bims-evares Biomed News
on Evaluation of research
Issue of 2024‒02‒04
eighty papers selected by
Thomas Krichel, Open Library Society
  1. Global trends and research status in ankylosing spondylitis clinical trials: a bibliometric analysis of the last 20 years.
  2. Current situation and trend of non-coding RNA in rheumatoid arthritis: a review and bibliometric analysis.
  3. Worldwide productivity and research trend of publications concerning extracellular vesicles role in fibrosis: A bibliometric study from 2013 to 2022.
  4. Bibliometric and visualized analysis of dynamic balance and brain function using web of science and CiteSpace from 1995 to 2022.
  5. A bibliometric analysis of the literature on crop yield prediction: insights from previous findings and prospects for future research.
  6. Global scientific trends on thyroid disease in early 21st century: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.
  7. Structural and temporal dynamics analysis of neural circuit from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
  8. A bibliometric and visualized in oral microbiota and cancer research from 2013 to 2022.
  9. Publication Trends and Collaborative Patterns in Periodontics Research from Saudi Arabia: A Bibliometric Analysis.
  10. Landscape and research trends of sarcopenic obesity research: A bibliometric analysis.
  11. Global research trends in tongue cancer from 2000 to 2022: bibliometric and visualized analysis.
  12. Knowledge mapping of prodromal Parkinson's disease: A bibliometric review and analysis (2000-2023).
  13. A Bibliometric Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation and Ion Channels.
  14. Analysis of the Current State of COPD Nursing Based on a Bibliometric Approach from the Web of Science.
  15. Bibliometric analysis of published articles on perinatal anxiety from 1920 to 2020.
  16. A bibliometric and visual analysis of epigenetic research publications for Alzheimer's disease (2013-2023).
  17. Current status and future of cancer vaccines: A bibliographic study.
  18. Global knowledge mapping and emerging research trends in the microbiome and asthma: A bibliometric and visualized analysis using VOSviewer and CiteSpace.
  19. Peer-reviewed publications in orthopaedic surgery from lower income countries: A comparative analysis.
  20. Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning Trends in Kidney Care.
  21. A systematic review of trends in photobiomodulation in dentistry between 2018 and 2022: advances and investigative agenda.
  22. Retraction Notice: "Role of mineral trioxide aggregate in dentistry: A bibliometric analysis using Scopus database".
  23. Bibliometric analysis of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus from 2000 to 2022.
  24. A bibliometric analysis of macrophages associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease research from 2005 to 2023.
  25. Global trends and hotspots in the field of mitochondrial dynamics and hepatocellular carcinoma: A bibliometric analysis from 2007 to 2023.
  26. Trends and hotspots in non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: a 10-year bibliometric analysis.
  27. Cyberbullying and mental health: past, present and future.
  28. Global trends and hot topics in clinical applications of perovskite materials: a bibliometric analysis.
  29. Trends in phytoremediation of heavy metals-contaminated soils: A Web of science and CiteSpace bibliometric analysis.
  30. Bibliometric analysis of photodynamic therapy and immune response from 1989-2023.
  31. Bibliometric and visualization analysis of radiation brain injury from 2003 to 2023.
  32. Knowledge domain and emerging trends in sacubitril/valsartan study from 2008 to 2023 - a visualized conclusive analysis based on novel scientometric tools.
  33. Emerging trends in the blood spinal-cord barrier: A bibliometric analysis.
  34. A bibliometric analysis and visualization of retinopathy of prematurity from 2001 to 2021.
  35. Molar distalization in orthodontics: a bibliometric analysis.
  36. Research progress and challenges in stem cell therapy for diabetic foot: Bibliometric analysis and perspectives.
  37. Emerging trends and thematic evolution of immunotherapy for glioma based on the top 100 cited articles.
  38. hglobal-index: a novel author-level measure of the diffusion of scientific ideas among high-, low-, and middle-income countries.
  39. Trends in research related to fetal therapy from 2012 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
  40. Global research trends in central nervous system tuberculosis - A bibliometric analysis.
  41. A Global Overview on the Evolution, Debate, and Research Output on Liver Transplant Perfusion Machines.
  42. [Latin American research in heart failure: visual and bibliometric analysis of the last 20 years].
  43. The 100 Most Cited Articles on Functional Neurosurgery in Latin America: A Scientometric Analysis.
  44. Bibliometric analysis of research trends on the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and PARP inhibitors in solid tumors.
  45. Gender Representation in Academic Publications of Tourette Syndrome Research: An Analysis of Authorship Trends.
  46. Impact of Early Research Productivity on Future Academic Output Among Head and Neck Fellows.
  47. Research trends and frontier hotspots of TRPV1 based on bibliometric and visualization analyses.
  48. Exploring Research Trend and Hotspots on Oxidative Stress in Ischemic Stroke (2001-2022): Insights from Bibliometric.
  49. Mapping the Landscape of Obesity Effects on Male Reproductive Function: A Bibliometric Study.
  50. Global and Gender Equity in Oligodendroglioma Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis Following the COVID-19 Pandemic.
  51. A visualization analysis of hotspots and global trends on pelvic floor dysfunction in cervical cancer.
  52. What are the changes in the hotspots and frontiers of microRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma over the past decade?
  53. Recent trends in publications in the Journal of Conservative Dentistry (2018-2022).
  54. Historical evolution of cancer genomics research in Latin America: a comprehensive visual and bibliometric analysis until 2023.
  55. Food security and sustainability dimensions of organic farming in the context of India: a comprehensive scientometric review (2010-2023).
  56. Bibliometric insights into the evolution of uranium contamination reduction research topics: Focus on microbial reduction of uranium.
  57. Visual analysis of hotspots and trends in long COVID research based on bibliometric.
  58. Global trends and hotspots of ulcerative colitis based on bibliometric and visual analysis from 1993 to 2022.
  59. Correction: Knowledge mapping of surgical smoke from 2003 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
  60. Unravelling trends, patterns and intellectual structure of research on bankruptcy in SMEs: A bibliometric assessment and visualisation.
  61. Knowledge structure and global trends of machine learning in stroke over the past decade: A scientometric analysis.
  62. High Research Productivity During Orthopaedic Surgery Residency May Be Predicted by Number of Publications as a Medical Student.
  63. The role of apoptosis in spinal cord injury: a bibliometric analysis from 1994 to 2023.
  64. The scientometric characteristics of cheilitis researched by multidisciplinary specialists: A comparative study.
  65. The current landscape of Neurosurgical Oncology in Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC): Strategies for the Path forward.
  66. 2023: A year of accomplishments for the 13 Science Citation Index Expanded- and Emerging Sources Citation Index-indexed Baishideng journals.
  67. Impact of medical technologies may be predicted using constructed graph bibliometrics.
  68. Exploring the transformative power of blended learning for Business English majors in China (2012-2022) - A bibliometric voyage.
  69. Hydrogen sulfide donors across time: From origins to cutting-edge applications.
  70. Analysis of global research on vegetable seedlings and transplants and their impacts on product quality.
  71. Development and trends of constructed wetland substrates over the past 30 years: a literature visualization analysis based on CiteSpace.
  72. Citation manipulation found to be rife in math.
  73. Themes and Topics on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in JMIR Dermatology Publications.
  74. Female Authorship Is Driving Studies of Female Athletes: A Systematic Review.
  75. The uses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an in vivo model for toxicological studies: A review based on bibliometrics.
  76. Review of the demographic and educational profiles of abdominal imaging fellowship program directors in the United States.
  77. Re: The Need to Consider Factors Beyond H-Index Alone.
  78. Gender distribution of North American professional radiology society award recipients.
  79. Endorsement of open science practices by dental journals: a meta-research study.
  80. Do organisms need an impact factor? Citations of key biological resources including model organisms reveal usage patterns and impact.
  1. Front Immunol. 2023 ;14 1328439
    Global trends and research status in ankylosing spondylitis clinical trials: a bibliometric analysis of the last 20 years.
    Wenhui Zhang, Meng Li, Xuhao Li, Xingxin Wang, Yuanxiang Liu, Jiguo Yang.
      Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rheumatic and autoimmune disease associated with a chronic inflammatory response, mainly characterized by pain, stiffness, or limited mobility of the spine and sacroiliac joints. Severe symptoms can lead to joint deformity, destruction, and even lifelong disability, causing a serious burden on families and society as a whole. A large number of clinical studies have been published on AS over the past 20 years. This study aimed to summarize the current research status and global trends relating to AS clinical trials through a bibliometric analysis.Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched for publications related to AS clinical trials published between January 2003 and June 2023. Bibliometric analysis and web visualization were performed using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and a bibliometric online analysis platform (https://bibliometric.com), which included the number of publications, citations, countries, institutions, journals, authors, references, and keywords.
    Results: 1,212 articles published in 201 journals from 65 countries were included in this study. The number of publications related to AS clinical trials is increasing annually. The United States and the Free University of Berlin, the countries and institutions, respectively, that have published the most articles on AS, have made outstanding contributions to this field. The author with the most published papers and co-citations over the period covered by the study was Desiree Van Der Heijde. The journal with the most published and cited articles was Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. The keywords: "double-blind," "rheumatoid arthritis," "efficacy," "placebo-controlled trial," "infliximab," "etanercept," "psoriatic arthritis" and "therapy" represent the current research hotspots regarding AS.
    Discussion: This is the first study to perform a bibliometric analysis and visualization of AS clinical trial publications, providing a reliable research focus and direction for clinicians. Future studies in the field of AS clinical trials should focus on placebo-controlled trials of targeted therapeutic drugs.
    Keywords:  Citespace; VOSviewer; ankylosing spondylitis; bibliometric analysis; clinical trials; interleukin-17; placebo-controlled trials
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1328439
  2. Front Immunol. 2023 ;14 1301545
    Current situation and trend of non-coding RNA in rheumatoid arthritis: a review and bibliometric analysis.
    Zehong Wei, Huaiyu Li, Senhao Lv, Junping Yang.
      Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that affects multiple joints and has adverse effects on various organs throughout the body, often leading to a poor prognosis. Recent studies have shown significant progress in the research of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in RA. Therefore, this study aims to comprehensively assess the current status and research trends of ncRNAs in RA through a bibliometric analysis.Methods: This study retrieved articles relevant to ncRNAs and RA from the Science Citation Index Expanded Database of the Web of Science Core Collection between January 1st, 2003, and July 31st, 2023. The relevant articles were screened based on the inclusion criteria. VOSviewer and CiteSpace are utilized for bibliometric and visual analysis.
    Results: A total of 1697 publications were included in this study, and there was a noticeable increase in annual publications from January 1st, 2003, to July 31st, 2023. China, the United States, and the United Kingdom were the most productive countries in this field, contributing to 43.81%, 13.09%, and 3.87% of the publications. Anhui Medical University and Lu Qianjin were identified as the most influential institution and author. Frontiers In Immunology stood out as the most prolific journal, while Arthritis & Rheumatology was the most co-cited journal. Additionally, the research related to "circular RNA", "oxidative stress", "proliferation", and "migration" have emerged as new hotspots in the field.
    Conclusion: In this study, we have summarized the publication characteristics related to ncRNA and RA and identified the most productive countries, institutions, authors, journals, hot topics, and trends.
    Keywords:  bibliometrics; hotspots; non-coding RNA; rheumatoid arthritis; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1301545
  3. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24357
    Worldwide productivity and research trend of publications concerning extracellular vesicles role in fibrosis: A bibliometric study from 2013 to 2022.
    Ya-Wen Peng, Ri Tang, Qiao-Yi Xu, Shu-Ya Mei, Yang Zhou, Jin-Hua Feng, Shu-Yi Zhang, Zheng-Yu He.
      Background: Fibrosis is a heavy burden on the global healthcare system. Recently, an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that Extracellular vesicles play an important role in intercellular communication under both physiological and pathological conditions. This study aimed to explore the role of extracellular vesicles' in fibrosis using bibliometric methods.Methods: Original articles and reviews related to extracellular vesicles and fibrosis were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection database on November 9, 2022. VOSviewer was used to obtain general information, including co-institution, co-authorship, and co-occurrence visualization maps. The CiteSpace software was used to analyze citation bursts of keywords and references, a timeline view of the top clusters of keywords and cited articles, and the dual map. R package "bibliometrix" was used to analyze annual production, citation per year, collaboration network between countries/regions, thematic evolution map, and historiography network.
    Results: In total, 3376 articles related to extracellular vesicles and fibrosis published from 2013 to 2022 were included in this study, with China and the United States being the top contributors. Shanghai Jiao Tong University has the highest number of publications. The main collaborators were Giovanni Camussi, Stefania Bruno, Marta Tepparo, and Cristina Grange. Journals related to molecular, biology, genetics, health, immunology, and medicine tended to publish literature on extracellular vesicles and fibrosis. "Recovery," "heterogeneity," "degradation," "inflammation," and "mesenchymal stem cells" are the keywords in this research field. Literature on extracellular vesicles and fibrosis associated with several diseases, including "kidney disease," "rheumatoid arthritis," and "skin regeneration" may be the latest hot research field.
    Conclusions: This study provides a comprehensive perspective on extracellular vesicles and fibrosis through a bibliometric analysis of articles published between 2013 and 2022. We identified the most influential countries, institutions, authors, and journals. We provide information on recent research frontiers and trends for scholars interested in the field of extracellular vesicles and fibrosis. Their role in biological processes has great potential to initiate a new upsurge in future research.
    Keywords:  Extracellular vesicles; Fibrosis; Hotspots; Trends
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24357
  4. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24300
    Bibliometric and visualized analysis of dynamic balance and brain function using web of science and CiteSpace from 1995 to 2022.
    Mengjiao Liu, Jian He, Dongwei Liu, Meijin Hou, Ye Ma.
      Purpose: This study aims to explore the dynamic balance of human beings and investigate the relationship between functional structure as well as functional connectivity. Through a comprehensive bibliometric and visual analysis of the research literature from 1995 to 2022, we quantitatively display the development of the dynamic balance and brain structure as well as functional connection. Our objective is to present new trends and frontiers in the study of dynamic balance and brain function through bibliometrics software, providing valuable insights for future research in this domain.Methods: The literature on dynamic balance, brain structure and functional connectivity between 1995 and 2022 was retrieved from the Web of Science database. We employed CiteSpace software to analyze various aspects, including the year of publication, journal, authors, keywords, institutions, countries, and references. Based on the analysis results, a co-reference map was generated to visually observe research hotspots and knowledge structures.
    Results: A total of 1533 records were retrieved during the survey period (1995-2022), with a gradually increase in the number of annual publications. Notably, the data suggests a notable increase in publications between 2020 and 2021. The number of publications increased by 20 % from 2020 to 2021. The journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)" emerged as the most prolific journal. Among the cited authors, Deco and Gustavo ranked at the top. Key research terms in this field include "neural network", "functional connectivity", "dynamic", "model" and "brain". Particularly, the keyword "neural network" exhibited the strongest growth. The analysis of keywords cluster revealed the top 10 clusters of research themes. Oxford University stood out as the most productive institution, while the United States held the greatest influence with the highest number of publications and centrality. The reference cluster analysis further demonstrated the top 10 clusters in the literature.
    Conclusion: Through the use of CiteSpace software, this study performed a comprehensive bibliometric and visual analysis of the Web of Science research literature on human dynamic balance and brain structural as well as functional connectivity over the past few decades. This may help researchers identify new perspectives on potential collaborators as well as collaborating institutions, hot topics, and research frontiers in the research field. The results provided an intuitive displayed overview of research trends, hotspots and frontiers in this field, facilitating a general understanding of its progression. Through unremitting efforts, it provides valuable guidance and reference for future research work.
    Keywords:  Brain functional structure; CiteSpace; Functional connectivity; Human dynamic balance; Visualization analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24300
  5. Int J Biometeorol. 2024 Feb 01.
    A bibliometric analysis of the literature on crop yield prediction: insights from previous findings and prospects for future research.
    Seyed Erfan Momenpour, Saeed Bazgeer, Masoumeh Moghbel.
      This research presents a bibliometric analysis of articles predicting crop yield using machine learning methods. While several systematic review articles exist, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis illustrating the knowledge structure and research trends, along with collaboration networks among authors, institutions, and countries in this field, has not been conducted. The study focused on 826 articles published over a 32-year period (1992 to 2023) and revealed a significant increase in publications, particularly in recent years. Zhang Zhao from China authored the majority of articles, while the highest number of citations was associated with articles by Zhu Yan and Lobell. Leading countries in article publications are the USA, China, India, Germany, Australia, and Canada, showing strong interconnections in citing each other's research. The Chinese Academy of Sciences and the US Department of Agriculture are the institutions with the highest number of articles and citations in this domain. The journals Agricultural and Forest Meteorology and Remote Sensing are recognized as top ranking journals in this field (Q1). Based on co-occurrence analysis, three main thematic domains were identified: weather and crop yield prediction, plant growth simulation models, and crop yield prediction using remote sensing data. The research suggests a focus on variables such as disease, pests, insects, and soil salinity when predicting yield. Additionally, greater attention should be given to discussions on food security and crop yield, especially in developing countries.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Crops; Machine learning; Prediction; Yield
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02628-2
  6. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2023 ;14 1306232
    Global scientific trends on thyroid disease in early 21st century: a bibliometric and visualized analysis.
    Mingyuan Song, Wei Sun, Qi Liu, Zhongqing Wang, Hao Zhang.
      Background: Bibliometrics has been used to analyze the literature in the field of thyroid disease studies in the early 21st century, indicating the changes in current international study trends.Methods: In this study, a bibliometric analysis of data retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database was conducted, and the publication trends and thematic evolution in the field of thyroid disease research from January 1, 2000, to November 16, 2022, were analyzed. A total of 69283 articles related to thyroid diseases were evaluated for their characteristics, including annual publication volume, countries, journals, institutions, authors, keywords, and references. VOSviewer was utilized to perform the analysis of co-authorship, co-citation, co-occurrence and descriptive.
