Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Dental Implant Center, Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
World Neurosurg. 2022 Feb;158:e697-e710. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2021.11.044. Epub 2021 Nov 16.
Although several studies have been reported on early-onset scoliosis (EOS), a bibliometric analysis is still lacking. A systematic bibliometric analysis will enable researchers to understand the scope of the research topics, identify research focuses and key literature, and predict future research directions.
Literature data were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The Web of Science Results Analysis and Citation Report were used to analyze the reported studies in different views. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used for further analysis, including a cooperation network analysis of the authors, institutions, countries and/or regions, discipline and journal analysis, reference co-citation analysis, and keyword co-occurrence analysis.
The final analysis included 674 relevant studies reported from 2005 to 2020. During the study period, the field of EOS has expanded rapidly. Multiple cooperation was found among the authors, institutions, and countries and/or regions, with some making great contributions. The results of the reference co-citation analysis showed that the studies had several main focuses, including the growing rod (GR), magnetically controlled GR, an EOS 24-item questionnaire, and a growth evaluation.
From 2005 to 2020, surgical treatment has remained the focus of research in the EOS field. The magnetically controlled GR is the latest research focus, which might become more comprehensive in the future. The Gr has remained the most popular topic, and potential new surgical techniques might require improvement to become the favored techniques. In addition, assessing the health-related quality of life and growth parameters of patients with EOS have become a popular topic.
尽管已经有几项关于早发性脊柱侧凸（EOS）的研究报告，但仍缺乏文献计量分析。系统的文献计量分析将使研究人员能够了解研究主题的范围，确定研究重点和关键文献，并预测未来的研究方向。
从 Web of Science 核心合集数据库中检索文献数据。使用 Web of Science 结果分析和引文报告对不同视角下的报道研究进行分析。使用 CiteSpace 和 VOSviewer 进行进一步分析，包括作者、机构、国家和/或地区、学科和期刊分析、参考文献共被引分析和关键词共现分析的合作网络分析。
最终分析包括 2005 年至 2020 年期间报告的 674 项相关研究。在研究期间，EOS 领域迅速扩展。作者、机构和国家和/或地区之间存在多种合作，其中一些做出了巨大贡献。参考文献共被引分析的结果表明，这些研究有几个主要关注点，包括生长棒（GR）、磁控 GR、EOS 24 项问卷和生长评估。
2005 年至 2020 年，手术治疗一直是 EOS 领域研究的重点。磁控 GR 是最新的研究热点，未来可能会更加全面。GR 一直是最受欢迎的话题，潜在的新手术技术可能需要改进才能成为首选技术。此外，评估 EOS 患者的健康相关生活质量和生长参数已成为一个热门话题。
