bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2023‒04‒30
78 papers selected by
Thomas Krichel
Open Library Society
  1. Trends in NLRP3 inflammasome research in ischemic stroke from 2011 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
  2. Altmetric and Bibliographic Analysis of the Most Popular Articles on Vitreoretinal Surgery Between 2010 and 2020.
  3. Research advances and trends in the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome from 2003 to 2022: A CiteSpace-based bibliometric analysis.
  4. How Many Plastic Surgeons Does It Take to Write an Article? A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship Inflation.
  5. Highly cited tropical medicine articles in the Web of Science from 1991 to 2020: A bibliometric analysis.
  6. A bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most-cited papers concerning dental fluorosis.
  7. Psychological health of postmenopausal women: a bibliometric analysis in the recent decade.
  8. The Revived Interest in Ageusia Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  9. Bibliometric Analysis of Research Studies on Postoperative Pain Management of Cesarean Section.
  10. Research trends in endoscopic applications in early gastric cancer: A bibliometric analysis of studies published from 2012 to 2022.
  11. Bibliometric analysis of stroke and quality of life.
  12. Classics of infectious diseases: A bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles.
  13. Trends and prospects in spinal tuberculosis research: a future-oriented approach.
  14. Determinants of impact factor and Eigenfactor score in otolaryngology journals.
  15. Global research trends of endoscope in early gastric cancer: A bibliometric and visualized analysis study over past 20 years.
  16. Bibliometric analysis of zirconia publications between 1980 and 2021: Global productivity and publication trends.
  17. Denosumab for giant cell tumors of bone from 2010 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
  18. Evolution of Inguinal Hernia Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1980 to 2021.
  19. Orobanche crenata: A bibliometric analysis of a noxious parasitic plant.
  20. Research trends and prospects on brain metastasis from breast cancer: A bibliometric analysis.
  21. A Bibliometric Analysis on the Research Trend of Exercise and the Gut Microbiome.
  22. A bibliometric analysis of obstructive sleep apnea and anesthesia.
  23. Prolific non-research authors in high impact scientific journals: meta-research study.
  24. Knowledge Mapping of Drug Repositioning's Theme and Development.
  25. Research in the genetics of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022.
  26. Global status of research on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and its programmed cell death: Bibliometric and visual analysis from 2012 to middle 2022.
  27. Research on the Potential Biomarkers of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: a Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis.
  28. Knowledge mapping and visualization analysis of pelvic organ prolapse repair with mesh from 2001 to 2021.
  29. mHealth and COVID-19: A Bibliometric Study.
  30. Gender gaps in Australian research publishing, citation and co-authorship.
  31. Occupational accidents in healthcare workers: a bibliometric analysis in Scopus database 2010-2019.
  32. Spatial social network research: a bibliometric analysis.
  33. The Most-Cited Articles on Retinoblastoma: A Fifty-Year Perspective.
  34. A bibliometric analysis of research on R-loop: Landscapes, highlights and trending topics.
  35. [One hundred years of the Pan American Journal of Public Health: visualizing its contentCem anos da Revista Pan-Americana de Saúde Pública: visualização do seu conteúdo].
  36. Topics and trends in fresh tea (Camellia sinensis) leaf research: A comprehensive bibliometric study.
  37. An overview of current research on nutritional support for burn patients: A bibliometric analysis from 1983 to 2022.
  38. Female and low- and middle-income authorship trends in high-impact ENT journals (2011-2020).
  39. Innovative Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Wastewater Polluted with Heavy Metals: Perspective of the Potential of Electrodialysis, Membrane Distillation, and Forward Osmosis from a Bibliometric Analysis.
  40. Retracted Covid-19 articles: significantly more cited than other articles within their journal of origin.
  41. The impact of land use on stream macroinvertebrates: a bibliometric analysis for 2010-2021.
  42. Linguistic positivity in soft and hard disciplines: temporal dynamics, disciplinary variation, and the relationship with research impact.
  43. The ascendancy of research in acronyms related to COVID-19 displayed on a growth-share matrix (GSM): Bibliometric analysis.
  44. A Bibliometric Analysis of Consumer Neuroscience towards Sustainable Consumption.
  45. International publication trends in basic, applied, and conceptual behavior-analytic journals.
  46. Impact of antibiotics on microbial community in aquatic environment and biodegradation mechanism: a review and bibliometric analysis.
  47. Is open science a double-edged sword?: data sharing and the changing citation pattern of Chinese economics articles.
  48. Female authorship trends and the effect of COVID-19 on cataract and refractive surgery literature.
  49. Did Ghana Do Enough? A Scientometric Analysis of COVID-19 Research Output from Ghana within the African Context.
  50. Global research trends in immunotherapy for head and neck neoplasms: A scientometric study.
  51. Global research on cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis: A bibliometric analysis.
  52. A Descriptive Analysis of Collaboration and Funding of Articles in the Journal of Music Therapy, 1998-2021.
  53. The application of additive manufacturing technology in pelvic surgery: A bibliometrics analysis.
  54. Industry involvement in evidence production for genomic medicine: A bibliometric and funding analysis of decision impact studies.
  55. Biochar-based compost: a bibliometric and visualization analysis.
  56. Gender-gap in randomized clinical trials reporting mortality in the perioperative setting and critical care: 20 years behind the scenes.
  57. The continued problem of URL decay: an updated analysis of health care management journal citations.
  58. Marketing strategies for waste recycling: a bibliometric analysis towards the circular economy.
  59. OpCitance: Citation contexts identified from the PubMed Central open access articles.
  60. Scientometric Research on Trend Analysis of Nano-Based Sustained Drug Release Systems for Wound Healing.
  61. Global trends in research related to the links between microbiota and antibiotics: a visualization study.
  62. Research Topic Trends on Turnover Intention among Korean Registered Nurses: An Analysis Using Topic Modeling.
  63. International Collaboration Trends in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Systematic Bibliometric Scoping Review.
  64. Dermatology Publications on COVID-19 during the First Pandemic Year: Creativity or Opportunism?
  65. Application of artificial intelligence in solar and wind energy resources: a strategy to deal with environmental pollution.
  66. Video abstracts are associated with an increase in research reports citations, views and social attention: a cross-sectional study.
  67. Analysis of Persian Bioinformatics Research with Topic Modeling.
  68. Logistics during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  69. Shared Core Facilities Serve as Hubs for Biomedical Research Network at Institutions of Emerging Excellence.
  70. Does writing style affect gender differences in the research performance of articles?: An empirical study of BERT-based textual sentiment analysis.
  71. Exploring Gender Bias in Six Key Domains of Academic Science: An Adversarial Collaboration.
  72. Global trends in the research and development of medical/pharmaceutical wastewater treatment over the half-century.
  73. PMIDigest: Interactive Review of Large Collections of PubMed Entries to Distill Relevant Information.
  74. Gender Equity in Academic Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Departments: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
  75. Funding has no effect on studies evaluating viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review of bibliometrics and conflicts of interest.
  76. Citation Errors in Scientific Research and Publications: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies.
  77. Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow: five altmetric sources observed over a decade show evolving trends, by research age, attention source maturity and open access status.
  78. Research collaboration networks in maturing academic environments.
  1. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2023 Apr 23.
    Trends in NLRP3 inflammasome research in ischemic stroke from 2011 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
    Hua Zhu, Yonggang Zhang, Shi Feng, Yina Li, Yingze Ye, Zhihong Jian, Xiaoxing Xiong, Lijuan Gu.
      BACKGROUND: Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of permanent disability and death globally. The nucleotide-biding oligomaerization domain (NOD)-like receptor family pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is a multi-protein complex that plays a role in ischemic stroke. Recently, research on the role of NLRP3 in ischemic stroke has developed rapidly worldwide. However, there is no bibliometric analysis of NLRP3 in ischemic stroke to date.AIM: Through bibliometric analysis, the aim of this study was to assess the current state of research on NLRP3 in the field of ischemic stroke research worldwide over the past 12 years and to identify important results, major research areas, and emerging trends.
    METHODS: Publications related to NLRP3 in ischemic stroke from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2022 were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). We used HistCite, VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix for bibliometric analysis and visualization. The Total Global Citation Score (TGCS) was employed to assess the impact of publications.
    RESULTS: We found that research of NLRP3 in ischemic stroke developed rapidly starting in 2011. 601 relevant studies have been published in 245 journals over the past 12 years. Journal of Neuroinflammation and International Immunopharmacology were the most productive journals and Journal of Neuroinflammation was the most cited journal. Additionally, Stroke and Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism were the most co-cited journal. The most productive country was China (records = 430) and the most productive university was the Zhejiang University (records = 24). Arumugam TV (TGCS = 949) was the most cited author in this field. NLRP3 inflammasome activation, nf-κb, oxidative stress, and inflammation were the knowledge bases for the research in this field.
    CONCLUSION: This study is a scientometric study utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods to comprehensively review the publications on NLRP3 in ischemic stroke. This information provides a reference for scholars to further study NLRP3 in ischemic stroke.
    Keywords:  NLRP3; bibliometric analysis; ischemic stroke; visualization analysis; web of science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.14232
  2. Cureus. 2023 Mar;15(3): e36465
    Altmetric and Bibliographic Analysis of the Most Popular Articles on Vitreoretinal Surgery Between 2010 and 2020.
    Mevlüt Yılmaz, Osman Ahmet Polat.
      Purpose Altmetrics is a web-based metrics method that measures the online dissemination of an article and the interactions it receives. We aimed to perform a bibliometric and altmetrics analysis of the 100 most cited articles (T100) on vitreoretinal surgery (VRS) published between 2010 and 2020. Methods A detailed search including terms regarding VRS in the Web of Science database was conducted. Articles were examined for bibliometric data and altmetrics. Results T100 articles had citation numbers ranging from 55 to 368 and altmetrics score (AS) values ranging from 0 to 125, and there was no statistically significant correlation between them. AS was weakly correlated with publication year. A statistically weak negative correlation was also found between AS and percent of citable open access, number of years since publication (NYsP), and average citations per year (ACpY). Conclusion AS values of articles on VRS were found to be low. Apparently, this was because the issue was of a highly specific and technical nature. However, the existence of articles with a zero AS value despite high citation numbers suggests that journals and authors do not yet attach enough importance to altmetrics. Altmetric analysis is not a reliable indicator for evaluating the scientific value of an article, and it cannot be a substitute for traditional metrics but it can provide perspective on the social impact of articles.
    Keywords:  altmetrics; ophthalmology; retina; traditional metrics; vitreoretinal surgery; vitreous
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36465
  3. Front Neurol. 2023 ;14 1124407
    Research advances and trends in the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome from 2003 to 2022: A CiteSpace-based bibliometric analysis.
    Daqiang Zheng, Zhiming Wu, Lu Li, Sichao Chen, Jianjun Chang.
      Background: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common peripheral neuropathies. The typical symptoms are tingling and numbness in the median nerve distribution of the hand. Current treatment for CTS includes general conservative treatment and surgical treatment. Surgical treatment plays a crucial role in the management of CTS, but little bibliometric analysis has been conducted on it. Therefore, this study aimed to map the literature co-citation network using CiteSpace (6.1 R4) software. Research frontiers and trends were identified by retrieving subject headings with significant changing word frequency trends, which can be used to predict future research advances in the surgical treatment of CTS.Methods: Publications on the surgical treatment of CTS in the Web of Science database were collected between 2003 and 2022. CiteSpace software was applied to visualize and analyze publications, countries, institutions, journals, authors, references, and keywords.
    Results: A total of 336 articles were collected, with the USA being the major publishing power in all countries/regions. JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY AMERICAN VOLUME was the journal with the most published and co-cited articles. Based on keyword and reference co-citation analysis, keywords such as CTS, surgery, release, median nerve, and diagnosis were the focus of the study.
    Conclusion: The results of this bibliometric study provide clinical research advances and trends in the surgical treatment of patients with CTS over the past 20 years, which may help researchers to identify hot topics and explore new directions for future research in the field.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; bibliometric analysis; carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS); nerve injuries; surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1124407
  4. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 Apr 01. 90(4): 275-280
    How Many Plastic Surgeons Does It Take to Write an Article? A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis of Authorship Inflation.
    Ledibabari Mildred Ngaage, Suvethavarshini Ketheeswaran, Jaimie T Shores.
      BACKGROUND: Publications measure academic productivity; they can affect research funding and career trajectory. There is a trend of increased authors per publication in surgery journals. We sought to determine whether authorship inflation exists in the plastic surgery literature and identify independent predictors of the number of co-authors.METHODS: We performed a bibliometric analysis of articles published in 3 high impact plastic surgery journals at 2-year intervals between 2010 and 2020. For each publication, we collected details on year of publication, article type, plastic surgery topic, gender of senior author, geographical origin of study, and the number of authors.
    RESULTS: A total of 5593 articles were collected. The median number of authors per article increased over time (ρ = 0.20, P < 0.001). Cohort studies, basic science investigations, literature reviews, and systematic reviews experienced a significant increase in the number of authors per article from 2010 to 2020 (P < 0.001). The rise in the number of authors was consistent across all plastic surgery topics (P < 0.001). Both male and female senior authors had a significant increase in the number of co-authors (P < 0.001). The regression model demonstrated that article type (cohort studies, basic science investigations, and systematic reviews) predicted more co-authors, whereas geographical region (Africa, Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and United Kingdom and Ireland) and plastic surgery topics (aesthetic and hand surgery) predicted fewer authors.
    CONCLUSIONS: The number of authors per publication is increasing in plastic surgery. Author proliferation was consistent across most article types and unaffected by gender. Possible reasons behind this trend include research complexity, increased collaboration, or gift authorship.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0000000000003438
  5. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2023 Apr 24. pii: trad021. [Epub ahead of print]
    Highly cited tropical medicine articles in the Web of Science from 1991 to 2020: A bibliometric analysis.
    Julián Monge-Nájera, Yuh-Shan Ho.
      BACKGROUND: An adequate response to health needs to include the identification of research patterns about the large number of people living in the tropics and subjected to tropical diseases. Studies have shown that research does not always match the real needs of those populations, and that citation reflects mostly the amount of money behind particular publications. Here we test the hypothesis that research from richer institutions is published in better-indexed journals, and thus has greater citation rates.METHODS: The data in this study were extracted from the Science Citation Index Expanded database; the 2020 journal Impact Factor (IF2020) was updated to 30 June 2021. We considered places, subjects, institutions and journals.
    RESULTS: We identified 1041 highly cited articles with ≥100 citations in the category of tropical medicine. About a decade is needed for an article to reach peak citation. Only two COVID-19-related articles were highly cited in the last 3 y. The most cited articles were published by the journals Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil), Acta Tropica (Switzerland) and PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (USA). The USA dominated five of the six publication indicators. International collaboration articles had more citations than single-country articles. The UK, South Africa and Switzerland had high citation rates, as did the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the USA and the WHO in Switzerland.
    CONCLUSIONS: About 10 y of accumulated citations is needed to achieve ≥100 citations as highly cited articles in the Web of Science category of tropical medicine. Six publication and citation indicators, including authors' publication potential and characteristics evaluated by Y-index, indicate that the currently available indexing system places tropical researchers at a disadvantage against their colleagues in temperate countries, and suggest that, to progress towards better control of tropical diseases, international collaboration should increase, and other tropical countries should follow the example of Brazil, which provides significant financing to its scientific community.
    Keywords:   Y-index; Web of Science Core Collection; bibliometric; citation analysis; tropical medicine
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trad021
  6. Caries Res. 2023 Apr 26.
    A bibliometric analysis of the top 100 most-cited papers concerning dental fluorosis.
    Michely Cristina Goebel, Aurélio de Oliveira Rocha, Pablo Silveira Santos, Michele Bolan, Paulo Antônio Martins-Júnior, Carla Miranda Santana, Mariane Cardoso.