    Results: The annual publication volume of thyroid disease research literature showed a fluctuating upward trend from 2000 to 2021, exceeding 5,000 articles for the first time in 2021. The United States (16120 counts, 678255 cities) ranks first in terms of publication volume and citation. Thyroid (n=3201) and Journal of Clinical Endocrinology&Metabolism (n=140399) are the most prolific and cited journals, respectively. The organization with the highest publication volume and citation frequency is Harvard University (1011 counts, 59429 cities), Miyauchi Akira (n=422), Schlumberger, and Martin (n=24839) possess the highest publication volume and citation frequency, respectively. Co-occurrence analysis of 307 keywords with frequencies of more than 20 resulted in 6 clusters (1): Thyroid dysfunction and diseases (2); mechanism of occurrence and development of thyroid cancer (3); autoimmune thyroiditis (4); scope and postoperative management of thyroid surgery (5); fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules (6); radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid cancer. Active monitoring, thermal ablation, Lenvatinib, and long noncoding RNA refer to the latest keywords. Discussing the six clusters helps scholars to determine the scope and direction of studies.
    Conclusion: Over the past two decades, the literature related to thyroid diseases has increased year by year, with closer collaboration between countries, institutions, and authors. In this study, the global trends, research hotspots, emerging subjects, and basic knowledge of literature related to thyroid diseases were respectively elucidated, which will facilitate researchers in this field to seek better development.
    Keywords:  autoimmune thyroiditis; bibliometric; fine needle aspiration; radioactive iodine; thyroid cancer; thyroid disease
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1306232
  7. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24649
    Structural and temporal dynamics analysis of neural circuit from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.
    Yuan Liu, Wei Lin, Jie Liu, Haixia Zhu.
      Background: In the pursuit of causal insights into neural circuit functionality, various interventions, including electrical, genetic, and pharmacological approaches, have been applied over recent decades. This study employs a comprehensive bibliometric perspective to explore the field of neural circuits.Methods: Reviews and articles on neural circuits were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database on Apr. 12, 2023. In this article, co-authorship analysis, co-occurrence analysis, citation analysis, bibliographic analysis, and co-citation analysis were used to clarify the authors, journals, institutions, countries, topics, and internal associations between them.
    Results: More than 2000 organizations from 52 different countries published 3975 articles in the field of "neural circuit" were used to analysis. Luo liqun emerged as the most prolific author, and Deisseroth Karl garners the highest co-citations (3643). The Journal of Neuroscience leaded in publications, while Nature toped in citations. Chinese Academy of Science recorded the highest article count institutionally, with Stanford University ranking first with 14,350 citations. Since 2020, neurodynamic, anxiety-related mechanisms, and GABAergic neurons have gained prominence, shaping the trajectory of neural circuitry research.
    Conclusions: Our investigation has discerned a paradigmatic reorientation towards neurodynamic processes, anxiety-related mechanisms, and GABAergic neurons within the domain of neural circuit research. This identification intimates a prospective trajectory for the field. In the future, it is imperative for research endeavors to accord priority to the translational application of these discernments, with the aim of materializing tangible clinical solutions.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Neural circuit; Neurodynamic; Topic trends; Visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24649
  8. Discov Oncol. 2024 Feb 01. 15(1): 24
    A bibliometric and visualized in oral microbiota and cancer research from 2013 to 2022.
    Zhiyu Gu, Yunkun Liu.
      Numerous studies have highlighted the implication of oral microbiota in various cancers. However, no bibliometric analysis has been conducted on the relationship between oral microbiota and cancer. This bibliometric analysis aimed to identify the research hotspots in oral microbiota and cancer research, as well as predict future research trends. The literature published relating to oral microbiota and cancer was searched from the Web of Science Core Collection database (WoSCC) from 2013 to 2022. VOSviewer or Citespace software was used to perform the bibliometric analysis, focusing on countries, institutions, authors, journals, keywords and references. A total of 1516 publications were included in the analysis. The number of publications related oral microbiota and cancer increased annually, reaching its peak in 2022 with 287 papers. The United States (456) and China (370) were the countries with the most publications and made significant contributions to the field. Sears CL and Zhou XD were the most productive authors. The high frequency of keywords revealed key topics, including cancer (colorectal cancer, oral cancer), oral microbiota (Fusobacterium nucleatum, Porphyromonas gingivalis), and inflammation (periodontal disease). The latest trend keywords were F. nucleatum, dysbiosis, prognosis, tumor microenvironment, gastric microbiota, complications and survival, suggesting a new hotspot in the field of oral microbiota and cancer. Our study provides a comprehensive analysis of oral microbiota and cancer research, revealing an increase in publications in recent years. Future research directions will continue to focus on the diversity of oral microbiota impacted by cancers and the underlying mechanism connecting them, providing new ideas for targeted therapy of tumorigenesis.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Cancer; Oral microbiota; VOSviewer; WoSCC
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-024-00878-5
  9. J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2023 Nov-Dec;13(6):13(6): 433-442
    Publication Trends and Collaborative Patterns in Periodontics Research from Saudi Arabia: A Bibliometric Analysis.
    Hussam M Alqahtani, Ikram U Haq.
      Aim: To perform a comprehensive bibliometric analysis encompassing all articles published on periodontics from Saudi Arabia.Materials and Methods: Using the Scopus database on June 8, 2023, the search term "Periodontic*" was entered in the primary search bar to extract all documents published on periodontics. Following, the year filter was applied to include articles published from the earliest available date until the date of data collection, excluding 2023. Next, we used the country/region filter to limit our documents to Saudi Arabia (n = 1929). We used Microsoft Excel (v.16) to examine periodical growth, collaboration patterns, influential institutions, frequently used sources, international research collaboration, and most-cited papers.
    Results: Saudi Arabia ranked 11th in periodontics research, contributing 3.43% to the global research output, reaching a peak of 7.63% in 2022. Notably, there was significant growth observed during the last 5 years of the study, with an average of 232.8 documents per year. The analysis of citations revealed that the selected documents received an average of 13.39 citations per document. Indigenous literature received less citation on average compared to internationally collaborated documents. King Saud University ranked first among the most productive institutions in Saudi Arabia, accounting 40.74% of the total output. The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice published the highest number of documents, followed by the Saudi Dental Journal and the Journal of Periodontology. In terms of citation impact, the Journal of Periodontology emerged as the most influential, with an average of 32.83 citations per document. Research collaboration was most prevalent with researchers from the United States (22.03%), although Germany ranked first in terms of citation impact.
    Conclusion: Saudi Arabia's contribution to periodontics research has shown significant growth in recent years. The collaborative efforts with international researchers, particularly those from the United States, have played a crucial role in fostering advancements within the field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Saudi Arabia; periodontics; research productivity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_126_23
  10. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24696
    Landscape and research trends of sarcopenic obesity research: A bibliometric analysis.
    Huiyu Tang, Rongna Lian, Runjie Li, Jiaojiao Jiang, Ming Yang.
      Background: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a condition characterized by the coexistence of sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass and function) and obesity. This condition has emerged as a public health concern, particularly with the aging population. Despite an approximately 30-year history of SO research, detailed quantitative analysis of existing research was never undertaken. We aimed to depict the landscape of SO research using bibliometric analysis of literature.Methods: We searched the Web of Science Core Collection on January 15, 2023. The following bibliometric indicators were included: publication trend, the most influential country, the most active discipline, productive institutions, productive journals, prolific and highly cited authors, and highly cited publications. We constructed co-authorship network to explore individual-level, institutional-level, and international-level collaborative patterns in the VOSviewer or Sci2 software. Furthermore, keywords co-occurrence network was extracted by the VOSviewer software, and the burst-detection analysis of keywords was performed using the CiteSpace software.
    Results: A total of 2023 original articles were retrieved for data analysis. The publications increased dramatically in the last decade. The United States had the highest number of publications on SO (n = 904). The Seoul National University Hospital was the most prolific institution (n = 54) among the 2675 institutions analyzed. As for journals, Clinical Nutrition had the highest number of publications on SO (n = 75). Kim JH was the most prolific author (n = 25), while Cederholm T authored the most cited publication (9381 citations). More than 80 disciplines were involved in SO research, of which, "Geriatrics and Gerontology" was the most activated discipline. The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) consensus was the most cited publication (7209 citations). Moreover, the hotspots of SO have been shifting from its biology, prevalence, and risk factors to its outcomes, prognostic factors, complications, and quality of life. Its relationships also evolved from being between SO and aging to being between SO and other diseases.
    Conclusions: Our study provided a comprehensive landscape of SO research, which may help researchers better identify key information and research trends in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Sarcopenia; Sarcopenic obesity; Science mapping; Scientometrics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24696
  11. Clin Oral Investig. 2024 Feb 02. 28(2): 130
    Global research trends in tongue cancer from 2000 to 2022: bibliometric and visualized analysis.
    Beibei Wu, Tong Zhang, Ning Dai, Ding Luo, Xuejie Wang, Chen Qiao, Jian Liu.
      OBJECTIVES: This study conducts a systematic bibliometric analysis of tongue cancer publications to identify key topics, hotspots, and research distribution.METHODS: We analyzed tongue cancer publications in the Web of Science core collection database, assessing their quantity and quality. We investigated contributors, including countries, affiliations, journals, authors, and categories, within collaborative networks. Additionally, we synthesized key research findings using various analytical techniques, such as alluvial flow, burstness analysis, cluster analysis, co-occurrence network of associations, and network layer overlay.
    RESULTS: From 2000 to 2022, this bibliometric study covers 2205 articles and reviews across 617 journals, involving 72 countries, 2233 institutions, and 11,266 authors. It shows consistent growth, particularly in 2016. Key contributors include China (499 publications), Karolinska Institute (84 publications), Oral Oncology (144 publications), and Tuula Salo (47 publications). Other notable contributors are the USA (16,747 citations), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) (2597 citations), and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) (2231 citations). Additionally, there are significant teams led by Tuula Salo and Dalianis. We have identified six primary clusters: #0 apoptosis, #1 depth of invasion, #2 radiotherapy, #3 hpv, #4 tongue cancer, #5 oral cancer. The top ten highly cited documents primarily pertain to epidemiology, prognostic indicators in early-stage oral tongue cancer, and HPV. Additionally, we observed 16 reference clusters, with depth of invasion (#3), young patients (#4), and tumor budding (#6) gaining prominence since 2012, indicating sustained research interests.
    CONCLUSIONS: This analysis emphasizes the increasing scholarly interest in tongue cancer research. The bibliometric evaluation highlights pivotal recent research themes such as HPV, depth of invasion, tumor budding, and surgical margins.
    CLINICAL RELEVANCE: The bibliometric analysis highlights the key topics and studies which have shaped the understanding and management of tongue cancer.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Data visualization; Hotspots; Research status; Tongue cancer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05516-6
  12. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Feb 02. 103(5): e36985
    Knowledge mapping of prodromal Parkinson's disease: A bibliometric review and analysis (2000-2023).
    Shun Wang, Ning An, Yulin Wang, Yuan Li, Hailong Li, Yan Bai.
      The prodromal period of Parkinson's disease (PD) is currently a hot topic in PD research. However, no bibliometric analysis has been conducted in this research field. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the status, hotspots, and trends in the prodromal period of PD using bibliometrics. CiteSpace and visualization of similarities viewer were used to analyze articles and reviews on the prodromal period of PD in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. We analyzed the data on countries, institutions, journals, authors, keywords, and cited references. In total, 909 articles from 65 countries, including the United States (n = 265, 29.15%) and Germany (n = 174, 19.14%), were included. The number of articles and reviews related to the prodromal period of PD has increased yearly. The University of Tubingen (n = 45, 4.95%), McGill University (n = 33, 3.63%), and University of London (n = 33, 3.63%) were the research institutions with the most published studies. Movement Disorders is the journal with the largest number of published papers (n = 98, 10.8%) and the most cited publications (co-citation = 7035). These publications are from 4681 authors, with Berg (n = 49, 5.39%) and Postuma (n = 40, 4.40%) publishing the most publications, and Postuma's study (n = 1206) having the most citations. Studying the nonmotor symptoms of PD precursors is a major topic in this research field. This is the first bibliometric study to comprehensively summarize the research trends and developments in the prodromal period of PD. This information identifies recent research frontiers and hotspots and provides a reference for scholars studying the prodromal period of PD.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000036985
  13. Heart Rhythm. 2024 Jan 25. pii: S1547-5271(24)00086-9. [Epub ahead of print]
    A Bibliometric Analysis of Atrial Fibrillation and Ion Channels.
    Xueping Zhu, Meng Lv, Tao Cheng, Yan Zhou, Guozhen Yuan, Yuguang Chu, Yujie Luan, Qingqiao Song, Yuanhui Hu.
      Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common clinical malignant arrhythmia with an increasing global incidence. Ion channel dysfunction is an important mechanism in the development of AF. In this study, we used bibliometrics to analyse the studies of ion channels and AF, aiming to provide inspiration and reference for researchers. 3179 literatures were obtained from Web of Science core databases. The analysis software included Excel 2019, VOSviewer 1.6.16 and CiteSpace 5.7. R2. Since 1985, this research field has been growing. The most active country is the United States. The University of Montreal is the most important research institution. The journal Cardiovascular Research has published the largest number of articles in this field. Stanley Nattel and Dobromir Dobrev are the most frequently cited authors. The most cited literature was published in Nature and Science. Cardiac electrophysiology, gene expression, pathogenesis of AF and its prevention and treatment are the hot topics for this field research. Cardiac fibrillation and catheter ablation may be future research hotspots in this field.
    Keywords:  Atrial fibrillation; Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Ion channel; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.01.032
  14. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2024 ;19 255-268
    Analysis of the Current State of COPD Nursing Based on a Bibliometric Approach from the Web of Science.
    Zheng Tian, Yachen Jiang, Nan Zhang, Zhijun Zhang, Lan Wang.
      Background and Aim: COPD nursing plays a crucial role in alleviating disease symptoms, prolonging patient survival, and is therefore of paramount importance. However, authoritative research findings, research hotspots, and development trends in the field of COPD are still unclear. This study aimed to examine authoritative research findings, research hotspots, and trends in the field of COPD nursing. Descriptive statistics and bibliometric and visual analyses of the literature were conducted.Methods: Bibliometric data were obtained from the Web of Science database. Citespace was used to explore publication trends, countries, institutions, journals, authors, keywords, and co-citation characteristics of the included literature in order to summarize the key research in the field of COPD nursing.
    Results: In total, 693 articles on COPD nursing were published. 1998-2014 showed a rapid growth period in this research field, which stabilized in 2015-2022. The research content could mostly be summarized into five categories: acute exacerbation, quality of life, risk, evidence-based nursing, and pulmonary rehabilitation. The research hotspots in 1998-2014 included randomized controlled trials, education, elderly patients, nursing home residents, nursing homes, rehabilitation, and prevalence. Research in 2015-2022 focused on impact, palliative care, needs, and predictors. In recent years, research mainly concentrated on symptom management models, cost-effectiveness, and cumulative meta-analysis.
    Conclusion: Bibliometric analysis of COPD nursing articles indicates that the focus of COPD nursing research is shifting from tertiary prevention to primary and secondary prevention. Helping patients achieve self-management of symptoms, reducing the financial burden of COPD on healthcare, and summarizing research evidence by meta-analyses will likely remain the focus of future research.
    Keywords:  COPD; Citespace; bibliometric analysis; nursing; research hotspots
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S440715
  15. J Affect Disord. 2024 Jan 28. pii: S0165-0327(24)00251-9. [Epub ahead of print]351 314-322
    Bibliometric analysis of published articles on perinatal anxiety from 1920 to 2020.
    Justine Dol, Marsha Campbell-Yeo, Patricia Leahy-Warren, Chloe Hambly LaPointe, Cindy-Lee Dennis.
      INTRODUCTION: Trends and gaps in perinatal anxiety research remain unknown. The objective of this bibliometric review was to analyze the characteristics and trends in published research on perinatal anxiety to inform future research.METHODS: All published literature in Web of Science on perinatal anxiety from January 1, 1920 to December 31, 2020 were screened by two reviewers. VOSViewer was utilized to visualize linkages between publications. Bibliometric data were extracted from abstracts.
    RESULTS: The search strategy identified 4561 publications. After screening, 2203 publications related to perinatal anxiety were used for the visualization analysis. For the bibliometric data, 1534 publications had perinatal anxiety as a primary focus. There were 7910 different authors, over half named only once (55.5 %), from 63 countries. 495 journals were identified, with over half (56.0 %) publishing only one article. Most articles were published between 2011 and 2020 (75.9 %). In terms of perinatal timing, over half (54.2 %) published on antenatal anxiety. Only 6.0 % of studies reported on perinatal anxiety in fathers and 56.5 % also reported on perinatal depression.
    LIMITATIONS: Web of Science was solely used, and manual screening of each publication was required.
    CONCLUSION: This bibliometric analysis found: (1) perinatal anxiety is a growing field of research, with publications increasing over time; (2) there is variation in authors and journals; (3) over half of the publications focus on antenatal anxiety; (4) paternal anxiety is understudied; and (5) only 6 % of publications came from low and lower-middle income countries. Gaps related to maternal postnatal anxiety and paternal perinatal anxiety exist.
    Keywords:  Antenatal anxiety; Bibliometric analysis; Perinatal anxiety; Postpartum anxiety
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.231
  16. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 ;16 1332845
    A bibliometric and visual analysis of epigenetic research publications for Alzheimer's disease (2013-2023).
    YaPing Zhao, WenJing Ai, JingFeng Zheng, XianLiang Hu, LuShun Zhang.
