England.
    CONCLUSIONS: Notwithstanding the scientific community's growing interest in MiECC, crucial topics (i.e., the best anesthetic management and intraoperative need for inotropes, vasopressors and fluids) still require more comprehensive exploration. This investigation may prove to be a useful tool for clinicians, scientists, and students concerning global publication output and for the use of MiECC in cardiac surgery.
    Keywords:  bibliometric network analysis; cardiac surgery; cardiopulmonary bypass; mini cardiopulmonary bypass; minimal invasive extracorporeal circulation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591241269729
  66. Neurosurgery. 2024 Oct 01. 95(4): 723-724
    Impact Factor.
    Douglas Kondziolka.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003137
  67. Cost Eff Resour Alloc. 2024 Sep 16. 22(1): 68
    Global bibliometric analysis of cost effectiveness analysis in healthcare research from 2013 to 2023.
    Kemdi Lugard Okoroiwu, Henshaw Uchechi Okoroiwu, Love Ogochukwu Ude, Chidimma Odilia Ezuma, Emmanuel Ikechukwu Omeje.
       BACKGROUND: Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) has become a crucial technique in appraising the efficiency of healthcare interventions and resource allocation decisions. Cost-effectiveness analysis is now widely used to evaluate whether the effect of a healthcare intervention justifies additional expenditure.
    METHOD: We used PubMed database with search descriptors: "Cost effectiveness" [Title / Abstract] OR "Cost effectiveness analysis" [Title / Abstract] AND "Healthcare" [Title / Abstract]. The common bibliometric indicators were applied.
    RESULTS: We retrieved a total of 7,561 articles within 2013 and 2023. The growth pattern showed a progressive pattern. Articles with 5 authors signature had the highest number in publication. The most productive authors in cost effectiveness research in healthcare were Liew Danny and Ademi Zanfina. The most utilized journals for the publications were BMJ Open, PLoS One and Journal of Medical Economics. The most productive institutions were resident in United Kingdom with the University of York and University of Oxford at the helm.
    CONCLUSION: Scientific production in Cost effectiveness in healthcare research was found to be progressive. This study provides a reference for health policy makers, funders, policy decision makers, academics, and hospital economics researchers.
    Keywords:  Cost effectiveness; Cost effectiveness analysis; Cost effectiveness analysis in healthcare
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12962-024-00576-7
  68. Chronobiol Int. 2024 Sep 16. 1-4
    Circadian rhythm in hypertension: An updated bibliometrics analysis and knowledge mapping from 1990 to 2022.
    Heng Bai, Si-Yang Liu, Jie Tian, Yu Li.
      
    Keywords:  Circadian rhythm; bibliometric analysis; hypertension; knowledge mapping; search strategy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2024.2403434
  69. Sci Rep. 2024 Sep 19. 14(1): 21906
    Machine learning misclassification networks reveal a citation advantage of interdisciplinary publications only in high-impact journals.
    Alexey Lyutov, Yilmaz Uygun, Marc-Thorsten Hütt.
      Given a large enough volume of data and precise, meaningful categories, training a statistical model to solve a classification problem is straightforward and has become a standard application of machine learning (ML). If the categories are not precise, but rather fuzzy, as in the case of scientific disciplines, the systematic failures of ML classification can be informative about properties of the underlying categories. Here we classify a large volume of academic publications using only the abstract as information. From the publications that are classified differently by journal categories and ML categories (i.e., misclassified publications, when using the journal assignment as ground truth) we construct a network among disciplines. Analysis of these misclassifications provides insight in two topics at the core of the science of science: (1) Mapping out the interplay of disciplines. We show that this misclassification network is informative about the interplay of academic disciplines and it is similar to, but distinct from, a citation-based map of science, where nodes are scientific disciplines and an edge indicates a strong co-citation count between publications in these disciplines. (2) Analyzing the success of interdisciplinarity. By evaluating the citation patterns of publications, we show that misclassification can be linked to interdisciplinarity and, furthermore, that misclassified articles have different citation frequencies than correctly classified articles: In the highest 10 percent of journals in each discipline, these misclassified articles are on average cited more frequently, while in the rest of the journals they are cited less frequently.
    Keywords:  Interdisciplinary research; Machine learning; Maps of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72364-5
  70. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e37282
    A bibliometric analysis on drilling of composite materials using a systematic approach.
    Pierre Rahme.
      The increasing use of composite materials across various industries necessitates a detailed understanding of the machining processes involved in their production. This study presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis focused on the drilling of composite materials, aiming to identify key trends, advancements, and research gaps in this critical area. The novelty of this research lies in its systematic approach to mapping the intellectual landscape surrounding drilling processes, particularly emphasizing underexplored topics such as hybrid composites and alternative drilling techniques like laser and ultrasonic methods. An analysis of 927 relevant publications using the Scopus database and VOSviewer software revealed significant insights into the concentration of research on Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP), while highlighting a lack of focus on sustainable drilling practices and real-time defect detection methods. The results suggest that while optimization of traditional drilling parameters is well-covered, there is a pressing need for future research on tool wear mechanisms and environmentally friendly drilling approaches. These findings provide valuable guidance for improving the efficiency, precision, and sustainability of drilling processes, thereby enhancing the industrial application of composite materials.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CFRP; Composite materials; Delamination; Drilling
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37282
  71. Narra J. 2024 08;4(2): e850
    Metabolism and diabetes in Ramadan fasting: Exploring health trends and relationships through systematic literature network analysis.
    Baharuddin Baharuddin, Adi Wijaya.
      Ramadan fasting is widely acknowledged for its positive impacts on health, yet it also presents inherent risks, prompting a need for comprehensive exploration into its metabolic implications and its effects on diabetes. This study introduces a novel methodology called systematic literature network analysis (SLNA), which merges bibliometric analysis with systematic literature review (SLR). The aim of this study was to examine the global research landscape concerning Ramadan fasting, metabolism, and diabetes. Through the systematic search strategy, 206 relevant documents were analyzed. Through co-occurrence analysis mapping, the study uncovered four distinct cluster groups, revealing intricate relationships and evolving trends within the field. Moreover, the trajectory of research publications on Ramadan fasting from 2001 to 2023 was tracked, highlighting a growing interest in this domain. The bibliometric analysis emphasized a consensus regarding the beneficial effects of Ramadan fasting on individual health, particularly in improving lipid profiles, managing body weight, regulating glucose levels, and nutrient intake. However, significant variations in research focus were observed across predominantly Muslim countries, with notable exceptions like Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam absent among the top contributors. Furthermore, the analysis shed light on the balanced selection of research subjects by authors, indicating a nuanced approach to exploring the multifaceted aspects of Ramadan fasting, metabolism, and diabetes. These findings offer significant perspectives for researchers aiming to contextualize their studies within the wider conversation on this subject, thereby aiding in a more profound comprehension of the intricate relationship between fasting, metabolic functions, and the management of diabetes.
    Keywords:  Ramadan fasting; SLNA; bibliometric analysis; diabetes; lipid profile
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.52225/narra.v4i2.850
  72. Narra J. 2024 08;4(2): e982
    Recent update on cerebral sparganosis: A bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping.
    Paramasari Dirgahayu, Muhana F Ilyas, Annisa A Rahma, Shafira N Hanifa, Matthew A Wijayanto, Winastari Y Triniputri, Graciella A Lukas, Nanang Wiyono, Yulia Sari, Yusuf A Mashuri.
