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Review
. 2023 Oct;15(10):2505-2514.
doi: 10.1111/os.13831. Epub 2023 Aug 14.

Bibliometric Insights in Advances of Chordoma: Global Trends and Research Development in the Last Decade

Yu Xiao  1 , Wenlong Yu  1 , Jianhu Zheng  2 , Lin Cheng  1 , Xing Ding  1 , Liang Qiao  3 , Xuequn Wu  1 , Junming Ma  1
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Review

Bibliometric Insights in Advances of Chordoma: Global Trends and Research Development in the Last Decade

Yu Xiao et al. Orthop Surg. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

Chordoma is a rare tumor, but has a serious effect on the quality of life of patients. This study aims to assess the overall knowledge structure and trends in the development of chordoma research using a bibliometric analysis and visualization tool. Research datasets were acquired from the Web of Science. VOS viewer and CiteSpace visualization software were used to demonstrate collaborations and correlations. Annual trends in publications, distribution, H-index status, co-authorship status, and research hotspots were analyzed. A total of 1844 publications from 2012 to 2022 were included. The number of chordoma-related publications increased year by year. The United States contributed the most publications (717) and had the highest total citations (10130) and H-index (50), followed by China. The United States was also the country most frequently involved in international cooperation. The most productive organization involved in chordoma research was Massachusetts General Hospital. World Neurosurgery (114) published the most papers on chordoma. Hornicek FJ was the most productive author over the last decade (41). Initially, diagnosis and the location of onset captured the attention of the research society. Quality of life, risk factors, disability, minimally invasive surgical techniques, molecular targeted therapy, and radiotherapy technology are the research hotspots in recent years. Indeed, this study provides important insights into the overall landscape of chordoma research and also contributes to the further investigation of the international frontier of chordoma.

Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis; Chordoma; Global Trends; Research Development; Visualization.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare that we have no competing interests.

Figures

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Figure 1
(A) Flow chart; (B) The annual trends of publications; (C) Map of worldwide research productivity.
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Figure 2
(A) The publication number, H‐index and cited times of the top 10 countries; (B) The country co‐authorship network.
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Figure 3
(A) The publication number, H‐index and cited times of the top 10 institutes; (B) The institute co‐authorship network.
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Figure 4
(A) The publication number, H‐index and cited times of the top 10 authors; (B) The authors co‐authorship network.
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Figure 5
The co‐citation timeline map of references in the field of chordoma.
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Figure 6
(A) Keywords co‐occurrence network of publications; (B) Keywords density visualization map of publications; (C) The keywords co‐authorship network; (D) The keywords timeline view of publications.
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