      Background: Currently, the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is progressively rising, particularly in developed nations. There is an escalating focus on the onset and progression of AD. A mounting body of research indicates that epigenetics significantly contributes to AD and holds substantial promise as a novel therapeutic target for its treatment.Objective: The objective of this article is to present the AD areas of research interest, comprehend the contextual framework of the subject research, and investigate the prospective direction for future research development.
    Methods: ln Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC), we searched documents by specific subject terms and their corresponding free words. VOSviewer, CiteSpace and Scimago Graphica were used to perform statistical analysis on measurement metrics such as the number of published papers, national cooperative networks, publishing countries, institutions, authors, co-cited journals, keywords, and visualize networks of related content elements.
    Results: We selected 1,530 articles from WOSCC from January 2013 to June 2023 about epigenetics of AD. Based on visual analysis, we could get that China and United States were the countries with the most research in this field. Bennett DA was the most contributed and prestigious scientist. The top 3 cited journals were Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Neurobiology of Aging and Molecular Neurobiology. According to the analysis of keywords and the frequency of citations, ncRNAs, transcription factor, genome, histone modification, blood DNA methylation, acetylation, biomarkers were hot research directions in AD today.
    Conclusion: According to bibliometric analysis, epigenetic research in AD was a promising research direction, and epigenetics had the potential to be used as AD biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
    Keywords:  Alzheimer’s disease; bibliometric analysis; epigenetics; neurology; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1332845
  17. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24404
    Current status and future of cancer vaccines: A bibliographic study.
    Rui Yu, Fangmin Zhao, Zeting Xu, Gaochenxi Zhang, Bingqing Du, Qijin Shu.
      Background: Cancer vaccines are an important component of tumour immunotherapy. An increasing number of studies have shown that cancer vaccines have considerable clinical benefits. With the development of tumour precision medicine, cancer vaccines have become important because of their individualised targeting effects. However, few bibliometric studies have conducted comprehensive systematic reviews in this field. This study aimed to assess the scientific output and trends in cancer vaccine research from a global perspective.Methods: We collected publications on cancer vaccines from the Web of Science Core Collection database, which was limited to articles and reviews in English. Microsoft Excel, VOS Viewer, and CiteSpace V were used for quantitative and visual analyses.
    Results: A total of 7807 articles were included. From 1991 to 2022, the number of publications increased annually. The United States had the highest number of articles published in this field (48.28 %), the highest citation frequency (183,964 times), and the highest H-index (182). The National Institutes of Health topped the list with 476 articles. Schlom J had the highest number of published articles (128) and was the main investigator in this field. The journal, Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy, had published the highest number of articles in related fields. In recent years, tumour microenvironment, immune checkpoint inhibitors, particle vaccines, tumour antigens, and dendritic cells have become research hotspots related to cancer vaccines.
    Conclusion: Cancer vaccines are a popular research topic in the field of tumour immunotherapy. Related research and publications will enter a boom stage. "Immune checkpoint inhibitors", "tumour microenvironment" and "dendritic cells" may become future research hotspots, while "T-cell suppressor" is a potential puzzle to be solved.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Cancer vaccine; Dendritic cells; Immunotherapy; Tumor microenvironment
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24404
  18. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24528
    Global knowledge mapping and emerging research trends in the microbiome and asthma: A bibliometric and visualized analysis using VOSviewer and CiteSpace.
    ZhiFeng Guo, LingHong Huang, SuMei Lai.
      Background: Numerous prior studies have extensively highlighted the significance of the microbiome in association with asthma. While several studies have concentrated on the asthma microbiome in previous research, there is currently a lack of publications that employ bibliometric methods to assess this area.Methods: In this study, the Web of Science Core Collection database was utilized as the data source, and the SCI-EXPANDED index was employed to ensure that the retrieved data were comprehensive and accurate. All original research articles and review articles related to the correlation between asthma and the microbiome were systematically searched from the inception of the database until June 20, 2023. These articles were subsequently visualized and analyzed using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software.
    Results: A total of 1366 relevant publications were acquired, indicating a consistent annual increase in global publications in the field. The United States and China emerged as the top two contributors to international publications. Among prolific authors, Susan V. Lynch achieved the highest publication record, with Hans Bisgaard and Jakob Stokholm sharing the second position. The majority of publications concentrated on allergy-related and microbiome areas, with a few comprehensive journals standing out. Journals with 40 or more publications included the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Allergy, Frontiers in Immunology, and PLOS One. The top 5 cited journals were the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, PLOS One, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, and Nature. Upon analyzing keywords, high-frequency terms, such as asthma, gut microbiota, microbiome, children, childhood asthma, allergy, risk, exposure, inflammation, diversity, and chain fatty acids emerged as representative terms in the field.
    Conclusion: This study systematically presented a comprehensive overview of the literature regarding the association between asthma and the microbiome over the last two decades. Through a bibliometric perspective, the findings may assist researchers with a better understanding of the essential information in the field.
    Keywords:  Asthma; Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Microbiome; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24528
  19. SICOT J. 2024 ;10 6
    Peer-reviewed publications in orthopaedic surgery from lower income countries: A comparative analysis.
    Sanjeev Sabharwal, Andrea Leung, Patricia Rodarte, Gurbinder Singh, Joel Johansen Bwemelo, Annelise S Taylor, Josephine Tan, Richard Trott.
      INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal (MSK) disease is a substantial global burden, especially in lower income countries. However, limited research has been published on MSK health by scholars from these countries. We aimed to study the distribution of authorships, including trends in peer-reviewed orthopaedic publications based on each author's affiliated institution's country income status.METHODS: Based on a bibliometric search, 119 orthopaedic-related journals were identified using the Journal Citation Reports database. Details of all scientific articles published in these journals between 2012 and 2021 were used to study trends and association between each of the author's affiliated institution's country income status, using the World Bank Classification.
    RESULTS: Of the 133,718 unique articles, 87.6% had at least one author affiliation from a high-income country (HIC), 7.0% from an upper-middle income country (UMIC), 5.2% from a lower-middle income country (LMIC), and 0.2% from a low-income country (LIC). Overall, these articles were cited 1,825,365 times, with 92.5% of citations from HIC-affiliated authors and < 0.1% from LIC-affiliated authors. Over the 10-year study period, HIC-affiliated articles demonstrated the largest increase in the number of publications (9107-14,619), compared to UMIC-affiliated (495-1214), LMIC-affiliated (406-874), and LIC-affiliated articles (4-28).
    CONCLUSIONS: There are large and persistent disparities in orthopaedic research publications based on the country income status of the author's affiliated institution, especially in the higher impact orthopaedic journals. Efforts should be made to increase opportunities for scholars from LICs and LMICs to publish their research in high-impact orthopaedic journals.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric study; LMIC authors; Low and middle income country; Peer-reviewed publications
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2023039
  20. Am J Med Sci. 2024 Jan 26. pii: S0002-9629(24)00051-X. [Epub ahead of print]
    Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning Trends in Kidney Care.
    Yuh-Shan Ho, Tibor Fülöp, Pajaree Krisanapan, Karim M Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn.
      BACKGROUND: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in kidney care has seen a significant rise in recent years. This study specifically analyzed AI and ML research publications related to kidney care to identify leading authors, institutions, and countries in this area. It aimed to examine publication trends and patterns, and to explore the impact of collaborative efforts on citation metrics.METHODS: The study used the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) of Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection to search for AI and machine learning publications related to nephrology from 1992 to 2021. The authors used quotation marks and Boolean operator "or" to search for keywords in the title, abstract, author keywords, and Keywords Plus. In addition, the 'front page' filter was applied. A total of 5,425 documents were identified and analyzed.
    RESULTS: The results showed that articles represent 75% of the analyzed documents, with an average author to publications ratio of 7.4 and an average number of citations per publication in 2021 of 18. English articles had a higher citation rate than non-English articles. The USA dominated in all publication indicators, followed by China. Notably, the research also showed that collaborative efforts tend to result in higher citation rates. A significant portion of the publications were found in urology journals, emphasizing the broader scope of kidney care beyond traditional nephrology.
    CONCLUSION: The findings underscore the importance of AI and ML in enhancing kidney care, offering a roadmap for future research and implementation in this expanding field.
    Keywords:  Artificial intelligence; Bibliometric; Citation analysis; Kidney Care; Machine learning; Nephrology; Publication trends; SCI-EXPANDED
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2024.01.018
  21. F1000Res. 2023 ;12 1415
    A systematic review of trends in photobiomodulation in dentistry between 2018 and 2022: advances and investigative agenda.
    David Yeret Rodriguez Salazar, Jimmy Alain Málaga Rivera, José Edinson Laynes Effio, Alejandro Valencia-Arias.
      Background: Photobiomodulation (PBM) involves laser therapy utilized in medical sciences to modulate biological processes acting as a palliative and immune response-enhancing treatment. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to explore current trends in PBM-related scientific production, encompassing publications, citations, impact, keywords and clusters. Additionally, it aims to predict future research trends in this domain.Methods: The data for this quantitative and qualitative bibliometric analysis were obtained from 608 scientific documents retrieved in November 2022, with 123 sourced from Web of Science and 485 from Scopus, Utilizing Excel, the data was processed in Excel to extract essencial information. Productivity and impact were evaluated for eligibility, and VOSviewer aided in determining associativity for the bibliometric analysis.
    Results: The findings of this study demostrate that the scientific production related to PBM adheres to a growth power law, exhibiting characteristics of both exponential and linear phases. Notably, recent research trends emphasize critical concepts such as laser therapy, orthodontics, and dental pulp stem cells. Particularly significant is the burgeoning interest in utilizing PBM within dentistry as a complementary alternative to existing protocols.
    Conclusions: PBM stands as a promising laser therapy within medical applications. Through a detailed bibliometric analysis, this study underscores the increasing significance of PBM, especially within the realm of dental treatments. These insights offer a glimpse into the evolving landscape of PBM research and provide valuable guidance for potential future directions of study.
    Keywords:  Dentistry; Esthetic Dentistry; Laser Therapy; Medical sciences; PBM; light amplification; photomodulation; wavelength
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.140950.2
  22. J Appl Biomater Funct Mater. 2024 Jan-Dec;22:22 22808000231222708
    Retraction Notice: "Role of mineral trioxide aggregate in dentistry: A bibliometric analysis using Scopus database".
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/22808000231222708
  23. Lupus. 2024 Feb 02. 9612033241230586
    Bibliometric analysis of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus from 2000 to 2022.
    Hao Yu, Xintong Xie, Guangliang Wei, Huidong Chen, Xue Zhang, Youxian He, Mengxiang Li, Chengsong He, Yue He, Jie Chen.
      BACKGROUND: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystem autoimmune disorder. When SLE occurs in individuals under the age of 18, it is referred to as childhood-onset SLE (cSLE). Currently, there is a dearth of bibliometric research pertaining to cSLE.METHOD: Relevant studies in the field of cSLE from 2000 to 2022 were screened from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). CiteSpace and VOSviewer software were used to visualize the annual publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, keywords, and references, after which the authors conducted the scientific analysis.
    RESULTS: A total of 2857 articles were included in this study, and the number of articles published in the past 20 years showed an overall upwards trend. The most prolific countries are the United States, China, and Brazil; however, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom are clearly superior in terms of literary influence, and there is more cooperation between them and their institutions. LUPUS (n = 389) contributed the most to the variance. Brunner, HI's contribution in the field of cSLE is outstanding. The words related to 'lupus nephritis' and 'antibodies' are important words reflected in the keyword network diagram. The keywords included 'evidence-based recommendation', 'validation', 'diagnosis' and 'adult' from 2019, and 'continuous bursts' to the present.
    CONCLUSION: This study examined the research status of cSLE patients, discussed and analysed the research hotspots and trends in this field, and provided a reference for further research in this field to promote the development of cSLE research.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; VOSviewer; Web of Science; altmetric analysis; childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus; visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/09612033241230586
  24. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24187
    A bibliometric analysis of macrophages associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease research from 2005 to 2023.
    Zhen Yang, Zhiwei Xiong, Qiuguo Wang, Ning Zhou.
      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent chronic liver condition associated with the risk of progressing to decompensated cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. While macrophages play a crucial role in the development of NAFLD, their heterogeneity and plasticity allow them to undertake diverse roles in immune response, tissue repair, and maintaining tissue homeostasis. Thus, the exact involvement of macrophages in the onset and progression of NAFLD remains to be further explored. This study aims to employ bibliometric analysis to elucidate the role of macrophages in the pathogenesis of NAFLD, analyze research focal points in this domain, and speculate on future research trends. The literature search, conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection, encompassed articles and reviews related to macrophages and NAFLD published between 2005 and 2023. A bibliometric analysis of 1264 extracted publications was performed using VOSviewer 1.6.17 and Citespace 6.1. R2, evaluating parameters such as spatial and temporal distribution, authors, thematic categories, topic distribution, references, and keywords. The findings revealed a steady global increase in publications in this field, with the United States contributing the most followed by China. The University of California System produced the highest volume of publications, while the Journal of Hepatology had the highest impact factors among the top 10 publishing journals. Tacke Frank emerged as both the most prolific author and the most cited. Co-occurrence and burst analysis of keywords and references highlighted the hotspots in this research area, emphasizing the mechanisms of NAFLD pathogenesis, metabolic regulation, immune modulation, and oxidative stress. Maintaining hepatic homeostasis by liver macrophages and macrophage polarization were identified as trending research directions in this field. Based on the bibliometric analysis, continued attention toward NAFLD therapeutic research involving hepatic macrophages is anticipated. As the mechanisms underlying NAFLD pathogenesis are further elucidated, the development of more treatment approaches related to macrophage immunology and metabolic regulation may expand therapeutic options. This study offers valuable insights into the current state and future trends in the field, providing beneficial guidance to researchers aiming to make significant contributions.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Macrophage; Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24187
  25. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24407
    Global trends and hotspots in the field of mitochondrial dynamics and hepatocellular carcinoma: A bibliometric analysis from 2007 to 2023.
    Ruiyu Wang, Shu Huang, Ping Wang, Xiaomin Shi, Shiqi Li, Yusong Ye, Wei Zhang, Lei Shi, Xian Zhou, Xiaowei Tang.
      Background: Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, and mitochondrial dynamics are important for the maintenance of mitochondrial inheritance and function. Recently, an increasing number of studies have shown that mitochondrial dynamics play an important role in the occurrence and development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, bibliometric analyses of mitochondrial dynamics in HCC are scarce. Therefore, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to explore the current global research status and trends in mitochondrial dynamics and HCC.Methods: Global publications on mitochondrial dynamics and HCC published between 2007 and May 2023 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. Bibliometric analysis was performed using Bibliometrix, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace to analyze the numbers, citations, countries, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords.
    Results: A total of 518 publications were retrieved fromthe WoSCC database. China and The Fourth Military Medical University were the most productive countries and institutions. Zorzano, A published the most literature whereas Chen, HC was the author with the highest number of co-citations. Plos One was the most popular journal, whereas the Journal of Biological Chemistry had the highest number of co-citations. The most frequently used keyword was "mitochondria". Further analysis of the references and keywords showed that the molecular mechanisms linking them to drug therapy targets should be the focus of future studies.
    Conclusions: Research on mitochondrial dynamics in HCC has received much attention, and many studies have been published. However, research on mitochondrial dynamics and HCC has been limited by insufficient regional development imbalances and global cooperation. Nevertheless, future research on mitochondrial dynamics and HCC is promising, especially regarding the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial fission and fusion and how to link the currently known molecular mechanisms with drug therapy targets for HCC.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Fission and fusion; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Mitochondrial dynamics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24407
  26. Front Aging Neurosci. 2024 ;16 1335550
    Trends and hotspots in non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease: a 10-year bibliometric analysis.
    Xuefeng Li, Chunhai Chen, Ting Pan, Xue Zhou, Xiaozhou Sun, Ziyang Zhang, Dalong Wu, Xinhua Chen.
      Non-motor symptoms are prevalent among individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) and seriously affect patient quality of life, even more so than motor symptoms. In the past decade, an increasing number of studies have investigated non-motor symptoms in PD. The present study aimed to comprehensively analyze the global literature, trends, and hotspots of research investigating non-motor symptoms in PD through bibliometric methods. Studies addressing non-motor symptoms in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), published between January 2013 and December 2022, were retrieved. Bibliometric methods, including the R package "Bibliometrix," VOS viewer, and CiteSpace software, were used to investigate and visualize parameters, including yearly publications, country/region, institution, and authors, to collate and quantify information. Analysis of keywords and co-cited references explored trends and hotspots. There was a significant increase in the number of publications addressing the non-motor symptoms of PD, with a total of 3,521 articles retrieved. The United States was ranked first in terms of publications (n = 763) and citations (n = 11,269), maintaining its leadership position among all countries. King's College London (United Kingdom) was the most active institution among all publications (n = 133) and K Ray Chaudhuri was the author with the most publications (n = 131). Parkinsonism & Related Disorders published the most articles, while Movement Disorders was the most cited journal. Reference explosions have shown that early diagnosis, biomarkers, novel magnetic resonance imaging techniques, and deep brain stimulation have become research "hotspots" in recent years. Keyword clustering revealed that alpha-synuclein is the largest cluster for PD. The keyword heatmap revealed that non-motor symptoms appeared most frequently (n = 1,104), followed by quality of life (n = 502), dementia (n = 403), and depression (n = 397). Results of the present study provide an objective, comprehensive, and systematic analysis of these publications, and identifies trends and "hot" developments in this field of research. This work will inform investigators worldwide to help them conduct further research and develop new therapies.
    Keywords:  Parkinson’s disease; bibliometrics; global research trend; non-motor symptom; visualized study
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2024.1335550
  27. Front Psychol. 2023 ;14 1279234
    Cyberbullying and mental health: past, present and future.
