The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Department of Neurology, Ningbo, China.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Department of Neurosurgery, Ningbo, China.
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Sep-Oct;90(5):101441. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2024.101441. Epub 2024 May 11.
Dizziness or vertigo in older population frequently presents in clinical settings, yet its etiology remains elusive. The objective of this study was to delineate global trends and identify frontiers in research concerning dizziness or vertigo among older population.
We searched the research literature published from 2003 to 2022 on older population with dizziness or vertigo using two databases from the Web of Science Core Collection. A bibliometric and visualization analysis was conducted. Bibliometric tools facilitated co-authorship, co-citation, and keyword co-occurrence analyses, encompassing countries or regions, institutions, authors, journals, and references.
The analysis included 1322 publications authored by 6524 individuals from 2244 institutions across 67 countries or regions, spanning 92 subject categories. A steady increase in publications was noted from 2003 to 2022. The University of Munich, Harvard University, and the University of California System emerged as leading institutions with the highest publication outputs. The United States, Germany, and China were predominant in publication counts. Eva Grill was identified as the most prolific author. Otology & Neurotology and Geriatrics & Gerontology emerged as the most prolific journal and subject category, respectively. The most prevalent keywords were "dizziness", "vertigo", "falls", and "geriatric", with "management", "gait", and "association" recognized as the principal research hotspots.
This study provides a systematic analysis of global scientific research on older population dizziness/vertigo, revealing significant advancements in understanding over the past two decades. Management, gait, and association have emerged as the primary research focuses on recent years. These findings offer valuable insights for directing current research efforts to capture prevailing trends and explore new frontiers in this field.
老年人头晕或眩晕在临床环境中经常出现，但病因仍难以捉摸。本研究的目的是描绘全球趋势，并确定老年人头晕或眩晕研究的前沿领域。
我们使用 Web of Science 核心合集的两个数据库，从 2003 年至 2022 年，对患有头晕或眩晕的老年人群进行了研究文献检索。进行了文献计量和可视化分析。文献计量工具促进了合著、共引和关键词共现分析，涵盖了国家或地区、机构、作者、期刊和参考文献。
该分析包括来自 67 个国家或地区的 2244 个机构的 6524 名作者撰写的 1322 篇出版物，涵盖 92 个主题类别。从 2003 年至 2022 年，出版物数量稳步增加。慕尼黑大学、哈佛大学和加利福尼亚大学系统成为发表产出最高的领先机构。美国、德国和中国在出版物数量上占主导地位。Eva Grill 被确定为最多产的作者。耳科学与神经耳科学和老年医学与老年病学分别是最有影响力的期刊和主题类别。最常见的关键词是“头晕”、“眩晕”、“跌倒”和“老年病”，而“管理”、“步态”和“关联”被认为是主要的研究热点。
本研究对过去二十年全球老年人头晕/眩晕的科学研究进行了系统分析，揭示了该领域的重大进展。近年来，管理、步态和关联已成为主要研究重点。这些发现为指导当前研究工作提供了有价值的见解，以捕捉该领域的流行趋势并探索新的前沿领域。