      A high number of citations can indicate the potential of any specific paper to influence other research and generate changes in clinical practice. Analyzing the most-cited papers in a certain scientific field may assist researchers to identify the influential papers as well their main characteristics. The present study aimed to analyze the 100 most-cited papers concerning dental fluorosis (DF) through a bibliometric review. A search was performed in the Web of Science Core Collection database (WoS-CC) in November 2021. The papers were displayed in descending order according to the number of citations in WoS-CC. Two independent researchers performed the selection. Scopus and Google Scholar were used to compare the number of citations with WoS-CC. The following data were extracted from the papers: title, authors, number and density of citations, institution, country, continent, year of publication, journal title, keywords, study design, and theme. Collaborative networks were generated using the VOSviewer software. The top 100 most-cited papers were published between 1974 and 2014 and were cited 6,717 times (ranging from 35 to 417). Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (24%), Journal of Dental Research (21%), Journal of Public Health Dentistry (17%), and Caries Research (13%) published the most papers. Observational studies (60%) and literature reviews (19%) were the most common study designs. The main topics were epidemiology (44%) and fluoride intake (32%). The countries with the highest number of papers were the United States of America (USA) (44%), Canada (10%), and Brazil (9%). The University of Iowa (USA) had the most papers (12%). Levy SM was the author with the highest number of papers (12%). The 100 most-cited papers on DF were mainly observational studies focused on epidemiology and originated in North America. There were few interventional studies and systematic reviews among the most-cited papers concerning this topic.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1159/000530831
  7. Climacteric. 2023 Apr 27. 1-9
    Psychological health of postmenopausal women: a bibliometric analysis in the recent decade.
    S Kalra, G Aggarwal, S Pawaria, S Yadav, P Ajmera.
      The aim of this study is to analyze the publication trends on the psychological health of postmenopausal women by performing a bibliometric and visualization analysis that can be used as a foundation for understanding current and future research plans. Publications were retrieved from Dimensions database from 2012 to June 2022. VOSviewer software was used for data mining and visualization. A total of 1718 papers were selected by keyword search and delimiting criteria. To evaluate the productive nations, authors, journals, articles and frequent joint citations, citation analysis, author keyword co-occurrence analysis, co-authorship analysis and co-citation analysis were performed. Results depict that the USA contributed the most papers (n = 457). Maximum articles (n = 192) were published in 2021. The highest number of articles are published in Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society and Climacteric: The Journal of the International Menopause Society. Out of the top 10 contributing organizations in the field, six organizations were from the USA. R. Nappi of Italy is the most productive author with 20 articles and 1138 citations. From the point of average citations per article, H. Joffe has the highest score (71.5). The data reported in this analysis contribute to discussions about the development, growth and current state of psychological health of postmenopausal women as well as its impact. These findings offer helpful guidance for researchers in choosing their potential fields of study and integrating different approaches to solve complicated issues, finding potential co-authors and choosing the right institutions for supporting academic studies or collaborative research.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; menopause; mental health; postmenopause; psychological health; visualization analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2023.2194525
  8. Life (Basel). 2023 Apr 21. pii: 1062. [Epub ahead of print]13(4):
    The Revived Interest in Ageusia Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Andy Wai Kan Yeung.
      The evolution of ageusia research literature has yet to be investigated. This bibliometric study analyzed the entire ageusia research literature indexed in Web of Science, to reveal its growth and the most productive entities in terms of authors, institutions, countries, journals, and journal categories. In addition, this study aimed to identify medical conditions (and their treatments) that were frequently associated with ageusia. On 7 March 2022, the Web of Science Core Collection database was accessed with the following search query: TS = (ageusia OR "taste loss" OR "loss of taste" OR "loss of gustat*" OR "gustatory loss"). The search identified publications mentioning these terms in their title, abstract, or keywords. No additional filters were placed on publication year, language, etc. The basic publication and citation counts were extracted from the in-built functions of the database. The complete record of the publications was exported into VOSviewer, a bibliometric software for visualizations. The search yielded 1170 publications. The cumulative publication and citation counts of the ageusia research sharply increased in 2020. The most productive author was Professor Thomas Hummel from Technische Universität Dresden. Ageusia research had heavy contributions from the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, and India. The top 5 most productive journals mainly belonged to the otorhinolaryngology and medicine categories. The medical conditions frequently investigated in ageusia research included COVID-19, cancers (head and neck, and advanced basal cell), Guillain-Barré syndrome, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, and Sjogren's syndrome. This study could act as a begvinner's guide for (1) clinicians who are not familiar with ageusia so that they might better understand which scenarios they need to be more aware of since ageusia could be a co-morbidity of a patient's underlying disease, and (2) for those who wish to search for relevant authors and journals for suitable publications related to the topic.
    Keywords:  Bradford’s law; COVID-19; VOSviewer; ageusia; bibliometric
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/life13041062
  9. J Pain Res. 2023 ;16 1345-1353
    Bibliometric Analysis of Research Studies on Postoperative Pain Management of Cesarean Section.
    Wenwen Zhai, Huili Liu, Zhuoying Yu, Ye Jiang, Jing Yang, Min Li.
      Purpose: Cesarean section (C-section) is associated with moderate-to-severe postoperative pain. Many studies on pain management after C-section have been published in recent decades, many of which focused on new regional techniques. The purpose of this study is to outline the connections within the dynamic evolution of postcesarean delivery analgesia research publications using retrospective bibliometric analysis.Patients and Methods: Published studies on postoperative pain management of C-section were retrieved from the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) of Web of Science (WOS) Core collection database. All papers published from 1978 to October 22, 2022 were searched. The research progress and growing trend were quantitatively analyzed by total publications, research institutions, journal impact factors, and author's contribution. Total citations frequency, average citations per item and h-index were used for evaluating literature quantity. Top 20 journals with the highest number of publications were charted. The keywords co-occurrence overlay map was visualized by the VOSviewer software.
    Results: From 1978 to 2022, a total of 1032 articles in postcesarean delivery analgesia research field were published, with 23,813 times cited, average citations of 23.07 per item, and an h-index of 68. The most high-yield publication year, countries, journals, authors, institutions were 2020 (n=79), the United States (n=288), Anesthesia and Analgesia (n=108), Carvalho B (n=25), and Stanford University (n=33), respectively. The United States had the most cited papers. The future research interest might be "prescription", "quadratus lumborum block", "postnatal depression", "persistent pain", "dexmedetomidine", "enhanced recovery", and "multimodal analgesia".
    Conclusion: By employing the online bibliometric tool and VOSviewer software, we found that studies on postcesarean analgesia had grown markedly. The focus had evolved to nerve block, postnatal depression, persistent pain, and enhanced recovery.
    Keywords:  analgesia; bibliometric analysis; keywords analysis; postcesarean section
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S404659
  10. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1124498
    Research trends in endoscopic applications in early gastric cancer: A bibliometric analysis of studies published from 2012 to 2022.
    Yuan Liu, Haolang Wen, Qiao Wang, Shiyu Du.
      Background: Endoscopy is the optimal method of diagnosing and treating early gastric cancer (EGC), and it is therefore important to keep up with the rapid development of endoscopic applications in EGC. This study utilized bibliometric analysis to describe the development, current research progress, hotspots, and emerging trends in this field.Methods: We retrieved publications about endoscopic applications in EGC from 2012 to 2022 from Web of Science™ (Clarivate™, Philadelphia, PA, USA) Core Collection (WoSCC). We mainly used CiteSpace (version 6.1.R3) and VOSviewer (version 1.6.18) to perform the collaboration network analysis, co-cited analysis, co-occurrence analysis, cluster analysis, and burst detection.
    Results: A total of 1,333 publications were included. Overall, both the number of publications and the average number of citations per document per year increased annually. Among the 52 countries/regions that were included, Japan contributed the most in terms of publications, citations, and H-index, followed by the Republic of Korea and China. The National Cancer Center, based in both Japan and the Republic of Korea, ranked first among institutions in terms of number of publications, citation impact, and the average number of citations. Yong Chan Lee was the most productive author, and Ichiro Oda had the highest citation impact. In terms of cited authors, Gotoda Takuji had both the highest citation impact and the highest centrality. Among journals, Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques had the most publications, and Gastric Cancer had the highest citation impact and H-index. Among all publications and cited references, a paper by Smyth E C et al., followed by one by Gotoda T et al., had the highest citation impact. Using keywords co-occurrence and cluster analysis, 1,652 author keywords were categorized into 26 clusters, and we then divided the clusters into six groups. The largest and newest clusters were endoscopic submucosal dissection and artificial intelligence (AI), respectively.
    Conclusions: Over the last decade, research into endoscopic applications in EGC has gradually increased. Japan and the Republic of Korea have contributed the most, but research in this field in China, from an initially low base, is developing at a striking speed. However, a lack of collaboration among countries, institutions, and authors, is common, and this should be addressed in future. The main focus of research in this field (i.e., the largest cluster) is endoscopic submucosal dissection, and the topic at the frontier (i.e., the newest cluster) is AI. Future research should focus on the application of AI in endoscopy, and its implications for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of EGC.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis (BA); early gastric cancer (EGC); endoscopy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1124498
  11. Front Neurol. 2023 ;14 1143713
    Bibliometric analysis of stroke and quality of life.
    Mengtong Chen, Yuting Zhang, Lijuan Dong, Xiaomei Guo.
      Objective: To perform a bibliometric analysis of stroke and quality of life studies between 2000 and 2022 using VOSviewer and CiteSpace.Methods: The literature data source for this study was the Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to analyze publications in relation to authors, countries, institutions, journals, references, and keywords.
    Results: A total of 704 publications were obtained for the bibliometric analysis. The number of publications has gradually increased over 23 years, with an annual increase of 728.6%. Kim S is the most prolific author in the field (10 publications), and the United States and Chinese University of Hong Kong have the most publications. Stroke is the most prolific journal with the most citations per paper (91.58) and the highest impact factor (IF 2021, 10.17). The most high-frequency keywords are "stroke," "quality of life," "rehabilitation," and "depression."
    Conclusion: A bibliometric analysis of stroke and quality of life over the last 23  years provides future research directions.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; quality of life; stroke
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1143713
  12. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Apr 25. 102(17): e33607
    Classics of infectious diseases: A bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited articles.
    Sevgi Yilmaz Hanci.
      In our study, the 100 most cited publications in the field of "Infectious Diseases" in the WOS database were evaluated bibliometrically. "Web of Science" database "advanced mode" feature was used. A search was made in the field of "Infectious Diseases." The top 100 most cited publications were determined. The total number of citations of the publications, the annual number of citations, the authors, the information of the study and the journal were analyzed. There were a total of 552,828 publications in the field of "Infectious Diseases" in the WOS between 1975 and 2023. The total citation average of the 100 most cited publications was 2246.02 ± 2165.35 and the annual citation average was 208.04 ± 215.00. The first 3 subjects in the first hundred articles were listed as antibiotic resistance (21%), coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (17%) and gram positive agents (10%). The first 3 journals in which the studies were published the most were determined as "Clinical Infectious Diseases" (33%), "Lancet Infectious Diseases" (20%), and "Emerging Infectious Diseases" (9%). A significant relationship was found between the subject of the study, the quarter (Q) category of the journal, the continent of authors and publisher, the funding status, the year of publication, the open access status and the number of citations per year (P < .0001). Our study is the first to analyze the top 100 most cited studies in the field of "Infectious Diseases" in the literature and their citation characteristics. Most of the most cited studies on the subject were on antibiotic resistance. The study subject, author, journal, publisher and publication access features, funding status and publication year affect the number of citations per year.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000033607
  13. Eur Spine J. 2023 Apr 28.
    Trends and prospects in spinal tuberculosis research: a future-oriented approach.
    Mingtao Zhang, Xuchang Hu, Shuanhu Lei, Jingwen Jia, Xuewen Kang.
      PURPOSE: Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases in human history, and spinal tuberculosis (STB) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A large number of research has been conducted in this field. However, there has been no bibliometric analysis performed in recent years in STB. The aim of this study was to analyze trends and hotspots in research on STB.METHODS: Publications regarding STB between 1980 and 2022 were extracted from the Web of Science database. CiteSpace (V5.7.R2) and VOSviewer (1.6.10) were used to perform global analyses of the number of publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, keywords, and cited references.
    RESULTS: A total of 1262 articles were published between 1980 and 2022. We observed rapid growth in the number of publications since 2010. Spine had the highest number of publications (47, 3.7%). Zhang HQ and Wang XY were key researchers. The Central South University published the most papers (90, 7.1%). China was the leading contributor in this field with 459 publications and 29 H-index. National partnerships are dominated by the USA, and there is a lack of active cooperation between other countries and authors.
    CONCLUSION: research on STB has achieved great progress, with an increasing number of publications since 2010. Surgical treatment and debridement are current research hots pots, and diagnosis, drug resistance, and kyphosis are likely research frontiers. Cooperation between countries and authors needs to be further strengthened.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Infection; Kyphosis; Spinal tuberculosis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-023-07728-y
  14. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Apr;8(2): 380-393
    Determinants of impact factor and Eigenfactor score in otolaryngology journals.
    Ayad Ali, Katie M Phillips, Ahmad R Sedaghat.
      Objective: This study aims to identify determinants of high impact, measured by Impact Factor (IF) and Eigenfactor score, among otolaryngology journals.Methods: Bibliometric data of "otorhinolaryngology" journals were collected from the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) database. For the years 2009-2020, we collected normalized Eigenfactor score, 5-year IF, immediacy index, fraction of IF from journal-self citation, proportion and magnitude of published citable articles, and total citation counts. High-IF and -Eigenfactor journals were considered those within the top-quartile of that metric each respective year.
    Results: High-IF and -Eigenfactor otolaryngology journals displayed higher 5-year IFs, immediacy indexes, and IF without self-citation (p < .05 for all years) including total citations counts and citable articles when ranked by Eigenfactor (p < .05 for all years). Otolaryngology IF correlated with 5-year IF and immediacy index within the same year (p < .05 for all years) and from previous years (p < .05 for all years; p < .05 for 2017-2018; p > .05 for 2009-2016). Eigenfactor correlated with 5-year IF, total citation counts, and citable articles within the same year (p < .05 for all years) and previous years (p < .05 for 2013-2018). Multilinear regression revealed that 5-year IF (p < .05 for 2009-2018) and immediacy index from the prior 2 years (p < .05 for 2017-2018; p > .05 for 2009-2016) predicted 2019 IF. Similarly, 5-year IF, total citation counts, and citable articles (p < .05 for 2013-2018) predicted 2019 Eigenfactor score.
    Conclusion: Sustained publication of impactful articles is the dominant driver of high IF and Eigenfactor score. Eigenfactor score reflects a unique evaluation of otolaryngology journals; ranking otolaryngology journals by their Eigenfactor scores significantly alters journal ranking compared to ranking by IF.
    Level of evidence: NA.
    Keywords:  bibliometric; citable items; determinants; immediacy index; impact factor; journal citation reports; otolaryngology; scientific literature
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1018
  15. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1068747
    Global research trends of endoscope in early gastric cancer: A bibliometric and visualized analysis study over past 20 years.
    Sifan Liu, Nan Zhang, Yan Hao, Peng Li.
      Objectives: Early gastric cancer (EGC) is defined as aggressive gastric cancer involving the gastric mucosa and submucosa. Early detection and treatment of gastric cancer are beneficial to patients. In recent years, many studies have focused on endoscopic diagnosis and therapy for EGC. Exploring new methods to analyze data to enhance knowledge is a worthwhile endeavor, especially when numerous studies exist. This study aims to investigate research trends in endoscopy for EGC over the past 20 years using bibliometric analysis.Methods: Original articles and reviews examining the use of endoscopy for EGC published from 2000 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, and bibliometric data were extracted. Microsoft Office Excel 2016 was used to show the annual number of published papers for the top 10 countries and specific topics. VOSviewer software was used to generate network maps of the cooccurrences of keywords, authors, and topics to perform visualization network analysis.