    Suhans Bansal, Naval Garg, Jagvinder Singh, Freda Van Der Walt.
      Purpose: Cyberbullying has attracted the world's attention, and therefore researchers across the world have contributed to the literature on cyberbullying and mental health. Amongst others, they have conducted bibliometric analyses and associated cyberbullying with various factors but have not determined the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health. Hence, the aim of this study was to conduct bibliometric analyses of cyberbullying and mental health to analyze the academic performance of the literature on impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health; and to propose future research avenues to make further contributions to this field of study.Methodology: Spreadsheets and VOSviewer were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis. The data were extracted from the SCOPUS database which provided an extensive collection of data and journals.
    Findings: Having explored the top active countries publishing on the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health and the academic performance of such research articles by means of a qualitative bibliometric analysis, the results revealed that this research topic is still to be researched extensively. The study also suggests countries/regions where this research topic can be explored further, as well as possible journals for publication of research results, and further studies to be conducted.
    Discussion: The literature presents a fragmented view on the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health. Studies on cyberbullying are limited for the reasons as discussed in this article. Hence, bibliometric analysis was conducted to analyze the performance of academic literature on the impact of cyberbullying on people's mental health; the academic performance of research articles on cyberbullying and mental health; and to make proposals toward a future research agenda.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; cyber perpetration; cyber victimization; cyberbullying; mental health
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1279234
  28. Biomater Transl. 2023 ;4(3): 131-141
    Global trends and hot topics in clinical applications of perovskite materials: a bibliometric analysis.
    Tai-Long Shi, Yi-Fan Zhang, Meng-Xuan Yao, Chao Li, Hai-Cheng Wang, Chuan Ren, Jun-Sheng Bai, Xu Cui, Wei Chen.
      In recent years, perovskite has received increasing attention in the medical field. However, there has been a lack of related bibliometric analysis in this research field. This study aims to analyse the research status and hot topics of perovskite in the medical field from a bibliometric perspective and explore the research direction of perovskite. This study collected 1852 records of perovskite research in the medical field from 1983 to 2022 in the Web of Science (WOS) database. The country, institution, journal, cited references, and keywords were analysed using CiteSpace, VOS viewer, and Bibliometrix software. The number of articles related to perovskite research in the medical field has been increasing every year. China and USA have published the most papers and are the main forces in this research field. The University of London Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine is the most active institution and has contributed the most publications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces is the most prolific journal in this field. "Medical electronic devices", "X-rays", and "piezoelectric materials" are the most researched directions of perovskite in the medical field. "Performance", "perovskite", and "solar cells" are the most frequently used keywords in this field. Advanced Materials is the most relevant and academically influential journal for perovskite research. Halide perovskites have been a hot topic in this field in recent years and will be a future research trend. X-ray, electronic medical equipment, and medical stents are the main research directions.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; R package; bibliometrics; bibliometrix; perovskite
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12336/biomatertransl.2023.03.002
  29. Chemosphere. 2024 Jan 25. pii: S0045-6535(24)00186-3. [Epub ahead of print]352 141293
    Trends in phytoremediation of heavy metals-contaminated soils: A Web of science and CiteSpace bibliometric analysis.
    Kailu Zhang, Fan Liu, Haixiang Zhang, Yali Duan, Jialiang Luo, Xiaoyan Sun, Meng Wang, Dandan Ye, Miaomiao Wang, Zhiqiang Zhu, Dong Li.
      Heavy metals pollution in soils is an urgent environmental issue worldwide. Phytoremediation is a green and eco-friendly way of remediating heavy metals. However, a systematic overview of this field is limited, and little is known about future development trends. Therefore, we used CiteSpace software to conduct bibliometric and visual analyses of published literature in the field of phytoremediation of heavy metals in soils from the Web of Science core collection and identified research hotspots and development trends in this field. Researchers are paying increased attention to phytoremediation of heavy metals in soils, especially environmental researchers. A total of 121 countries or regions, 3790 institutions, 4091 funded organisations and 15,482 authors have participated in research in this area. China, India, and Pakistan are the largest contributors. There has been extensive cooperation between countries, institutions, and authors worldwide, but there is a lack of cooperation among top authors. 'Calcareous soil', 'Co-contaminated soil' and 'Metal availability' are the most intensively investigated topics. 'EDTA', 'Plant growth-promoting Rhizobacteria', 'Photosynthesis', 'Biochar' and 'Phytoextraction' are research hotspots in this field. In addition, more and more researchers are beginning to pay attention to research on co-contaminated soil, metal availability, chelating agents, and microbial-assisted phytoremediation. In summary, bibliometric, and visual analyses in the field of phytoremediation of heavy metals in soils identifies probable directions for future research and provides a resource through which to better understand this rapidly advancing subject.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Heavy metals contamination; Phytoremediation; Research hotspot; Visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141293
  30. Front Pharmacol. 2024 ;15 1299253
    Bibliometric analysis of photodynamic therapy and immune response from 1989-2023.
    Wanting Fan, Jianming Tang, Su Tang, Zhengshen Lin, Mohan Li, Zheng Zhang, Donglei Wu.
      Objective: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment approach for precancerous and cancerous lesions, known for its ability to activate the host immune response. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis to identify the research trends and hotspots related to the immune response in PDT. Methods: We analyzed articles and reviews published from 1989 to 2023, retrieved from the Web of Science database. Using Citespace and VOSviewer, we visualized the distribution patterns of these studies in time and space. Results: The analysis revealed a substantial increase in the number of publications on PDT-related immune response since 1989. A total of 1,688 articles from 1,701 institutions were included in this analysis. Among thei nstitutions, the Chinese Academy of Sciences demonstrated exceptional productivity and a willingness to collaborate with others. Additionally, 8,567 authors contributed to the field, with Mladen Korbelik, Michael R. Hamblin, and Wei R. Chen being the most prolific contributors. The current research focus revolves around novel strategies to enhance antitumor immunity in PDT, including PDT-based dendritic cell vaccines, combination therapies with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), and the use of nanoparticles for photosensitizer delivery. Furthermore, genes such as CD8A, TNF, CD4, IFNG, CD274, IL6, IL10, CALR, HMGB1, and CTLA4 have been evaluated in the context of PDT-related immunity. Conclusion: PDT not only achieves tumor ablation but also stimulates the immune response, bolstering antitumor immunity. This study highlights the emerging hotspots in PDT-related immune response research and provides valuable insights for future investigations aimed at further enhancing antitumor immunity.
    Keywords:  antitumor immunity; bibliometric analysis; immunogenic cell death; photodynamic therapy; visualization
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1299253
  31. Front Neurol. 2023 ;14 1275836
    Bibliometric and visualization analysis of radiation brain injury from 2003 to 2023.
    Baofang Wu, Shaojie Li, Jian Wang, Jiayin Wang, Weizhi Qiu, Hongzhi Gao.
      Background: Over the past two decades, the field of radiation brain injury has attracted the attention of an increasing number of brain scientists, particularly in the areas of molecular pathology and therapeutic approaches. Characterizing global collaboration networks and mapping development trends over the past 20 years is essential.Objective: The aim of this paper is to examine significant issues and future directions while shedding light on collaboration and research status in the field of radiation brain injury.
    Methods: Bibliometric studies were performed using CiteSpaceR-bibliometrix and VOSviewer software on papers regarding radiation brain injury that were published before November 2023 in the Web of Science Core Collection.
    Results: In the final analysis, we found 4,913 records written in 1,219 publications by 21,529 authors from 5,007 institutions in 75 countries. There was a noticeable increase in publications in 2014 and 2021. The majority of records listed were produced by China, the United States, and other high-income countries. The largest nodes in each cluster of the collaboration network were Sun Yat-sen University, University of California-San Francisco, and the University of Toronto. Galldiks N, Barnett GH, Langen KJ and Kim JH are known to be core authors in the field. The top 3 keywords in that time frame are radiation, radiation necrosis, and radiation-therapy.
    Conclusions: The objective and thorough bibliometric analysis also identifies current research hotspots and potential future paths, providing a retrospective perspective on RBI and offering useful advice to researchers choosing research topics. Future development directions include the integration of multi-omics methodologies and novel imaging techniques to improve RBI's diagnostic effectiveness and the search for new therapeutic targets.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; R-bibliometrix; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; development trends; hot topics; radiation brain injury
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1275836
  32. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2024 Jan;pii: 35048. [Epub ahead of print]28(2): 502-515
    Knowledge domain and emerging trends in sacubitril/valsartan study from 2008 to 2023 - a visualized conclusive analysis based on novel scientometric tools.
    X-C Zhao, L Huang, J-C Rong, B-H Lu.
      OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the evolution of sacubitril-valsartan research and analyze the publications quantitatively and qualitatively.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used the bibliometric method and a combination of CiteSpace_6.1.6 and VOSviewer_1.6.18 to identify top authors, countries, institutions, co-cited articles, co-cited journals, keywords, and trends. This study prioritized key aspects in the existing global research on Entresto (Sacubitril/Valsartan) to assess our depth of knowledge in this field and identify potential insights. The objective was to generate a reference for the utilization of the "angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor" (ARNI).
    RESULTS: From 2008 to 2022, citations of sacubitril-valsartan showed an upward trend. VOSviewer keyword analysis of 3,408 publications identified 624 keywords and divided them into seven different clusters. The clustered network was constructed based on 1,191 references cited by 3,408 publications that met the terms, where the clustered network of sacubitril-valsartan was presented. These publications can be regarded as fundamental to Entresto's research. Analysis of co-cited reference clusters showed that other than Entresto's novel application in other diseases, the new combination with other medication or mechanical assistance therapies against heart failure was Entresto's latest focus. Analysis of citation bursts showed that the rank of the top 25 keywords, according to the chronological sequence, marked Entresto's research entering a new era of exploring the extended application in other diseases and novel combinations with other diverse therapies.
    CONCLUSIONS: We found that emerging new mechanisms in sacubitril-valsartan therapy intended for more targets in the pathogenesis of specific diseases will be the focus of further studies.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202401_35048
  33. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Feb 02. 103(5): e37125
    Emerging trends in the blood spinal-cord barrier: A bibliometric analysis.
    Bo Xu, Dian Zhang, Bowen Yang, Xin Chen, Zhefeng Jin, Xiaokuan Qin, Guoliang Ma, Kai Sun, Liguo Zhu, Xu Wei, He Yin.
      BACKGROUND: The blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB) is a unique protective barrier located between the circulatory system and the central nervous system. BSCB plays a vital role in various diseases. However, there is little systematic research and recording in this field by bibliometrics analysis. We aim to visualize this field through bibliometrics to analyze the hotspots and trends of BSCB and in order to facilitate an understanding of future developments in basic and clinical research.METHODS: To conduct a bibliometric study of original publications and their references, the keywords Blood Spinal-Cord Barrier and BSCB are searched and filtered from the Web of Science database (2000-2022), focusing on citations, authors, journals, and countries/regions. Additionally, clustering of the references and co-citation analysis was completed, including a total of 1926 articles and comments.
    RESULTS: From the results, 193 authors were identified, among which Sharma Hs played a key role. As far as the analysis result of the clustering of the references is concerned, the most common type in cluster analysis is spinal cord injury (SCI) which is a current and developing research field. The keywords are also the specific content under these clusters. The most influential organization is Univ Calif San Francisco, and "Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America" magazine is the most cited magazine.
    CONCLUSION SUBSECTIONS: The research on BSCB is booming focusing mainly on "BSCB in SCI" including "activation," "pathway," and "drug delivery" which is also the trend of future research.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037125
  34. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2024 Jan;pii: 35047. [Epub ahead of print]28(2): 477-501
    A bibliometric analysis and visualization of retinopathy of prematurity from 2001 to 2021.
    C-G Liu, J-K Cao, Y-H Wang, D Wang, T Han, Q-P Li, Z-C Feng.
      OBJECTIVE: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an eye disease with the potential to cause blindness, primarily affecting premature infants with low birth weight. This study analyzed the etiology, primary location, and research advances in ROP.MATERIALS AND METHODS: We used bibliometric techniques and searched the Web of Science Core Collection for "retinopathy of prematurity." We found 4,018 original articles and reviews with 69,819 references. We analyzed the data using HistCite (12.03.17), VOSviewer (1.6.16), CiteSpace (6.1. R5), and the Bibliometrix Package (4.1.0).
    RESULTS: The amount of literature in this area has increased between 2001-2021. An analysis of references and journal co-citations highlights this field's most influential articles and related topics. Hellström, from the University of Gothenburg (Sweden), is the most prolific researcher; Harvard University is the most prolific research institution, and the USA is the most productive country. "Threshold ROP" and "cryotherapy" are the keywords with the highest burst strength. The future research hotspots are artificial intelligence, zone II, ROP development, ranibizumab, and type 1 retinopathy.
    CONCLUSIONS: This article offers a comprehensive review of the present status of ROP research, along with insights into emerging concepts and potential international collaborations in this field.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.26355/eurrev_202401_35047
  35. Clin Oral Investig. 2024 Jan 30. 28(2): 123
    Molar distalization in orthodontics: a bibliometric analysis.
    Lin Cheng, Zezhou Feng, Zhaonan Hao, Minmin Si, Rui Yuan, Zhiyuan Feng.
      OBJECTIVES: The study endeavors to undertake a bibliometric analysis on molar distalization, with the objective of illuminating its evolutionary trajectory, current status, and prognosticating future research hotspots and trends.MATERIAL AND METHODS: A comprehensive exploration of the literature on molar distalization was carried out by conducting a search in the Web of Science (WOS) core database of the University of Hong Kong Electronic Library. The search for topic terms employed included "molar distalization," "molar distalisation," "move molar distally," "molar distal movement," and "molar backwards." The search results were subsequently subjected to meticulous analysis using CiteSpace software. This analysis encompassed various facets such as the citation count; the geographical distribution of the countries, institutions, and journals responsible for publishing the articles; the distribution of the authors; the utilization of keywords within the articles; and the analysis of references.
    RESULTS: A total of 516 articles were included in the analysis. The top 5 countries in terms of the number of published papers were the United States (USA), South Korea, Turkey, Italy, and Germany, and the top 5 institutions in terms of the number of published papers were Kyung Hee University, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, and Universidade de Sao Paulo. The top 5 authors in terms of the number of published papers were Park, Kook, Bayome, Janson, and Lee. There was little cooperation overall. The top 3 journals in terms of the most published related articles were all orthodontic-related journals. After molar distalization and anchorage, the most frequently used keywords were distalization, movement, and pendulum appliance. Kinzinger GSM is the most frequently cited author in references, and one of his articles also has the highest centrality score in references.
    CONCLUSIONS: As the tides of time shift and scholars display an ever-growing dedication to unraveling the intricacies of this therapeutic modality, the realm of molar distalization has undergone notable advancements in technology. Initially, the traditional appliance suffered from aesthetic drawbacks and discomfort. However, contemporary iterations of the appliance have transcended these limitations, boasting enhanced elegance and convenience while concurrently elevating their efficacy. Nevertheless, limitations of current appliances, including their durability and propensity for recurrence post-treatment, continue to necessitate further advancement. Hence, the ongoing scientific inquiry aims to delve deeper into refining treatment modalities and fabricating cutting-edge appliances within this realm.
    CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This study holds the potential to significantly enhance the ability of orthodontists to devise treatment protocols and offer state-of-the-art clinical recommendations, thereby empowering them to deliver advanced and refined orthodontic interventions.
    Keywords:  Anchorage; Bibliometrics; Distal movement; Molar distalisation; Molar distalization; Orthodontics
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-024-05520-w
  36. World J Stem Cells. 2024 Jan 26. 16(1): 33-53
    Research progress and challenges in stem cell therapy for diabetic foot: Bibliometric analysis and perspectives.
    Hong-Shuo Shi, Xin Yuan, Fang-Fang Wu, Xiao-Yu Li, Wei-Jing Fan, Xiao Yang, Xiao-Ming Hu, Guo-Bin Liu.
      BACKGROUND: Stem cell therapy has shown great potential for treating diabetic foot (DF).AIM: To conduct a bibliometric analysis of studies on the use of stem cell therapy for DF over the past two decades, with the aim of depicting the current global research landscape, identifying the most influential research hotspots, and providing insights for future research directions.
    METHODS: We searched the Web of Science Core Collection database for all relevant studies on the use of stem cell therapy in DF. Bibliometric analysis was carried out using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and R (4.3.1) to identify the most notable studies.
    RESULTS: A search was conducted to identify publications related to the use of stem cells for DF treatment. A total of 542 articles published from 2000 to 2023 were identified. The United States had published the most papers on this subject. In this field, Iran's Shahid Beheshti University Medical Sciences demonstrated the highest productivity. Furthermore, Dr. Bayat from the same university has been an outstanding researcher in this field. Stem Cell Research & Therapy is the journal with the highest number of publications in this field. The main keywords were "diabetic foot ulcers," "wound healing," and "angiogenesis."
    CONCLUSION: This study systematically illustrated the advances in the use of stem cell therapy to treat DF over the past 23 years. Current research findings suggested that the hotspots in this field include stem cell dressings, exosomes, wound healing, and adipose-derived stem cells. Future research should also focus on the clinical translation of stem cell therapies for DF.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; CiteSpace; Diabetic foot; R-bibliometrix; Stem cells; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4252/wjsc.v16.i1.33
  37. Front Oncol. 2023 ;13 1307924
    Emerging trends and thematic evolution of immunotherapy for glioma based on the top 100 cited articles.
    Yan Zhou, Min Liu, Xing Huang, Zhen Liu, Yun Sun, Minjie Wang, Tao Huang, Xianke Wang, Long Chen, Xiaobing Jiang.
