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Review
. 2024 Feb 29;58(6):650-660.
doi: 10.1007/s43465-024-01111-9. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Global Research on Osteoarthritis During 1994-2023: A Scientometric Assessment of Publications and Citations

Raju Vaishya  1 , Brij Mohan Gupta  2 , Ghouse Modin Nabeesab Mamdapur  3 , Mallikarjun M Kappi  4 , Abhishek Vaish  1
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Global Research on Osteoarthritis During 1994-2023: A Scientometric Assessment of Publications and Citations

Raju Vaishya et al. Indian J Orthop. .

Abstract

Introduction: This study presents a global research scenario in the broad domain of osteoarthritis (OA) research, using quantitative and qualitative publication and citation indicators.

Methods: The study is based on 45,368 global publications, sourced from the Scopus bibliographical database, covering three decades (1994-2023). We studied the performance of the top 12 developed and top 12 developing countries. The key countries, organizations and authors at national and international levels were identified. The broad subject areas and key journals contributing to global OA research were delineated, besides identifying the broad characteristics of highly cited papers in the field.

Results: The United States and China were the most productive countries, while the Netherlands and Canada made the largest citation impact. Harvard Medical School and the University of Sydney made the most contribution, while Boston University and Pfizer Inc., USA registered the highest citation impact. Hunter DJ and Guermazi A were the most productive authors, while Lohmander LS, and Hochberg MC registered the highest citation impact. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage (n = 4879) and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (n = 786) published the maximum papers, while Arthritis and Rheumatism and Nature Reviews Rheumatology registered the largest citation impact. The highly cited papers with 100 or more citations constituted 6.25% of the total publications.

Conclusions: There has been a systematic growth of publications on OA. The research on OA was mainly done in developed countries, with the maximum publications coming from the United States of America, China and Canada. The most impactful publications on OA were from the Netherlands, Canada and the United States of America.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s43465-024-01111-9.

Keywords: Bibliometrics; Citations; Joints; Osteoarthritis; Research; Scientometric.

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Yearwise growth of osteoarthritis literature (1994–2023)
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