      Human sparganosis, a parasitic infection prevalent in Asia, can progress to cerebral sparganosis, a severe condition with significant neurological symptoms. Diagnosis and treatment are challenging due to its clinical similarity to other infections, highlighting the need for improved detection and management strategies. The aim of this study was to observe research trends, key contributors, gaps in the existing knowledge, diagnosis challenges, effective treatment options, and prevention strategies, providing recommendations for future research directions and clinical practice improvements on cerebral sparganosis. A bibliometric analysis was conducted by extracting 139 documents from the Scopus database in June 2024. The retrieved data were analyzed using the R package's Bibliometrix (Biblioshiny) and VOSviewer. Spanning 97 different sources, the research exhibited an annual growth rate of 2.5%. Annual scientific production revealed fluctuating research activity with peaks in 2010 and 2011 and notable citation peaks in 1996 and 2005, indicating pivotal studies that significantly influenced subsequent research. Early studies focused on diagnosis and specific parasites, while recent studies (2010-2024) have increasingly addressed clinical outcomes, treatment strategies, and advanced diagnostic techniques. Trends revealed a shift towards clinical and diagnostic advancements, with recent emphasis on diagnostic imaging, immunoassays, and the relationship between cerebral sparganosis and brain tumors. In conclusion, the studies on cerebral sparganosis underscore the potential for enhancing clinical practice by improving diagnostic accuracy, informing treatment decisions, and implementing targeted screening efforts based on epidemiology and risk factors. Recommendation to further study needs to notify the cerebral sparganosis in high-risk countries with similar socioeconomic and cultural characteristics to endemic regions, including Indonesia.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Spirometra; helminthiasis; parasitic diseases; sparganosis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.52225/narra.v4i2.982
  73. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2024 ;pii: S0004-27492024000500100. [Epub ahead of print]87(5): e20241011
    The impact factor of journals should not be so valued.
    Newton Kara Junior.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5935/0004-2749.2024-1011
  74. J Surg Res. 2024 Sep 18. pii: S0022-4804(24)00527-4. [Epub ahead of print]303 71-80
    Machine Learning on 50,000 Manuscripts Shows Increased Clinical Research by Academic Cardiac Surgeons.
    Anirudha S Chandrabhatla, Adishesh K Narahari, Kevin T Qiu, Theodore Vasiliadis, Joseph D Nguyen, Aditya Singh, Kennedy Gray, Raymond J Strobel, Kenan W Yount, Leora T Yarboro, Irving L Kron, J Hunter Mehaffey, Ourania A Preventza, John A Kern, Nicholas R Teman.
       INTRODUCTION: Academic cardiac surgeons are productive researchers and innovators. We sought to perform a comprehensive machine learning (ML)-based characterization of cardiac surgery research over the past 40 y to identify trends in research pursuits.
    METHODS: US-based academic websites were queried for surgeon profiles. Publications since 1980 were obtained from Web of Science, and publication classifications (e.g., "human", "animal") were collected through the National Institutes of Health iCite tool. Publications were deemed "basic or translational" if >50% of their classification was under "animal" or "molecular or cell", and "clinical" if otherwise. ML-based clustering was performed on publication titles and Medical Subject Heading terms to identify research topics.
    RESULTS: A total of 944 cardiac surgeons accounted for 48,031 unique publications. Average citations per year have decreased since 1980 (P < 0.001). The percentage of basic or translational publications by cardiac surgeons has decreased over time (P < 0.001), comprising of only 8% of publications in 2022. Adult cardiac surgeons, those who received an F32, K08, or R01, and those with a PhD were more likely to publish basic or translational research. Top areas of basic or translational research were myocardial reperfusion, aortic aneurysms or remodeling, and transplant immunology. Major areas of clinical research included aortic disease, aortic valve disease, and mechanical circulatory support. Collaboration analysis revealed that 55% of publications were single-center, and the yearly percentage of these publications has decreased over time (P < 0.001).
    CONCLUSIONS: Cardiac surgeons are performing less basic or translational research relative to clinical research than ever before. The majority of publications over the past 40 y did not involve cross-center collaboration. Continued support for clinical research is needed, while also encouraging collaborative basic or translational science to foster innovation in patient care.
    Keywords:  Academic cardiac surgery; Machine learning; Natural language processing; Research productivity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.08.017
  75. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e37393
    Larimichthys crocea (large yellow croaker): A bibliometric study.
    Hongyan Zhang, Jiacan Wang, Yuan Jing.
      Larimichthys crocea is an important economic fish of East Asia, and numerous studies have been conducted on its breeding, aquaculture, preservation and processing; however, there is no systematic review of the literature on the research of Larimichthys crocea. Derwent Data Analyzer (DDA) was used to analyze 1192 Larimichthys crocea research papers indexed by SCI-E, CSCD and KCI from 2001 to 2023. The number of research publications on Larimichthys crocea has rapidly increased, and institutions and scholars from China, the United States, South Korea, Japan, and Norway have conducted the majority of Larimichthys crocea research. The immune response, Pseudomonas plecoglossicida, gene expression, lipid immune response, transcriptomics and other areas have attracted the most attention. To increase the immunity and disease resistance of Larimichthys crocea and improve its survival, growth, storage and transport, researchers have carried out a large amount of research, which has promoted not only the culture of Larimichthys crocea but also the restoration of wild Larimichthys crocea and the rehabilitation of the ecological environment.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Gene expression; Large yellow croaker; Larimichthys crocea; Lipid metabolism; Literature review; Pseudomonas plecoglossicida
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37393
  76. J Clin Ultrasound. 2024 Sep 19.
    The development of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS): Worldwide contributions and publication trends.
    Mümin Murat Yazici, Özcan Yavaşi.
       PURPOSE: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) concept is widely used in both emergency medicine (EM) and intensive care medicine (ICM). This study aimed to analyze the scientific articles on POCUS published by statistical methods and to evaluate the subject holistically.
    METHODS: This study is bibliographical, descriptive, and analytical in nature. POCUS-related publications published were downloaded from the Web of Science (WoS) database and analyzed using statistical methods. Network visualization maps were used to identify trending topics.
    RESULTS: The literature search revealed 5714 publications on POCUS in the WoS database. According to the WoS categorization of publications, the most common categories were emergency medicine (1751; 30.6%). The topics studied in recent years were deep learning, artificial intelligence, COVID-19, acute kidney injury, heart failure, and telemedicine.
    CONCLUSION: This study on POCUS, we summarized 5714 publications published. According to our results, the trending topics in POCUS research in recent years include deep learning, artificial intelligence, COVID-19, acute kidney injury, heart failure and telemedicine. Our study can be a valuable resource for clinicians and scientists who are working on POCUS or will be working on POCUS in the future.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; emergency medicine; point‐of‐care ultrasound; ultrasound
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/jcu.23846
  77. J Wrist Surg. 2024 Oct;13(5): 389
    Impact Factor of Journal of Wrist Surgery for 2023.
    Toshiyasu Nakamura.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1790598
  78. Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 ;11 1457366
    Assessment of h-index and associated demographic and academic parameters for academic hematologists in Canada.
    Daniel Josué Guerra Ordaz, Jean Roy, Imran Ahmad, Mohammed Kaouache, Brandon Ramchatesingh, Sera Whitelaw, Anna Nikonova, Chris Bredeson, Ivan V Litvinov.
       Introduction: The h-index measures researchers' productivity by assessing simultaneously the number of publications and citations. We aimed to assess the factors that could influence h-index for hematologists practicing in academic institutions in Canada.
    Methods: We identified universities with a hematology residency training programs/fellowships using the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS) website. We obtained the listing of faculty, sex, and academic ranks by consulting faculty directories or by contacting respective departments/universities, when directories were unavailable or incomplete. For each faculty member, we obtained years since Royal College of Physicians' and Surgeons of Canada certification or equivalent, receipt of Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) grants within the last 5 years, attainment of graduate degrees (M.Sc., Ph.D., other), and the h-index.
    Results: The data included information collected from 372 individuals (171 females) across Canada (Atlantic Provinces: 13; Quebec: 89; Ontario: 182; Prairie Provinces: 59; British Columbia: 29). Univariate analysis showed that male sex, practicing in British Columbia, longer duration since specialty certification, completion of an M.Sc. or a Ph.D. degree, attaining a higher academic rank and receiving CIHR funding were associated with higher h-index. The results of the univariate analysis were concordant with the multivariate analysis, except that practicing in Ontario was also associated with higher h-index.