      Purpose: This study aims to depict the scientific advancements in immunotherapy for glioma by analyzing the top 100 most frequently cited articles over the past 20 years.Methods: The top 100 most influential papers in immunotherapy for glioma were identified from the Web of Science Core Collection. Citations, countries/regions, institutions, journals, authorships, keywords, and references were extracted and analyzed by CiteSpace, VOSviewer, R software, and an online bibliometric platform.
    Results: The United States possessed a robust global presence, leading in terms of publications and maintaining strong collaborative ties with numerous countries. The institution that made the greatest contributions was Duke University, with 16 papers. Heimberger AB, Sampson JH, and Reardon DA secured the top three positions with 15, 12, and 11 papers, respectively. "Macrophage ontogeny," "microglia," "polarization," "mass cytometry," "tumor mutation burden," "sensitivity," "msh6," "pd-1 blockade," and "dna repair" were the recent hot keywords. "Microglia" and "polarization" as the emerging research directions should be given more consideration.
    Conclusions: This is the first bibliometric analysis to identify the top 100 papers on immunotherapy for glioma. "Microglia" and "polarization" will be hot spots for future research. The clinical efficacy of glioma immunotherapy is not yet satisfactory, and there is an urgent need to search for more tumor specific antigens and targets that can assist in early diagnosis, precise treatment, prognosis, and recurrence prediction of glioma.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; glioma; immunotherapy
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2023.1307924
  38. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan 30. pii: S1878-8750(24)00152-9. [Epub ahead of print]
    hglobal-index: a novel author-level measure of the diffusion of scientific ideas among high-, low-, and middle-income countries.
    Cyrus Elahi, Kelly A Shaftel, Tyler S Cole, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Andrew S Little.
      OBJECTIVE: To describe an intuitive and useful method for measuring the global impact of a medical scholar's research ideas by examining cross-border citations (CBCs) of peer-reviewed neurosurgical publications.METHODS: Publication and citation data for a random sample of the top 50 most academically productive neurosurgeons were obtained from Scopus Application Programming Interface. We characterized an author-level global impact index analogous to the widely used h-index, the hglobal-index, defined as the number of published peer-reviewed manuscripts with at least the same number of CBCs. To uncover socioeconomic insights, we explored the hglobal-index for high-, middle-, and low-income countries.
    RESULTS: The median (interquartile range) number of publications and CBCs were 144 (62-255) and 2704 (959-5325), respectively. The median (interquartile range) h-index and hglobal-index were 42 (23-61) and 32 (17-38), respectively. Compared with neurosurgeons in the random sample, the 3 global neurosurgeons had the highest hglobal-indices in low-income countries at 17, 13, and 9, despite below-average h-index scores of 33, 38, and 19, respectively.
    CONCLUSION: This intuitive update to the h-index uses CBCs to measure the global impact of scientific research. The hglobal-index may provide insight into global diffusion of medical ideas, which can be used for social science research, author self-assessment, and academic promotion.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; citations; global health; global neurosurgery; h-index
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.130
  39. Front Pediatr. 2023 ;11 1288660
    Trends in research related to fetal therapy from 2012 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
    Yang Jia, Xiaoling Liang, Lini Liu, Huixi Ma, Chenhao Xu, Jingyuan Zeng, Rong Xu, Lu Ye, Linjun Xie.
      Background: The development of prenatal diagnosis technology allows prompt detection of severe fetal diseases. To address adverse factors that threaten fetal survival, fetal therapy came into existence, which aims to preserve the function after birth to a higher degree and improve the quality of life.Objective: To conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of studies on fetal therapy in the past decade and explore the research trends and hotspots in this field.
    Methods: We conducted a systematic search on the Web of Science Core Collection to retrieve studies related to fetal therapy published from 2012 to 2022. VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used to analyze the key features of studies, including annual output, countries/regions, institutions, authors, references, research hotspots, and frontiers.
    Results: A total of 9,715 articles were included after eliminating duplicates. The annual distribution of the number of articles showed that the number of articles published in fetal therapy had increased in the past decade. Countries and institutions showed that fetal therapy is more mature in the United States. Author analysis showed the core investigators in the field. Keyword analysis showed the clustering and emergence frequency, which helped summarize the research results and frontier hotspots in this field. The cocited references were sorted out to determine the literature with a high ranking of fetal therapy in recent years, and the research trend in recent years was analyzed.
    Conclusions: This study reveals that countries, institutions, and researchers should promote wider cooperation and establish multicenter research cooperation in fetal therapy research. Moreover, fetal therapy has been gradually explored from traditional surgical treatment to gene therapy and stem cell therapy. In recent years, fetoscopic laser surgery, guideline, and magnetic resonance imaging have become the research hotspots in the field.
    Keywords:  CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; fetal therapy; trend
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2023.1288660
  40. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2024 Feb;34 100414
    Global research trends in central nervous system tuberculosis - A bibliometric analysis.
    Aaradhya Pant, Farrokh Farrokhi, Purnima Gyawali, Kalkidan Yekuno, Om Shah, Shreejana Singh, Mohan Raj Sharma.
      Background: Central Nervous System Tuberculosis (CNS-TB) is a serious public health concern causing significant morbidity and mortality, especially in high TB burden countries. Despite the expanding research landscape of CNS-TB, there is no comprehensive map of this field. This work aims to (1) obtain a current and comprehensive overview of the CNS-TB research landscape, (2) investigate the intellectual and social structure of CNS-TB publications, and (3) detect geographical discrepancies in scientific production, highlighting regions requiring increased research focus.Methods: We conducted a bibliometric analysis on CNS-TB literature indexed in Web of Science from 2000 to 2022, evaluating 2130 articles. The dataset was analyzed in R for descriptive statistics. We used R-bibliometrix and VOSViewer for data visualization.
    Findings: Publication output grew annually at an average rate of 6·88%, driven primarily by India and China. International collaborations comprised 16·44% of total publications but contributed to 11 of the 15 top-cited papers. Additionally, we identified discrepancies of CNS-TB research in many low- and middleincome countries relative to their TB incidence.
    Interpretation: Our findings reveal a growing interest in CNS-TB research from China and India, countries with rapidly developing economies, high TB burdens, and a recent increase in research funding. Furthermore, we found that international collaborations are correlated with high impact and accessibility of CNS-TB research. Finally, we identified disparities in CNS-TB research in specific countries, particularly in many low- and middle-income countries, emphasizing the need for increased research focus in these regions.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; Disparities; Global; Neurological; Tuberculosis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100414
  41. Exp Clin Transplant. 2024 Jan;22(1): 35-42
    A Global Overview on the Evolution, Debate, and Research Output on Liver Transplant Perfusion Machines.
    Badi Rawashdeh, Joohyun Kim, Raj Prasad, Matthew Cooper.
      OBJECTIVES: Machine perfusion of liver grafts has gained popularity for its abilities to preserve liver grafts,reduce cold storage damage, and evaluate graft viability before transplant. However, debate persists regarding the optimal solutions, logistics, and biomarkers for assessing graft quality. To shed light on the lengthy debates surrounding the use of machine perfusion in liver graft preservation,this study utilized bibliometric analysis to evaluate the status and development trends of main research areas.MATERIALS AND METHODS: On December 10th, 2022, we conducted a literature search using the Web of Science database to identify articles related to liver machine perfusion. The search included only original studies and reviews and excluded meeting abstracts, letters, notes, editorials, short surveys, book chapters, and errata. We identified the number of citations and encompassed various aspects, such as annual trends, countries, institutions, authors, journals, and key words. We used VOSviewer version 1.6.18 to generate tables and figures.
    RESULTS: After manually removing irrelevant papers, we included 264 articles (89 reviews; remaining were original studies). The articles were cited 5743 times, averaging 21.92 per article. We found that the United Kingdom (n = 76) was the country that produced the most articles,followed by theUnited States (66 articles). Most papers in our search were published in Liver Transplantation (n = 31) and Transplantation (n = 16).
    CONCLUSIONS: Bibliometric analysis provided insights into debates and advancements in liver graft preservation using machine perfusion. The analysis showed leading countries and key research areas in the field. This overview serves as a valuable resource for researchers, offering a foundation for further exploration and guiding future investigations in the field of machine perfusion for liver graft preservation.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.6002/ect.2023.0180
  42. Arch Peru Cardiol Cir Cardiovasc. 2023 Oct-Dec;4(4):4(4): 141-150
    [Latin American research in heart failure: visual and bibliometric analysis of the last 20 years].
    Gisselle Batista Mendoza, Gustavo Alberto Giraldo Puentes, Enmanuel Rosero Palacios, Patrick Junior Brett Cano, Katerin Tatiana Ramírez Reyes, Cristhian Mauricio Zapata Valencia, Yohan Lilibeth Suarez Uribe, Alex Farith Reyes, Yelson Alejandro Acuña Picón-Jaimes.
      Objective: To visually and bibliometrically analyze Latin American research on heart failure in the last 20 years.Materials and methods: A bibliometric study using the Scopus database. A non-systematic search was carried out to collect data, which were analyzed using Bibliometrix, a tool of the R programming language.
    Results: A total of 10204 documents were included in a period between 2003 to 2023. Of these, 66.9% (n=6824) corresponded to original articles, followed by review articles (15.5%; n=1583). International collaboration was present in 38.41% (n=3919) of the articles. Brazil stood out with the highest number of prolific authors and institutions (70% and 60%, respectively), consolidating its position as leader in the region, followed by Argentina and Mexico. These countries also presented the papers with the highest impact and most outstanding metrics.
    Conclusions: This study identified a significant increase in heart failure research in Latin America over the last two decades, with Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico being the main drivers of this trend. Extensive and strong collaboration, mainly with high-income countries, appears to be critical to the momentum and the advancement of research in this area. Data systematization and resynchronization therapy are some of the topics of greatest interest at present.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; Cardiovascular Diseases; Heart Failure; Latin America
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.47487/apcyccv.v4i4.328
  43. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan 25. pii: S1878-8750(24)00118-9. [Epub ahead of print]
    The 100 Most Cited Articles on Functional Neurosurgery in Latin America: A Scientometric Analysis.
    Luis A Marín-Castañeda, Armando Armas-Salazar, Jimena González-Salido, Fátima X Cid-Rodriguez, Ángel Lee, José D Carrillo-Ruiz.
      Significant progress has been made in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (SFN) within Latin America (LATAM), which can be attributed to the rapid advancements in technology and a growing pool of expertise. However, despite the growing importance of this field, a comprehensive scientometric analysis of LATAM contributions is still lacking. The aim of this study is to shed light on the top-cited articles in the field authored by LATAM researchers. A search of the Scopus database was performed using specific keywords in the field of SFN to retrieve the top 100 most cited articles. Only those with LATAM affiliation for the first or corresponding position were included. The 100 top-cited articles were published between 1978 and 2019 across 47 different journals. On average, these articles had a citation count of 97.2 citations. A total of 635 LATAM authors were identified, including 145 women. Notably, the five most productive and impactful authors were Velasco F., Velasco M., Velasco A.L., Cukiert A., and Jiménez F. Within the field of SFN, epilepsy accounted for 47% of the documents, while the remaining 53% encompassed research on psychiatric diseases, movement disorders, translational research, pain, and electrical mapping. Epilepsia emerged as the journal with the highest number of articles. Mexico and Brazil contributed the most articles, with the University of São Paulo and the Hospital General de Mexico being the most productive institutions. This scientometric analysis highlights the impactful research contributions from the region, identifies influential authors and institutions, and emphasizes the necessity for additional collaboration and exploration.
    Keywords:  Latin America; functional neurosurgery; scientometrics; stereotactic surgery
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.106
  44. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24452
    Bibliometric analysis of research trends on the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and PARP inhibitors in solid tumors.
    Yaqian Tan, Qi Song.
      Introduction: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has made significant achievements in the therapeutics of various tumor types, and recently growing evidence from preclinical studies and clinical trials has indicated that poly-ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) are exhibiting encouraging synergism with ICIs. The aim of our current study is to explore the development pattern of literature related to the combined therapy of ICIs and PARPi in solid tumors from a bibliometric perspective.Methods: Publications concerning the combination of ICIs and PARPi in solid tumors during 2008-2022 were extracted from the WOSCC database. VOSviewer and R-bibliometrix were applied to conduct bibliometrics.
    Results: In total, 1113 articles were finally included. The USA was the most dominant country, and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was the most fruitful institute. Andreas Schneeweiss ranked first concerning the amount of publications in this research domain, and Timothy Yap had the most citations on this theme. The analysis of keyword co-occurrence indicated that research frontiers were shifted from the biological mechanisms of cell death to the combined strategy of ICIs and PARPi in clinical trials.
    Conclusions: Our study comprehensively examined the publications on the combination of ICIs and PARPi in solid tumors from a bibliometric perspective. The research on this topic is in its rapid growth stage, and the USA is possessing an absolutely leading position in this field by its scientific accumulations and productivity. Moreover, the research frontiers have shifted from the mechanisms of ICIs and PARPi to their combined treatment in clinical application. In summary, our results demonstrated a comprehensive overview of the knowledge atlas and a valuable reference for the future investigations in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Combination therapy; Immune checkpoint inhibitors; Immunotherapy; PARP inhibitors; Solid tumors
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24452
  45. Cureus. 2024 Jan;16(1): e51520
    Gender Representation in Academic Publications of Tourette Syndrome Research: An Analysis of Authorship Trends.
    Akanksha Mahajan, Vaishnavi K, Neha Dikshit, Jasreen Kaur Sandhu, Lalitha Lalithya Pallempati, Laura Olivieri.
      Tourette syndrome, characterized by phonic and motor tics, is a neurodevelopmental disorder that significantly affects the quality of life of people with the condition. With over 1500 articles published in the last decade alone, this study aims to analyze the gender trends in publications related to Tourette syndrome from 2013 to 2022, examining the number of female authors as first authors and predicting future changes in female participation. The aim of this study is to analyze the gender trends of the first author in publications related to "Tourette Syndrome" from PubMed-indexed publications from January 2013 to December 2022. A bibliometric analysis was conducted by the search engine PubMed for articles pertaining to "Tourette Syndrome". NamSor app V.2 (Namsor™ Applied Onomastics, NamSor SAS, Versailles, France), an application programming interface (API), was used to identify the gender of the first publishing author. Statistical analysis and graphic models were produced using R software (R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria), ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) model, and DataWrapper (Datawrapper GmbH, Berlin Prenzlauer Berg, Germany). Based on the analysis of 1052 publications on Tourette Syndrome, it was found that 54.8% (n=576) of the first authors were females. A significant association was observed between gender ratios and country of publication. Statistical forecasting models suggest that female participation in Tourette research is expected to rise to approximately 60 by the year 2027. Therefore, the study highlights the progress made in achieving gender parity in Tourette syndrome research, with female-led publications being on par with male-led publications. However, there is still a need to address the global gender gap and geographical disparities in research to work towards a more inclusive and diverse academic environment.
    Keywords:  first author; gender gap; gender trends; publication equality; tourette syndrome
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.51520
  46. Laryngoscope. 2024 Feb 03.
    Impact of Early Research Productivity on Future Academic Output Among Head and Neck Fellows.
    Nadia L Samaha, Kaelyn Gwynne, Andy M Habib, Jackson Randolph, Amanda R Walsh, David A Boyd, Jessica H Maxwell.
      OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of pre-fellowship publications on future research productivity and career placement among head and neck (H&N) surgery fellowship graduates.METHODS: H&N surgery fellowship graduates between 2014 and 2022 were identified from publicly available data. Timing of fellowship graduation, number of publications during each stage of education and training, and number of first authorship publications were analyzed for association with scholarly productivity and academic career placement.
    RESULTS: In our analysis of 409 H&N fellowship graduates, there was a strong positive correlation between the year of fellowship graduation and the average number of publications in residency (R2  = 0.82) and fellowship (R2  = 0.79). Graduates producing more than the average of 2.37 publications prior to residency had a significantly higher average number of publications during residency and fellowship compared to those who published below average (p < 0.001). A higher number of publications prior to and during residency were both independently associated with a higher likelihood of academic career placement (p = 0.015 and p = 0.002, respectively). More first-author publications prior to residency were associated with a higher number of publications during residency and fellowship (p = 0.015). In sub-analyses, gender did not impact the average number of publications during residency and fellowship. Similarly, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly impact the average number of publications during the fellowship when comparing the classes of 2020-2022 to 2017-2019.
    CONCLUSION: Research productivity among H&N fellowship graduates has increased in recent years. Research productivity in medical school and residency is associated with scholarly output in later stages of training and academic career placement.
    LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: NA Laryngoscope, 2024.
    Keywords:  academia; career placement; head and neck surgery; research productivity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.31321
  47. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24153
    Research trends and frontier hotspots of TRPV1 based on bibliometric and visualization analyses.
    Jingchun Zeng, Yiqian Lu, Hui Chu, Liming Lu, Yuexuan Chen, Kaisong Ji, Yeze Lin, Jingjing Li, Shuxin Wang.
      Background: Transient receptor potential vanilloid type1 (TRPV1) is a non-selective cation channel with multiple activation mechanisms, which has received increasing attention since it was first cloned in 1997.Methods: We used bibliometric and visualization analyses to evaluate the theme trends and knowledge structure of TRPV1 research-papers on TRPV1 from 2002 to 2022 obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection. VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used to analyze authors, institutions, countries, co-cited references, and keywords.
    Results: A total of 7413 papers were included. The main research area of TRPV1 was neuroscience; the most published country was the United States, and the University of California, San Francisco, had the highest centrality. Two major collaborative sub-networks were formed between the authors. The distribution of keywords shows that TRPV1 was initially studied extensively, and the recent studies focused on TRPV1 structure and diseases. "Oxidative stress," "TRPV1 structure," "cancer," and "model" have been the research hotspots in recent years.
