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Review
. 2022 Apr;14(4):635-643.
doi: 10.1111/os.13216. Epub 2022 Mar 16.

Global and Current Research Trends of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy/Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Diseases: A Bibliometric and Visualization Study

Pei-Lin Chu  1 , Tao Wang  2 , Jia-le Zheng  3 , Chong-Qing Xu  3 , Yin-Jie Yan  3 , Qing-Shan Ma  3 , Yin Meng-Chen  3 , Tian Da-Sheng  2
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Global and Current Research Trends of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopy/Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery in the Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Diseases: A Bibliometric and Visualization Study

Pei-Lin Chu et al. Orthop Surg. 2022 Apr.

Abstract

The study aimed to make a bibliometric analysis of the current research situation in unilateral biportal endoscopy/biportal endoscopic spinal surgery (UBE/BESS). Research data sets were acquired from the Web of Science database. The study chosed "biportal endoscopic spinal surgery" OR "two portal endoscopic spinal surgery" OR "percutaneous biportal endoscopic decompression" OR "unilateral biportal endoscopy" OR "irrigation endoscopic discectomy" as the search terms. The literature search was limited to articles published before March 5, 2021. We only included original articles and reviews. VOS viewer and Citespace software were used to analyze the data and generate visualization knowledge maps. Annual trend of publications, distribution, H-index status, co-authorship status, and research hotspots were analyzed. A total of 74 publications met the requirement. The sum number of citations was 31,204, in which 19,336 were no self-citations. The average citation of all the papers was 21.84 times. The H-index of all the publications was 85. South Korea's total number of articles was far higher than that of other countries and regions (61, 82.4%), followed by United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Peoples Republic of China (three, ranking second, accounting for 12.2% of the total). For the most productive authors, Choi ranked first with 21 articles, Kim ranked second with 16 articles, and Heo ranked third with 12 articles. The journal with the greatest number of publications was World Neurosurgery, with a total of 18 (39.1%) papers. Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery ranked second with six (13.0%) papers. In third place, there were fix articles published by Asian Spine Journal and Neurospine, accounting for 21.8% of the total articles. These top three journals accounted for 73.9% of all the papers. Spondylolisthesis and endoscopic decompression were the research hotspots in recent years. The number of publications has showed an upward trend with a stable rise in recent years. South Korea is the country with the highest productivity, not only in quality, but also in quantity. Barun Hosp and Leon Wiltse Mem Hosphave published most articles. Choi is the most productive author. World Neurosurgery is the most productive journal. Spondylolisthesis and endoscopic decompression are the research hotspots in recent years. Indeed, this study provides new insight into the growth and development of UBE/BESS.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Research trends; Spinal surgery; UBE/BESS; Visualization.

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(A) Flow chart; (B) The annual trends of publications
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The country co‐authorship network of publications
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(A) The publication number, H‐index, and cited times of the top 10 institutes; (B) The institute co‐authorship network of publications
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(A) The publication number, H‐index, and cited times of the top 10 authors; (B) The authors co‐authorship network of publications
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(A) The publication number, H‐index, and cited times of the top 10 journals; (B) The journals co‐authorship network of publications
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(A) Keywords co‐occurrence network of publications; (B) Keywords density visualization map of publications
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The keywords timeline view of publications
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