    Conclusion: This study provides details on the h-index curve/parameters for academic productivity of hematologists in Canada. Importantly, based on multivariate analysis, higher h-index was associated with male sex, location of practice, years since certification, attainment of M.Sc. or Ph.D. degrees, academic rank, and recent CIHR funding.
    Keywords:  CIHR funding; Canada; academia; h-index; hematology; regional analysis; sex
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1457366
  79. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2024 Sep 20.
    Research productivity of RANZCR radiation oncology trainees from 2014 to 2023.
    Emma Jane Quinn, Daniel Roos, Melissa James, Sweet Ping Ng, Frank Saran, Sashendra Senthi, Yu Yang Soon, Wee Loon Ong.
       INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to describe the research productivity among RANZCR Radiation Oncology (RO) trainees.
    METHODS: Publicly available data on RO fellows, who were awarded the RANZCR fellowship between July 2014 and June 2023, was extracted from the RANZCR Annual Reports. Fellows who had qualified overseas and did not undertake full RANZCR training were excluded. A PubMed search was performed for publications by each fellow in the 5 years prior, and 6 months, after the estimated completion of training. Research productivity was defined as the number of first-author and any-author publications per trainee.
    RESULTS: In total, 168 eligible RO fellows were included in this study. 104 (62%) and 118 (70%) fellows had first-author and any-author publications during training, respectively. A total of 203 first-author and 308 unique any-author publications were identified, with mean first-author and any-author publications per trainee of 1.21 (SD = 2.37) and 2.02 (SD = 3.71), respectively. Trainee research was most commonly published in JMIRO (34% of first-author and 27% of any-author publications). There were significant differences in the number of first-author publications by gender (P = 0.04) and training jurisdictions (P = 0.03). There were also differences in the number of any-author publications by gender (P = 0.002) and training jurisdictions (P = 0.03). There was a significant increase in any-author publications over the 9-year study period (P = 0.005).
    CONCLUSION: This is the first study evaluating research productivity among RO fellows during training. We identified disparities in research productivity by gender and training jurisdictions. This offers opportunities to tailor efforts to better support a vibrant and productive research culture across the RO training program.
    Keywords:  RANZCR; radiation oncology; research productivity; trainee
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13752
  80. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36924
    Advancements and prospects of landsenses ecology research based on bibliometric analysis.
    Jingchao Fan, Qinghai Guo, Lina Tang.
      The integration of landsenses ecology encompasses both the ecological and perceptual effects on the ecological environment. Although the theoretical framework has gradually matured, challenges persist, including a lack of research strength, incomplete evaluation systems, and ambiguous disciplinary boundaries. Therefore, a systematic review of landsense research is necessary to analyze its characteristics and explore future research trends to ensure that landscape ecology will flourish. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of 37 Chinese articles from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and 46 English articles from Web of Science (WOS). As an emerging field in ecology, landsenses has grown in recent years. However, interconnectedness among the research teams is weak. The CNKI literature tends to be concentrated, with 70.27 % of the articles appearing in the journal Acta Ecologica Sinica. Researchers are predominantly affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with fewer contributions from other institutions and universities. Future directions for landsenses ecology are outlined, including (1) enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration with emerging technologies, such as VR and AI, (2) refining quantifiable landsense metrics and evaluation systems, and (3) establishing a normal model and criteria for landsense creation services. By discussing the disciplinary boundaries and application of landsenses ecology, this study contributes a theoretical reference value for its development. This study proposes the concepts and associated contents of landsenses ecology and mixed marching data and explains the role of the meliorization model and Internet of Things (IoT) in landsenses ecology-based land-use planning, construction, and management. Utilizing the results of bibliometric research, this study proposes recommendations for the future application and theoretical development of landsenses ecology. These suggestions aim to bolster landsenses ecology application practices and theoretical foundations, enabling a more significant contribution to ecosystem services and facilitating sustainable development strategies.
    Keywords:  Ecosystem services; Environmental awareness; Landsense creation; Landsenses ecology; Sustainable development
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36924
  81. Asian J Surg. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S1015-9584(24)02066-9. [Epub ahead of print]
    Advancements and trends in nanomaterial development for acute respiratory distress syndrome.
    Zixin Luo, Kang Zou, Qiuping Zhu.
      
    Keywords:  Acute lung injury; Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Bibliometric analysis; Nanomaterial
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.08.275
  82. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Sep 17. 24(1): 1017
    Educational research on medical residency programs in Chile: a scoping review and analysis of the impact of the new accreditation policy.
    Katherine Marín Donato, Soledad Armijo-Rivera, René Cantariño Pérez, Scarlett Vicencio-Clarke, Paulina Ramírez-Delgado, Ximena Triviño Bonifay, Diego Andrés Díaz-Guío, Carolina Acuña Mujica.
       BACKGROUND: Accrediting medical specialties programs are expected to influence and standardize training program quality, align curriculum with population needs, and improve learning environments. Despite global agreement on its necessity, methods vary widely. In the Chilean context, a recent new accreditation criteria includes research productivity in relation to educational research on resident programs, so we aimed to define it. What is the profile of publications in educational research produced by Chilean medical specialty residency programs in the last five years? Based on these results, we intend to analyze the potential impact of the new accreditation policy on medical specialty programs in Chile.
    METHODS: We performed a preliminary bibliometric search to identify the use of the term "resident" in literature. After that, we conducted a literature search, using a six-step approach to scoping reviews, including the appraisal of the methodological quality of the articles.
    RESULTS: Between 2019 and 2023, an average of 6.2 articles were published yearly (19%). The bibliometric analysis revealed that the dominant thematic area of the journals was clinical, accounting for 78.1%. Most articles focused on residents (84.38%), with only two articles including graduates as participants. One university was responsible for 62.50% of the articles and participated in all multicenter studies (9.38%). Surgical specialties produced 15 research articles focused on procedural training using simulation. Psychiatry was the second most productive specialty, with 5 articles (15.63%) covering standardized patients, well-being, and mental health assessment. The most frequent research focus within residency programs over the five-year period was teaching and learning methodologies, with 19 articles representing almost 60% of the total analyzed.
    CONCLUSIONS: Research on medical education in Chile's postgraduate residency programs is limited, with most studies concentrated in a few universities. The new accreditation criteria emphasize educational research, posing challenges for many institutions to meet higher standards. Understanding unexplored areas in educational research and learning from successful programs can enhance research productivity and align efforts with accreditation expectations. Continuous evaluation and new research on residents' satisfaction, skills acquisition, and well-being are needed to ensure training quality and accountability.
    Keywords:  Accreditation policies; Educational standards; Medical Education Accreditation; Quality Assurance
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05986-y
  83. Health Inf Manag. 2024 Sep 16. 18333583241277952
    System interoperability and data linkage in the era of health information management: A bibliometric analysis.
    Tiago Costa, Teresa Borges-Tiago, Francisco Martins, Flávio Tiago.
      Background: Across the world, health data generation is growing exponentially. The continuous rise of new and diversified technology to obtain and handle health data places health information management and governance under pressure. Lack of data linkage and interoperability between systems undermines best efforts to optimise integrated health information technology solutions. Objective: This research aimed to provide a bibliometric overview of the role of interoperability and linkage in health data management and governance. Method: Data were acquired by entering selected search queries into Google Scholar, PubMed, and Web of Science databases and bibliometric data obtained were then imported to Endnote and checked for duplicates. The refined data were exported to Excel, where several levels of filtration were applied to obtain the final sample. These sample data were analysed using Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Corporation, Washington, USA), WORDSTAT (Provalis Research, Montreal, Canada) and VOSviewer software (Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands). Results: The literature sample was retrieved from 3799 unique results and consisted of 63 articles, present in 45 different publications, both evaluated by two specific in-house global impact rankings. Through VOSviewer, three main clusters were identified: (i) e-health information stakeholder needs; (ii) e-health information quality assessment; and (iii) e-health information technological governance trends. A residual correlation between interoperability and linkage studies in the sample was also found. Conclusion: Assessing stakeholders' needs is crucial for establishing an efficient and effective health information system. Further and diversified research is needed to assess the integrated placement of interoperability and linkage in health information management and governance. Implications: This research has provided valuable managerial and theoretical contributions to optimise system interoperability and data linkage within health information research and information technology solutions.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; blockchain in healthcare; data linkage; e-health; health information exchange; health information governance; health information interoperability; health information management; health information systems; healthcare stakeholders; information storage and retrieval; medical informatics; system interoperability
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/18333583241277952
  84. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Sep 17. pii: S0048-9697(24)06402-7. [Epub ahead of print]954 176246
    Advances and future directions of environmental risk research: A bibliometric review.