    Conclusions: This research provides valuable information for the study of TRPV1. Disease research was focused on pain, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. Both agonists and antagonists of TRPV1 are gradually being used in clinical practice, and acupuncture was effective in treating TRPV1-mediated inflammatory pain. TRPV1 is involved in classical endogenous cannabis system signaling, and new signaling pathways continue to be revealed.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Research hotspots; TRPV1; Visualization analyses
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24153
  48. Mol Neurobiol. 2024 Jan 29.
    Exploring Research Trend and Hotspots on Oxidative Stress in Ischemic Stroke (2001-2022): Insights from Bibliometric.
    Nan Jiang, Ting Yang, Hongxia Han, Jing Shui, Miaomiao Hou, Wenyue Wei, Gajendra Kumar, Lijuan Song, Cungen Ma, Xinyi Li, Zhibin Ding.
      Oxidative stress is widely involved in the pathological process of ischemic stroke and ischemia-reperfusion. Several research have demonstrated that eliminating or reducing oxidative stress can alleviate the pathological changes of ischemic stroke. However, current clinical antioxidant treatment did not always perform as expected. This bibliometric research aims to identify research trends, topics, hotspots, and evolution on oxidative stress in the field of ischemic stroke, and to find potentially antioxidant strategies in future clinical treatment. Relevant publications were searched from the Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection databases (2001-2022). VOSviewer was used to visualize and analyze the development trends and hotspots. In the field of oxidative stress and ischemic stroke, the number of publications increased significantly from 2001 to 2022. China and the USA were the leading countries for publication output. The most prolific institutions were Stanford University. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism and Stroke were the most cited journals. The research topics in this field include inflammation with oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage with oxidative stress, oxidative stress in reperfusion injury, oxidative stress in cognitive impairment and basic research and clinical translation of oxidative stress. Moreover, "NLRP3 inflammasome," "autophagy," "mitophagy," "miRNA," "ferroptosis," and "signaling pathway" are the emerging research hotspots in recent years. At present, multi-target regulation focusing on multi-mechanism crosstalk has progressed across this period, while challenges come from the transformation of basic research to clinical application. New detection technology and new nanomaterials are expected to integrate oxidative stress into the clinical treatment of ischemic stroke better.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Ischemic stroke; Knowledge mapping; Oxidative stress; Scientific outputs
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-023-03909-4
  49. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Jan 30.
    Mapping the Landscape of Obesity Effects on Male Reproductive Function: A Bibliometric Study.
    Yanhong Wei, Meihua Liao, Yiming Lu, Xiaocan Lei, Junli Wang, Linlin Hu, Xiaoqiong Luo.
      BACKGROUND: Due to changes in lifestyle and dietary habits, the global population with obesity is increasing gradually, resulting in a significant rise in the number of individuals having obesity. Obesity is caused by an imbalance between energy intake and consumption, leading to excessive fat accumulation, which interferes with normal human metabolism. It is also associated with cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, male reproductive endocrine regulation disorders, systemic and local inflammatory reactions, excessive oxidative stress, and apoptosis. All these factors can damage the internal environment for sperm generation and maturation, resulting in male sexual dysfunction, a decline in sperm quality, and lower fertility. This study analyzes the trends and priorities of the effects of obesity on male reproductive disorders from a bibliometric perspective.METHODS: This study uses the Web of Science as the statistical source, covering all time spans. Tools like Web of Science, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace are used to analyze countries, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords in the field. Total publications, total citations, and average number of citations are selected for statistics.
    RESULTS: The results show that the research on the impact of obesity on male reproductive function can be roughly divided into three stages: the initial stage, the slow development stage, and the rapid development stage. Our statistical scope includes 463 highly relevant articles that we have screened. We found that the journal with the most publications in this field is Andrologia, and the institution with the highest total citations is the University of Utah. The most influential countries, institutions, and authors in this field are the United States, the University of Utah, and Carrell, Douglas. Currently, research related to the impact of obesity on male reproduction focuses mainly on three aspects: biochemistry, molecular biology, and reproductive biology. The keyword explosion results indicate that sperm, obesity, and male reproduction are at the forefront and trends of future research in this field. There has been a shift from basic biochemical and molecular research to research on molecular mechanisms relying on omics technologies. However, we have observed that the number of papers published in 2022 is lower than in 2021, indicating a growth interruption during this period. Considering that this deviation may be due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it may hinder the progress of certain experiments in 2022. In recent years, China has rapidly developed research in this field. However, the average citation rate is relatively low, indicating the need for Chinese scholars to improve the quality of their articles further. Based on our research and in the context of global obesity, men are at risk of increased infertility. Addressing this issue relies on our continued research into the mechanisms of obesity-related male reproductive disorders. Over the past forty-three years, with the contributions of scientists worldwide, research in this field has flourished.
    CONCLUSION: The impact of obesity on male reproductive disorders has been extensively studied. Currently, research in this field primarily focuses on male sperm function, sperm quality, and the effects or mechanisms of cells on male reproduction. Future trends in this field should concentrate on the relationship between male fertility and energy metabolism, as well as the endocrine function of adipose tissue. This study comprehensively analyzes the current research status and global trends in obesity and male reproductive disorders. We also discuss the future developments in this field, making it easier for researchers to understand its developmental history, current status, and trends, providing valuable reference for effective exploration in this area.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; cardiovascular disease; male reproductive disorders; metabolic syndrome; obesity; sperm quality
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2174/0118715303271117231220072051
  50. Cureus. 2023 Dec;15(12): e51161
    Global and Gender Equity in Oligodendroglioma Research: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis Following the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Kashish Malhotra, Mert Marcel Dagli, Jaskeerat Gujral, Gabrielle Santangelo, Kashish Goyal, Connor Wathen, Ali K Ozturk, William C Welch.
      Oligodendrogliomas are rare brain tumors arising from oligodendrocytes; there is a limited understanding of their pathogenesis, which leads to challenges in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the oligodendroglioma literature to assess the current state of research, identify research trends, and elucidate implications for future research. The Lens® database was used to retrieve journal articles related to "oligodendroglioma" without geographic or temporal restrictions. Year-on-year trends in publication and funding were analyzed. Global and gender equity were assessed using the Namsor® Application programming interface. Collaboration patterns were explored using network visualizations. Keyword analysis revealed the most prominent themes in oligodendroglioma research. Out of 9701 articles initially retrieved, 8381 scholarly journal articles were included in the final analysis. Publication trends showed a consistent increase until 2020, followed by a sharp decline likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Global representation revealed researchers from 86 countries, with limited participation from low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Gender inequity was evident, with 78.7% of researchers being male. Collaboration analysis revealed a highly interconnected research community. Prognosis, genetic aberrations (particularly "IDH" mutations), and therapeutic options (including chemotherapy and radiotherapy) emerged as dominant research themes. The COVID-19 pandemic impacted oligodendroglioma research funding and publication trends, highlighting the importance of robust funding mechanisms. Global and gender inequities in research participation underscore the need for fostering inclusive collaboration, especially in LMICs. The interconnected research community presents opportunities for knowledge exchange and innovation. Keyword analysis highlights current research trends and a shift to genetic and molecular understanding.
    Keywords:  bibliometric analysis; covid-19; gender equity; global equity; oligodendroglioma
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.51161
  51. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2024 Jan 30. 150(2): 54
    A visualization analysis of hotspots and global trends on pelvic floor dysfunction in cervical cancer.
    Jiawen Wang, Xinhao Wang, Tianming Ma, Yu Lu, Zehao Yan, Jianye Wang, Qiang Hao.
      BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer is the major cause of cancer-related mortalities in women globally. It constitutes one of the life-threatening conditions for women in developing countries. The popularization of cervical cancer screening and the improvement of treatment levels has caused the mortality rate of cervical cancer to decrease gradually, but pelvic floor dysfunction before and after cervical cancer treatment has become prominent and attracted more and more attention. Bibliometric analysis has been carried out in this research. The main goal of this research is to provide a comprehensive insight into the knowledge structure and global research hotspots about pelvic floor dysfunction in cervical cancer.METHODS: Literature related to cervical cancer and pelvic floor dysfunction as of May 2023 was searched on the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC). The visualization and bibliometric analyses of the number and contents of publications were performed to analyze the temporal trends, spatial distribution, collaborative networks, influential references, keyword co-occurrence, and clustering.
    RESULTS: There were 870 publications from 74 countries or regions, with the U.S. publications in a leading position. Since 2020, the number of publications has rapidly increased with the emphasis on the quality of life of cervical cancer patients. Although pelvic floor dysfunction in cervical cancer mainly occurs in developing countries, developed countries have made great contributions to this disease. However, in developing countries such as China and India, the quality of publications needs to be improved. In this field, the studies focused on the sexual dysfunction or urinary incontinence of cervical cancer patients, and the most cited papers discussed the effect of cervical cancer treatment on the sexual activities of females. The frontier keywords were represented by pelvic radiotherapy and risk factors.
    CONCLUSION: This study provides an objective and comprehensive analysis of the literature available on pelvic floor dysfunction in cervical cancer and identifies future trends and current hotspots. It can provide a valuable reference for researchers in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometry; Cervical cancer; Pelvic floor dysfunction; Sexual dysfunction; Urinary incontinence
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-023-05531-2
  52. World J Clin Oncol. 2024 Jan 24. 15(1): 145-158
    What are the changes in the hotspots and frontiers of microRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma over the past decade?
    Lu Zhang, Zu-Yuan Chen, Xiao-Xian Wei, Jian-Di Li, Gang Chen.
      BACKGROUND: Emerging research suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). A comprehensive analysis of recent research concerning miRNAs in HCC development could provide researchers with a valuable reference for further studies.AIM: To make a comprehensive analysis of recent studies concerning miRNAs in HCC.
    METHODS: All relevant publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Bibliometrix software, VOSviewer software and CiteSpace software were used to visually analyze the distribution by time, countries, institutions, journals, and authors, as well as the keywords, burst keywords and thematic map.
    RESULTS: A total of 9426 publications on this topic were found worldwide. According to the keywords analysis, we found that the studies of miRNAs focused on their expression level, effects, and mechanisms on the biological behaviour of HCC. Keywords bursting analysis showed that in the early years (2013-2017), "microRNA expression", "gene expression", "expression profile", "functional polymorphism", "circulating microRNA", "susceptibility" and "mir 21" started to attract attention. In the latest phase (2018-2022), the hot topics turned to "sorafenib resistance", "tumor microenvironment" and so on.
    CONCLUSION: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the role of miRNAs in HCC development based on bibliometric analysis. The hotspots in this field focus on miRNAs expression level, effects, and mechanisms on the biological behavior of HCC. The frontiers turned to sorafenib resistance, tumor microenvironment and so on.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric; CiteSpace; Hepatocellular carcinoma; VOSviewer; miRNA
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v15.i1.145
  53. J Conserv Dent Endod. 2023 Sep-Oct;26(5):26(5): 595-597
    Recent trends in publications in the Journal of Conservative Dentistry (2018-2022).
    Swaty Jhamb, Ashu Jhamb, Amandeep Kaur, Jyoti Sharma.
      Aims and Objectives: The main goal of the present study is to analyze the pattern of article publication in the Journal of Conservative Dentistry (JCD) over 5 years.Materials and Methods: For the study, different parameters such as number of articles published, number of views per journal, types of articles (broadly categorized into editorial, case reports, reviews, and original research), citation of articles, subject of articles (conservative endodontics), and author institution mapping were assessed from the journal's official website. The results were tabulated and individually explained.
    Results and Conclusion: JCD has delivered broad-based and balanced coverage of endodontics and conservative dentistry between 2018 and 2022. The number of views and citations has increased over the years and JCD has begun to represent the global face of the Indian Association of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.
    Keywords:  Citation; conservative dentistry; editorial; journal; publication; website
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.4103/JCDE.JCDE_45_23
  54. Front Genet. 2024 ;15 1327243
    Historical evolution of cancer genomics research in Latin America: a comprehensive visual and bibliometric analysis until 2023.
    Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Luz Miryam Lozada-Martinez, Andrés Cabarcas-Martinez, Franklin Kevin Ruiz-Gutierrez, Jose Gabriel Aristizabal Vanegas, Katherine Julieth Amorocho Lozada, Lina María López-Álvarez, Ornella Fiorillo Moreno, Elkin Navarro Quiroz.
      Background: Cancer genomics, as an interdisciplinary research area within the Global Cancer Research agenda, genomics and precision medicine, its important in research and clinical practice in Latin America. To date, there has been no study investigating evolution of this area in this region. The aim of this study was to evaluate for first time, the historical evolution of cancer genomics research in Latin America. Methods: Bibliometric cross-sectional study of documents on cancer genomics published by Latin American authors until 2023 in Scopus was performed. Statistical and visual analysis was performed with R programming language. Results: A total of 1534 documents were obtained. The first document of cancer genomics research was published in 1997, marking the inception of a 26-year evaluation period that extended until 2023. Among the documents, 74.3% (n = 1140) constituted original articles, followed by 22.7% (n = 349) classified as reviews. International collaboration was observed in 6.5% (n = 100) of the articles. Within the compilation of the ten most prolific authors in this region, 90% of them are from Brazil. This observed pattern extends to affiliations as well, wherein the Universidade de São Paulo emerges as the most active institution (n = 255 documents). This arrangement firmly establishes Brazil's prominence as the preeminent country in the region concerning cancer genomics research, showcasing robust collaboration networks both regionally and intercontinentally. An important transition in the studied hot topics over the last 20 years was identified, from the exploration of the human genome and the characterization of genomic and proteomic cancer profiles (1997-2010) to an in-depth investigation of cancer stem cells and personalized medicine (2011-2023). Among the array of cancer types under study, predominant attention has been directed towards breast, lung, prostate, and leukemia. Conclusion: Over the course of the past 26 years, a favorable and notable evolution has characterized cancer genomics research within Latin America, with Brazil leading the way, which possess a robust network of regional and intercontinental collaboration. Furthermore, the lines of research and hot topics have change in harmony with the region's objectives, strategies, and requisites.
    Keywords:  Latin America; bibliometrics; genomics; neoplasms; research
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2024.1327243
  55. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Feb 02.
    Food security and sustainability dimensions of organic farming in the context of India: a comprehensive scientometric review (2010-2023).
    Sarthak Dash, Sugyanta Priyadarshini, Nisrutha Dulla.
      The study investigated the scientific output, collaboration, and impression of research on organic farming due to the increasing interest of commoners in food quality and sustainability. Efforts to enhance agroecological sustainability call for assessing the structural overview of the numerous research works done so far to understand the growth in diverse subject areas in organic farming. The scientometric method is considered for analyzing 639 documents extracted from the Scopus and WoS online database from 2010 till January, 2023. The pulled-out data is analyzed via VOSviewer and RStudio, revealing prominent contributing authors (Groot J. with eight documents and 186 citations under Wageningen University and Research), maximum cited references (R Core Team & R lang env. 2019), the significant collaboration between the countries (USA with Netherlands), and co-occurrence of author keywords ("organic farming" occurring 148 times) using analysis of co-authorship, co-occurrence, and citation count. Furthermore, as the existing literature suggests a substantial advancement in organic cultivation in India, thus, an immediate evaluation of its performance is necessitated. Hence, the current study performed the bibliographic coupling of documents, sources, authors, and global collaboration of India. The study found that a total of 241 Indian authors have contributed 102 documents in collaboration with 54 nations towards organic farming which are available in 39 different sources under the Scopus and WoS databases. This study helps to comprehend the recent growth trend of organic agricultural research and can enhance academic as well as research and development policies based on brainstorming to action formulation.
    Keywords:  Food security; India; Organic farming; RStudio; Scientometric analysis; Sustainability; VOSviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-31867-4
  56. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jan 31. pii: S0048-9697(24)00532-1. [Epub ahead of print] 170397
    Bibliometric insights into the evolution of uranium contamination reduction research topics: Focus on microbial reduction of uranium.
    Guangming Xu, Xindai Li, Xinyao Liu, Juncheng Han, Kexin Shao, Haotian Yang, Fuqiang Fan, Xiaodong Zhang, Junfeng Dou.
      Confronting the threat of environment uranium pollution, decades of research have yielded advanced and significant findings in uranium bioremediation, resulting in the accumulation of tremendous amount of high-quality literature. In this study, we analyzed over 10,000 uranium reduction-related papers published from 1990 to the present in the Web of Science based on bibliometrics, and revealed some critical information on knowledge structure, thematic evolution and additional attention. Methods including contribution comparison, co-occurrence and temporal evolution analysis are applied. The results of the distribution and impact analysis of authors, sources, and journals indicated that the United States is a leader in this field of research and China is on the rise. The top keywords remained stable, primarily focused on chemicals (uranium, iron, plutonium, nitrat, carbon), characters (divers, surfac, speciat), and microbiology (microbial commun, cytochrome, extracellular polymeric subst). Keywords related to new strains, reduction mechanisms and product characteristics demonstrated the strongest uptrend, while some keywords related to mechanism and performance were clearly emerging in the past 5 years. Furthermore, the evolution of the thematic progression can be categorized into three stages, commencing with the discovery of the enzymatic reduction of hexavalent uranium to tetravalent uranium, developing in the groundwater remediation process at uranium-contaminated sites, and delving into the research on microbial reduction mechanisms of uranium. For future research, enhancing the understanding of mechanisms, improving uranium removal performance, and exploring practical applications can be considered. This study provides unique insights into microbial uranium reduction research, providing valuable references for related studies in this field.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Knowledge structure; Microbial reduction; Python; Text mining; Uranium
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170397
  57. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24053
    Visual analysis of hotspots and trends in long COVID research based on bibliometric.
    Zongqiang Lai, Tao Pu, Jun Li, Facheng Bai, Lining Wu, Yunxia Tang.
