Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Library, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 May 25;316(6):234. doi: 10.1007/s00403-024-03092-z.
In the field of alopecia areata research, various focuses including risk factors, epidemiology, molecular pathways, and treatment were constantly improving. However, to date, a bibliometric analysis summarizing the research trend is not available to date. The main objective of this study was to provide researchers with an overview of the research trend on alopecia areata in the past two decades. In Web of Science database, screening and extraction of studies related to alopecia areata has been performed. Within studies related to alopecia areata, the most cited 100 studies were appraised and the information of articles, including the citation amounts, keywords and publication types, was extracted for analyses. On average, each study in the top 100 list was cited 104.72 times. Within the top 100 list, the most focused fields were on the management of alopecia areata (34%), molecular mechanisms (28%) and epidemiological issues (23%). Approximately one third of the management-associated studies focused on Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors (10 studies) and 5 studies focused on the efficacy of corticosteroids for alopecia areata. According to the results of the keyword analysis, JAK inhibitors had become the most mentioned keywords in the field of alopecia areata research since 2016. The top 100 most referenced papers in the field of alopecia areata mostly focused on essential aspects such as treatment options, pathogenesis, risk factors, and comorbidities. The results of the current study could be considered a potential resource for future research and patient care information.
在斑秃研究领域，风险因素、流行病学、分子途径和治疗等各个方面的研究都在不断进展。然而，迄今为止，尚无文献计量分析总结该领域的研究趋势。本研究的主要目的是为研究人员提供过去 20 年斑秃研究趋势的概述。在 Web of Science 数据库中，对与斑秃相关的研究进行了筛选和提取。在与斑秃相关的研究中，对被引频次最高的 100 篇研究进行了评估，并提取了文章的信息，包括引文数量、关键词和出版物类型，进行分析。平均而言，前 100 名列表中的每项研究被引 104.72 次。在前 100 名列表中，最受关注的领域是斑秃的管理（34%）、分子机制（28%）和流行病学问题（23%）。约三分之一与管理相关的研究集中在 Janus 激酶（JAK）抑制剂（10 项研究）和 5 项研究关注皮质类固醇治疗斑秃的疗效。根据关键词分析的结果，自 2016 年以来，JAK 抑制剂已成为斑秃研究领域中最常被提及的关键词。斑秃领域被引频次最高的 100 篇论文主要集中在治疗选择、发病机制、风险因素和合并症等重要方面。本研究的结果可以被认为是未来研究和患者护理信息的潜在资源。