    Jinghua Geng, Wen Fang, Miaomiao Liu, Jianxun Yang, Zongwei Ma, Jun Bi.
      Environmental risk is one of the world's most significant threats, projected to be the leading risk over the next decade. It has garnered global attention due to increasingly severe environmental issues, such as climate change and ecosystem degradation. Research and technology on environmental risks are gradually developing, and the scope of environmental risk study is also expanding. Here, we developed a tailored bibliometric method, incorporating co-occurrence network analysis, cluster analysis, trend factor analysis, patent primary path analysis, and patent map methods, to explore the status, hotspots, and trends of environment risk research over the past three decades. According to the bibliometric results, the publications and patents related to environmental risk have reached explosive growth since 2018. The primary topics in environmental risk research mainly involve (a) ecotoxicology risk of emerging contaminants (ECs), (b) environmental risk induced by climate change, (c) air pollution and health risk assessment, (d) soil contamination and risk prevention, and (e) environmental risk of heavy metal. Recently, the hotspots of this field have shifted into artificial intelligence (AI) based techniques and environmental risk of climate change and ECs. More research is needed to assess ecological and health risk of ECs, to formulize mitigation and adaptation strategies for climate change risks, and to develop AI-based environmental risk assessment and control technology. This study provides the first comprehensive overview of recent advances in environmental risk research, suggesting future research directions based on current understanding and limitations.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric review; Environmental risk; Future directions; Publications and patents; Research trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176246
  85. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2024 Jul 06. pii: 4177. [Epub ahead of print]
    Research topics in occupational medicine, 1990-2022: A text-mining-applied bibliometric study.
    Kosuke Sakai, Tomohisa Nagata, Takahiro Mori, Shunsuke Inoue, Hideki Fujiwara, Kiminori Odagami, Nuri Purwito Adi, Masayuki Tatemichi, Koji Mori.
       OBJECTIVE: Occupational health has been influenced by societal and industrial changes. This study aimed to clarify topic trends in occupational health research in 1990-2022.
    METHODS: We conducted a text-mining-adjusted bibliometric study using research titles in occupational health. Data on research titles and the years of publication were collected from 26 peer-reviewed journals on PubMed. Using morphological and correspondence analyses in text mining, we structured research topics into multiple categories and visualized the relationship between all categories and publication years. Statistical analyses were conducted using the text mining software - KH Coder 3.0.
    RESULTS: We obtained 48 645 articles containing 714 890 words in their titles. The research topics were classified into 4 categories and 17 subcategories, of which those of occupations; countries; non-intervention; psychosocial factors; lifestyle factors; safety; symptoms; therapy and care; and productivity have recently shown an increasing trend. In contrast, the subcategories of risk, chemical factors, disease, and organ damage showed decreasing trends. Chemical factors, which were the main topics in the 1990s, included risk, organ damage, and disease. Productivity, the main topic in the 2020s, co-occurred with lifestyle factors, symptoms, and intervention.
    CONCLUSIONS: Focal areas in occupational-health research shift according to societal trends. Occupational-health research has primarily analyzed issues in developed countries with capitalist values and may not have sufficiently covered issues in developing countries. It is imperative for policymakers and public funding bodies to determine priorities for investigation in the field.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.4177
  86. Environ Evid. 2023 Jan 06. 12(1): 1
    Evidence base for non-genetic inheritance of environmental exposures in non-human animals and plants: a map of evidence syntheses with bibliometric analysis.
    Erin L Macartney, Szymon M Drobniak, Shinichi Nakagawa, Malgorzata Lagisz.
       BACKGROUND: Direct effects of parental environment (particularly mothers) on offspring have been frequently demonstrated over the last decades. More recently 'indirect' non-genetic effects of ancestral environment and environmental effects through the patriline have been observed. Such research has captured the interest of many disciplines including biomedical science, toxicology, agriculture, and ecology and evolution due to the importance of understanding environmental effects on individual and population health. Consequently, the secondary literature, aimed at synthesizing non-genetic effects has also been increasing. The non-genetic inheritance secondary literature can be as diverse as the primary literature. Thus, there is a need to 'map' the non-genetic inheritance secondary literature to understand the state of the field and move forward in filling research gaps. Here, we ask four main questions: (1) What evidence exists on the impacts of non-genetic inheritance in non-human animals and plants across disciplines within the secondary 'systematic-like' (evidence synthesis) literature (2) What are the discipline-specific research patterns and gaps? (3) How connected is the literature (i.e., shared citations within and between disciplines, and collaborations between different countries)? (4) What is the overall quality of the non-genetic inheritance SR literature?
    METHODS: We systematically searched for published and grey evidence syntheses on non-genetic inheritance in non-human animals and plants. We then extracted details pertaining to research topics and assigned each article to one of five disciplines (agriculture, biomedical science, ecology and evolution, toxicology, and cross-disciplinary research). We mapped within- and between- discipline research patterns through descriptive statistics and visualizations, and conducted a bibliometric analysis of the 'connectedness' of the literature (i.e., co-citation and collaboration networks). We also conducted a critical appraisal of the included articles.
    RESULTS: We show that most evidence syntheses were in biomedical science and synthesized primary literature on rats and mice. Most evidence syntheses examined 'direct' effects of ancestral environment on descendants, particularly maternal dietary effects on offspring physiology and morphology. Ecology and evolution and cross-disciplinary evidence syntheses included the most diverse range of primary literature in their articles. We also show that most evidence syntheses have at least one author affiliated with an institution in the USA, and that the UK tends to form the most multinational collaborations. Toxicology evidence syntheses were least likely to cite studies outside of its own discipline. Lastly, we show where the quality of the non-genetic inheritance systematic-like literature could be improved.
    CONCLUSIONS: We have highlighted that certain areas of non-genetic inheritance are more frequently synthesised than others which may reflect a stronger interest in certain research topics at either the secondary or primary literature level. Presenting these research patterns and gaps in the literature that will not only make it easier to for researchers to understand the current state of the literature, but will also aid in bridging gaps between disciplines in the future. This will have substantial benefits for our understanding of non-genetic inheritance, with implications for many research fields, including climate change research, ecological and evolutionary theory, and understanding the effects of environmental pollutants on population health. It will also help policy makers identify relevant literature to inform policies, especially related to the negative impacts of environmental factors across generations.
    Keywords:  Environmental effects; Inter-generational inheritance; Maternal effects; Paternal effects; Scoping review; Systematic review; Trans-generational inheritance
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00290-y
  87. Am Psychol. 2024 Sep 19.
    Correction to "I forgot that you existed: Role of memory accessibility in the gender citation gap" by Yan et al. (2024).
