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. 2024 Feb 8;10(4):e25717.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25717. eCollection 2024 Feb 29.

The top 100 highly cited articles on neck pain: A bibliometric analysis

Lele Huang  1   2 , Min Cao  2 , Baiyang Xiao  2 , Heng Wu  2 , Lei Shi  2 , Fanfu Fang  2
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The top 100 highly cited articles on neck pain: A bibliometric analysis

Lele Huang et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Objective: Neck pain has emerged as a significant public health concern. This study is to unveil the present state of neck pain research, thereby furnishing invaluable insights for prospective research endeavours and clinical applications.

Methods: The study was initiated by searching the Web of Science Core Collection database, focusing on "neck pain". From the amassed results, the top 100 most cited references were imported into CiteSpace and VOSviewer, enabling a rigorous bibliometric analysis. To ensure precision, synonymous terms conveying similar meanings were harmonized. The bibliometric study encompassed countries, research institutions, authors, journals, and keyword analysis.

Results: The investigation centered on a curated compilation of 100 articles, disseminated across a diverse array of 36 scholarly journals. These seminal articles originated from 24 distinct countries, reflecting contributions from a wide spectrum of 188 research institutions. Impressively, a collaborative effort involving 385 authors emerged. Noteworthy core research countries included the United States and Australia, with the University of Queensland and the University of Toronto asserting notable influence. Prolific authors such as J. David Cassidy and Pierre Cote garnered attention. Present research endeavours pivot around the incidence of neck pain, the identification of risk factors, the efficacy evaluation of treatment modalities, and a pronounced focus on high-quality randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews.

Conclusion: The study shines a light on key research countries, influential institutions, prominent authors, and prevalent trends, effectively contributing to comprehending the knowledge landscape and research dynamics in the field of neck pain.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace; Neck pain; VOSviewer.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Trends in the annual publication of articles on NP Top 100 cited articles.
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Countries and institutions analysis: A Countries/regions cooperative network. B Institutions cooperative network.
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Journal and authors analysis: A Journals co-occurrence. B Authors cooperative network.
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Analysis of keywords: A Keyword co-occurrence. B Keywords density visualization.
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Keywords Time zone chart.
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Top 16 keywords with the strongest citation bursts.
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Analysis of articles: A Articles co-occurrence. B Articles density visualization.
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Dual-map overlay of journals.
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