      After severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, a series of symptoms may persist for a long time, which is now called long COVID. It was found that long COVID can affect all patients with COVID-19. Therefore, long COVID has become a hot topic. In this study, we used the WOS database as a sample data source to conduct a bibliometric and visual analysis of 1765 long COVID articles over the past three years through VOSviewer and R package. The results show that countries/authors in Europe and The United States of America contribute most of the articles, and their cooperation is also the most active. Keyword co-occurrence identified four clusters, with important topics including the mechanism, clinical symptoms, epidemiological characteristics, and management/treatment of long COVID. Themes such as "cognitive impairment", "endothelial dysfunction", "diagnosis", and "biomarkers" are likely to be the focus of new attention in the coming period. In addition, we put forward the possible research opportunities on long COVID for researchers and practitioners to facilitate future research.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; COVID-19; Long COVID; Research trends; VOSviewer; Visual analysis
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24053
  58. Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Feb 02. 103(5): e37095
    Global trends and hotspots of ulcerative colitis based on bibliometric and visual analysis from 1993 to 2022.
    Jing Wang, Tangyou Mao, Hengyu Zhou, Xinqi Jiang, Zhihui Zhao, Xiaoqing Zhang.
      Ulcerative colitis (UC) has seen a significant increase over the past 3 decades. However, our understanding of its etiology, pathogenesis, and pharmacological treatment remains limited. This comprehensive review aims to address these gaps by analyzing trends, evaluating previous research, and providing insights for future investigations. We conducted a bibliometric analysis of UC-related papers indexed in the Web of Science from 1993 to 2022. The author, organization, country, and keyword networks in the field of UC were visualized. A total of 36,483 papers were included, showing a continuous upward trend. Most research on UC was conducted in universities, with hospitals leading in high-quality studies. The United States emerged as the primary contributor, followed by China and the United Kingdom. The overall quality of UC-related publications improved, indicating sustained interest in the field. The keywords related to UC was classified into 9 clusters. Keywords detection revealed that UC research focused mainly on the discovery of its etiology and exploration of treatment methods, with research directions evolving from initial treatment of UC and related diseases to clinical trials of UC and subsequently incorporating genomics and bioinformatics techniques to study UC and explore new therapeutic methods and drugs, including recent advances in gut microbiota. Our study identified gaps in understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of UC. Future research in UC should focus on genomics, personalized treatment, microbial therapy and leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence. These areas hold the potential for improving UC diagnosis, treatment, and management.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000037095
  59. Surg Endosc. 2024 Feb 01.
    Correction: Knowledge mapping of surgical smoke from 2003 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis.
    Chuang Li, Meng Geng, Shujun Li, Xianglan Li, Huiqin Li, Hufang Yuan, Fengxia Liu.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-024-10707-z
  60. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24254
    Unravelling trends, patterns and intellectual structure of research on bankruptcy in SMEs: A bibliometric assessment and visualisation.
    Umra Rashid, Mohd Abdullah, Saleh F A Khatib, Fateh Mohd Khan, Javaid Akhter.
      Despite the burgeoning interest among academics in investigating the factors contributing to the high business failure rate among SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), the systematic synthesis of the literature on bankruptcy in SMEs is restricted. This article aims to significantly advance the understanding of the causes and repercussions of bankruptcy in SMEs and the preventative actions that may be taken to avoid it. This review assesses 282 articles from 175 outlets employing quantitative and statistics-based bibliometric tools. This bibliometric assessment helped delineate the citation and publication trends and the top contributors to the domain. The underlying thematic clusters of research on bankruptcy in SMEs were also identified, deciphered and elaborated, along with charting the future research vistas through the lens of theory, context, and methods framework. The authors believe this bibliometric variant of systematic literature review makes a significant contribution to bankruptcy and SME research by highlighting the development of the literature and some of the most active research fronts in the domain by offering insights that were not clasped thoroughly or assessed by prior literature assessments.
    Keywords:  Bankruptcy; Bibliometric mapping; Small and medium-sized enterprises; Small business management; Systematic literature review
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24254
  61. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24230
    Knowledge structure and global trends of machine learning in stroke over the past decade: A scientometric analysis.
    Mingfen Wu, Kefu Yu, Zhigang Zhao, Bin Zhu.
      Objective: Machine learning (ML) models have been widely applied in stroke prediction, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis assessment. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive scientometrics analysis of studies related to ML in stroke and reveal its current status, knowledge structure, and global trends.Methods: All documents related to ML in stroke were retrieved from the Web of Science database on March 15, 2023. We refined the documents by including only original articles and reviews in the English language. The literature published over the past decade was imported into scientometrics software for influence detection and collaborative network analysis.
    Results: 2389 related publications were included. The annual publication outputs demonstrated explosive growth, with an average growth rate of 63.99 %. Among the 90 countries/regions involved, the United States (729 articles) and China (636 articles) were the most productive countries. Frontiers in Neurology was the most prolific journal with 94 articles. 234 highly cited articles, each with more than 31 citations, were detected. Keyword analysis revealed a total of 5333 keywords, with a predominant focus on the application of ML models in the early diagnosis, classification, and prediction of "acute ischemic stroke" and "atrial fibrillation-related stroke". The keyword "classification" had the first and longest burst, spanning from 2013 to 2018. 'Upport vector machine' got the strongest burst strength with 6.2. Keywords such as 'mechanical thrombectomy', 'expression', and 'prognosis' experienced bursts in 2022 and have continued to be prominent.
    Conclusion: The applications of ML in stroke are increasingly diverse and extensive, with researchers showing growing interest over the past decade. However, the clinical application of ML in stroke is still in its early stages, and several limitations and challenges need to be addressed for its widespread adoption in clinical practice.
    Keywords:  Algorithm; Deep learning; Global trends; Machine learning; Stroke
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24230
  62. JB JS Open Access. 2024 Jan-Mar;9(1):pii: e23.00105. [Epub ahead of print]9(1):
    High Research Productivity During Orthopaedic Surgery Residency May Be Predicted by Number of Publications as a Medical Student.
    Connor Donley, Matthew McCrosson, Sri Prahad, Collier Campbell, Fei Zhao, Narcy Amireddy, Michael Johnson.
      Introduction: Orthopaedic applicants have increased the average number of publications on their residency application to compete with the growing competitiveness of the field. The purpose of this study was to assess whether research productivity before orthopaedic residency and caliber of one's institution is correlated with academic productivity during residency.Methods: Scopus was used to extract publication metrics. Quantity and quality (how often the publications were cited) were analyzed at 2 different time periods: before and during residency. All subjects in the study had graduated an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency in 2021. Military residents, international medical graduates, and residents not listed on their department's website were excluded. Residents were categorized as both high (≥2 publications) or low (<2 publications) publishers according to their pre-residency publications. They were also categorized based on their program's Jones et al. research productivity ranking.
    Results: For the 758 residents, the median number of publications was 0 (Interquartile Range [IQR]: 0-2) and 3 (IQR: 1-6) before and during residency, respectively. High publishing medical students had more publications during training than low publishers (6 [IQR: 3-14] and 2 [IQR: 1-4], p < 0.001). Residents at higher ranked programs also had more publications (4 [IQR: 2-9] and 2 [IQR: 0-4], p < 0.001). High publishing students now training at lower ranked institutions had more publications during residency than low publishers who trained at more productive institutions (4 [IQR: 1-9] and 3 [IQR: 1-6], p < 0.001).
    Conclusion: Having 2 or more publications before residency is correlated with an increased number of publications during residency. While attending a higher academically productive program is associated with increased resident publications, a high publishing medical student would be expected to have more publications during residency than a low publishing student, regardless of program rank. Notably, most matched applicants continue to have zero publications before matriculation.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.23.00105
  63. Front Cell Neurosci. 2023 ;17 1334092
    The role of apoptosis in spinal cord injury: a bibliometric analysis from 1994 to 2023.
    Siqiao Wang, Liming Cheng.
      Background: Apoptosis after spinal cord injury (SCI) plays a pivotal role in the secondary injury mechanisms, which cause the ultimate neurologic insults. A better understanding of the molecular and cellular basis of apoptosis in SCI allows for improved glial and neuronal survival via the administrations of anti-apoptotic biomarkers. The knowledge structure, development trends, and research hotspots of apoptosis and SCI have not yet been systematically investigated.Methods: Articles and reviews on apoptosis and SCI, published from 1st January 1994 to 1st Oct 2023, were retrieved from the Web of Science™. Bibliometrix in R was used to evaluate annual publications, countries, affiliations, authors, sources, documents, key words, and hot topics.
    Results: A total of 3,359 publications in accordance with the criterions were obtained, which exhibited an ascending trend in annual publications. The most productive countries were the USA and China. Journal of Neurotrauma was the most impactive journal; Wenzhou Medical University was the most prolific affiliation; Cuzzocrea S was the most productive and influential author. "Apoptosis," "spinal-cord-injury," "expression," "activation," and "functional recovery" were the most frequent key words. Additionally, "transplantation," "mesenchymal stemness-cells," "therapies," "activation," "regeneration," "repair," "autophagy," "exosomes," "nlrp3 inflammasome," "neuroinflammation," and "knockdown" were the latest emerging key words, which may inform the hottest themes.
    Conclusions: Apoptosis after SCI may cause the ultimate neurological damages. Development of novel treatments for secondary SCI mainly depends on a better understanding of apoptosis-related mechanisms in molecular and cellular levels. Such therapeutic interventions involve the application of anti-apoptotic agents, free radical scavengers, as well as anti-inflammatory drugs, which can be targeted to inhibit core events in cellular and molecular injury cascades pathway.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrix; activation; apoptosis; functional recovery; inflammation; spinal cord injury
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2023.1334092
  64. J Dent Sci. 2024 Jan;19(1): 303-309
    The scientometric characteristics of cheilitis researched by multidisciplinary specialists: A comparative study.
    Xiaolan Gao, Wei Liu, Hanming Wang.
      Background/purpose: Cheilitis is a relatively common lip disease with many etiologies and causes including concomitant mucocutaneous or systemic diseases, which needs multidisciplinary communication. The purpose of this study was to compare the scientometric characteristics of cheilitis publications by multidisciplinary specialists.Materials and methods: All the papers on cheilitis were comprehensively retrieved from the Scopus database, and divided into three groups (dermatologists, stomatologists, and other scholars).
    Results: There were 478 and 241 papers on cheilitis published by dermatologists and stomatologists, respectively. The total citation count was 5838 and the h index was 36 for cheilitis publications by dermatologists, and the total count was 2983 and the h index was 27 for cheilitis publications by stomatologists. Interestingly, we observed that dermatologists preferentially concerned contact cheilitis/dermatitis and plasma cell cheilitis, while stomatologists preferentially concerned cheilitis-related lip neoplasms including squamous cell carcinoma, dysplasia, and precancerous conditions. The most common disorder researched by both dermatologists and stomatologists was actinic cheilitis. The keywords such as patch test, cosmetic, edema, drug efficacy, toothpaste, lipstick, allergens, and granulomatous inflammation were common in dermatologists' publications; while the keywords such as protein expression, metabolism, risk factor, prevalence, malignant transformation, and carcinogenesis were common in stomatologists' publications.
    Conclusion: This study for the first time reported the scientometric characteristics of cheilitis as an interdisciplinary disease researched by specialists. It highlights that cheilitis-related specialists through reciprocal collaboration and communication will improve the patients' outcomes.
    Keywords:  Actinic cheilitis; Bibliometric; Dermatology; Stomatology; Systemic comorbidities
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2023.08.015
  65. World Neurosurg. 2024 Jan 27. pii: S1878-8750(24)00140-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    The current landscape of Neurosurgical Oncology in Low-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC): Strategies for the Path forward.
    Tirone Young, Maria Pia Tropeano, Delia Cannizzaro, Alice J M Jelmoni, Franco Servadei, Isabelle M Germano.
      OBJECTIVE: To promote global equity in research, innovation, and care, sharing knowledge and grasping current benchmarks is crucial. Despite LIC/LMIC constituting around 80% of the global population, their contribution to neurosurgery research is less than 5%. This study aims to assess the status of neurosurgical oncology in LIC/LMIC using published data, offering strategic insights for progress.METHODS: Conducting a retrospective bibliometric analysis via PubMed and Scopus databases, we documented reports published (2015-2021) by neurosurgical department-affiliated investigators in LICs/LMICs. World Bank classifications identified LIC and LMIC. Reviewed papers underwent further scrutiny based on independent and associated keyword lists.
    RESULTS: Our systematic approach revealed 189 studies from LMIC in ten neurosurgery journals. Of these, 53% were case reports, with 88% focusing on brain pathologies and 12% on the spine. Intra-axial brain tumors (45.8%), extra-axial/skull base (38.4%), and metastasis (3.68%) were prominent. Among non-case report publications, surgical technique and outcome were common themes. India, Egypt, and Tunisia led in publications, with 94% appearing in journals with an impact factor below five. No papers originated from LIC.
    CONCLUSION: This study reinforces existing findings that data from LMIC inadequately represent their populations, impeding a comprehensive understanding of their neurosurgical oncology landscape. Language barriers and data collection difficulties contribute to this gap. Addressing these challenges could significantly enhance progress in shaping the future of neurosurgical oncology in these regions.
    Keywords:  Global health; low-and middle-income country; low-income country; neurosurgery; neurosurgical oncology
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2024.01.118
  66. World J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jan 07. 30(1): 9-16
    2023: A year of accomplishments for the 13 Science Citation Index Expanded- and Emerging Sources Citation Index-indexed Baishideng journals.
    Jin-Lei Wang, Jia-Ping Yan, Jia-Ru Fan, Xiang Li, Xu Guo, Jia-Wei Li, Yun-Xiaojian Wu, Jing-Jie Wang, Yu-Lu Chen, Li Li, Cong Lin, Xin-Liang Qu, Ji-Hong Liu, Yan-Liang Zhang, Ying-Yi Yuan, Hua-Ge Yu, Yu-Xi Chen, Yi-Xuan Cai, Xiang-Di Zhang, Si Zhao, Zi-Hang Xu, Li Ma, Na Ma, Diao-Mei Guo, Lian-Sheng Ma.
      In 2023, Baishideng Publishing Group (Baishideng) routinely published 47 open-access journals, including 46 English-language journals and 1 Chinese-language journal. Our successes were accomplished through the collective dedicated efforts of Baishideng staffs, Editorial Board Members, and Peer Reviewers. Among these 47 Baishideng journals, 7 are included in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and 6 in the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). With the support of Baishideng authors, company staffs, Editorial Board Members, and Peer Reviewers, the publication work of 2023 is about to be successfully completed. This editorial summarizes the 2023 activities and accomplishments of the 13 SCIE- and ESCI-indexed Baishideng journals, outlines the Baishideng publishing policy changes and additions made this year, and highlights the unique advantages of Baishideng journals.
    Keywords:  Anxiety disorders; Atrial fibrillation; Baishideng Publishing Group; Colorectal cancer; Gut microbes; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Inflammatory bowel disease; Journal Impact Factor; Open access; Policy additions; Policy changes; Unique advantages
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v30.i1.9
  67. Sci Rep. 2024 01 29. 14(1): 2419
    Impact of medical technologies may be predicted using constructed graph bibliometrics.
    Lawrence Jiang, Ashir Raza, Abdel-Badih El Ariss, David Chen, Nicole Danaher-Garcia, Jarone Lee, Shuhan He.
      Scientific research is driven by allocation of funding to different research projects based in part on the predicted scientific impact of the work. Data-driven algorithms can inform decision-making of scarce funding resources by identifying likely high-impact studies using bibliometrics. Compared to standardized citation-based metrics alone, we utilize a machine learning pipeline that analyzes high-dimensional relationships among a range of bibliometric features to improve the accuracy of predicting high-impact research. Random forest classification models were trained using 28 bibliometric features calculated from a dataset of 1,485,958 publications in medicine to retrospectively predict whether a publication would become high-impact. For each random forest model, the balanced accuracy score was above 0.95 and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was above 0.99. The high performance of high impact research prediction using our proposed models show that machine learning technologies are promising algorithms that can support funding decision-making for medical research.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52233-x
  68. Heliyon. 2024 Jan 30. 10(2): e24276
    Exploring the transformative power of blended learning for Business English majors in China (2012-2022) - A bibliometric voyage.
    Adelina Asmawi, Hui Dong, Xiaotian Zhang, Lixuan Sun.
      This paper thoroughly examines the time distribution, author collaboration, research institutions, research hotspots, theme clustering, and research changes and trends based on 345 CNKI literatures in the field of blended learning for Business English majors in China from 2012 to 2022. It reveals that: Research on blended learning for Business English majors in China from 2012 to 2022 can be divided into Steady Start Stage (2012-2017), Rapid Growth Stage (2018-2020) and Stable Development Stage (2021-2022). High-frequency keywords such as blended teaching mode, MOOC, flipped classroom, SPOC, etc. are hotspots of current scholars' attention. The themes of research on blended learning of business English majors in China mainly include Teaching Reform of Business English Majors, Exploration of Blended Teaching Mode and Design, and Application of Internet Teaching Platform. "Teaching Reform", "Online and Offline", "Application of Smart Platform" are the current research frontier issues in the development of blended learning for Business English majors in China. In general, China's research on blended learning for business English majors has achieved fruitful results under China's policies. Future research should concentrate on the construction of a technology environment for blended learning between learners, a variety of intelligent learning tools and mobile devices, and should be steadily bolstered in the field of blended learning for business English majors, particularly in practical application, effectiveness analysis, distance education, training and continuing education, innovation education, etc.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Blended learning; Business English majors; Literature review; Vosviewer
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24276
  69. Nitric Oxide. 2024 Jan 31. pii: S1089-8603(24)00009-0. [Epub ahead of print]
    Hydrogen sulfide donors across time: From origins to cutting-edge applications.