    Results: In total, 1,009 published papers met the inclusion criteria. Japan was the most productive country and had the highest number of publications (452, 44.8%), followed by South Korea (183, 18.1%), and China (150, 14.9%). The National Cancer Center of Japan was the institution with the highest number of publications (48, 4.8%). Ono was the most active author and had the highest number of cited publications. Through the network maps, exploring endoscopic diagnosis and therapy were major topics. Artificial intelligence (AI), convolutional neural networks (CNNs), and deep learning are hotspots in endoscopic diagnosis. Helicobacter pylori eradication, second-look endoscopy, and follow-up management were examined.
    Conclusions: This bibliometric analysis investigated research trends regarding the use of endoscopy for treating EGC over the past 20 years. AI and deep learning, second-look endoscopy, and management are hotspots in endoscopic diagnosis and endoscopic therapy in the future.
    Keywords:  VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; early gastric cancer; endoscope; hotspots
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1068747
  16. J Prosthodont Res. 2023 Apr 27.
    Bibliometric analysis of zirconia publications between 1980 and 2021: Global productivity and publication trends.
    H Lamia Elif Mutlu-Sağesen, E Ayça Sağesen, Mutlu Özcan.
      PURPOSE: With an increase in patients' aesthetic demands and advancements in dental technologies, tooth-colored materials have grown in popularity. This study aimed to statistically analyze the scientific output of zirconia.METHODS: Articles published between 1980 and 2021 were downloaded from the Web of Science database and analyzed using various statistical/bibliometric methods. Correlations were evaluated using the Spearman's coefficient. Time-series forecasting was used to predict the number of articles in the coming years.
    RESULTS: Of the 18773 recordings, 16703 (88.9%) were articles. China contributed the most to the literature (n=3345, 20%). The Chinese Academy of Sciences was the most active institution (n=666). Furthermore, Ceramics International was the journal that published the most articles (N=611). The Journal of Catalysis was the journal with the highest average number of citations per article (average number of citations, 81.4). A high level of significant correlation was found between the number of articles produced by different countries on zirconia and gross domestic product (r=0.742, P<0.001).
    CONCLUSIONS: It is expected that zirconia research will continue to increase parallel with the increase in aesthetic expectations. Recent trends include dental implants, resin cement, surface roughness, shear bond strength, monolithic zirconia, osseointegration, flexural strength, aging, geochemistry, zircon U-Pb dating, detrital zircon, adhesion, computer-aided design-computer-aided manufacturing, bond strength, adsorption, titanium, spark plasma sintering, corrosion, SEM, zirconium dioxide, surface modification, XRD, finite-element analysis, and yttria-stabilized zirconia. Clinicians and scientists interested in zirconia can refer to this comprehensive article as a useful resource for the relevant global and multidisciplinary outcomes.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Dental materials; Research trends; Zirconia
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2186/jpr.JPR_D_22_00316
  17. Clin Exp Med. 2023 Apr 27.
    Denosumab for giant cell tumors of bone from 2010 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
    Xiaoqi Tan, Yue Zhang, Daiqing Wei, Yunkang Yang, Feifan Xiang.
      Giant cell tumors of the bone (GCTB) are considered moderately malignant bone tumors. Denosumab, as a neoadjuvant therapy, provides new possibilities for treating GCTB. However, even after multiple studies and long-term clinical trials, there are limitations in the treatment process. Research data and Medical Subject Headings terms related to denosumab and GCTB were collected from January 2010 to October 2022 using the Web of Science and MeSH ( https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov ) browsers. These data were imported into CiteSpace and VOSviewer softwares for bibliometric analysis. Overall, 445 publications on denosumab and GCTB were identified. Over the last 12 years, the growth rate of the total number of publications has remained relatively stable. The USA published the highest number of articles (83) and had the highest centrality (0.42). Amgen Inc. and Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) First Ortoped Rizzoli were identified as the most influential institutions. Many authors have made outstanding contributions to this field. Lancet Oncology had the highest journal impact factor (54.433). Local recurrence and drug dosage are current research hotspots, and future development trends will mainly focus on prognostic markers of GCTB and the development of new therapies. Further research is required to analyze denosumab's safety and efficacy and understand its local recurrence of GCTB, to identify the optimal dose. Future progress in this field will likely focus on exploring new diagnostic and recurrence markers to monitor disease progression and examine new therapeutic targets and treatment strategies.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Denosumab; Emerging trends; Giant cell tumor of bone; Hotspots
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-023-01079-0
  18. Med Sci Monit. 2023 Apr 25. 29 e939613
    Evolution of Inguinal Hernia Publications: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1980 to 2021.
    İbrahim Tayfun Şahiner, Çetin Altunal.
      BACKGROUND Despite the increasing number of studies published worldwide focusing on inguinal hernia, a major condition in the surgical field that affects the quality of life of many patients, a bibliometric study on inguinal hernia is yet to be conducted. The present study aimed to analyze the scientific articles published on inguinal hernia using statistical methods. MATERIAL AND METHODS Articles published between 1980 and 2021 on inguinal hernia were downloaded from the Web of Science database and analyzed using statistical methods. RESULTS A total of 11 761 publications were found. The top 5 contributors to the literature were the United States (n=2109, 27%), Germany (563, 6.7%), United Kingdom (595, 5.7%), Turkey (415, 5.3%), and Japan (388, 4.9%). The top 3 most influential journals by average number of citations per article were Annals of Surgery (citations: 67.4), British Journal of Surgery (citations: 49.9), and Surgical Clinics of North America (citations: 43.2). CONCLUSIONS In the current comprehensive bibliometric study on inguinal hernia, which has demonstrated an upward trend in the number of articles published recently, we present a summary of 7810 articles published from 1980 to 2021. According to the results of the analysis conducted to identify trending topics, the keywords studied in recent years are believed to include pediatric, outcomes, minimally invasive surgery, robotic, incisional hernia, umbilical hernia, chronic pain, obesity, bariatric surgery, NSQIP, seroma, surgical site infection, abdominal wall reconstruction, ventral hernia repair, and hiatal hernia repair.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12659/MSM.939613
  19. Plant Dis. 2023 Apr 28.
    Orobanche crenata: A bibliometric analysis of a noxious parasitic plant.
    Majda El Amri, Slimane Khayi, Zine El Abidine Triqui, Moez Amri, Rachid Mentag.
      Orobanche crenata is a parasitic weed representing a serious constraint to crop production in the Mediterranean basin. Here, we aim to evaluate the global scientific research status and trends of O. crenata through a bibliometric analysis to identify prominent research themes, development trends and major contributors in terms of authors, institutions, countries and journals. In the span of 53 years, from 1968 to 2021, 274 articles related to this field were retrieved from Scopus database and were analyzed using VOSviewer and BiblioShiny software. Results showed that 70.4% of all papers on O. crenata have been published in the last two decades. "Control methods" was the most prevalent research theme with 55.9% of all articles. Weed Research is the most influential journal. The countries with the highest number of articles were Spain, Egypt and Italy. The Institute for Sustainable Agriculture is the most involved institution, contributing to 31.7% of all papers, and authors from Spain were the most productive. The latest research literature (5 years) was performed mainly by authors from Spain, Morocco and Tunisia, emphasizing the persistence of this constraint in these countries. Keyword analysis revealed that "vicia faba", "germination" and "legumes" are the most research hotspots. Despite the growing collaborative behavior in this area, cooperation between countries is still deficient and should be extended to countries that are recently affected by this scourge to exchange expertise already acquired by experienced researchers and thus allowing a better worldwide control of this parasitic weed.
    Keywords:  Biblioshiny; Orobanche crenata; Scopus database; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; broomrape; control methods; cooperation; parasitic weed; research literature
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-10-22-2478-SR
  20. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1091249
    Research trends and prospects on brain metastasis from breast cancer: A bibliometric analysis.
    Si-Qi Wu, Yan Liu, Jie Zhou, Yan-Ting You, Xing-Hong Zhou, Li-Qian Chen, Hiu Yee Kwan, Xiao-Shan Zhao, Yi-Fen Wu, Yan-Yan Liu.
      Introduction: Brain metastasis is the terminal event of breast cancer with poor prognoses. Therefore, this article aimed to provide an updated summary on the development, hotspots, and research trends of brain metastasis from breast cancer based on bibliometric analysis.Method: Publications on breast cancer with brain metastasis retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and other online bibliometric analysis platforms were used to analyze and visualize the result.
    Result: In totality, 693 researchers from 3,623 institutions across 74 counties and regions published a total of 2,790 papers in 607 journals. There was a noticeable increase in publications in 2006. The United States was the dominant country with the most publications followed by China. University Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was the most productive institution, while Dana Farber Cancer Institution was the most cited. Journal of Neuro-Oncology published the most papers, while Journal of Clinical Oncology ranked first based on cocited analysis. Nancy U. Lin was the most productive and cited author with high influence. There was a focus on basic research, clinical trials, local therapy, treatment optimization, and epidemiological studies regarding brain metastases from breast cancer. References focused on pathogenesis, prevention, treatment, and prognosis were cited most frequently, among which the clinical trial of novel treatment attracted most attention from researchers. Reference citation burst detection suggested that new therapies such as the novel tyrosine kinase inhibitor and antibody-drug conjugate may lead the research trends in the future.
    Conclusion: High-income countries contributed more to the field of breast cancer with brain metastasis, while developing countries like China developed quickly. Furthermore, the success of novel therapies in recent years may lead to the new era of treatment of breast cancer with brain metastasis in the future.
    Keywords:  ADC (antibody-drug conjugate); TKI (tyrosine kinase inhibitor); bibliometric analysis; brain metastasis; breast cancer; research trend
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1091249
  21. Microorganisms. 2023 Mar 30. pii: 903. [Epub ahead of print]11(4):
    A Bibliometric Analysis on the Research Trend of Exercise and the Gut Microbiome.
    Ruiyi Deng, Mopei Wang, Yahan Song, Yanyan Shi.
      This article aims to provide an overview of research hotspots and trends in exercise and the gut microbiome, a field which has recently gained increasing attention. The relevant publications on exercise and the gut microbiome were identified from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The publication types were limited to articles and reviews. VOSviewer 1.6.18 (Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands) and the R package "bibliometrix" (R Foundation: Vienna, Austria) were used to conduct a bibliometric analysis. A total of 327 eligible publications were eventually identified, including 245 original articles and 82 reviews. A time trend analysis showed that the number of publications rapidly increased after 2014. The leading countries/regions in this field were the USA, China, and Europe. Most of the active institutions were from Europe and the USA. Keyword analysis showed that the relationship between disease, the gut microbiome, and exercise occurs throughout the development of this field of research. The interactions between the gut microbiota, exercise, status of the host's internal environment, and probiotics, are important facets as well. The research topic evolution presents a trend of multidisciplinary and multi-perspective comprehensive analysis. Exercise might become an effective intervention for disease treatment by regulating the gut microbiome. The innovation of exercise-centered lifestyle intervention therapy may become a significant trend in the future.
    Keywords:  cancer; disease; gut microbiota; metabolic syndrome; physical activity; probiotics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11040903
  22. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Apr 25. 102(17): e32993
    A bibliometric analysis of obstructive sleep apnea and anesthesia.
    Özlem Öner, Mustafa Cenk Ecevit, Ali Necati Gökmen.
      To conduct a bibliographic analysis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) which has reached epidemic proportions and is a frequent, unknown, and important cause of perioperative morbidity and mortality, by examining the internationally most cited articles. For OSA, the most cited articles in the field of anesthesiology and reanimation, appropriate access terms were compiled and combined, and related publications were searched using the Thompson Reuters Web of Science Citation Indexing search engine. A total of 79 journal publications were found on OSA and anesthesia, with an average of 14.86 citations per article. The most cited publication was the "Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia Consensus Statement on Preoperative Selection of Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Scheduled for Ambulatory Surgery" published in the journal Anesthesia and Analgesia and was conducted by Joshi et al. It was found that 38 of the 79 studies reached as a result of the search were articles, and the average number of citations was 21.13. The Hirsch index of these articles, which were cited 803 times in total, was 15. A total of 31 articles (81.57%) were cited at least once, while the remaining 7 articles (18.43%) were not cited at all. The majority of the articles obtained are from the research fields of anesthesiology (n = 20; 52.63%), followed by otorhinolaryngology (n = 5; 13.15%), pediatrics (n = 5; 13.15%), respiratory system (n = 5; 13.15%), internal medicine (n = 4; 10.52%), and the rest were in various fields. Publications on "Obstructive Sleep Apnea" and "Anesthesia" have increased rapidly in the last decade. Anesthesia management and airway safety, patient management, including pain control in the postoperative period, and noninvasive mechanical ventilation treatment methods, such as continuous positive airway pressure, are hot topics.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000032993
  23. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(5): 3171-3184
    Prolific non-research authors in high impact scientific journals: meta-research study.
    John P A Ioannidis.
      Journalistic papers published in high impact scientific journals can be very influential, especially in hot fields. This meta-research analysis aimed to evaluate the publication profiles, impact, and disclosures of conflicts of interest of non-research authors who had published > 200 Scopus-indexed papers in Nature, Science, PNAS, Cell, BMJ, Lancet, JAMA or New England Journal of Medicine. 154 prolific authors were identified, 148 of whom had published 67,825 papers in their main affiliated journal in a non-researcher capacity. Nature, Science, and BMJ have the lion's share of such authors. Scopus characterized 35% of the journalistic publications as full articles and another 11% as short surveys. 264 papers had received more than 100 citations. 40/41 most-cited papers in 2020-2022 were on hot COVID-19 topics. Of 25 massively prolific authors with > 700 publications in one of these journals, many were highly-cited (median citations 2273), almost all had published little or nothing in the Scopus-indexed literature other than in their main affiliated journal, and their influential writing covered diverse hot topics over the years. Of the 25, only 3 had a PhD degree in any subject matter, and 7 had a Master's degree in journalism. Only the BMJ offered conflicts of interest disclosures for prolific science writers in its website, but even then only 2 of the 25 massively prolific authors disclosed potential conflicts with some specificity. The practice of assigning so much power to non-researchers in shaping scientific discourse should be further debated and disclosures of potential conflicts of interest should be emphasized.
    Keywords:  Bias; Citations; Editorship; Impact; Science communication; Science writers
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04687-5
  24. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2023 ;17 1157-1174
    Knowledge Mapping of Drug Repositioning's Theme and Development.
    Xiaona Lang, Jinlei Liu, Guangzhong Zhang, Xin Feng, Wenchao Dan.
      Background: In recent years, the emergence of new diseases and resistance to known diseases have led to increasing demand for new drugs. By means of bibliometric analysis, this paper studied the relevant articles on drug repositioning in recent years and analyzed the current research foci and trends.Methodology: The Web of Science database was searched to collect all relevant literature on drug repositioning from 2001 to 2022. These data were imported into CiteSpace and bibliometric online analysis platforms for bibliometric analysis. The processed data and visualized images predict the development trends in the research field.
    Results: The quality and quantity of articles published after 2011 have improved significantly, with 45 of them cited more than 100 times. Articles posted by journals from different countries have high citation values. Authors from other institutions have also collaborated to analyze drug rediscovery. Keywords found in the literature include molecular docking (N=223), virtual screening (N=170), drug discovery (N=126), machine learning (N=125), and drug-target interaction (N=68); these words represent the core content of drug repositioning.
    Conclusion: The key focus of drug research and development is related to the discovery of new indications for drugs. Researchers are starting to retarget drugs after analyzing online databases and clinical trials. More and more drugs are being targeted at other diseases to treat more patients, based on saving money and time. It is worth noting that researchers need more financial and technical support to complete drug development.
    Keywords:  bibliometric; citation analysis; drug discovery; drug repositioning; trend analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/DDDT.S405906
  25. Clin Exp Med. 2023 Apr 27.
    Research in the genetics of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022.
    Lei Li, Lihua Guan, Yueming Tang, Yutong Zou, Jian Zhong, Ling Qiu.