      Reports an error in "I forgot that you existed: Role of memory accessibility in the gender citation gap" by Veronica X. Yan, Amy N. Arndt, Katherine Muenks and Marlone D. Henderson (American Psychologist, Advanced Online Publication, Jan 25, 2024, np). In the article, Amy N. Arndt was incorrectly omitted from the author list. All versions of this article have been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2024-47750-001). Recent studies have found a citation gap in psychology favoring men. This citation gap is subsequently reflected in differences in h-index scores, a crude measure but important one for impact on career advancement. We examine a potential reason for the gap: that male researchers are more likely to come to mind than female researchers (i.e., a difference in memory accessibility). In a survey, faculty from psychology departments in R1 institutions in the United States listed up to five names they considered experts in their field and up to five names they considered rising stars (defined as pretenure) in their field. Results revealed that the proportion of female experts recalled by women generally matched the percentage of more senior female faculty at R1 institutions, whereas the proportion recalled by men was much lower as compared to this baseline. With rising stars, we observed both underrepresentation of women from male participants and, unexpectedly, overrepresentation of women from female participants, as compared to the percentage of more junior female faculty at R1 institutions. For both experts and rising stars, male names were also more likely to be generated earlier in lists by male respondents, but women did not vary in the order in which they listed women versus men. Despite the differences in recall observed in our data, there was no such gap in name recognition, suggesting that the gap is one of accessibility-who comes to mind. Implications and recommendations for psychology researchers are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001417
  88. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S0003-4975(24)00770-7. [Epub ahead of print]
    Fate of Abstracts Presented at Annual Meetings of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons from 2015 to 2019.
    Carlos A Valdes, Ahmet Bilgili, Griffin Stinson, Ramy M Sharaf, Omar M Sharaf, Zachary Brennan, Fabian Jimenez-Contreras, Giles J Peek, Mark S Bleiweis, Thomas M Beaver, Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs.
       BACKGROUND: Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) annual meetings provide opportunities to disseminate cardiothoracic research. We assessed rates of publication of STS abstracts as manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals over five years and determined factors associated with successful publication.
    METHODS: The STS "Annual Meeting Archive" was searched online for abstract books from STS annual meetings from 2015-2019. Abstract books were reviewed for information about presented abstracts. A PubMed and Google search was then performed to identify corresponding peer-reviewed journal publications.
    RESULTS: A total of 1451 abstracts were presented at STS annual meetings from 2015-2019. Overall publication rate of accepted abstracts as manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals was 1097/1451=75.60%. Most published manuscripts were published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (750/1097=68.37%). Median duration between abstract presentation and peer-reviewed journal publication was 313[IQR=212.5-458] days. Only 29/1451=2.00% of abstracts won an award, and all 29 of these award-winning abstracts were published as a manuscript. Oral presentation was associated with increased odds of publication compared to poster presentation (OR=1.28[95% CI=1.04-1.71], p=0.021). Median 5-year impact factor of peer-reviewed journals containing these manuscripts was 5.04[IQR=5.04-5.04], and corresponding manuscripts were cited a median of 4[IQR=1-9] times. Overall, 836/1097=76.20% of manuscripts published in peer-reviewed scientific journals had a corresponding North American author.
    CONCLUSIONS: Annual STS meetings are a forum for the presentation of high-quality research. The rate of publication of accepted STS abstracts as manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals is >75%, comparing favorably with national meetings of other surgical societies, and >2/3 of published manuscripts are published in STS's official journal.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.005
  89. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e37617
    Visual analysis on ferroptosis and its cross-talk to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
    Junda Zhou, Wenjia Ni, Xianqin Zhang, Meng Yang, Xin Liu, Jinlin Guo, Jian Li, Qi Zhao, Hang Deng, Hanyue Lei, Lin Zhang, Hai Liao, Xu Jia.
       Background: Ferroptosis is a new type of programmed cell death. Although ferroptosis has been studied in various aspects, there has been no visual analysis of ferroptosis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to date. It is still a global health concern of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, three years after its outbreak. Yet the emergence of the mutant strain Omicron has caused a fourth wave of infections in many countries. The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is still undergoing extensive exploration, which holds paramount importance in mitigating future epidemics.
    Methods: For this study, CiteSpace 6.2 R4 software was used for bibliometric and visual atlas analysis of ferroptosis-related research, and the Genecards database was used to mine ferroptosis and COVID-19-related genes.
    Results: We found increasing studies about ferroptosis. China and the United States have demonstrated robust scientific innovation over recent years, with extensive collaboration between their institutions and authors. Ferroptosis and COVID-19 were seen to have 13 shared genes, which may be new targets for the treatment of COVID-19 in the future. Most of the shared genes are enriched in tumor necrosis factor (TNF) pathways. The majority of those genes are up-regulated under the cellular response to oxidative stress. Genes including Tumour necrosis factor (TNF), RELA proto-oncogene (RELA), Activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), Cytochrome b-245 beta chain (CYBB), Jun proto-oncogene (JUN), Mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MAPK1) and Heme oxygenase 1 (HMOX1), maybe a breakthrough for ferroptosis and COVID-19. Whilst previous research has shown there to be a relationship between ferroptosis and COVID-19, the specific role of ferroptosis remained unclear. Our study aimed to analyze the research status of ferroptosis and its relationship with COVID-19, to provide a useful reference for further prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Overall, uncovering the role of ferroptosis in SARS-CoV-2 infection is important for the development of new treatment strategies for COVID-19.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; COVID-19; Citespace; Ferroptosis; Visual atlas
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37617
  90. Eur Geriatr Med. 2024 Sep 19.
    Interdisciplinarity in cultural gerontology and geriatric medical humanities - a bibliometric survey.
    Emily Waldron, Katherine Wakefield, Desmond O'Neill.
       BACKGROUND: Cultural gerontology - understanding ageing through the lens of arts and humanities-has emerged as an important element of epistemology of ageing. As a boundary area between geriatric medicine/gerontology and arts/humanities disciplines, joint-working/interdisciplinarity is desirable. This project aims to assess the degree of joint-working manifested in cultural gerontology by authorship and acknowledgements in papers dedicated to cultural gerontology in five journals.
    METHODS: Observational survey of authorship in 5 journals from the founding of the specific sections on cultural gerontology or specific dedicated journals, assessing number of authors, disciplinary identities, and evidence of joint working within cultural gerontology.
    RESULTS: Of 591 papers, 481 (81%) were single authors. There was a spread of disciplinary affiliations, 247 (41.8%) gerontology/age studies, 169 arts/humanities/social sciences (28.6%) and 133 of uncertain affiliation (22.5%): only 38 papers had a clear indication of joint working across the disciplines (6.4%). In the two geriatric medicine journals, European Geriatric Medicine and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, authorship was almost exclusively from geriatric medicine/gerontology. There was extremely limited use of acknowledgements.
    CONCLUSION: Our study indicates that single authorship is the most frequent mode of peer-reviewed publishing in cultural gerontology, whilst acknowledging that some authors may have scholarly training in multiple fields but are listed as unidisciplinary. Leaders in the field and editors of relevant journals/section need to consider ways of encouraging and recognising joint working, through fuller descriptions of multiple affiliations, brief author biographies, fuller use of acknowledgements and consideration of brief accompanying discussant responses from complementary disciplines.
    Keywords:  Aging; Humanities; Interdisciplinary studies
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-024-01053-3
  91. J Clin Neurosci. 2024 Sep 13. pii: S0967-5868(24)00380-1. [Epub ahead of print]129 110841
    Evaluating neurosurgical society award recipients: An analysis of awardee characteristics with respect to gender, race, education, geographic location, and neurosurgical society.
    Grace Hey, Yusuf Mehkri, Denisa Boitos, Alina Maleski Smith, Erin W Smith, Mahjabin Patrawala, Olivia L Little, Julian Gendreau.
       INTRODUCTION: Professional society awards can substantially impact career trajectory of awardees in neurosurgery. Past studies have discussed the demographics of neurosurgery conference awardees in terms of gender and professional experience; however, a full assessment of awardee qualities and characteristics has yet to be studied.
    OBJECTIVE: The goal of this study is to provide a comprehensive evaluation of neurosurgical society winners that focuses on gender, race, academic degrees, and institutional/geographic affiliation.
    METHODS: Data of awardees across 14 neurosurgical societies from 2019 to 2022 was recorded. Variables recorded include professional society, award classification, year won, age, gender, race and ethnicity, board certification status, MD graduation year, degrees obtained, awardee home institution location, h-index, and NIH-funding. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS.
