Department of Spinal Orthopaedics, The Second People's Hospital of Changshu, Changshu, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Feb 11;101(6):e28761. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000028761.
Bone metastasis (BM) has become an important health problem. In recent years, studies on BM are growing rapidly, but there were no bibliometric studies regarding BM. This study aimed to illustrate the overall knowledge structure and development trends of BM.
Research datasets were acquired from the Web of Science database. The time span was defined as "1980-2020". VOS viewer and Citespace software was provided to analyze the data and generate visualization knowledge maps. Annual trends of publications, distribution, H-index status, co-authorship status, and research hotspots were analyzed.
Six hundred eighty-two publications met the requirement. USA published most papers (264, 38.7%), and both total citations (13,997) and H-index (57) of USA ranked first. The most productive institution on BM is Amgen Inc. (43). Supportive Care in Cancer (24) published the most papers on BM. "Safety", "skeletal related event", "open label", "management", "health", and "prognosis" are the research hotspots in the recent years.
In this study, we conduct a systematic and comprehensive analysis on the research in BM field. The publication number was rising in recent years stably. USA contributed mostly not only in quality, but also in quantity. Amgen Inc. published the largest number of articles, Supportive Care in Cancer was the most productive journal related to BM. "Safety", "skeletal related event", "open label", "management", "health", and "prognosis" are the research hotspots in recent years. We believe this study can not only show the global research overview in past 40 years but also point the research trend of BM in the future.
骨转移（BM）已成为一个重要的健康问题。近年来，对 BM 的研究迅速增长，但尚无关于 BM 的文献计量学研究。本研究旨在阐明 BM 的整体知识结构和发展趋势。
研究数据集从 Web of Science 数据库中获取。时间跨度定义为“1980-2020”。使用 VOS viewer 和 Citespace 软件对数据进行分析并生成可视化知识图谱。分析出版物的年度趋势、分布、H 指数状况、合著状况和研究热点。
符合要求的出版物有 682 篇。美国发表的论文最多（264 篇，38.7%），总引用次数（13997）和 H 指数（57）均排名第一。BM 最具生产力的机构是 Amgen Inc.（43 篇）。支持性护理在癌症方面（24 篇）发表了最多关于 BM 的论文。“安全性”、“骨骼相关事件”、“开放标签”、“管理”、“健康”和“预后”是近年来的研究热点。
本研究对 BM 领域的研究进行了系统全面的分析。近年来，出版物数量稳定增长。美国不仅在质量上，而且在数量上都做出了最大的贡献。Amgen Inc. 发表的文章数量最多，Supportive Care in Cancer 是与 BM 相关的最具生产力的期刊。“安全性”、“骨骼相关事件”、“开放标签”、“管理”、“健康”和“预后”是近年来的研究热点。我们相信，这项研究不仅可以展示过去 40 年来全球研究概况，还可以指出 BM 的未来研究趋势。
