Akhlaghi Allahkaram, Hashemi Seyed Basir, Hamidi Ali, Khosravi Abdolrasool, Jahangiri Reza
Department of Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Apr;76(2):1697-1710. doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-04387-9. Epub 2023 Dec 9.
Otitis media is a common health problem affecting people of all ages and significantly impacting public health and healthcare costs. Otitis media, a type of middle ear disease, is one of the most common types. This scientometric study aimed to provide an overview of the knowledge domain in otitis media research. Documents were retrieved from the Web of Science database. A scientometric study was then performed on a sample of 27,213 documents. This study found that research on otitis media has increased significantly in recent years, with an annual growth rate of 4.58%. The average age of the documents analyzed was 18 years, with an average of 21.88 citations and an average of 4.58 authors. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan ranked first to third in terms of number of publications. Still, the United States, China, and Sweden were in a better position in terms of impact on the research network. Co-occurrence word analysis showed that significant attention was given to topics such as chronic inflammation in autism, acute inflammation in otitis media, and increased fluid in the middle ear. This study highlights the need to prioritize and focus attention on otitis, particularly otitis media, due to its prevalence and impact on public health. The use of scientometric software, such as Biblioshiny and CiteSpace, provides a valuable means of assessing research trends and identifying important areas for future study in the field of knowledge.
中耳炎是一个影响各年龄段人群的常见健康问题，对公众健康和医疗成本有着重大影响。中耳炎作为一种中耳疾病，是最常见的类型之一。这项科学计量学研究旨在概述中耳炎研究的知识领域。文献从科学网数据库中检索。然后对27213篇文献样本进行了科学计量学研究。该研究发现，近年来关于中耳炎的研究显著增加，年增长率为4.58%。所分析文献的平均年龄为18年，平均被引次数为21.88次，平均作者数量为4.58人。美国、英国和日本在出版物数量方面排名前三。然而，美国、中国和瑞典在对研究网络的影响方面处于更有利的地位。共现词分析表明，人们对诸如自闭症中的慢性炎症、中耳炎中的急性炎症以及中耳积液增加等主题给予了高度关注。这项研究强调，由于中耳炎的普遍性及其对公众健康的影响，需要优先并重点关注中耳炎，尤其是中耳炎症。使用诸如Biblioshiny和CiteSpace等科学计量学软件，为评估研究趋势和确定该知识领域未来研究的重要领域提供了一种有价值的手段。