    RESULTS: A total of 102 unique awards from 14 different societies between 2019 and 2022 were identified. Significantly more men (83 %) as compared to women (17 %) were awardees (p < 0.001). Awardees were significantly more likely to be Caucasian as compared to any other race (p < 0.001), and Caucasian awardees were more likely to be board certified and receive NIH funding. A higher proportion of male awardees had a PhD; however, the majority of all awardees were significantly more likely to not have a PhD or be board certified (p < 0.001). The majority of awardees were based in the Northeastern United States.
    CONCLUSIONS: Among winners of neurosurgical society awards, significant differences exist with respect to gender, race, ethnicity, degree type, and geographic location. Future research endeavors are needed to explore the reason for why these differences exist to ultimately develop strategies that promote equal opportunities for all neurosurgeons.
    Keywords:  AANS; Awards; CNS; Disparities; NIH; Neurosurgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2024.110841
  92. Comput Biol Med. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S0010-4825(24)01220-4. [Epub ahead of print]182 109135
    High-frequency chest wall oscillation devices: An umbrella review and bibliometric analysis.
    Admilson Marin, Victória Cônsoli Chiaradia, Mirela Dobre, Andrei Brateanu, Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu, Luciana Aparecida Campos.
       INTRODUCTION: High-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) devices are used to improve airway clearance in various respiratory conditions. This study comprehensively assesses the evidence on efficacy and safety and identifies trends in scientific publications and patents across geographic regions.
    METHODS: This study utilized an integrated approach, combining bibliographic and bibliometric research with artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Four databases - PubMed, Europe Pubmed Central, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and CINAHL - were searched for systematic reviews on the effectiveness of treatment options for HFCWO. The AMSTAR-2 tool was used to evaluate the risk of bias in systematic reviews. Bibliographic research synthesized the evidence following PRISMA and Cochrane guidelines. The Dimensions platform was used for bibliometric analysis to provide insights into the global landscape. AI tools with prompt engineering tools Chain-of-Thoughts (CoT) and Tree of Thoughts (ToT) were used to enhance data extraction capabilities.
    RESULTS: The umbrella review identified 12 systematic reviews supporting the effectiveness of HFCWO in improving pulmonary function parameters, sputum characteristics, dyspnea, health scores, and quality of life in conditions including cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or neuromuscular diseases, with varying evidence of certainty. Eight of the twelve reviews had a moderate to high AMSTAR-2 confidence level, while several studies lacked sufficient descriptions of methods, treatment regimens, outcome measures, and adverse effects. Despite the absence of adverse events, the overall evidence quality between studies is evaluated as low to very low. Bibliometric analysis found a significant increase in global interest over the past two decades, with 230 research publications, 137 patents, and 56 clinical trials.
    CONCLUSIONS: The study highlights the potential of HFCWO devices in respiratory care but demands more robust evidence. The increasing interest in airway clearance devices highlights the necessity for HFCWO mechanism and safety research, underlining its therapeutic relevance in respiratory medicine. The interdisciplinary integration of AI tools and prompt engineering contributes to a nuanced understanding of the available evidence.
    Keywords:  Artificial intelligence; Bibliometric analysis; Bronchiectasis; COPD; Chronic respiratory diseases; Cystic fibrosis; Evidence synthesis; HFCWO; Metareviews
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.109135
  93. Arthroscopy. 2024 Sep 12. pii: S0749-8063(24)00672-8. [Epub ahead of print]
    Female Orthopaedic Surgeons Are Less Represented as Head Team Physicians in Collegiate Athletic Programs.
    Olivia R French, Hayden Hartman, Preston M Terle, Mia V Rumps, Mary K Mulcahey.
       PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) head team physicians (HTP), focusing on gender as it relates to divisional variability, medical specialty, and research productivity.
    METHODS: In December 2022, the NCAA member directory was utilized to obtain HTP information from the top 5 conferences within Divisions I, II, and III (DI, DII, DIII, respectively). Division I schools were selected from the previously established "Power 5" conferences. Divisions II and III used NCAA rankings. HTP data was collected from publicly available verifiable data sources. Data for gender, Scopus H-index, residency programs, and fellowship programs were collected. Mean, median, skewness, p-values, and odds ratio were calculated for analysis.
    RESULTS: One hundred and eighty six NCAA institutions were evaluated: 69 DI (37%), 65 DII (35%), and 52 DIII (28%). DIII had the highest female representation (8; 16%). Out of the 67 orthopaedic surgery HTPs, 5 (7.5%) were female and 62 male (92.5%). There is a statistically significant difference in female orthopedic surgeon representation in the HTP field compared to males (p-value = 0.038, alpha = 0.05). Female orthopaedic surgeons have 38% lower odds of being represented as HTPs compared to males (p-value = 0.046, alpha = 0.05). Female HTPs in Divisions I and III had higher H-indexes than the overall average and median values for their respective divisons.
    CONCLUSION: Female HTPs are significantly less represented compared to males in the NCAA. Furthermore, female orthopaedic surgeons were found to have lower odds of being represented as HTPs compared to their male counterparts. For research productivity, female HTPs impacted the distribution as outliers in Divisions I and III.
    Keywords:  collegiate athletics; diversity; gender; head team physician; orthopaedics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2024.08.045
  94. Spine Deform. 2024 Sep 20.
    Current trends and perspectives of scoliosis research society travel fellows.
    Aditya Joshi, Arash Kamali, Jordan Helbing, Michelle C Welborn, Steven W Hwang, Amit Jain, Khaled Kebaish, Hamid Hassanzadeh.
       PURPOSE: This study aims to measure the impact of the Scoliosis Research Society's travel fellowship on a spinal surgeon's career.
    METHODS: A non-incentivized survey was sent to 78 previous SRS junior travel fellows from 1993 to 2021. The questionnaire assessed fellowship influence on academic and administrative positions, professional society memberships, and commercial relationships. The trend of these quantitative measures was created according to a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) calculation of the reported values. The Scopus database was queried for all fellows' publication counts and h-index before the fellowship, as well as 3 years, 5 years, and currently after the fellowship. A control cohort of matched surgeons who did not participate in travel fellowships was used to compare research productivity measures relative to travel fellows.
    RESULTS: This study had a 73% response rate. Over the periods of 3-5 years after the fellowship, and up to the present, the mean publication count increased by 31.0%, 31.6%, and 46.4%, respectively. Over the same interval, the mean h-index increased by 19.5%, 17.3%, and 11.3%, respectively. From the year of their respective fellowship to present day, the fellows observed a mean CAGR of + 3.2% in academic positions, + 6.7% in administrative positions, + 2.3% in society memberships, and + 4.7% in commercial relations. Previous fellows concurred the fellowship changed their clinical practice (42.1% Strongly Agree, 36.8% Agree), expanded their network (71.9% Strong Agree, 24.6% Agree), expanded their research (33.3% Strongly Agree, 54.4% Agree), and improved their surgical technique (33.3% Strongly Agree, 49.1% Agree).
    CONCLUSION: Robust feedback from previous fellows suggests a traveling fellowship has a meaningful impact on a surgeon's research productivity and career achievements.
    Keywords:  Education; Global; Research; Scoliosis; Travel fellowship
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s43390-024-00962-4
  95. Heliyon. 2024 Sep 15. 10(17): e36808
    Unveiling temporal and spatial research trends in precision agriculture: A BERTopic text mining approach.
    Yang Liu, Fanghao Wan.
      This study leverages the BERTopic algorithm to analyze the evolution of research within precision agriculture, identifying 37 distinct topics categorized into eight subfields: Data Analysis, IoT, UAVs, Soil and Water Management, Crop and Pest Management, Livestock, Sustainable Agriculture, and Technology Innovation. By employing BERTopic, based on a transformer architecture, this research enhances topic refinement and diversity, distinguishing it from traditional reviews. The findings highlight a significant shift towards IoT innovations, such as security and privacy, reflecting the integration of smart technologies with traditional agricultural practices. Notably, this study introduces a comprehensive popularity index that integrates trend intensity with topic proportion, providing nuanced insights into topic dynamics across countries and journals. The analysis shows that regions with robust research and development, such as the USA and Germany, are advancing in technologies like Machine Learning and IoT, while the diversity in research topics, assessed through information entropy, indicates a varied global research scope. These insights assist scholars and research institutions in selecting research directions and provide newcomers with an understanding of the field's dynamics.
