Yin Mengchen, Wang Hongshen, Sun Yijun, Xu Chongqing, Ye Jie, Ma Junming, Wang Dan, Mo Wen
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Department of Orthopaedics, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai.
Clin Spine Surg. 2022 Feb 1;35(1):E259-E266. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000001160.
Bibliometric and visualization analysis.
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has become a common health problem and the most frequent indication for spinal surgery. This study aimed to illustrate the overall knowledge structure, and development trends of LSS, using a bibliometric analysis and newly developed visualization tools.
Research data sets were acquired from the Web of Science. The time span was defined as "2000-2019". VOS viewer and Citespace software was provided to analyze the data and generate visualization knowledge maps. Annual trend of publications, distribution, H-index status, co-authorship status and research hotspots were analyzed.
A total of 1934 publications met the requirement. The United States published most papers (521, 26.9%), both total citations (17,626) and H-index (61) ranked first of all the countries. The most productive organizations on LSS is Seoul National University (50). Spine (43) published the most papers on LSS. Quality of life, risk factor, disability, double blind trials, and decompression surgery are the research hotspots in the recent years.
The number of publications showed an upward trend with a stable rise in recent years. The United States is a country with the highest productivity, not only in quality, but also in quantity. Seoul National University has been the largest contributor in this field. Spine is the best journal related to LSS. Quality of life, risk factor, disability, and decompression surgery are the research hotspots in the recent years. Indeed, this study provides a new insight to the growth and development of LSS. Moreover, it will contribute to the growth of the international frontier of LSS.
文献计量学与可视化分析。
腰椎管狭窄症（LSS）已成为常见的健康问题，也是脊柱手术最常见的指征。本研究旨在通过文献计量分析和新开发的可视化工具，阐述LSS的整体知识结构和发展趋势。
研究数据集来自科学网。时间跨度定义为“2000 - 2019年”。使用VOSviewer和Citespace软件分析数据并生成可视化知识图谱。分析了出版物的年度趋势、分布、H指数状况、合作作者状况和研究热点。
共有1934篇出版物符合要求。美国发表的论文最多（521篇，占26.9%），总被引次数（17626次）和H指数（61）在所有国家中均排名第一。在LSS研究方面产出最多的机构是首尔国立大学（50篇）。《脊柱》（Spine）杂志发表的关于LSS的论文最多（43篇）。生活质量、危险因素、残疾、双盲试验和减压手术是近年来的研究热点。
出版物数量呈上升趋势，近年来稳步增长。美国是生产力最高的国家，不仅在质量上，而且在数量上。首尔国立大学一直是该领域最大的贡献者。《脊柱》是与LSS相关的最佳期刊。生活质量、危险因素、残疾和减压手术是近年来的研究热点。确实，本研究为LSS的发展提供了新的见解。此外，它将有助于LSS国际前沿的发展。