      Over the past two decades, there has been a significant growth in articles focusing on the genetics of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). We used bibliometric methods to investigate the historical changes and trend in PPGL research. There was a total of 1263 articles published in English from 2002 to 2022 included in our study. The number of annual publications and citations in this field has been increasing in the past 20 years. Furthermore, most of the publications originated from the European countries and the United States. The co-occurrence analysis showed close cooperation between different countries, institutions, or authors. The dual-map discipline analysis revealed that majority articles focused on four disciplines: #2 (Medicine, Medical, Clinical), #4 (Molecular, Biology, Immunology), #5 (Health, Nursing, Medicine), and #8 (Molecular, Biology, Genetics). The hotspot analysis revealed the keywords that have been landmark for PPGL genetics research in different time periods, and there was continued interest in gene mutations, especially on SDHX family genes. In conclusion, this study displays the current status of research and future trends in the genetics of PPGL. In future, more in-depth research should concentrate on crucial mutation genes and their specific mechanisms to assist in molecular target therapy. It is hoped that this study may help to provide directions for future research on genes and PPGL.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Genetics; PPGL; Paraganglioma; Pheochromocytoma
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-023-01049-6
  26. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1099382
    Global status of research on cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and its programmed cell death: Bibliometric and visual analysis from 2012 to middle 2022.
    Yalin Zhang, Zhigang Guo, Huimin Wang, Bo Li.
      Objective: This study was aimed to analyze the research status and development trend of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC), focusing on the field of programmed cell death of CSCC, and providing suggestions for the research of CSCC.Methods: The publications related to CSCC and CSCC programmed cell death were searched in the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database, and timespan was set from 2012 to middle 2022. Research trends, authors, major country collaborations, research institutions, representative journals, publishers, and keywords were analyzed with CiteSpace and VOSviewer.
    Results: After screening, a total of 3656 publications on CSCC and 156 publications on CSCC cell programmed death were obtained. The number of published articles increased gradually with the years. The United States ranked first in terms of the number of published papers. Research in this field had focused on dermatology. Most of the institutions in both regions were from European and American countries. Harvard University was the most prolific institution. Wiley was the most prolific publisher. The popular keywords for programmed cell death in CSCC were cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, diagnosis, pd 1, head, nivolumab and risk. Keywords in CSCC field were divided into 7 clusters: cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, sentinel lymph node biopsy, skin cancer, B-Raf Proto-Oncogene, Serine/Threonine Kinase (BRAF) inhibitor and human Papillomaviruses, and P63 expression. Squamous cell carcinoma, cancer, head and expression were the most popular keywords. The popular keywords for programmed cell death in CSCC were cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, diagnosis, pd 1, head, nivolumab and risk.
    Conclusion: This study analyzed the research status of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and programmed cell death from 2012 to middle 2022. Understanding research status and hotspots can help scholars, countries and policymakers to better understand the background and research frontier of CSCC, and guide further research directions.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; knowledge graph
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1099382
  27. Mol Neurobiol. 2023 Apr 27.
    Research on the Potential Biomarkers of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: a Systematic Review and Bibliometric Analysis.
    Yishu Liu, Chudong Wang, Zhiyun Pi, Tingting Wang, Changquan Zhang, Jifeng Cai.
      Reliable diagnostic methods for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are lacking, and many researchers continue to search for objective biomarkers that can both define and detect mTBI. Although much research has been conducted in this field, there have not been many bibliometric studies. In this study, we aim to analyze the development over the last two decades in scientific output relating to the diagnosis of mTBI. To do this, we extracted documents from Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase and performed descriptive analysis (number of publications, primary journals, authors, and countries/regions), trend topics analysis, and citation analysis for papers across the globe, with a particular focus on molecular markers. One thousand twenty-three publications spanning 390 journals were identified on Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase for the period from 2000 to 2022. The number of publications increased every year (from 2 in 2000 to 137 in 2022). Of all the publications we analyzed, 58.7% had authors from the USA. Our analysis shows that molecular markers are the most studied markers in the field of mTBI diagnostics, accounting for 28.4% of all publications, and that the number of studies focused on this specific aspect has increased sharply in the past 5 years, indicating that molecular markers may become a research trend in the future.
    Keywords:  Biomarkers; Diagnosis; Head injury; Mild traumatic brain injury
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-023-03350-7
  28. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 ;11 1104724
    Knowledge mapping and visualization analysis of pelvic organ prolapse repair with mesh from 2001 to 2021.
    Quan Zhou, Man Lu, Guo-Sheng Li, Gan-Lu Peng, Yan-Feng Song.
      Aims: In recent decades, extensive attention has been paid to the application of mesh to repair pelvic floor defects. However, a large body of related literature has not been system summarized. The purpose of this study is to summarize and visualize the literature on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair with mesh using bibliometrics. Methods: Medical literature regarding POP repair with mesh were searched and obtained in the Web of Science™ Core (WoSCC) database from 2001 to 2021. Microsoft Excel 2020, CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct the bibliometric and knowledge-map analysis. Results: In the past 20 years, a total of 2,550 articles and reviews have been published in 35 journals, and the published and cited results show a growing trend. Cosson M and International Urogynecology Journal were the authors and journals with the highest output, respectively. The United States, France and the United Kingdom are among the top three countries/organizations in relevant publications in worldwide. 584 key words in the literature are divided into 8 clusters, which are mainly related to prolapse type, risk factors, surgical methods, imaging, quality of life and bioengineering. Using clinical research and tissue engineering technology to reduce mesh complications is the current hot spot in this field. Conclusion: Reasonable application of mesh and avoiding mesh complications are still the most concerned topics in POP research. Although clinical research, surgical improvement, biological mesh and bioengineering technology have shown promising results, it is still urgent to carry out clinical transformation application research.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; citation; hotspots; mesh; pelvic organ prolapse
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1104724
  29. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Apr 18. pii: 1163. [Epub ahead of print]11(8):
    mHealth and COVID-19: A Bibliometric Study.
    Wai-Ming To, Peter K C Lee.
      mHealth, i.e., using mobile computing and communication technologies in health care, has played an increasingly important role in the provision of medical care and undertaking self-health monitoring and management in the past two decades. Specifically, it becomes critically important for health care delivery when governments have been forced to impose quarantines and lockdowns during the spikes in COVID-19 cases. Therefore, this research focuses on academic publications including journal articles, reviews, and conference papers on the use of mHealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a keyword search on "mHealth" (or "mobile health") and "COVID-19" on 7 January 2023 in Scopus, it was found that 1125 documents were officially published between 2020 and 2022. Among these 1125 documents, 1042 documents were journal articles, reviews, and conference papers. Researchers in the US produced 335 articles, followed by UK researchers with 119 articles, and Chinese researchers with 79 articles. Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School published the largest number of articles (31), followed by researchers of University College London with 21 articles and Massachusetts General Hospital with 20 articles. Co-occurrence of keywords analysis revealed four clusters, namely "COVID-19, mHealth, mobile applications, and public health", "adult, adolescent, mental health, and major clinical study", "human, pandemic, and epidemiology", and "telemedicine, telehealth, and health care delivery". Implications of this study are given.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; China; bibliometric analysis; mHealth
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081163
  30. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(5): 2879-2893
    Gender gaps in Australian research publishing, citation and co-authorship.
    Hamid R Jamali, Alireza Abbasi.
      Despite improvement in gender inequality in Australian science, the problem has not been fully addressed yet. To better understand the nature of gender inequality in Australian science, all gendered Australian first authored articles published between 2010 and 2020 and indexed in the Dimensions database were analysed. Field of Research (FoR) was used as the subject classification of articles and Field Citation Ratio (FCR) was used for citation comparison. Overall, the ratio of female to male first authored articles increased over the years, and this was true for all FoRs except for information and computing sciences. The ratio of single-authored articles by females was also improved over the study period. Females appeared to have a citation advantage, using Field Citation Ratio, over males in a few FoRs including mathematical sciences, chemical sciences, technology, built environment and design, studies in human society, law and legal studies, and studies in creative arts and writing. The average FCR for female first authored articles was greater than the average FCR for male first authored articles, including in a few fields such mathematical sciences where male authors outperformed females in terms of the number of articles.
    Keywords:  Australian science; Co-authorship; Disciplinary differences; Field Citation Ratio (FCR); Field of Research (FoR); Gender disparities; Scientific publishing
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04685-7
  31. Rev Bras Med Trab. 2022 Oct-Dec;20(4):20(4): 642-649
    Occupational accidents in healthcare workers: a bibliometric analysis in Scopus database 2010-2019.
    Liliana Cruz-Ausejo, Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Jenny Raquel Torres-Malca, Juan Carlos Roque-Quesada.
      Scientific publications in the occupational area have a growing trend towards management of safety in the workplace, despite lack of knowledge on the distribution and characteristics of scientific evidence on occupational accidents in healthcare professionals. This study aims to determine the characteristics and collaboration networks of publications, the co-occurrence of terms, and the main journals on occupational accidents in healthcare professionals among publications indexed in Scopus from 2010 to 2019. This is an observational, cross-sectional, bibliometric study based on publications indexed in the Scopus database. The indicators were number of publications per year, main journals of publication and its quality index, collaboration networks between authors, and co-occurrence of terms. The predominant language of publication was English, the main type of study was the observational one, and nursing professionals represent the main group of interest (31.14% of the articles), contrary to radiologists and/or physical therapists (4% each). The main source of publication about occupational accidents was Workplace Health and Safety, and the main themes of investigation were related to puncture injuries and infection by hepatitis B and C. There is a growing trend towards research on occupational accidents of independent authorship, despite the creation of collaboration networks in the last years. Furthermore, nurses and surgeons are the target group of greatest interest, and the main topics cover infectious diseases.
    Keywords:  accidente laboral; bibliometrics; bibliometría; healthcare worker; occupational accident; personal de salud
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.47626/1679-4435-2022-724
  32. Comput Urban Sci. 2022 ;2(1): 21
    Spatial social network research: a bibliometric analysis.
    Ling Wu, Qiong Peng, Michael Lemke, Tao Hu, Xi Gong.
      A restless and dynamic intellectual landscape has taken hold in the field of spatial social network studies, given the increasingly attention towards fine-scale human dynamics in this urbanizing and mobile world. The measuring parameters of such dramatic growth of the literature include scientific outputs, domain categories, major journals, countries, institutions, and frequently used keywords. The research in the field has been characterized by fast development of relevant scholarly articles and growing collaboration among and across institutions. The Journal of Economic Geography, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, and Urban Studies ranked first, second, and third, respectively, according to average citations. The United States, United Kingdom, and China were the countries that yielded the most published studies in the field. The number of international collaborative studies published in non-native English-speaking countries (such as France, Italy, and the Netherlands) were higher than native English-speaking countries. Wuhan University, the University of Oxford, and Harvard University were the universities that published the most in the field. "Twitter", "big data", "networks", "spatial analysis", and "social capital" have been the major keywords over the past 20 years. At the same time, the keywords such as "social media", "Twitter", "big data", "geography", "China", "human mobility", "machine learning", "GIS", "location-based social networks", "clustering", "data mining", and "location-based services" have attracted increasing attention in that same time frame, indicating the future research trends.
    Keywords:  Geography; Social media; Social network
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s43762-022-00045-y
  33. Vision (Basel). 2023 Apr 04. pii: 33. [Epub ahead of print]7(2):
    The Most-Cited Articles on Retinoblastoma: A Fifty-Year Perspective.
    Rachel Shemesh, Hunter Sandler, Sarah Dichter, Ido Didi Fabian, Eedy Mezer, Tamara Wygnanski-Jaffe.
      PURPOSE: To summarize the characteristics and trends of interest in retinoblastoma (Rb) in the last 50 years.METHODS: The Web of Science Database was used to find all studies focused on Rb published from 1970 to 2018. The term "retinoblastoma" was used to search for the 100 most cited records.
    RESULTS: The mean number of citations was 153.55 ± 88.9. The majority were from the United States (US) (n = 68). Drs. Shields authored 38% of the papers. The number of citations per year was positively correlated with the number of authors, r = 0.26 (p = 0.008). The number of patients was significantly associated with the number of citations per year (p = 0.012). Although papers on radiotherapy were the most common, publications about intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) were associated with 88.3% more citations per year (p = 0.031) and papers on intravenous chemotherapy (IVC) were associated with 40.3% more citations per year (p= 0.04). Review and meta-analysis studies had a higher median of citations (10.5) than interventional (6.4) or observational (5.2) studies.
    CONCLUSIONS: This study compiles a comprehensive analysis of the most-cited articles on Rb. Studies with a higher number of citations per year were associated with IAC, which emphasizes the significance of the advances in Rb treatments that allow for the saving of eyes and vision as well as lives. Review studies had more citations than observational or interventional studies. More citations were associated with a larger number of authors or more reported patients per paper. These findings highlight the importance of collaborations to achieve relevant, high-quality research of Rb.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; chemotherapy; citations; retinoblastoma; treatment
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/vision7020033
  34. DNA Repair (Amst). 2023 Apr 14. pii: S1568-7864(23)00056-3. [Epub ahead of print]127 103502
    A bibliometric analysis of research on R-loop: Landscapes, highlights and trending topics.
    Ran Li, Bo Liu, Xianglin Yuan, Zuhua Chen.
      R-loop is a necessary intermediate in specific cellular processes. To profile the landscapes, highlights, and trending topics of R-loop, publications related to R-loop from 1976 to 2022 were downloaded and bibliometric analyses were performed by Bibliometrix in R and VOSviewer. 1428 documents (including 1092 articles and 336 reviews) were included. USA, United Kingdom, and China contributed more than one-third of the publications. The annual publication increased rapidly since 2010. The research trend of R-loop has evolved from the discovery of phenomena to the exploration of molecular mechanisms, from the elucidation of biological functions to the analysis of disease correlations. Ongoing roles of R-loop in DNA repair process was highlighted and further analyzed. This study may accelerate R-loop research by highlighting important researches, understanding the trending topic, and integrating with other areas.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; DNA repair; Disease; R-loop
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2023.103502
  35. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2023 ;47 e20
    [One hundred years of the Pan American Journal of Public Health: visualizing its contentCem anos da Revista Pan-Americana de Saúde Pública: visualização do seu conteúdo].
    José Luis Di Fabio, Beatriz Delgado García.
      Objectives: Explore how the content of the articles published by the Pan American Journal of Public Health during its 100 years of existence has aligned with the key health issues of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).Methods: A bibliometric analysis was carried out, with visualization of its results. Information on articles published in the Journal was retrieved from PAHO's Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (IRIS) for the first 75 years and Scopus for the last 25 years, until February 2022; References to Governing Bodies documents and statements by the directors were used to establish PAHO's key themes.
    Results: Initially, 12 573 publications were obtained and 9 289 were considered for analysis for the period 1922 to 1996, and 3 208 for the period 1997 to 2022. For the bibliometric analysis of the Scopus information, indicators such as the authors and their origin, language of publication, and number and origin of citations were considered. For the visualizations, publications were divided into five periods so that they coincided with the periods established for the analysis of PAHO's priority themes. Keyword co-occurrence maps were made to observe the evolution of published topics and relate them to public health approaches in each period.
    Conclusion: The topics published in the Pan American Journal of Public Health and its precursor bulletins reflect the history of regional public health and its evolution over time, as well as the key health issues of the Pan American Health Organization.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Pan American Health Organization; citation databases; data visualization; periodicals as topic; scientific and technical publications
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2023.20
  36. Front Plant Sci. 2023 ;14 1092511
    Topics and trends in fresh tea (Camellia sinensis) leaf research: A comprehensive bibliometric study.
    YiQin Chen, YunFei Li, ChengWen Shen, LiZheng Xiao.
      Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is a widely cultivated cash crop and tea is a favorite functional food in the world. Fresh tea leaves (FTLs) play a critical role in bridging the two fields closely related to tea cultivation and tea processing, those are, tea plant biology and tea biochemistry. To provide a comprehensive overview of the development stages, authorship collaboration, research topics, and hotspots and their temporal evolution trends in the field of FTLs research, we conducted a bibliometric analysis, based on 971 publications on FTLs-related research published during 2001-2021 from Web of Science Core Collection. CiteSpace, R package Bibliometrix, and VOSviewer were employed in this research. The results revealed that the development history can be roughly divided into three stages, namely initial stage, slow development stage and rapid development stage. Journal of Agricultural & Food Chemistry published most articles in this field, while Frontiers in Plant Science held the highest total citations and h-index. The most influential country, institution, and author in this field was identified as China, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Xiaochun Wan, respectively. FTLs-related research can be categorized into three main topics: the regulation mechanism of key genes, the metabolism and features of essential compounds, and tea plants' growth and stress responses. The most concerning hotspots are the application of advanced technologies, essential metabolites, leaf color variants, and effective cultivation treatments. There has been a shift from basic biochemical and enzymatic studies to studies of molecular mechanisms that depend on multi-omics technologies. We also discussed the future development in this field. This study provides a comprehensive summary of the research field, making it easier for researchers to be informed about its development history, status, and trends.
    Keywords:  Camellia sinensis; bibliometrics; catechins; fresh tea leaves; tea plant stress response; tea quality; theanine
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1092511
  37. Nutrition. 2023 Mar 13. pii: S0899-9007(23)00057-6. [Epub ahead of print]111 112027
    An overview of current research on nutritional support for burn patients: A bibliometric analysis from 1983 to 2022.
    Yujie Ren, Lihui Wang, Jianhua Zhan, Wenqiang Liao, Renchao Hu, Jinhua Luo, Xing Cheng.
      OBJECTIVES: Burn patients are reportedly prone to complications, such as skeletal muscle wasting, anemia, and slow wound healing, during treatment, due to disease and metabolic depletion, which affect prognosis. Nutritional support is essential in treating burns and can significantly improve patient survival and reduce complications such as infection. This study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis of the existing literature on nutritional support for burns and to explore possible future research trends.METHODS: The literature related to nutritional support for burns from 1983 to 2022 was searched on Web of Science. The included literature was used for bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software.
    RESULTS: There were 260 publications on nutritional support for burns. The United States contributes significantly to research in this area. The United States has the highest number of publications (n = 119) and citations (n = 4424). Nutrition support was the keyword with strongest burst intensity. A diet of ≥ 60% carbohydrates and 12% to 15% fat is suitable for burn patients, but the optimal ratios have not been fully determined.
    CONCLUSIONS: An optimal nutritional support program is essential for treating burn patients. Individualized nutritional support programs are the trend in this field. At present, more rigorous multicenter prospective studies with large samples are needed to explore the optimal ratios for specific dietary programs, especially macronutrients, to achieve satisfactory nutritional support and improve patient prognosis.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Burn; CiteSpace; Macronutrients; Nutrition support; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2023.112027
  38. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol. 2023 Apr;8(2): 417-425
    Female and low- and middle-income authorship trends in high-impact ENT journals (2011-2020).
    Members of the Global OHNS Initiative (globalohns.org)
      Introduction: Despite a recent drive to increase diversity, the global academic workforce is skewed in favor of authors from high-income countries, and women are under-represented in the published medical literature.Objectives: To explore the trends in authorship of three high-impact otolaryngology journals over a ten-year period (2011-2020).
    Methods: Journals selected: JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Laryngoscope and Rhinology. Articles were reviewed from four issues per journal per year, and data was collected on: time of publication; subspeciality; number of authors; sex of first and last authors; country of practice of first author and country where each study was conducted. Trends were examined though univariate and multivariate logistic regression models.
    Results: 2998 articles were included. 93.9% of first authors and 94.2% of studies were from high-income countries.Women were first authors in 31.5% (n = 912) and senior authors in 18.4% (n = 524) of articles. Female first authorship significantly increased between 2011 and 2020 however female senior authorship remained the same. There have been no significant changes in the proportion of published articles from low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) over time (p = .65). Amongst the LMIC articles, 72% came from Brazil, Turkey or China and there were no published papers from countries with a low-income economy (gross national income per capita of $1085 or less).
    Conclusions: Although female first authorship has increased in the last decade, there has been minimal other demographic change in authorship over this time. High-impact otolaryngology journals poorly represent academia in low-and-middle income countries. There is a need for increased advocacy promoting gender and geographical research equity in academic medicine.
    Level of Evidence: III.
    Keywords:  authorship; equity; global surgery; otolaryngology; representation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.1044
  39. Membranes (Basel). 2023 Mar 28. pii: 385. [Epub ahead of print]13(4):
    Innovative Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Wastewater Polluted with Heavy Metals: Perspective of the Potential of Electrodialysis, Membrane Distillation, and Forward Osmosis from a Bibliometric Analysis.
    Benjamín Carmona, Ricardo Abejón.
      A bibliometric analysis, using the Scopus database as a source, was carried out in order to study the scientific documents published up to 2021 regarding the use of electrodialysis, membrane distillation, and forward osmosis for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater. A total of 362 documents that fulfilled the search criteria were found, and the results from the corresponding analysis revealed that the number of documents greatly increased after the year 2010, although the first document was published in 1956. The exponential evolution of the scientific production related to these innovative membrane technologies confirmed an increasing interest from the scientific community. The most prolific country was Denmark, which contributed 19.3% of the published documents, followed by the two main current scientific superpowers: China and the USA (with 17.4% and 7.5% contributions, respectively). Environmental Science was the most common subject (55.0% of contributions), followed by Chemical Engineering (37.3% of contributions) and Chemistry (36.5% of contribution). The prevalence of electrodialysis over the other two technologies was clear in terms of relative frequency of the keywords. An analysis of the main hot topics identified the main advantages and drawbacks of each technology, and revealed that examples of their successful implementation beyond the lab scale are still scarce. Therefore, complete techno-economic evaluation of the treatment of wastewater polluted with heavy metals via these innovative membrane technologies must be encouraged.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; electrodialysis; forward osmosis; heavy metals; membrane distillation; pollution; research trends; wastewater treatment
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13040385
  40. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(5): 2935-2943
    Retracted Covid-19 articles: significantly more cited than other articles within their journal of origin.
    Trenton Taros, Christopher Zoppo, Nathan Yee, Jack Hanna, Christine MacGinnis.
      With the expansion of research volume, coinciding with the age of the internet, the retraction of published papers from scientific journals has become crucial to preserving scientific integrity. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, both public and professional interest in scientific literature has grown as people attempt to educate themselves on the virus. The Retraction Watch Database COVID-19 blog was accessed in June and November of 2022 and analyzed to ensure articles met inclusion criteria. Articles were then accessed on Google Scholar and the Scopus database to find number of citations and SJR/CiteScore. The average SJR and CiteScore for a journal that published one of the articles was 1.531 and 7.3 respectively. The retracted articles were cited an average of 44.8 times, which was significantly higher than the average CiteScore (p = 0.01). Between June and November, retracted COVID-19 articles gained a total of 728 new citations, presence of "withdrawn" or "retracted" before article title did not affect citation rates. COPE guidelines for retraction statements were not met for 32% of articles. We believe retracted COVID-19 publications may have been more likely to include bold claims that garnered a disproportionately high amount of attention within the scientific community. Additionally, we found many journals were not forthright with explanations for why articles had been retracted. Retractions could be a tool used to add to the scientific discourse, but currently we are only getting half the data, the what and not the why.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; Citation; Coronavirus; Research ethics; Retractions
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04707-4
  41. Environ Monit Assess. 2023 Apr 26. 195(5): 613
    The impact of land use on stream macroinvertebrates: a bibliometric analysis for 2010-2021.
    Xingzhong Wang, Jie Li, Lu Tan, Jianliang Yao, Ying Zheng, Qingna Shen, Xiang Tan.
      Changes in stream biodiversity are now mainly driven by land-use development. However, a literature review on the impact of land use on stream macroinvertebrates is lacking, especially a scientometric review. Here, we bibliometrically analyzed the literature on land use and stream macroinvertebrates that were published in 2010-2021 and listed in the Web of Science database. We found that the impact of land use on stream macroinvertebrates had been increasingly studied and that these studies were distributed across the globe and had multi-national collaborations. Through co-citation analysis and high-frequency keyword analysis, we found that land use and some environmental factors, especially water quality and habitat, affected macroinvertebrate community biodiversity, biotic integrity, and patterns. Macroinvertebrate traits, analytical methods or models, evaluation index development, and riparian vegetation were the research hotspots. Using historical direct citation network analysis, we also found that the analytical methods in this field and the macroinvertebrate evaluation index had clear development trends from 2010 to 2021. Our findings can help researchers quickly grasp the background of the impact of land use on stream macroinvertebrates and inform future research.
    Keywords:  Biodiversity; Community structuring; Ecological Integrity; Ecosystem health; Thematic evolution; Water-terrestrial interaction
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11235-4
  42. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(5): 3107-3127
    Linguistic positivity in soft and hard disciplines: temporal dynamics, disciplinary variation, and the relationship with research impact.
    Xueying Liu, Haoran Zhu.
      Previous studies have investigated the use of positive/negative language in academic discourse, and have found a tendency toward using more positive language in academic writing. However, little is known about whether the features and dynamics of linguistic positivity vary across disciplines. In addition, the relationship between linguistic positivity and research impact deserves further evaluation. To address these issues, the present study investigated linguistic positivity in academic writing from a cross-disciplinary perspective. Based on a 111-million-word corpus of research article abstracts collected from the Web of Science, the study examined the diachronic trends of positive/negative language in eight academic disciplines, and explored the relationship between linguistic positivity and citation counts. The results demonstrated that the increase in linguistic positivity is a common phenomenon across the examined academic disciplines. In addition, hard disciplines showed a higher and faster-growing degree of linguistic positivity compared with soft disciplines. Last, a significant positive correlation was identified between citation counts and the degree of linguistic positivity. Reasons for the temporal dynamics and disciplinary variation of linguistic positivity were explored, and implications for the scientific community were discussed.
    Keywords:  Disciplinary variation; Linguistic positivity; Research impact; Sentiment analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04679-5
  43. Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Apr 25. 102(17): e33626
    The ascendancy of research in acronyms related to COVID-19 displayed on a growth-share matrix (GSM): Bibliometric analysis.
    Cheng-Yu Hou, Tsair-Wei Chien, Julie Chi Chow, Willy Chou.
      BACKGROUND: The acronym COVID, which stands for coronavirus disease, has become one of the most infamous acronyms in the world since 2020. An analysis of acronyms in health and medical journals has previously found that acronyms have become more common in titles and abstracts over time (e.g., DNA and human immunodeficiency virus are the most common acronyms). However, the trends in acronyms related to COVID remain unclear. It is necessary to verify whether the dramatic rise in COVID-related research can be observed by visualizations. The purpose of this study was to display the acronym trends in comparison through the use of temporal graphs and to verify that the COVID acronym has a significant edge over the other 2 in terms of research dominance.METHODS: An analysis of the 30 most frequently used acronyms related to COVID in PubMed since 1950 was carried out using 4 graphs to conduct this bibliometric analysis, including line charts, temporal bar graphs (TBGs), temporal heatmaps (THM), and growth-share matrices (GSM). The absolute advantage coefficient (AAC) was used to measure the dominance strength for COVID acronym since 2020. COVID's AAC trend was expected to decline over time.
    RESULTS: This study found that COVID, DNA, and human immunodeficiency virus have been the most frequently observed research acronyms since 2020, followed by computed tomography and World Health Organization; although there is no ideal method for displaying acronym trends over time, researchers can utilize the GSM to complement traditional line charts, TBGs, and THMs, as shown in this study; and COVID has a significant edge over the other 2 in terms of research dominance by ACC (≥0.67), but COVID's AAC trend has declined (e.g., AACs 0.83, 0.80, and 0.69) since 2020.
    CONCLUSIONS: It is recommended that the GSM complement traditional line charts, TBGs, and THMs in trend analysis, rather than being restricted to acronyms in future research. This research provides readers with the AAC to understand how research dominates its counterparts, which will be useful for future bibliometric analyses.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000033626
  44. Behav Sci (Basel). 2023 Mar 31. pii: 298. [Epub ahead of print]13(4):
    A Bibliometric Analysis of Consumer Neuroscience towards Sustainable Consumption.
    Yan Liu, Rui Zhao, Xin Xiong, Xinyun Ren.
      Consumer neuroscience is a new paradigm for studying consumer behavior, focusing on neuroscientific tools to explore the underlying neural processes and behavioral implications of consumption. Based on the bibliometric analysis tools, this paper provides a review of progress in research on consumer neuroscience during 2000-2021. In this paper, we identify research hotspots and frontiers in the field through a statistical analysis of bibliometric indicators, including the number of publications, countries, institutions, and keywords. Aiming at facilitating carbon neutrality via sustainable consumption, this paper discusses the prospects of applying neuroscience to sustainable consumption. The results show 364 publications in the field during 2000-2021, showing a rapid upward trend, indicating that consumer neuroscience research is gaining ground. The majority of these consumer neuroscience studies chose to use electroencephalogram tools, accounting for 63.8% of the total publications; the cutting-edge research mainly involved event-related potential (ERP) studies of various marketing stimuli interventions, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)-based studies of consumer decision-making and emotion-specific brain regions, and machine-learning-based studies of consumer decision-making optimization models.
    Keywords:  ERP; bibliometric analysis; consumer neuroscience; fMRI; machine learning; sustainable consumption
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/bs13040298
  45. J Appl Behav Anal. 2023 Apr 26.
    International publication trends in basic, applied, and conceptual behavior-analytic journals.
    Hugo Curiel, Emily S L Curiel.
      The analysis of international and collaborative publication trends in prominent behavior analytic journals has been a topic of interest for behavioral researchers. This paper focuses on publication trends from 1997 through 2020 in three prominent journals: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (JEAB), Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis (JABA), and Perspectives on Behavior Science (PBS). The variable of interest was the percentage of articles published per geographical category-Australasia/East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, and Africa. The results showed that 79, 96, and 87% of the published articles in JEAB, JABA, and PBS, respectively, were conducted by researchers with a North American affiliation. Furthermore, 12, 4, and 4% of the articles in JEAB, JABA, and PBS, respectively, were coauthored by at least two researchers from different geographical categories.
    Keywords:  archival data; cooperative publications; geographical regions; publication trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/jaba.991
  46. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Apr 26.
    Impact of antibiotics on microbial community in aquatic environment and biodegradation mechanism: a review and bibliometric analysis.
    Xiaoying Mu, Zhihua Huang, Okugbe Ebiotubo Ohore, Jinjin Yang, Kai Peng, Shaokang Li, Xiang Li.
      Antibiotic residues in aquatic environments pose a potential hazard, and microbes, which play important roles in aquatic ecosystems, are vulnerable to the impacts of antibiotics. This study aimed to analyze the research progress, trends, and hot topics of the impact of antibiotics on microbial community and biodegradation mechanism using bibliometric analysis. An in-depth analysis of the publication characteristics of 6143 articles published between 1990 and 2021 revealed that the number of articles published increased exponentially. The research sites have been mainly concentrated in the Yamuna River, Pearl River, Lake Taihu, Lake Michigan, Danjiangkou Reservoir, etc., illustrating that research around the world is not even. Antibiotics could change the diversity, structure, and ecological functions of bacterial communities, stimulate a widespread abundance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistant genes, and increase the diversity of eukaryotes, thus triggering the shift of food web structure to predatory and pathogenic. Latent Dirichlet allocation theme model analysis showed three clusters, and the research hotspots mainly included the effect of antibiotics on the denitrification process, microplastics combined with antibiotics, and methods for removing antibiotics. Furthermore, the mechanisms of microbe-mediated antibiotic degradation were unraveled, and importantly, we provided bottlenecks and future research perspectives on antibiotics and microbial diversity research.
    Keywords:  Antibiotic; Aquatic environment; Bibliometric analysis; Biodegradation mechanism; Microbial community; Research hotspots
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27018-w
  47. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(5): 2803-2818
    Is open science a double-edged sword?: data sharing and the changing citation pattern of Chinese economics articles.
    Liwei Zhang, Liang Ma.