    Yuanqin Zhao, Yanxia Wang, Qian Xu, Kun Zhou, Yiming Shen, Liyuan Guo, Huiting Liu, Zhong Ren, Zhisheng Jiang.
      This review aims to analyze the developmental trajectory of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donors over the past three decades and explore the historical background, research hotspots, and emerging trends in related fields from a temporal perspective. A total of 5092 literature articles on H2S donors were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), encompassing 1303 journals, 20638 authors, 10992 institutions, and 459 countries and regions. Utilizing CiteSpace as a bibliometric tool, historical features, evolving active topics, and emerging trends in the field of H2S donors were identified. Over the past 30 years, the field of H2S donors has remained in a prominent stage. This article discusses both inorganic and organic types of H2S donors, including NaHS and Na2S, GYY4137, AP39, and AP123, as well as briefly outlines research and applications of H2S donors in nanotechnology, advanced materials, composite materials, nanostructures, and optical properties. Mechanistically, the review outlines how H2S donors regulate cellular signal transduction, anti-inflammatory responses, neuroprotection, and other pathways within the organism by modulating protein S-sulfhydration, antioxidant effects, and interactions with metal proteins. In terms of applications, the review summarizes the extensive use of H2S donors in biomedical research, encompassing cardiovascular, neurological, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer characteristics, as well as their potential applications in the treatment of metabolic diseases. Finally, challenges and limitations faced by H2S donor research are discussed, and potential future research directions are proposed.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Hotspots analysis; Hydrogen sulfide donors
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2024.01.003
  70. J Sci Food Agric. 2024 Jan 31.
    Analysis of global research on vegetable seedlings and transplants and their impacts on product quality.
    Victor M Gallegos-Cedillo, Cinthia Nájera, Angelo Signore, Jesús Ochoa, Jesús Gallegos, Catalina Egea-Gilabert, Nazim S Gruda, Juan A Fernández.
      BACKGROUND: Previous research has established that using high-quality planting material during the early phase of vegetable production significantly impacts success and efficiency, leading to improved crop performance, faster time to harvest and better profitability. In the present study, we conducted a global analysis of vegetable seedlings and transplants, providing a comprehensive overview of research trends in seedling and transplant production to enhance the nutritional quality of vegetables.RESULTS: The analysis involved reviewing and quantitatively analysing 762 articles and 5248 keywords from the Scopus database from 1971 to 2022. We used statistical, mathematical and clustering tools to analyse bibliometrics and visualise the most relevant research topics. A visualisation map was generated to identify the evolution of keywords used in the articles, resulting in five clusters for further analysis. Our study highlights the importance of the size of seed trays for the type of crop, the mechanical seeder used and the greenhouse facilities to produce desirable transplants. We identified grafting and light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technology as rapidly expanding technologies in vegetable seedlings and transplant production used to promote plant qualitative profile.
    CONCLUSION: There is a need for sustainable growing media to optimise resources and reduce input use. Thus, applying grafting, LED artificial lighting, biostimulants, biofortification and plant growth-promoting microorganisms in seedling production can enhance efficiency and promote sustainable vegetable nutritional quality by accumulating biocompounds. Further research is needed to explore the working mechanisms and devise novel strategies to enhance the product quality of vegetables, commencing from the early stages of food production. © 2024 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
    Keywords:  LED lights; bibliometric analysis; biofortification; biostimulant; nutripriming; organic transplant nursey
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.13309
  71. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Feb 03.
    Development and trends of constructed wetland substrates over the past 30 years: a literature visualization analysis based on CiteSpace.
    Yongqiang Wang, Yi Chen, Shaoyong Lu, Xiaochun Guo.
      Constructed wetland substrates (CWSs) have received considerable attention owing to their importance in adsorbing and degrading pollutants, providing growth attachment points for microorganisms, and supporting wetland plants. There are differences in the configurations and functions of constructed wetlands (CWs) for treating different water bodies and sewage, resulting in a wide variety of substrates. Research on the application and mechanism of CWSs is not sufficiently systematic. Therefore, the current research advancements and hotspots must be identified. Hence, we used CiteSpace to analyze 1955 English publications from the core collection database of the Web of Science to assess the current state of the CWS research field. Based on the cooperative network analysis, the roles of various countries, institutions, and authors in research on CWSs were reviewed. Keyword co-occurrence and cluster analyses were used to discuss the transformation of CWSs from removing traditional pollutants to emerging pollutants and the transition from incorporating natural substrates to artificial substrates. Finally, we underscored the need for more emphasis to be placed on the collocation and application of the CWSs at different latitudes. Furthermore, the substrate micro-interface process and its effects on the interaction patterns of pollutants and microorganisms should be thoroughly investigated to provide theoretical guidance for the development of wetland applications and mechanisms.
    Keywords:  Bibliometrics; CiteSpace; Constructed wetland substrates; Environmental application; Web of Science
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32139-x
  72. Science. 2024 Feb 02. 383(6682): 470
    Citation manipulation found to be rife in math.
    Michele Catanzaro.
      Problem is so severe that an influential top-researchers list has excluded the entire field.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ado3859
  73. JMIR Dermatol. 2024 Feb 02. 7 e48762
    Themes and Topics on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in JMIR Dermatology Publications.
    Ramiro Rodriguez, Karima M Osman, Lachlan Anderson, Micah Pascual, Robert P Dellavalle.
      Publications dealing with topics considered to be pertinent to diversity, equity, and inclusion are increasing. Due to the increasing trend, dermatology journals have started to implement ways to evaluate and understand these publications. Here, we discuss a keyword approach to identify and then categorize these publications. Keywords identified 43 manuscripts. Two reviewers screened the articles' titles and abstracts, and recommended a full manuscript review for 24 publications. Through the scope of definitions from the National Institutes of Health, an editorial board member performed a full-text review and assigned a primary theme to the publications. Themes included equity (n=20) and diversity/inclusion (n=4). Topics were racial/ethnic differences in care delivery or society (n=17), incomplete understanding of gender and sex (n=3), gender identity (n=2), socioeconomic class and its impact on health (n=1), care for rural underserved communities (n=1), and religion (n=1). The results of this review demonstrate a predominance of equity-related publications, particularly emphasizing racial/ethnic differences in health care delivery, in the publications identified in JMIR Dermatology. Future research can focus on creating a review aid to assist editorial board members when providing feedback to manuscripts, refining the keywords, and using thematic analysis methodology to evaluate large sets of publications.
    Keywords:  DEI; SOC; committee; dermatology; disparity; diversity; editor; equity; inclusion; skin of color; underrepresented
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2196/48762
  74. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jan 30. 3635465231203698
    Female Authorship Is Driving Studies of Female Athletes: A Systematic Review.
    John Hayden Sonnier, Carlo Coladonato, Alexander K Hahn, Ryan W Paul, Adeeb Jacob Hanna, Jordan T Windsor, Conrad T Weiss, Kevin B Freedman, Meghan E Bishop.
      BACKGROUND: Patient sex is known to affect patient outcomes in sports medicine. Historically, many studies on athletes have focused on male athletes and been generalized to female athletes.HYPOTHESIS: Studies with female first or senior authors will isolate female athletes as study participants more frequently than studies with male first or senior authors.
    STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 4.
    METHODS: Following PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) protocols, original research studies published between 2017 and 2021 that analyzed athletes were systematically screened from the 6 top sports medicine journals (British Journal of Sports Medicine; Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery; Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy; American Journal of Sports Medicine; Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine; Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach). Articles were included for analysis if they met the following criteria: (1) original sports medicine research study, (2) analysis involving athletes, and (3) inclusion of ≥10 participants. Exclusion criteria included (1) review articles of any type and (2) cadaveric studies. The determination of author sex was completed using the name-to-gender assignment algorithm Genderize.io (https://genderize.io/).
    RESULTS: A total of 1146 studies were included in quantitative analysis. There were 246 studies with a female first author (21.5%) and 191 studies with a female senior author (16.7%). When looking at all authors (first, senior, and intermediate), 19.9% were female. Female first authors were over 4 times more likely to isolate female athletes in clinical research than male first authors (17.5% vs 3.8%, respectively; P < .001). Female senior authors were approximately twice as likely to isolate female athletes compared with male senior authors (11.5% vs 5.8%, respectively; P < .001).
    CONCLUSION: Female first authors were significantly more likely to perform research isolating female athletes. While improving the frequency of female athlete research is multifactorial, increasing the number of female researchers may have a direct effect on improving gender equality in sports medicine research.
    Keywords:  female athlete; representation; sex; sports medicine
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465231203698
  75. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2024 Jan 29. pii: S0147-6513(24)00098-8. [Epub ahead of print]272 116023
    The uses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an in vivo model for toxicological studies: A review based on bibliometrics.
    Weichao Zhao, Yuna Chen, Nan Hu, Dingxin Long, Yi Cao.
      An in vivo model is necessary for toxicology. This review analyzed the uses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) in toxicology based on bibliometrics. Totally 56,816 publications about zebrafish from 2002 to 2023 were found in Web of Science Core Collection, with Toxicology as the top 6 among all disciplines. Accordingly, the bibliometric map reveals that "toxicity" has become a hot keyword. It further reveals that the most common exposure types include acute, chronic, and combined exposure. The toxicological effects include behavioral, intestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, endocrine toxicity, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, genotoxicity, and reproductive and transgenerational toxicity. The mechanisms include oxidative stress, inflammation, autophagy, and dysbiosis of gut microbiota. The toxicants commonly evaluated by using zebrafish model include nanomaterials, arsenic, metals, bisphenol, and dioxin. Overall, zebrafish provide a unique and well-accepted model to investigate the toxicological effects and mechanisms. We also discussed the possible ways to address some of the limitations of zebrafish model, such as the combination of human organoids to avoid species differences.
    Keywords:  Bibliometric analysis; Environmental pollutants; Toxicity tests; Toxicological mechanism; Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116023
  76. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2024 Jan 17. pii: S0363-0188(24)00011-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    Review of the demographic and educational profiles of abdominal imaging fellowship program directors in the United States.
    Parv M Mehta, Priyanka Prajapati, Shruti Kumar, Navita Jain, George K Vilanilam, Rangarajan Purushothaman, Hanna K Jensen, Nicholas Kaukis, Roopa Ram.
      PURPOSE: To evaluate demographics, academic backgrounds, and scholarly activities of Program Directors (PDs) in Abdominal Imaging Fellowships in the United States (US), emphasizing gender representation, international origins, and academic milestones.METHODS: A list of Fellowships in Abdominal Imaging programs in the US was obtained from the Society of Abdominal Radiology. The search was expanded using the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database. Data for PDs were sourced from program websites, Healthgrades, Doximity, and Elsevier's Scopus. Metrics such as age, gender, education, academic rank, additional qualifications, prior leadership roles, publications, and h-indices were analyzed using R software. A two-tailed unpaired t-test was used to calculate the difference in means of scholarly activity between male and female PDs.
    RESULTS: 113 programs were identified: South (36.28%), Northeast (25.66%), Mid-West (20.35%), West (17.69%). Of 107 PDs, 54% male, 41% female, and average age 48 ± 9.4 years. 66.6% were US graduates, 29.2% were international graduates. Most were Assistant Professors (36.28%). 19.46% had degrees like M.P.H. or M.B.A. 45% had prior leadership roles. Average year of residency graduation was 2007. Mean publication count was 54.16, and mean h-index was 14.663. Male PDs had higher publication counts and h-indices than female PDs (p= 0.009 and p= 0.0019 respectively).
    CONCLUSION: In Abdominal Imaging Fellowship programs in the US, there is an increasing representation of females in Program Director roles. However, research led by female PDs remains less prevalent. The field of Abdominal Imaging values contributions from international graduates and insights from Assistant Professors.
    Keywords:  Abdominal Imaging; Gender Diversity; H-index; Program Directors (PDs); Radiology Fellowship; Scholarly Productivity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1067/j.cpradiol.2024.01.014
  77. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jan 30. pii: S1546-1440(24)00121-2. [Epub ahead of print]
    Re: The Need to Consider Factors Beyond H-Index Alone.
    Arosh S Perera Molligoda Arachchige.
      
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2023.11.028
  78. Clin Imaging. 2024 Jan 29. pii: S0899-7071(24)00026-3. [Epub ahead of print]108 110096
    Gender distribution of North American professional radiology society award recipients.
    Maheshver Shunmugam, Seth Friesen, Sharon Kipfer, Adam Klonowski, Harleen K Hehar, Lucy Y Lei, Charlotte J Yong-Hing, Faisal Khosa.
      PURPOSE: Women remain underrepresented in radiology and there is a paucity of literature examining the recognition of their professional contributions to the discipline. The purpose of this study was to examine the gender distribution of award winners across all North American radiology societies.METHODS: The gender distribution of 1923 award recipients from 21 North American radiology societies between 1960 and 2021 was examined. Awards were divided into four categories: leadership, teaching, contribution to radiology, and promising new/young societal member. Primary outcome was the total proportion of awards received by gender. All data was compared to the gender distribution of working radiologists in North America.
    RESULTS: A total of 1923 award recipients were identified between 1960 and 2021. Seventy-nine percent of award recipients were men (n = 1527) and 21 % were women (n = 396). As of 1970, the proportion of women award recipients increased 0.55 % ± 0.07 % each year. The proportion of women receiving radiological awards after 2018 is equal to or surpassing the percentage of women radiologists. Women received 36.4 % of leadership, 33.6 % of promising new member, 30.1 % of teaching, and 14.4 % of lifetime contribution awards.
    CONCLUSIONS: In the last five years, the proportion of women receiving awards was equal to or greater than the proportion of women radiologists. Women received more leadership awards and fewer lifetime contributor awards compared to men.
    Keywords:  Academic radiology; Affirmative action; Awards; Gender disparity; Gender inequity
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2024.110096
  79. J Dent. 2024 Jan 30. pii: S0300-5712(24)00039-3. [Epub ahead of print] 104869
    Endorsement of open science practices by dental journals: a meta-research study.
    William Vinicius de Oliveira Santos, Lara Dotto, Ticiane de Góes Mário Ferreira, Rafael Sarkis-Onofre.
      OBJECTIVES: This study evaluates the endorsement of open science practices by dental journals.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a meta-research study that included journals listed in the 2021 Journal Citation Reports under Dentistry. A comprehensive evaluation was performed by accessing journal websites to ascertain the availability of publicly accessible instructions to authors in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. A researcher extracted information from the "Instructions for Authors" section, encompassing the journal's impact factor, mention of any reporting guidelines, details on data sharing, acceptance of articles in preprint format, and information regarding study protocol registration. Descriptive data analysis was conducted using the Stata 14.0 program, and an Open Science Score (OSS) (ranging from 0-100%) was calculated for each journal by considering five open science practices. Pearson's correlation test was conducted to determine the relationship between the OSS score and journal impact factor.
    RESULTS: Ninety journals were included in the study. Most journals (70%) indicated the mandatory use of reporting guidelines, while 60% recommended data sharing. Conversely, 46.7% did not provide information on study protocol registration, and 44.4% stipulated them as mandatory for authors. Regarding preprints, 50% of the journals did not provide any information, but 46.7% confirmed their acceptance. The mean OSS was 52.9% (standard deviation 26.2). There was a weak correlation (Pearson's correlation coefficient of 0.221) between the journal impact factor and OSS (P-value=0.036).
    CONCLUSION: This study found varying degrees of endorsement of open science practices among dental journals.
    CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Dental practitioners rely on high-quality, evidence-based research for informed decision-making. By assessing the endorsement of open science practices, our study contributes to improving the quality and reliability of dental research, ultimately enhancing the evidence base for clinical practice.
    Keywords:  Data Sharing in Dentistry; Dental Journals; Open Science Practices; Preprints in Dental Research; Reporting Guidelines
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2024.104869
  80. bioRxiv. 2024 Jan 16. pii: 2024.01.15.575636. [Epub ahead of print]
    Do organisms need an impact factor? Citations of key biological resources including model organisms reveal usage patterns and impact.
    Agata Piekniewska, Nathan Anderson, Martijn Roelandse, K C Kent Lloyd, Ian Korf, S Randal Voss, Giovanni de Castro, Diogo M Magnani, Zoltan Varga, Christina James-Zorn, Marko Horb, Jeffery S Grethe, Anita Bandrowski.
      Research resources like transgenic animals and antibodies are the workhorses of biomedicine, enabling investigators to relatively easily study specific disease conditions. As key biological resources, transgenic animals and antibodies are often validated, maintained, and distributed from university based stock centers. As these centers heavily rely largely on grant funding, it is critical that they are cited by investigators so that usage can be tracked. However, unlike systems for tracking the impact of papers, the conventions and systems for tracking key resource usage and impact lag behind. Previous studies have shown that about 50% of the resources are not findable, making the studies they are supporting irreproducible, but also makes tracking resources difficult. The RRID project is filling this gap by working with journals and resource providers to improve citation practices and to track the usage of these key resources. Here, we reviewed 10 years of citation practices for five university based stock centers, characterizing each reference into two broad categories: findable (authors could use the RRID, stock number, or full name) and not findable (authors could use a nickname or a common name that is not unique to the resource). The data revealed that when stock centers asked their communities to cite resources by RRID, in addition to helping stock centers more easily track resource usage by increasing the number of RRID papers, authors shifted from citing resources predominantly by nickname (∼50% of the time) to citing them by one of the findable categories (∼85%) in a matter of several years. In the case of one stock center, the MMRRC, the improvement in findability is also associated with improvements in the adherence to NIH rigor criteria, as determined by a significant increase in the Rigor and Transparency Index for studies using MMRRC mice. From this data, it was not possible to determine whether outreach to authors or changes to stock center websites drove better citation practices, but findability of research resources and rigor adherence was improved.
    DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.15.575636
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