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Review
. 2024 Jan 6:17:153-169.
doi: 10.2147/JPR.S437575. eCollection 2024.

Bibliometric Analysis of the Development, Current Status, and Trends in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Research: A Systematic Review from 1998 to 2023

Ziming Geng #  1 , Jian Wang #  1 , Jianchao Liu #  1 , Jun Miao  1
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Bibliometric Analysis of the Development, Current Status, and Trends in Adult Degenerative Scoliosis Research: A Systematic Review from 1998 to 2023

Ziming Geng et al. J Pain Res. .

Abstract

Purpose: Adult degenerative scoliosis (ADS) research lacks bibliometric analysis, despite numerous studies. This study aimed to systematically analyze the development, current status, hot topics, frontier areas, and trends in ADS research.

Patients and methods: A systematic literature review was conducted in the Web of Science Core Collection database from January 1998 to June 2023. Information regarding the country, institution, author, journal, and keywords was collected for each article. Bibliometric analysis was performed using VOSviewer and Citespace software.

Results: The final analysis covered 1695 publications, demonstrating a steady increase in ADS research. The United States was the most prolific and influential country with 684 publications, followed by China and Japan. The University of California System was the most productive institution with 113 publications. Shaffrey, CI (47 publications) and Lenke, LG (41 publications) were top authors. The analysis revealed seven main research clusters: "intervertebral disc", "adult spinal deformity", "lumbar fusion", "minimally invasive surgery", "navigation", "postoperative complications", and "mental retardation". Keywords with strong bursts of activity included degeneration, prevalence, imbalance, classification, lumbar spinal stenosis, and kyphosis.

Conclusion: In conclusion, in recent years, ADS research has undergone rapid development. This study analyzed its hot topics, advancements, and research directions, making it the latest bibliometric analysis in this field. The findings aim to provide a new perspective and guidance for clinical practitioners and researchers.

Keywords: CiteSpace; VOSviewer; adult degenerative scoliosis; adult spinal deformities; bibliometric analysis.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Number of reported studies and citations over time.
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Global distribution map of published articles.
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Co-occurrence network map of countries/regions.
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Co-occurrence network map of institutions.
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Cooperation network of cited journals.
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Dual map overlay of journals related to degenerative scoliosis. (Left) Citing journals. (Right) Cited journals. The color of the links distinguishes the discipline of the source.
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The network map of productive authors.
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Co-occurrence network map of authors.
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Cooperation network of cited references.
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Cooperation network of keywords.
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The cluster view map. The map is divided into several small grids, and the locations in each grid are grouped into a cluster. The smaller the number, the more keywords are included in the clusters.
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Top 25 keywords with the strongest citation burst values.
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