      Data sharing is an important part of open science (OS), and more and more institutions and journals have been enforcing open data (OD) policies. OD is advocated to help increase academic influences and promote scientific discovery and development, but such a proposition has not been elaborated on well. This study explores the nuanced effects of the OD policies on the citation pattern of articles by using the case of Chinese economics journals. China Industrial Economics (CIE) is the first and only Chinese social science journal so far to adopt a compulsory OD policy, requiring all published articles to share original data and processing codes. We use the article-level data and difference-in-differences (DID) approach to compare the citation performance of articles published in CIE and 36 comparable journals. Firstly, we find that the OD policy quickly increased the number of citations, and each article on average received 0.25, 1.19, 0.86, and 0.44 more citations in the first four years after publication respectively. Furthermore, we also found that the citation benefit of the OD policy rapidly decreased over time, and even became negative in the fifth year after publication. In conclusion, this changing citation pattern suggests that an OD policy can be double edged sword, which can quickly increase citation performance but simultaneously accelerate the aging of articles.Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11192-023-04684-8.
    Keywords:  Citations; Citing life; Open data; Open science; Research quality
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04684-8
  48. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2023 05 01. 49(5): 531-537
    Female authorship trends and the effect of COVID-19 on cataract and refractive surgery literature.
    Hassaam S Choudhry, Carter Burton, Daniel J Garcia, Siddhant Kumarapuram, Aayushi Parikh, Fareeda Eraky, Tasnova Choudhury, Amina Shaikh, Hadeel S Sadek, Mohammad H Dastjerdi.
      PURPOSE: To evaluate whether gender barriers persist specifically in the cataract and refractive surgery (CRS) literature. In addition, no literature exists investigating the long-term effect of COVID-19 on female authorship in ophthalmology past 2020.SETTING: Scopus 2015 to 2022.
    DESIGN: Retrospective data review.
    METHODS: Articles published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery and the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery were recorded from January 2015 to February 2022 from Scopus. Articles with only 1 author or where gender could not be identified were excluded. The first author (FA) gender, senior author (SA) gender, affiliated country, type of literature, and number of citations were collected. Pearson chi-squared tests with phi coefficients and multivariate logistic regression were performed.
    RESULTS: 3153 articles were included in analysis. There were 910 works with female FAs and 648 with female SAs. Gender did not predict publishing in one journal over the other (P > .050). Women made up less than 30% of authorship of all types of literature, except for prospective/observational studies as FA (31.3%). Compared with before 2020, female FAs from 2020 onward were associated with increased retrospective analysis (phi = 0.072, P = .030) and letters/editorials (phi = 0.134, P < .001) but decreased case reports (phi = 0.087, P = .009) and "others" (phi = -0.164, P < .001). Similar associations were observed for female SAs. Females were more likely to publish in Asian countries. Female SAs predicted an increased likelihood of female FAs (odds ratio, 1.401, 95% CI, 1.165-1.684, P < .001).
    CONCLUSIONS: Gender disparities exist in authorship of the CRS literature. COVID-19 has altered the types of literature published by women, but men still publish most of all types of CRS research.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/j.jcrs.0000000000001112
  49. Diseases. 2023 Apr 01. pii: 56. [Epub ahead of print]11(2):
    Did Ghana Do Enough? A Scientometric Analysis of COVID-19 Research Output from Ghana within the African Context.
    Akua K Yalley, Selasie Ahiatrogah, Akuba B Yalley, Isaac K Yankson, Nicholas I Nii-Trebi, Abena Asefuaba Yalley.
      The COVID-19 pandemic has generated worldwide research efforts to provide knowledge about the disease. Yet little is known about how Ghana contributed to this critical knowledge production. This scientometric analysis was conducted to ascertain Ghana's COVID-19 research output within the African context to gain understanding and identify potential future directions. The study retrieved relevant research, spanning 2019 to 2022, from the Scopus database in December 2022. The retrieved data were assessed using various established indices, including collaboration patterns, productive institutions, citation patterns, and major research sponsors, among others. Ghana came seventh in Africa with a total of 1112 publications. For international collaborations, the United States and the United Kingdom were the major partners, while South Africa was the main African collaborator with Ghana. Out of the top 21 most productive authors, 85.7% were males and 14.3% were females, demonstrating a great gender gap in research output in Ghana. Although Ghana has made some contributions to the global COVID-19 research output, there are few intra-continental research collaborations, which limits Africa's overall research output. Our study demonstrates a critical need for the Ghanaian government to prioritize research and funding and address barriers to women's research productivity.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; Ghana; productivity; research; scientometric analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11020056
  50. Heliyon. 2023 Apr;9(4): e15309
    Global research trends in immunotherapy for head and neck neoplasms: A scientometric study.
    Zhou Jiang, Chenzhou Wu, Yiming Zhao, Qi Zhan, Kunyu Wang, Yi Li.
      In recent decades, the traditional treatment of head and neck neoplasms has reached a bottleneck with limited improvement in overall survival. Nevertheless, the emerging field of immunotherapy has shown promise. Literature on research into immunotherapy for head and neck neoplasms was retrieved from WoSCC. Citespace was used as a scientometric analysis tool for text mining and visualization of the scientific literature. This analysis included 1915 documents. Recently, the annual number of publications and citations has been growing rapidly. 'Oncology' was the most popular research area. The most dominant institution and country were the University of Pittsburgh and the USA. Ferris RL was not only the most prolific but also the most cited author, demonstrating a strong influence and reputation. Of the ten core journals identified in this field, Cancer Research ranked first. 'Regulatory T cell', 'PD-1' and 'biomarker' were regarded as current hotspots, while 'recurrent' and 'nivolumab' were considered as trending keywords. The most cited reference was Ferris RL (2016). Notably, the front trends and future directions in the field may lie in the clinical practice of combination therapy of immunotherapy plus other therapies, the mechanism of impaired immune surveillance, and the improvement in resistance to immunotherapeutic agents. It is firmly believed that the present scientometric analysis has provided both a macroscopic and microscopic overview of research into immunotherapy for head and neck neoplasms, which will assist researchers and oncologists to better understand this discipline and thus promote further development and policies in this field.
    Keywords:  Head and neck neoplasms; Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Immunotherapy; Nivolumab; PD-1; Scientometric
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15309
  51. Front Vet Sci. 2023 ;10 1156834
    Global research on cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis: A bibliometric analysis.
    Gregorio Gonzalez-Alcaide, Nestor Sosa, Laura Shevy, Isabel Belinchon-Romero, Jose-Manuel Ramos-Rincon.
      Background: Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stage Taenia solium. As a neglected tropical disease that is also difficult to diagnose, cysticercosis constitutes an important public health and research challenge. To characterize the development of research on cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis, considering the level of scientific evidence provided and the contribution of different countries to research, according to their endemic nature and their income level.Methods: Indexed publications on cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis were retrieved from the MEDLINE database, and the evolution of scientific production and the topic areas addressed in the body of research were analyzed.
    Results: A total of 7,860 papers published between 1928 and 2021 were analyzed. The volume of annual publications increased over time, standing at over 200 documents/year since 2010. Case studies constitute the main study design (27.4% of the documents with available information, n = 2,155), with fewer studies that provide the highest levels of scientific evidence, such as clinical studies (1.9%, n = 149) or systematic reviews (0.8%, n = 63). The most productive journals belong to the Parasitology and Tropical Medicine categories. Although the USA is the most productive country (n = 2,292), countries where Tenia solium is endemic, such as India (n = 1,749), Brazil (n = 941) and Peru (n = 898) also stand out, as does Mexico (n = 1,414). However, other endemic countries in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa show little participation in the research. The level of international collaboration by country is very uneven, with some countries presenting very low values, such as India (9.9% of documents in international collaboration) or Brazil (18.7%); while there is evidence of intense international collaboration in countries like Peru (91.3%), Tanzania (88.2%) or Kenya (93.1%). Research output has coalesced in three thematic clusters: basic research in animals; parasitism, animal health, and zoonoses; and the diagnosis and therapeutic approach in diseases associated with cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis.
    Conclusions: The generation of knowledge on cysticercosis presents different features from other areas of research, such as the outstanding contribution of only some endemic countries; and the relevance of comprehensive approaches to research (animal and human health). Studies that provide higher levels of scientific evidence should be promoted, as should research in endemic areas.
    Keywords:  Tenia solium; animals; bibliometrics; cysticercosis; human; neurocysticercosis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1156834
  52. J Music Ther. 2023 Apr 22. pii: thad003. [Epub ahead of print]
    A Descriptive Analysis of Collaboration and Funding of Articles in the Journal of Music Therapy, 1998-2021.
    Michael J Silverman, Elijah Levy, Joseph Neidorf, Jessica Neppl, Melissa Venzke.
      Music therapists may have strategic advantages for collaborative and interdisciplinary research. As such, there is a need to analyze authorship teams as well as funding in the premiere United States-based music therapy research journal. The purpose of this descriptive study was to analyze independent, collaborative, interdisciplinary, and funded research in the Journal of Music Therapy (JMT) from 1998 to 2021. We built a database of JMT articles from 1998 to 2021 and (1) counted the number of authors contributing to articles, (2) categorized articles as independent, collaborative, or interdisciplinary, and (3) counted the number of articles that received funding. From 1998 to 2021, there were 423 total articles that met our inclusion criteria published in JMT. Although two or more authors contributed to most papers, a high percentage of articles were published by single authors (n = 185, 43.74%). More articles were interdisciplinary (n = 162, 38.30%) than collaborative (n = 90, 21.28%). There was a trend for fewer independent articles in more recent years. Although most articles were not funded (n = 312, 73.76%), interdisciplinary articles were most likely to be funded (n = 72, 64.86% of funded articles) while independent articles were least likely to be funded (n = 17, 15.32% of funded articles). General trends indicate higher frequencies of funded papers in more recent years. Research articles published in JMT have become increasingly team-based, interdisciplinary, and funded. Implications regarding the future of music therapy research, Music Therapy Research 2025, limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research are provided.
    Keywords:   Journal of Music Therapy ; MTR2025; collaborative research; descriptive; funded research; interdisciplinary research; music therapy research; team science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/thad003
  53. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2023 ;11 1123459
    The application of additive manufacturing technology in pelvic surgery: A bibliometrics analysis.
    Jian Li, Jiani Wang, Jia Lv, Junjun Bai, Shichao Meng, Jinxuan Li, Hua Wu.
      With the development of material science, additive manufacturing technology has been employed for pelvic surgery, addressing the challenges, such as the complex structure of the pelvis, difficulty in exposing the operative area, and poor visibility, of the traditional pelvic surgery. However, only limited studies have been done to review the research hotspots and trends of the additive manufacturing technology applied for pelvic surgery. In this study, we comprehensively analyzed the literatures related to additive manufacturing technology in pelvic surgery by a bibliometrics analysis and found that additive manufacturing technology is widely used in several aspects of preoperative diagnosis, preoperative planning, intraoperative navigation, and personalized implants for pelvic surgery. Firstly, we searched and screened 856 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) with TS = (3D printing OR 3D printed OR three-dimensional printing OR additive manufacturing OR rapid prototyping) AND TS = (pelvis OR sacrum OR ilium OR pubis OR ischium OR ischia OR acetabulum OR hip) as the search strategy. Then, 565 of these were eliminated by evaluating the titles and abstracts, leaving 291 pieces of research literature whose relevant information was visually displayed using VOSviewer. Furthermore, 10 publications with high citations were selected by reading all publications extensively for carefully evaluating their Titles, Purposes, Results, Limitations, Journal of affiliation, and Citations. Our results of bibliometric analysis demonstrated that additive manufacturing technology is increasingly applied in pelvic surgery, providing readers with a valuable reference for fully comprehending the research hotspots and trends in the application of additive manufacturing technology in pelvic surgery.
    Keywords:  additive manufacturing technology; bibliometric analysis; pelvic surgery; rapid prototyping; three-dimensional printing technology
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1123459
  54. PLoS One. 2023 ;18(4): e0285122
    Industry involvement in evidence production for genomic medicine: A bibliometric and funding analysis of decision impact studies.
    Gillian Parker, Sarah Hunter, Stuart Hogarth, Fiona A Miller.
      BACKGROUND: Decision impact studies have become increasingly prevalent in genomic medicine, particularly in cancer research. Such studies are designed to provide evidence of clinical utility for genomic tests by evaluating their impact on clinical decision-making. This paper offers insights into understanding of the origins and intentions of these studies through an analysis of the actors and institutions responsible for the production of this new type of evidence.METHODS: We conducted bibliometric and funding analyses of decision impact studies in genomic medicine research. We searched databases from inception to June 2022. The datasets used were primarily from Web of Science. Biblioshiny, additional R-based applications, and Microsoft Excel were used for publication, co-authorship and co-word analyses.
    RESULTS: 163 publications were included for the bibliometric analysis; a subset of 125 studies were included for the funding analysis. Included publications started in 2010 and increased steadily over time. Decision impact studies were primarily produced for proprietary genomic assays for use in cancer care. The author and affiliate analyses reveal that these studies were produced by 'invisible colleges' of researchers and industry actors with collaborations focused on producing evidence for proprietary assays. Most authors had an industry affiliation, and the majority of studies were funded by industry. While studies were conducted in 22 countries, the majority had at least one author from the USA.
    DISCUSSION: This study is a critical step in understanding the role of industry in the production of new types of research. Based on the data collected, we conclude that decision impact studies are industry-conceived and -produced evidence. The findings of this study demonstrate the depth of industry involvement and highlight a need for further research into the use of these studies in decision-making for coverage and reimbursement.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285122
  55. Bioengineered. 2022 Jul-Dec;13(7-12):13(7-12): 15013-15032
    Biochar-based compost: a bibliometric and visualization analysis.
    Sinazo Ajibade, Ebenezer C Nnadozie, Chuleemas Boonthai Iwai, Suresh Ghotekar, Soon Woong Chang, Balasubramani Ravindran, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi.
      The co-application of biochar compost as organic amendment for crop production and soil remediation has gained momentum due to their positive effect on plant growth and soil quality improvement. The application of biochar and compost which are green and cost-effective soil remediators would promote the availability and distribution of food, planetary conservation, alleviate poverty, and enhance the attainment of Sustainable Millennium Development Goals (SDGs). A bibliometric analysis was conducted to overview research on biochar compost from 2011 to 2021. Two hundred and fifty-four research papers were retrieved from the Scopus database and analyzed using VOS viewer. Analysis revealed that 217 (85.43%) were articles, 21 (8.27%) were conference papers, and 12 (4.72%) were review papers. The results showed an exponential increase in the number of publications. The most productive countries in the investigated subject were China (49), followed by USA (36), Australia (29), Italy (28), Germany (25), and Indonesia (20). After the search terms, 'soil,' which had links with keywords like 'soil fertility,' 'soil quality,' 'soil pollution,' 'phosphorus,' 'nitrogen,' 'maize,' 'greenhouse gas,' etc., had the highest occurrences (94). From the results of the current hotspot research in the field, the effect of biochar-compost mixture and co-composted biochar on soil remediation is currently being studied by several researchers. Biochar and compost incorporation in soil reduce the uptake of pollutants by plants which consequently increase essential nutrients for plant and soil productivity.
    Keywords:  Biochar; bibliometric analysis; biochar-compost; compost; plant; soil
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2023.2177369
  56. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2023 Jun;33 101117
    Gender-gap in randomized clinical trials reporting mortality in the perioperative setting and critical care: 20 years behind the scenes.
    Carolina S Romero, Nicolò Maimeri, Alessandra Bonaccorso, Martina Baiardo-Redaelli, Gaetano Lombardi, Otito Frances Iwuchukwu, Alessandro Ortalda, Benedikt Schmid, Magdalena Fleming, Giovanni Landoni.
      Background: Women researchers might experience obstacles in academic environments and might be underrepresented in the authorship of articles published in peer-reviewed journals.Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis of female-led RCTs describing all interventions reducing mortality in critically ill and perioperative patients from 1981 to December 31, 2020. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE and EMBASE with the keywords RCTs and mortality. The gender of the first author was extracted and descriptive analysis was performed including the year of publication, impact factor, country of the first author, and methodological aspects.