    Keywords:  Agriculture technology; BERTopic; Natural language processing; Precision agriculture; Text ming
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36808
  96. Water Res. 2024 Sep 11. pii: S0043-1354(24)01329-0. [Epub ahead of print]266 122430
    Challenges and opportunities for large-scale applications of the electro-Fenton process.
    Hugo Olvera-Vargas, Clément Trellu, Puthiya Veetil Nidheesh, Emmanuel Mousset, Soliu O Ganiyu, Carlos A Martínez-Huitle, Minghua Zhou, Mehmet A Oturan.
      As an electrochemical advanced oxidation process, the electro-Fenton (EF) process has gained significant importance in the treatment of wastewater and persistent organic pollutants in recent years. As recently reported in a bibliometric analysis, the number of scientific publications on EF have increased exponentially since 2002, reaching nearly 500 articles published in 2022 (Deng et al., 2022). The influence of the main operating parameters has been thoroughly investigated for optimization purposes, such as type of electrode materials, reactor design, current density, and type and concentration of catalyst. Even though most of the studies have been conducted at a laboratory scale, focusing on fundamental aspects and their applications to degrade specific pollutants and treat real wastewater, important large-scale attempts have also been made. This review presents and discusses the most recent advances of the EF process with special emphasis on the aspects more closely related to future implementations at the large scale, such as applications to treat real effluents (industrial and municipal wastewaters) and soil remediation, development of large-scale reactors, costs and effectiveness evaluation, and life cycle assessment. Opportunities and perspectives related to the heterogeneous EF process for real applications are also discussed. This review article aims to be a critical and exhaustive overview of the most recent developments for large-scale applications, which seeks to arouse the interest of a large scientific community and boost the development of EF systems in real environments.
    Keywords:  Electro-Fentonlectro-Fenton; Electrochemical advanced oxidation; Helectro-Fentoneterogeneous electro-Fenton; Life cycle; Persistent organic pollutants; Real wastewater treatment; Scale-up applications
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122430
  97. J Surg Res. 2024 Sep 16. pii: S0022-4804(24)00520-1. [Epub ahead of print]303 22-31
    "The Association of a Research Year With Matching Into an Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency".
    Carol Y Wang, Joseph A Mellia, Lior Levy, Olachi Oleru, Abena Gyasi, Nargiz Seyidova, Peter E Shamamian, Keisha E Montalmant, Peter W Henderson, Alice Yao, Peter J Taub.
       INTRODUCTION: The relationship between pursuing a research year (RY) and plastic surgery match outcomes is unclear. The present study investigated the association between a dedicated RY and the odds of matching into an integrated Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) residency program.
    METHODS: Electronic Residency Application Service applications to an integrated PRS residency program from 2017 to 2021 were evaluated. Match results were determined using online public sources. Students who had taken a RY were compared with those who had not (traditional). The relationship between pursuing a RY and matching was determined with logistic regression analyses.
    RESULTS: In total, 974 applicants were included, of which 191 (20%) completed an RY. The RY group had significantly higher match rates (83% versus 74%, P = 0.008), more presentations (13 versus 5, P < 0.001), and more publications (11 versus 4, P < 0.001) than the traditional group. The RY group was 80% more likely to match than the traditional group (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 1.8, P = 0.016). However, this benefit was eliminated after controlling for the number of publications. Subgroup analysis revealed that applicants who completed an RY had increased odds of matching into a top 20 PRS residency program (OR = 2.2, P < 0.001), with the strongest association observed among applicants with 15+ (OR = 2.6, P < 0.001) or 20+ publications (OR = 4.1, P < 0.001).
    CONCLUSIONS: An RY is associated with 80% higher odds of matching and an increased number of publications. RYs seem to be most associated with benefits for applicants aiming to increase their publication numbers or to match into a top 20 residency program.
    Keywords:  Gap year; Integrated plastic surgery residency; Match outcomes; Plastic and reconstructive surgery; Plastic surgery match; Research year
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2024.08.010
  98. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2024 Oct;45 101041
    Sex and gender bias in chronic coronary syndromes research: analysis of studies used to inform the 2019 European Society of Cardiology guidelines.
    Kathleen Bastian-Pétrel, Jessica L Rohmann, Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, Marco Piccininni, Katja Gayraud, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Nathalie Bajos.
       Background: Sex and gender inequalities in ischemic heart diseases persist. Although ischemic heart disease is less common in women, they experience worse clinical outcomes and are less likely to receive guideline-recommended treatments. The primary scientific literature from which clinical guideline recommendations are derived may not have considered potential sex- and gender biases. This study aims to determine whether the literature cited in recent cardiovascular guidelines' clinical recommendations contain sex and gender biases.
    Methods: We analysed publications cited in the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guideline recommendations on chronic coronary syndromes, using a checklist to guide data extraction and evaluate the individual studies for sex- and gender-related aspects, such as inclusion/exclusion criteria, outcome measures, and demographic data reporting. To assess representation over time, the proportion of women participants in each study was computed and analysed using a beta regression model. We also examined the associations between women's representation, journal impact factor and author gender.
    Findings: Among the 20 ESC recommendations on chronic coronary syndromes, four contained sex-related statements; we did not identify any gender-specific suggestions. The referenced literature upon which these recommendations were based consisted of 108 articles published between 1991 and 2019, encompassing more than 1.6 million study participants (26.8%; 432,284 women). Only three studies incorporated sex-sensitive designs; none were gender-specific. The term "gender" did not occur in 84% (n = 91/108) of the publications; when used, it was exclusively to denote biological sex. The proportion of women (assumed by investigators) among study participants fluctuated over time. Having a woman as first (odds ratio (OR) = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.19-2.39) or last author (OR = 2.28, 95% CI: 1.31-3.97), was significantly associated with having more women participants in the study.
    Interpretation: The data underlying ESC guideline recommendations largely lack reporting of possible sex- and gender-specific aspects, and women are distinctly underrepresented. To what extent these recommendations apply to members of specific population groups who are not well-represented in the underlying evidence base remains unknown.
    Funding: This study is part of the Gender and Health Inequalities (GENDHI) project, ERC-2019-SyG. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC).
    Keywords:  Cardiovascular disease in women; Cardiovascular guidelines; Chronic coronary syndromes; Clinical practice guidelines; European Society of Cardiology; Gender bias; IHD; Sex bias
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101041
  99. Cureus. 2024 Aug;16(8): e66970
    Navigating the Cardiothoracic Publication Landscape: A Primer for Journal Selection.
    Inayat Grewal, Prateek Madaan.
      Journal selection is very important for any researcher in every field. Publication in a reputable journal not only has a higher reach among a greater number of people but also sets a benchmark for significance and quality. This primer aims to guide researchers in the field of cardiothoracic research, including medicine, surgery, and imaging, to assist in journal selection for their respective articles. Journal selection depends on a variety of factors, such as impact factors, publication charges, review processes, article types that a journal accepts, and indexing. This primer highlights all these factors in detail that are essential for the selection of a suitable journal. The article emphasizes the importance of these factors in making a reasoned decision about journal selection. This article also focuses on different types of publication models and their implications, including hybrid open access, gold open access, and diamond open access. In conclusion, this primer aims to provide insights to researchers in the fields of cardiothoracic surgery, medicine, and imaging about the publication landscapes and guide them to strategically plan their submissions.
    Keywords:  article types; cardiology; cardiothoracic; case reports; impact factor; indexing; publication model
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66970
  100. PLoS One. 2024 ;19(9): e0307813
    Over twenty years of publications in Ecology: Over-contribution of women reveals a new dimension of gender bias.
