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. 2022 Jul;32(7):2373-2385.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06089-7. Epub 2022 Apr 30.

Mapping of Intragastric Balloon Use: a Guide to the Activity of Institutions Through Bibliometry

Veroniki Stelmach  1 , Eleni Semertzidou  2 , Alexandros Efstathiou  2 , Georgios Tzikos  1 , Pyrros Papakostas  1 , Stavros Panidis  1 , Sofia Gkarmiri  1 , Barbara Fyntanidou  1 , Anne Shrewsbury  1 , Vasilis Grosomanidis  1 , George Stavrou #  1 , Katerina Kotzampassi #  3
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Mapping of Intragastric Balloon Use: a Guide to the Activity of Institutions Through Bibliometry

Veroniki Stelmach et al. Obes Surg. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Bibliometric analysis is an effective method for measuring scientific contributions in a variety of fields. It enables the numerical analysis of publications in a specific field and period of time, as well as the relationships between these publications. The present bibliometric analysis of publications relating to obesity treatment by means of intragastric balloons aimed to identify the bariatric centers using intragastric balloons, through the publications relating to their productivity; and furthermore, to reveal collaborations, types of balloons used, number of patients involved, and authors' productivity and favored journals.

Method: The PubMed and Scopus databases were used to retrieve only original articles presenting the results in body weight reduction.

Results: Bibliographic research identified 164 publications for the period 2000-2021. Italy was ranked first with 37 publications; USA participated as collaborator with 9 different countries; the fluid-filled Orbera balloon is featured in 126 publications; the journal Obesity Surgery hosted 86 publications; Brazil reported the greatest number of patients with 5874 cases; Lorenzo M and Genco A, co-authors from Italy, authored 14 and 12 publications, respectively, and the most cited article was that of Genco et al. [2007] with 441 citations.

Conclusions: Bibliometric analysis gave us the opportunity to identify the centers through their scientific publications and to classify them in relation to their productivity in articles, in collaborations, in number of cases reported, and in the number of citations gained.

Keywords: Bibliometry; Intragastric balloons; Obesity; Orbera.

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