    Results: We analyzed 340 RCTs, of which 42 (12%) were led by female researchers. The presence of women increased from 8% (14/172) until 2010 up to 17% (28/168) in 2010 and beyond. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Brazil were the main countries of origin of female researchers. Women authors conducted mainly single-center and single-nation studies as compared to male authors. The median impact factor of the target journal was 6 (3-27) in women vs. 7 (3-28) in men, with a p-value of 0.67; Critical Care Medicine, JAMA, and The New England Journal of Medicine were the most frequent target journals for both women and men.
    Conclusion: In the last 40 years, only one out of eight RCTs had a woman as the first author but the presence of women increased up to 17% by 2010 and beyond. The impact factor of publication target journals was high and not different between genders.
    Keywords:  Critically ill patient; Diversity; Equity; Gender gap; Inclusion; RCT
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101117
  57. J Med Libr Assoc. 2022 Oct 01. 110(4): 463-470
    The continued problem of URL decay: an updated analysis of health care management journal citations.
    Susan Howell, Amber Burtis.
      Objective: This study updates a 2009 study which examined uniform resource locator (URL) decay in health care management journals and seeks to determine whether continued URL availability relates to publication date, resource type, or top-level domain. The authors also provide an analysis of differences in findings between the two study periods.Methods: The authors collected the URLs of web-based cited references in articles published in five health care management source journals from 2016 to 2018. The URLs were checked to see if they were still active and then analyzed to determine if continued availability was related to publication date, resource type, or top-level domain. Chi-square analysis was conducted to determine associations between resource type and URL availability, and top-level domain and URL availability. A Pearson's correlation was conducted to determine the relationship between publication date and URL availability.
    Results: There were statistically significant differences in URL availability across publication date, resource type, and top-level domain. Domains with the highest percentage of unavailable URLs were .com and .net, and the lowest were .edu and .gov. As expected, the older the citation, the more likely it was unavailable. The overall percentage of unavailable URLs decreased from 49.3% to 36.1% between studies.
    Conclusion: URL decay in health care management journals has decreased in the last 13 years. Still, URL decay does continue to be a problem. Authors, publishers, and librarians should continue to promote the use of digital object identifiers, web archiving, and perhaps study and replicate efforts used by health services policy research journals to increase continued URL availability rates.
    Keywords:  URL availability; URL decay; citation analysis; health care management
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1456
  58. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Apr 28.
    Marketing strategies for waste recycling: a bibliometric analysis towards the circular economy.
    Shunashi Yectzin Aguilar-Morales, Mariana Negrete-Cardoso, Genoveva Rosano-Ortega, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Ruíz, Laura Berenice Sánchez-Baltasar, Carlos Arturo Vega-Lebrún, Pablo Samuel Schabes-Retchkiman.
      Companies have adopted green marketing and marketing strategies to position themselves in consumer preferences and combat the problem of accelerated consumption of resources that has compromised the planet's regenerative capacity, where the circular economy emerges as a solution to move towards responsible production and consumption patterns. From waste recycling marketing strategies, a descriptive analysis of 120 documents from the SCOPUS database was carried out using bibliometric techniques to know the existing state of the art for the period 1977-2021. The results indicate that the annual scientific production increased in the last ten years by over 200% for 2019, highlighting the USA, China, UK, Germany, and India, and Mexico is in position 22. The conceptual and trend analysis points out the relationship between marketing, waste management, commercialization, recycling, sustainable development, and circular economy, topics that have deepened research in the last 5 years due to the SDGs. Through intellectual analysis, schools of thought were identified, highlighting Chen, Wang, Zhang and Liu, Lu, and White as the most influential and connected with other authors. The results show no link between the study areas, but rather that they are developed in isolation, evidencing an area of opportunity to work on marketing strategies for waste recycling, where companies adopt circular economy objectives, obtaining an advantage. Competitive position and position in the market by offering products from a valorization that the consumer prefers.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Circular economy; Green marketing; Marketing; Marketing strategies; Waste
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27040-y
  59. Sci Data. 2023 Apr 28. 10(1): 243
    OpCitance: Citation contexts identified from the PubMed Central open access articles.
    Tzu-Kun Hsiao, Vetle I Torvik.
      OpCitance contains all the sentences from 2 million PubMed Central open-access (PMCOA) articles, with 137 million inline citations annotated (i.e., the "citation contexts"). Parsing out the references and citation contexts from the PMCOA XML files was non-trivial due to the diversity of referencing style. Only 0.5% citation contexts remain unidentified due to technical or human issues, e.g., references unmentioned by the authors in the text or improper XML nesting, which is more common among older articles (pre-2000). PubMed IDs (PMIDs) linked to inline citations in the XML files compared to citations harvested using the NCBI E-Utilities differed for 70.96% of the articles. Using an in-house citation matcher, called Patci, 6.84% of the referenced PMIDs were supplemented and corrected. OpCitance includes fewer total number of articles than the Semantic Scholar Open Research Corpus, but OpCitance has 160 thousand unique articles, a higher inline citation identification rate, and a more accurate reference mapping to PMIDs. We hope that OpCitance will facilitate citation context studies in particular and benefit text-mining research more broadly.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02134-x
  60. Pharmaceutics. 2023 Apr 06. pii: 1168. [Epub ahead of print]15(4):
    Scientometric Research on Trend Analysis of Nano-Based Sustained Drug Release Systems for Wound Healing.
    Kuangyun Tang, Zhengyu Cai, Yanhan Lv, Ruiqi Liu, Qianming Chen, Jun Gu.
      Nanomaterials, such as the nanoparticle (NP), nanomicelle, nanoscaffold, and nano-hydrogel, have been researched as nanocarriers for drug delivery more and more recently. Nano-based drug sustained release systems (NDSRSs) have been used in many medical fields, especially wound healing. However, as we know, no scientometric analysis has been seen on applying NDSRSs in wound healing, which could be of great importance to the relevant researchers. This study collected publications from 1999 to 2022 related to NDSRSs in wound healing from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. We employed scientometric methods to comprehensively analyze the dataset from different perspectives using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix. The results indicated that China published the most significant number of documents in the last two decades, Islamic Azad Univ was the most productive institution, and Jayakumar, R was the most influential author. Regarding the analysis of keywords, trend topics indicate that "antibacterial", "chitosan (CS)", "scaffold", "hydrogel", "silver nanoparticle", and "growth factors (GFs)" are the hot topics in recent years. We anticipate that our work will provide a comprehensive overview of research in this field and help scholars better understand the research hotspots and frontiers in this area, thus inspiring further explorations in the future.
    Keywords:  drug delivery; nanocarrier; nanomedicine; wound healing
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15041168
  61. Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 27. 13(1): 6890
    Global trends in research related to the links between microbiota and antibiotics: a visualization study.
    Sa'ed H Zyoud, Muna Shakhshir, Amani S Abushanab, Amer Koni, Adham Abu Taha, Faris Abushamma, Ali Sabateen, Samah W Al-Jabi.
      The scientific community widely acknowledges that the gut microbiota plays a critical role in maintaining host health and can be altered by a range of factors, such as antibiotic use, diet, stress, and infections. Therefore, this study utilized bibliometric analysis to thoroughly investigate research trends in the microbiota and antibiotics. Scopus was used to extract papers linked to microbiota and antibiotics published between 2002 and 2021, and both Microsoft Excel and VOSviewer were used to conduct the analysis of the data. A total of 2,816 publications discussed the connection between the microbiota and antibiotics. Growth occurred in two stages: the first (2002-2015) was characterized by fairly slow publication production, while the second (2016-2021) saw a rapid increase in publishing progress. The United States has the most publications, 654, representing 23.22% of the total. China came second with 372 publications (13.21%), followed by the United Kingdom with 161 publications (5.72%) and India with 157 publications (5.58%). In addition, publications on 'altered intestinal microbiota composition with antibiotic treatment' were introduced after 2017, while 'gut microbiota and antimicrobial resistance' and 'probiotics as an alternative antimicrobial therapy' were introduced before 2017. Based on these results, this study provides an in-depth look at key moments in the history of microbiota and antibiotic research, as well as possible directions for future research in different areas of microbiota and antibiotic research. Therefore, it is suggested that more attention should be given to the latest promising hotspots, such as how antibiotic treatment changes the composition of the gut microbiota.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34187-8
  62. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Apr 15. pii: 1139. [Epub ahead of print]11(8):
    Research Topic Trends on Turnover Intention among Korean Registered Nurses: An Analysis Using Topic Modeling.
    Jung Lim Lee, Youngji Kim.
      This study aimed to explore research topic trends on turnover intention among Korean hospital nurses by analyzing the keywords and topics of related articles. Methods: This text-mining study collected, processed, and analyzed text data from 390 nursing articles published between 1 January 2010 and 30 June 2021 that were collected via search engines. The collected unstructured text data were preprocessed, and the NetMiner program was used to perform keyword analysis and topic modeling. Results: The word with the highest degree centrality was "job satisfaction", the word with the highest betweenness centrality was "job satisfaction", and the word with the highest closeness centrality and frequency was "job stress". The top 10 keywords in both the frequency analysis and the 3 centrality analyses included "job stress", "burnout", "organizational commitment", "emotional labor", "job", and "job embeddedness". The 676 preprocessed key words were categorized into five topics: "job", "burnout", "workplace bullying", "job stress", and "emotional labor". Since many individual-level factors have already been thoroughly investigated, future research should concentrate on enabling successful organizational interventions that extend beyond the microsystem.
    Keywords:  data mining; employee turnover; nurses; social network analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11081139
  63. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2023 Apr 27.
    International Collaboration Trends in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: A Systematic Bibliometric Scoping Review.
    Gaelen B Stanford-Moore, Julia Canick, Samantha Kaplan, Walter T Lee.
      Importance: Research in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery (FPRS) in the global health setting, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), is increasing year by year. As this work progresses, it will be crucial to include voices and perspectives of individuals living in the LMICs being studied.Objective: To characterize and understand international collaborations in published literature on FPRS care in a global health setting and report patterns in whether these articles included authors from the LMICs in which the studies took place.
    Evidence Review: A systematic bibliometric scoping review of articles in Scopus from 1971 to 2022 was performed using a set list of search terms; studies were included using predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Studies met criteria for inclusion if the abstract or text contained information regarding surgeons from a different country performing surgery or conducting research in an LMIC within the domain of FPRS. Exclusion criteria were studies that did not mention a facial plastic or reconstructive surgery and studies where both an HIC and LMIC were not mentioned.
    Findings: A total of 286 studies met criteria for inclusion. The highest percentage of studies (n = 72, 25.2%) were conducted across multiple countries. A total of 120 studies (41.9%) discussed cleft lip/palate. Overall, 141 studies (49.5%) included at least 1 author from the host LMIC; 89 (31.1%) had first authors from LMICs, and 72 (25.2%) had senior authors from LMICs. A total of 79 studies (27.6%) described humanitarian clinical service trips without mentioning research or education in the text. The remaining studies described research, education projects, or a combination. The published literature on humanitarian service trips had the lowest rate of inclusion of a first or senior author from the host LMICs.
    Conclusions and Relevance: In this systematic bibliometric scoping review, findings showed a general trend of increased international work in the field of FPRS. However, there continues to be a paucity of inclusive authorship trends, with the majority of studies not including first or senior authors from LMICs. The findings presented here encourage new collaborations worldwide, as well as the improvement of existing efforts.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2023.0372
  64. Life (Basel). 2023 Apr 05. pii: 953. [Epub ahead of print]13(4):
    Dermatology Publications on COVID-19 during the First Pandemic Year: Creativity or Opportunism?
    Paolo Amerio, Federica Giuliani, Marco Coppola, Fabio Lobefaro, Giulio Gualdi.
      INTRODUCTION: Dermatologists had to face several challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this scenario, a large amount of data has been produced and published.OBJECTIVES: We present a literature analysis of publications on COVID-19 in the dermatology field in the first year of the pandemic.
    METHODS: The research was carried out by searching the PubMed database using keywords related to "COVID-19" combined with the keyword "Dermatology" in the "affiliation" search field and collecting articles published from February 2020 to December 2020.
    RESULTS: A total of 816 publications from 57 countries were retrieved. Overall, publications increased notably along the timespan considered in this study and appeared to be closely linked to pandemic progression in different countries. In addition, article types (i.e., commentaries, case reports, original research) appeared to be strictly influenced by the pandemic's progression. However, the number and category of these publications may raise questions regarding the scientific relevance of the messages reported.
    CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis provides a descriptive quantitative analysis and suggests that publications do not always respond to real scientific needs but are sometimes linked to a need/opportunity for publication.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; dermatology; publication
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/life13040953
  65. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Apr 25.
    Application of artificial intelligence in solar and wind energy resources: a strategy to deal with environmental pollution.
    Kanwal Iqbal Khan, Adeel Nasir.
      Environmental pollution has become a significant concern of nations. International organizations, local authorities, and social activists try to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) to protect the environment. However, this cannot be achieved without acknowledging the role of advanced technology applications. Previous studies found a significant relationship between technology and energy resources. But the need to highlight the significance of artificial intelligence (AI) in dealing with inevitable environmental issues still requires more attention. This study aims to analyze the application of AI applications in predicting, developing, and implementing wind and solar energy resources through a bibliometric analysis from 1991 to 2022. It uses bilioshiny of the "bibliometrix 3.0" package of R-programming for influential core aspects and keyword analysis and VOSviewer for co-occurrence analysis. The study provides significant implications for core authors, documents, sources, affiliations, and countries. It also provides keyword analysis and a co-occurrence network to cope with the conceptual integration of the literature. It reports three significant streams of literature in clusters: AI optimization and renewable energy resources; smart renewable energy resource challenges and opportunities; deep learning and machine learning forecasting; and energy efficiency. The findings will uncover the strategic perspective of AI technology for wind and solar energy generation projects.
    Keywords:  AI capabilities; Artificial intelligence; Bibliometric analysis; Deep learning; Environmental pollution; Machine learning; Solar energy; Wind energy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27038-6
  66. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(5): 3001-3015
    Video abstracts are associated with an increase in research reports citations, views and social attention: a cross-sectional study.
    Tristan Bonnevie, Aurore Repel, Francis-Edouard Gravier, Joel Ladner, Louis Sibert, Jean-François Muir, Antoine Cuvelier, Marc-Olivier Fischer.
      Video abstracts have been proposed as a tool to disseminate research through to social networks. However, its association with metrics of research dissemination has not been adequately investigated, particularly in the field of medical research. The aim of this study was to assess the association between video abstracts and citations, views and Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) of research papers. A cross-sectional study of research reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) over a 3-year period was conducted. An inverse binomial regression was used to assess factors associated with citations, views and AAS. The model included the presence of video abstracts as well as other independent covariables as potential confounding factors. 500 research reports were included in the analysis and 152 benefited from a video abstract. The median time from publication was 3.0 (2.2 to 3.6) years and 72% were RCTs. Research reports published with a video abstract were associated with an increase in citations (IRR 1.15), although this estimate came with uncertainty ranging from virtually no effect to a worthwhile effect (95% CI 0.98 to 1.35). There were also associated with a worthwhile increase in views (IRR 1.35, 95% CI 1.18 to 1.54) as well as with an increase in AAS (IRR 1.25, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.44). To conclude, video abstracts are associated with a worthwhile increase in the number of views of research reports. They are also associated with an increase in citations and social attention, although the association may be small.Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11192-023-04675-9.
    Keywords:  Altmetrics; Citations count; Research dissemination; Social media; Video abstract
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04675-9
  67. Biomed Res Int. 2023 ;2023 3728131
    Analysis of Persian Bioinformatics Research with Topic Modeling.
    Fezzeh Ebrahimi, Mohammad Dehghani, Fatemah Makkizadeh.
