Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China; Liaoning Provincial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenyang, China.
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Ann Palliat Med. 2022 May;11(5):1671-1686. doi: 10.21037/apm-21-2237. Epub 2022 Jan 5.
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common clinical condition with far-reaching health implications. We aimed to analyze the published articles of OSA and compare the differences in aspects of years, countries, institutions, journals, authors and keywords to evaluate the hotspots and development trends in OSA research.
We screened all associated literature on OSA from Web of Science (WoS) during 2011-2020 and analyzed the research trends in this field using the VOS viewer and the online bibliometric analysis platform. The BICOMB and gCLUTO softwares were used to visualize the hotspots in OSA research.
We screened 24,291 compliant publications. Statistics show that the number of OSA-related publications has increased annually. The United States has been leading in the global research field of OSA. Sleep and breathing have published the most articles on OSA. The University of Pennsylvania is the most prolific research institution, while David Gozal has made significant OSA research contributions. Four research hotspots have been summarized through the 21 most common keywords: (I) operative treatment for children with OSA; (II) risk factors and diagnosis of adult OSA; (III) prevalence of OSA and positive airway pressure treatment; (IV) oxidative stress caused by intermittent hypoxia and complications of OSA such as cardiovascular disease and insulin-resistance. Keywords: "Biomarkers", "Endoscopy", "Bariatric surgery", "Oral appliance", "Oropharyngeal exercises", are gradually emerging in the field of OSA research.
Over the past decade, increasing attention has been paid to global OSA-related research. The United States is dominating in the OSA research. China possesses a considerable publication number now, which has grown rapidly in the last decade. However, more attention to publication-quality is needed. Instead of traditional therapies, oral appliance, oropharyngeal exercises and much more new approaches are proven to benefit OSA patients and gradually becoming research hotspots.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）是一种常见的临床病症，对健康有广泛的影响。我们旨在分析已发表的 OSA 文献，并比较年份、国家、机构、期刊、作者和关键词等方面的差异，以评估 OSA 研究的热点和发展趋势。
我们从 Web of Science（WoS）筛选了 2011-2020 年所有与 OSA 相关的文献，并使用 VOS viewer 和在线文献计量分析平台分析了该领域的研究趋势。使用 BICOMB 和 gCLUTO 软件来可视化 OSA 研究的热点。
我们筛选了 24,291 篇符合要求的文献。统计数据表明，OSA 相关文献数量逐年增加。美国一直处于 OSA 全球研究领域的领先地位。Sleep and Breathing 发表了最多的 OSA 文章。宾夕法尼亚大学是最具影响力的研究机构，而 David Gozal 在 OSA 研究方面做出了重大贡献。通过 21 个最常见的关键词总结了四个研究热点：（I）儿童 OSA 的手术治疗；（II）成人 OSA 的危险因素和诊断；（III）OSA 的患病率和气道正压治疗；（IV）间歇性低氧引起的氧化应激和 OSA 相关的心血管疾病和胰岛素抵抗等并发症。关键词：“生物标志物”、“内镜”、“减肥手术”、“口腔矫治器”、“口咽运动”，在 OSA 研究领域逐渐兴起。
在过去的十年中，人们对全球 OSA 相关研究的关注度不断提高。美国在 OSA 研究中占据主导地位。中国现在拥有相当数量的出版物，并且在过去十年中增长迅速。然而，需要更加关注出版物的质量。与传统疗法相比，口腔矫治器、口咽运动等更多新方法已被证明对 OSA 患者有益，并逐渐成为研究热点。