    Gabriela Fontanarrosa, Lucía Zarbá, Valeria Aschero, Daniel Andrés Dos Santos, María Gabriela Nuñez Montellano, Maia C Plaza Behr, Natalia Schroeder, Silvia Beatriz Lomáscolo, María Elisa Fanjul, A Carolina Monmany Garzia, Marisa Alvarez, Agustina Novillo, María José Lorenzo Pisarello, Romina Elisa D'Almeida, Mariana Valoy, Andrés Felipe Ramírez-Mejía, Daniela Rodríguez, Celina Reynaga, María Leonor Sandoval Salinas, Verónica Chillo, María Piquer-Rodríguez.
      Biographical features like social and economic status, ethnicity, sexuality, care roles, and gender unfairly disadvantage individuals within academia. Authorship patterns should reflect the social dimension behind the publishing process and co-authorship dynamics. To detect potential gender biases in the authorship of papers and examine the extent of women's contribution in terms of the substantial volume of scientific production in Ecology, we surveyed papers from the top-ranked journal Ecology from 1999 to 2021. We developed a Women's Contribution Index (WCI) to measure gender-based individual contributions. Considering gender, allocation in the author list, and the total number of authors, the WCI calculates the sum of each woman's contribution per paper. We compared the WCI with women's expected contributions in a non-gender-biased scenario. Overall, women account for 30% of authors of Ecology, yet their contribution to papers is higher than expected by chance (i.e., over-contribution). Additionally, by comparing the WCI with an equivalent Men's Contribution Index, we found that women consistently have higher contributions compared to men. We also observed a temporal trend of increasing women's authorship and mixed-gender papers. This suggests some progress in addressing gender bias in the field of ecology. However, we emphasize the need for a better understanding of the pattern of over-contribution, which may partially stem from the phenomenon of over-compensation. In this context, women might need to outperform men to be perceived and evaluated as equals. The WCI provides a valuable tool for quantifying individual contributions and understanding gender biases in academic publishing. Moreover, the index could be customized to suit the specific question of interest. It serves to uncover a previously non-quantified type of bias (over-contribution) that, we argue, is the response to the inequitable structure of the scientific system, leading to differences in the roles of individuals within a scientific publishing team.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307813
  101. Asian J Surg. 2024 Sep 13. pii: S1015-9584(24)02095-5. [Epub ahead of print]
    Bibliometrics analysis and visualization study on traditional Chinese medicine acupressure treatment of sleep disorders.
    Jianping Pang.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asjsur.2024.09.052
  102. JB JS Open Access. 2024 Jul-Sep;9(3):pii: e24.00033. [Epub ahead of print]9(3):
    The Current State of International Academic Partnerships in Orthopaedic Surgery Between High-Income and Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.
    Michael J Flores, Madeline C MacKechnie, Kelsey E Brown, Jamieson M O'Marr, Patricia Rodarte, Adrienne Socci, Theodore Miclau.
       Background: Orthopaedic academic partnerships between high-income countries (HICs) and low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are an effective method to increase research and scholarly support. The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic literature review of the current state of partnerships worldwide and assess the quality, quantity, and content of their research output.
    Methods: A systematic review was conducted using 4 academic databases: PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL. Article eligibility criteria included articles published between January 2017 and 2022, with orthopaedic authors from at least 1 HIC and LMIC. Articles related to global orthopaedic surgery with exclusively HIC or LMIC authors were excluded.
    Results: The database search yielded 25,928 articles, and after deduplication, 21,145 articles were included in the screening. After title and abstract screening, 408 articles underwent full-text review for eligibility. The final list of eligible articles for extraction included 310 publications in 127 journals. Published articles increased over time (46 in 2017 to 88 in 2021) and were most commonly published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (20, 6.5%). Open-access articles (203, 65.5%) had a significantly greater Journal Citation Indicator (p = 0.024) than non-open-access articles. Most studies (40.7%) were observational, with few (3.6%) randomized controlled trials. Orthopaedic trauma (38.1%) was the most common subspecialty, followed by spine (14.8%) and pediatrics (14.2%). Most partnerships were sponsored by North American authors in 65 LMICs, primarily China, India, and the sub-Saharan African region.
    Conclusion: This study identified 310 articles published by orthopaedic international academic partnerships in 106 countries over the past 5 years, demonstrating that collaborations between LMIC/HIC partners nearly doubled over the study period. Sixty-five percent of the articles were published in open-access journals.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.24.00033
  103. Orthopedics. 2024 Sep 19. 1-4
    Peer-Reviewed Publications by Successfully Matched Orthopedic Surgery Residency Applicants in the 2022-2023 Match.
    Joseph Brenner, Braden Womack, Maverick Delp, David Yatsonsky, Maged Hanna, Christopher Sanford.
       BACKGROUND: The Orthopaedic Surgery Match is highly competitive, with more applicants than residency spots. With the Step 1 Exam moving to a pass/fail result, residency programs and applicants have fewer objective data to determine applicants' relative competitiveness. Through this study, we sought to provide the mean number of accepted publications on PubMed a successfully matched orthopedic surgery applicant has by the time of submission of their application.
    MATERIALS AND METHODS: Orthopedic surgery residency programs participating in the National Resident Matching Program were identified by their ranking on the Doximity Residency Navigator. Each program's intern class and their medical schools were identified. Their names were searched in PubMed and Scopus and articles with their name and affiliations were recorded.
    RESULTS: In total, 877 orthopedic surgery interns published a mean of 3.30±5.27 articles each on PubMed. They were first or second author on 1.44±2.58, and 1.96±3.89 publications were related to orthopedic surgery. There were no statistical differences between degree, sex, or residency program rank from the Doximity Residency Navigator. The mean number of publications from a successful applicant was approximately 3. There was a great range in the number of publications, and 27.3% of successful applicants did not have a single publication.
    CONCLUSION: Future applicants and programs can use this number to gauge relative research output. [Orthopedics. 202x;4x(x):xx-xx.].
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20240913-01
  104. Res Involv Engagem. 2024 Sep 20. 10(1): 97
    The academic impact of paediatric research agendas: a descriptive analysis.
    L Postma, M L Luchtenberg, A A E Verhagen, E L M Maeckelberghe.
       BACKGROUND: Increasingly, researchers are involving children and young people in designing paediatric research agendas, but as far as we were able to determine, only one report exists on the academic impact of such an agenda. In our opinion, the importance of insight into the impact of research agendas designed together with children and young people cannot be overstated. The first aim of our study was therefore to develop a method to describe the academic impact of paediatric research agendas. Our second aim was to describe the academic impact of research agendas developed by involving children and young people.
    METHODS: We based our method on aspects of the Research Impact Framework developed by Kuruvilla and colleagues and the Payback Framework developed by Donovan and Hanney. We named it Descriptive Academic Impact Analysis of Paediatric Research Agendas, consisting of five steps: [1] Identification of paediatric research agendas, [2] Citation analysis, [3] Impact analysis, [4] Author assessment, and [5] Classification of the ease of determining traceability.
    RESULTS: We included 31 paediatric research agendas that were designed by involving children and young people. These agendas were cited 517 times, ranging from 0 to 71 citations. A total of 131 new studies (25%) were published, ranging from 0 to 23 per paediatric research agenda, based on at least one of the research priorities from the agenda. Sixty studies (46%) were developed by at least one of the first, second, or last authors of the paediatric research agenda on which the studies were based. Based on their accessibility and the ease with which we could identify the studies as being agenda-based, we categorised 44 studies (34%) as easy, 62 studies (47%) as medium, and 25 studies (19%) as difficult to identify.
    CONCLUSION: This study reports on the development of a method to describe the academic impact of paediatric research agendas and it offers insight into the impact of 31 such agendas. We recommend that our results be used as a guide for designing future paediatric research agendas, especially by including ways of tracing the academic impact of new studies concerning the agendas' research priorities.
    Keywords:  Academic impact; Children and young people; Involvement; Paediatric research agendas; Patient and public involvement; Payback Framework; Research impact framework
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-024-00630-x
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