First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 Jul 14;102(28):e34263. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000034263.
Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a rare and irreversible chronic respiratory disease. The diagnosis of BO is challenging, and there still needs to be specific therapies and uniform treatment guidelines available. Research on BO has grown steadily over the past 20 years, and with the continued interest of researchers in this area, a bibliometric study of BO becomes necessary. This topic aims to assess the current state of research in BO over the last 2 decades and to identify research hotspots and emerging directions. Information on BO-related articles were obtained from the Science Citation Index Expand of the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC [SCI-E]) database. Citespace (6.1.R6), VOSviewer (1.6.18), and the online bibliometrics website (https://bibliometric.com/) were used for bibliometric analysis mainly to include country/region, institution, author, journal, keywords, and references and to construct visual knowledge network diagrams. A total of 4153 publications from the WOSCC [SCI-E] database were included in this study. Most publications come from the United States, Japan, and Germany, which collaborate relatively more frequently. Research institutions in the United States, especially the University of Washington, published the largest number of BO-related articles. Regarding authors, Vos, R is the most productive author, while Verleden, GM is the most influential in BO. In addition, JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION is the journal with the most published articles. The most cited article is Estenne M, 2002. Based on the clustering analysis of keywords and references, the diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS), treatment of BOS, and risk factors of BO are the current research hotspots and future research trends. We analyzed the publication trends in BO by bibliometrics and mapped the knowledge network of major contributing countries/regions, institutions, authors, and journals. Current research hotspots were found based on the main keywords and references. The outcome may help researchers identify potential collaborators, collaborating institutions, and hot fronts in BO to enhance collaboration on critical issues and improve the diagnosis and treatment of BO.
闭塞性细支气管炎（BO）是一种罕见且不可逆转的慢性呼吸道疾病。BO 的诊断具有挑战性，仍然需要有特定的治疗方法和统一的治疗指南。在过去的 20 年中，对 BO 的研究稳步增长，随着研究人员对该领域的持续关注，对 BO 进行文献计量学研究变得必要。本主题旨在评估过去 20 年来 BO 研究的现状，并确定研究热点和新兴方向。BO 相关文章的信息来自 Web of Science Core Collection（WOSCC [SCI-E]）数据库的科学引文索引扩展版。Citespace（6.1.R6）、VOSviewer（1.6.18）和在线文献计量学网站（https://bibliometric.com/）主要用于文献计量分析，包括国家/地区、机构、作者、期刊、关键词和参考文献，并构建可视化知识网络图。本研究共纳入来自 WOSCC [SCI-E]数据库的 4153 篇出版物。大多数出版物来自美国、日本和德国，这些国家之间的合作相对更为频繁。来自美国的研究机构，特别是华盛顿大学，发表了最多的 BO 相关文章。关于作者，Vos，R 是最有生产力的作者，而 Verleden，GM 在 BO 中最具影响力。此外，JOURNAL OF HEART AND LUNG TRANSPLANTATION 是发表文章最多的期刊。被引频次最高的文章是 Estenne M，2002。基于关键词和参考文献的聚类分析，发现了当前的研究热点和未来的研究趋势是闭塞性细支气管炎综合征（BOS）的诊断、BOS 的治疗和 BO 的危险因素。我们通过文献计量学分析了 BO 的发表趋势，并绘制了主要贡献国家/地区、机构、作者和期刊的知识网络图。根据主要关键词和参考文献找到了当前的研究热点。研究结果可能有助于研究人员确定潜在的合作者、合作机构和 BO 的热点前沿，以加强对关键问题的合作，并提高 BO 的诊断和治疗水平。