      Purpose: As a scientific field, bioinformatics has drawn remarkable attention from various fields, such as information technology, mathematics, and modern biological sciences, in recent years. The topic models originating from the field of natural language processing have become the focus of attention with the rapid accumulation of biological datasets. Thus, this research is aimed at modeling the topic content of the bioinformatics literature presented by Iranian researchers in the Scopus Citation Database. Methodology. This research was a descriptive-exploratory study, and the studied population included 3899 papers indexed in the Scopus database, which had been indexed in this database until March 9, 2022. The topic modeling was then performed on the abstracts and titles of the papers. A combination of LDA and TF-IDF was utilized for topic modeling. Findings. The data analysis with topic modeling resulted in identifying seven main topics "Molecular Modeling," "Gene Expression," "Biomarker," "Coronavirus," "Immunoinformatics," "Cancer Bioinformatics," and "Systems Biology." Moreover, "Systems Biology" and "Coronavirus" had the largest and smallest clusters, respectively.Conclusion: The present investigation demonstrated an acceptable performance for the LDA algorithm in classifying the topics included in this field. The extracted topic clusters indicated excellent consistency and topic connection with each other.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3728131
  68. Procedia Comput Sci. 2023 ;220 892-897
    Logistics during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Germán Toledo-Navarro, Alexis Olmedo-Navarro, Rafael Rojas Millan.
      The logistics sector was one of the most impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article aims to analyze the emerging trends on this subject using articles referring to studies related to the impact of the pandemic in engineering and related areas of knowledge, also looking for new research opportunities. A descriptive methodology was used through a systematic review of the literature. The publications in the "Engineering" area were filtered and the results were analyzed with the VOSviewer tool. Results show the relevance of the studies in the last mile. Likewise, opportunities were observed to carry out studies related to the transformation of retail.
    Keywords:  Logistics; e-commerce; last mile; pandemic; supply chain
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.03.121
  69. J Biomol Tech. 2023 Mar 31. pii: 3fc1f5fe.2f22458d. [Epub ahead of print]34(1):
    Shared Core Facilities Serve as Hubs for Biomedical Research Network at Institutions of Emerging Excellence.
    Diane B Smith, Amrina Ferdous, Julia Thom Oxford.
      We analyzed co-authorship patterns within the National Institutes of Health Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Matrix Biology program from 2014 to 2022. In this study, we analyzed junior investigators, senior researchers, and research scientists within a shared core facility. Social network analysis techniques were applied to evaluate the co-authorship network based on journal publications from members of the center. The results indicated that co-authorship network visualization and analysis is a useful tool for understanding the relationship between a shared core facility and young investigators within a research center. Young investigators collaborated with and relied upon the individual research scientists of the shared core facility to serve as contributing members of their extended research team. This reliance on the shared core facility effectively increases the size and productivity of the research team led by the young investigator. Our results indicate that shared core facility staff may serve as hubs within the network of biomedical researchers, particularly at institutions with a growing research emphasis. Listen to this article.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7171/3fc1f5fe.2f22458d
  70. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(4): 2105-2143
    Does writing style affect gender differences in the research performance of articles?: An empirical study of BERT-based textual sentiment analysis.
    Yongchao Ma, Ying Teng, Zhongzhun Deng, Li Liu, Yi Zhang.
      "Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls" is essential to reduce gender disparity and improve the status of women. But it remains a challenge to narrow gender differences and improve gender equality in academic research. In this paper, we propose that the impact of articles is lower and writing style of articles is less positive when the article's first author is female relative to male first authors, and writing style mediates this relationship. Focusing on the positive writing style, we attempt to contribute and explain the research on gender differences in research performance. We use BERT-based textual sentiment analysis to analyse 87 years of 9820 articles published in the top four marketing journals and prove our hypotheses. We also consider a set of control variables and conduct a set of robustness checks to ensure the robustness of our findings. We discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of our findings for researchers.Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11192-023-04666-w.
    Keywords:  Female; Gender; Gender inequalities; Marketing; Research performance; SDGs; Writing style
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04666-w
  71. Psychol Sci Public Interest. 2023 Apr 26. 15291006231163179
    Exploring Gender Bias in Six Key Domains of Academic Science: An Adversarial Collaboration.
    Stephen J Ceci, Shulamit Kahn, Wendy M Williams.
      We synthesized the vast, contradictory scholarly literature on gender bias in academic science from 2000 to 2020. In the most prestigious journals and media outlets, which influence many people's opinions about sexism, bias is frequently portrayed as an omnipresent factor limiting women's progress in the tenure-track academy. Claims and counterclaims regarding the presence or absence of sexism span a range of evaluation contexts. Our approach relied on a combination of meta-analysis and analytic dissection. We evaluated the empirical evidence for gender bias in six key contexts in the tenure-track academy: (a) tenure-track hiring, (b) grant funding, (c) teaching ratings, (d) journal acceptances, (e) salaries, and (f) recommendation letters. We also explored the gender gap in a seventh area, journal productivity, because it can moderate bias in other contexts. We focused on these specific domains, in which sexism has most often been alleged to be pervasive, because they represent important types of evaluation, and the extensive research corpus within these domains provides sufficient quantitative data for comprehensive analysis. Contrary to the omnipresent claims of sexism in these domains appearing in top journals and the media, our findings show that tenure-track women are at parity with tenure-track men in three domains (grant funding, journal acceptances, and recommendation letters) and are advantaged over men in a fourth domain (hiring). For teaching ratings and salaries, we found evidence of bias against women; although gender gaps in salary were much smaller than often claimed, they were nevertheless concerning. Even in the four domains in which we failed to find evidence of sexism disadvantaging women, we nevertheless acknowledge that broad societal structural factors may still impede women's advancement in academic science. Given the substantial resources directed toward reducing gender bias in academic science, it is imperative to develop a clear understanding of when and where such efforts are justified and of how resources can best be directed to mitigate sexism when and where it exists.
    Keywords:  academic letters of reference; adversarial collaborations; gender bias; grants; hiring; publication/productivity; salary/pay gap; teaching ratings; tenure track; women in STEM; women’s underrepresentation in science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/15291006231163179
  72. Chemosphere. 2023 Apr 24. pii: S0045-6535(23)01042-1. [Epub ahead of print] 138775
    Global trends in the research and development of medical/pharmaceutical wastewater treatment over the half-century.
    Ling Wang, Yixia Xu, Tian Qin, Mengting Wu, Zhiqin Chen, Yalan Zhang, Wei Liu, Xianchuan Xie.
      The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted public health and the worldwide economy. The overstretched operation of health systems around the world is accompanied by potential and ongoing environmental threats. At present, comprehensive scientific assessments of research on temporal changes in medical/pharmaceutical wastewater (MPWW), as well as estimations of researcher networks and scientific productivity are lacking. Therefore, we conducted a thorough literature study, using bibliometrics to reproduce research on medical wastewater over nearly half a century. Our primary goal is systematically to map the evolution of keyword clusters over time, and to obtain the structure and credibility of clusters. Our secondary objective was to measure research network performance (country, institution, and author) using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. We extracted 2306 papers published between 1981 and 2022. The co-cited reference network identified 16 clusters with well-structured networks (Q = 0.7716, S = 0.896). The main trends were as follows: 1) Early MPWW research prioritized sources of wastewater, and this cluster was considered to be the mainstream research frontier and direction, representing an important source and priority research area. 2) Mid-term research focused on characteristic contaminants and detection technologies. Particularly during 2000-2010, a period of rapid developments in global medical systems, pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) in MPWW were recognized as a major threat to human health and the environment. 3) Recent research has focused on novel degradation technologies for PhC-containing MPWW, with high scores for research on biological methods. Wastewater-based epidemiology has emerged as being consistent with or predictive of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Therefore, the application of MPWW in COVID-19 tracing will be of great interest to environmentalists. These results could guide the future direction of funding agencies and research groups.
    Keywords:  COVID-19; Global trend; Medical wastewater; Pharmaceutical wastewater; Wastewater-based epidemiology
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138775
  73. Genes (Basel). 2023 Apr 19. pii: 942. [Epub ahead of print]14(4):
    PMIDigest: Interactive Review of Large Collections of PubMed Entries to Distill Relevant Information.
    Jorge Novoa, Mónica Chagoyen, Carlos Benito, F Javier Moreno, Florencio Pazos.
      Scientific knowledge is being accumulated in the biomedical literature at an unprecedented pace. The most widely used database with biomedicine-related article abstracts, PubMed, currently contains more than 36 million entries. Users performing searches in this database for a subject of interest face thousands of entries (articles) that are difficult to process manually. In this work, we present an interactive tool for automatically digesting large sets of PubMed articles: PMIDigest (PubMed IDs digester). The system allows for classification/sorting of articles according to different criteria, including the type of article and different citation-related figures. It also calculates the distribution of MeSH (medical subject headings) terms for categories of interest, providing in a picture of the themes addressed in the set. These MeSH terms are highlighted in the article abstracts in different colors depending on the category. An interactive representation of the interarticle citation network is also presented in order to easily locate article "clusters" related to particular subjects, as well as their corresponding "hub" articles. In addition to PubMed articles, the system can also process a set of Scopus or Web of Science entries. In summary, with this system, the user can have a "bird's eye view" of a large set of articles and their main thematic tendencies and obtain additional information not evident in a plain list of abstracts.
    Keywords:  citation databases; data mining; literature digest; scientific literature
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14040942
  74. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 Apr 17.
    Gender Equity in Academic Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Departments: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.
    Lei Alexander Qin, Kimia Menhaji, Yara Sifri, Anne Hardart, Charles J Ascher-Walsh.
      IMPORTANCE: Gender equity in obstetrics and gynecology remains a barrier to career mobility and workplace satisfaction.OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate gender equity for academic positions in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery (FPMRS) divisions with an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited fellowship in the United States.
    STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional observational study of all FPMRS divisions with an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited fellowship program in the United States in July 2020 using publicly available demographic and academic data collected from online search engines. Gender equity in academic FPMRS was assessed by gender representation, academic appointment, and research productivity of each attending physician within the division. Research productivity was assessed using both the H-index with career length controlled for with the M-quotient.
    RESULTS: There were 348 attending physicians from 72 FPMRS divisions (198 female [56.9%], 150 male [43.1%]). A large percentage of female attending physicians were at the assistant professor level (75.8% [94 of 124]) when compared with their male counterparts (24.4% [30 of 124]; P < 0.001). Conversely, there were a larger percentage of male attending physicians (62.2% [56 of 90]) at the professor level when compared with their female counterparts (37.8% [34 of 90]; P < 0.001). There was no difference in research productivity between male and female attending physicians after controlling for career length with the M-quotient (P = 0.65). Only age (odds ratio, 1.14; 95% confidence interval, 1.05-1.24) and the M-quotient (odds ratio, 36.17, 95% confidence interval, 8.57-152.73) were significantly associated with professorship.
    CONCLUSIONS: Our study found that there are more female attending physicians in FPMRS and that most are assistant professors. Male and female FPMRS attending physicians had similar research productivity with respect to their career lengths. Gender was not a determinant for achieving a "professor" appointment.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000001357
  75. J Orthop. 2023 May;39 18-29
    Funding has no effect on studies evaluating viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review of bibliometrics and conflicts of interest.
    Garrhett Glenn Via, David Anthony Brueggeman, Joseph Gabriel Lyons, Timothy Charles Frommeyer, Andrew William Froehle, Anil Bangalore Krishnamurthy.
      Background: Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis (OA) may raise concerns regarding conflicts of interest (COI). Evidence of inconclusive study results and publication bias in previous studies has led to concern that financial COI have influenced viscosupplementation outcomes. It is critical to ensure that clinical practice is guided by informed decision making and evidence-based medicine.Methods: A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. PubMed, MEDLINE, and Web of Science databases were searched for articles pertaining to hyaluronic acid (or similarly derived) injections to native knees with primary OA only. Bibliometric data, financial COI, and study outcomes were assessed.
    Results: 67 studies met inclusion criteria for analysis, 53 of which (79.1%) presented Level I evidence, and 21 of which (31.3%) reported at least one author with COI. All studies reporting COI also disclosed industry funding. There were no relationships between reported COI and study outcomes (Χ 2  = 0.31, P = 0.577), levels of evidence (Χ 2  = 3.48, P = 0.176), or relative citation ratio (RCR) (S = 743, P = 0.591). Studies reporting COIs/industry funding tended to be published in journals with significantly higher impact factors (IF) (reporting COI: IF = 3.5 ± 2.0; no COI: IF = 1.8 ± 1.1; S = 950, P < 0.001). Study outcomes were not related to the probability of being published in an open access journal (Χ 2  = 0.01, P = 0.960), nor to level of evidence (Χ 2  = 2.67, P = 0.263), RCR (S = 618, P = 0.835), or IF (S = 563, P = 0.655).
    Conclusions: Investigator COIs (and commercial funding of studies) have not significantly influenced the frequency of favorable outcomes or study level of evidence regarding contemporary viscosupplementation for the treatment of knee OA. Studies reporting COIs/industry funding tended to be published in journals with significantly higher impact factors. Results overwhelmingly supported using viscosupplementation to treat knee OA.
    Level of evidence: Level V Systematic Review.
    Keywords:  Conflict of interest; Funding; Hyaluronic acid; Knee osteoarthritis; Viscosupplementation
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2023.03.015
  76. World J Mens Health. 2023 Mar 15.
    Citation Errors in Scientific Research and Publications: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies.
    Ashok Agarwal, Mohamed Arafa, Tomer Avidor-Reiss, Taha Abo-Almagd Abdel-Meguid Hamoda, Rupin Shah.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.230001
  77. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(4): 2175-2200
    Slow, slow, quick, quick, slow: five altmetric sources observed over a decade show evolving trends, by research age, attention source maturity and open access status.
    Michael Taylor.
      The study of temporal trends in altmetrics is under-developed, and this multi-year observation study addresses some of the deficits in our understanding of altmetric behaviour over time. The attention surrounding research outputs, as partially captured by altmetrics, or alternative metrics, constitutes many varied forms of data. Over the years 2008-2013, a set of 7739 papers were sampled on six occasions. Five altmetric data sources were recorded (Twitter, Mendeley, News, Blogs and Policy) and analysed for temporal trends, with particular attention being paid to their Open Access status and discipline. Twitter attention both starts and ends quickly. Mendeley readers accumulate quickly, and continue to grow over the following years. News and blog attention is quick to start, although news attention persists over a longer timeframe. Citations in policy documents are slow to start, and are observed to be growing over a decade after publication. Over time, growth in Twitter activity is confirmed, alongside an apparent decline in blogging attention. Mendeley usage is observed to grow, but shows signs of recent decline. Policy attention is identified as the slowest form of impact studied by altmetrics, and one that strongly favours the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Open Access Altmetrics Advantage is seen to emerge and evolve over time, with each attention source showing different trends. The existence of late-emergent attention in all attention sources is confirmed.
    Keywords:  Altmetrics; Grey literature; Longitudinal study; Mendeley; Open access; Open access altmetrics advantage; Policy; Scientometrics; Social impact; Twitter
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04653-1
  78. Scientometrics. 2023 ;128(4): 2535-2556
    Research collaboration networks in maturing academic environments.
    Luís Filipe de Miranda Grochocki, Andrea Felippe Cabello.
      We use data on research collaboration among 5,230 scholars in the University of São Paulo between 2000 and 2019 to understand how a network with high academic endogamy is structured, to identify if academic collaboration is more commonly found among those who share endogamy status, and to analyze if the likelihood of tie formation is distinct among inbred and non-inbred scholars. Results show growth of collaborations over time. However, ties between scholars are more likely to occur when endogamy status is shared by both inbred and non-inbred ones. Furthermore, such homophily effect seems to gradually be more influential on non-inbred scholars, suggesting this institution could be missing out on opportunities of exploring non-redundant information from within its own faculty members.
    Keywords:  Academic inbreeding; Brazil; Endogamy; Higher education; Homophily; Social networks
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-023-04671-z
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