A worldwide bibliometric analysis of acromegaly in the past two decades: 1999–2022

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Neuroscience

Biling Huang¹  Mingliu Li¹  Yuanyuan Teng¹  Min Wang¹  Shuqin Peng¹  Jieyu Liang²  Qi Liu²  Ze Liu²  Yi Zhang² 

[1] Department of Endocrinology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China;National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China;National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China;Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China;

关键词: acromegaly;    bibliometrics analysis;    visual analysis;    Web of Science;    CiteSpace;    VOSviewer;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fnins.2023.1187820

 received in 2023-03-16, accepted in 2023-06-19,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

ObjectivesTo conduct a bibliometric analysis to quantify and identify the current status and trends of acromegaly research in the past two decades.Materials and methodsArticles related to acromegaly that were published from 1999 to 2022 were retrieved through the Web of Science core collection (WoSCC) database. Then, they were imported into VOSviewer and CiteSpace to conduct a visualization analysis of authors, countries, institutions, citation numbers, cocitations, keywords, and references.ResultsA total of 3,909 articles were identified in the study. Among them, the United States made the largest contribution to the field. Moreover, Colao A. was the most prolific author, and the University of Naples Federico II was the institution with the most publications. In addition, the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism was the core journal in the field. High-frequency keywords mainly included “acromegaly,” “GH (Growth Hormone),” “IGH-I (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I),” “pituitary adenomas,” and “octreotide.”ConclusionStudies related to acromegaly have shown stable stepwise growth over the past two decades. Interestingly, the research focus after 2016 gradually shifted from the etiology, mechanism, medications for treatment, and complications to improving prognosis and quality of life of patients with acromegaly. The current findings may provide guidance for further research in the field of acromegaly.

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