Eremiev Alexander, Kurland David B, Carter Camiren, Grin Eric A, Cheung Alexander T M, Dastagirzada Yosef, Harter David H
J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2024 Jul 26;34(4):334-346. doi: 10.3171/2024.5.PEDS24135. Print 2024 Oct 1.
The objective of this study was to report the results of a bibliometric analysis on the modern corpus of literature pertaining to endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). Prior bibliometrics studies on ETV have focused on highly cited articles, but an advanced bibliometric analysis has not yet been conducted.
The authors queried the Web of Science (WoS) for (ALL = (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)) OR (ALL = (ETV) AND ALL = (neurosurgery)). Articles or reviews published in English were included. Articles, along with their metadata, were exported. Statistical, bibliometric, and network analyses were performed using the Bibliometrix R package and various Python packages. Reference publication year spectroscopy (RPYS), a method that analyzes the frequency with which references are cited in terms of these references' publication years, was employed to explore the historical roots of the field.
Between 1994 and 2023, 1663 documents were identified (1382 articles) from 5457 authors. The mean annual growth rate of publications was 4.9%. International coauthorship increased 4-fold over this time period and was noted for 18.95% of published studies from 2011 to 2023. We observed that Child's Nervous System published the most articles, Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) articles were cited most frequently, and JNS: Pediatrics articles had the highest impact. Female coauthorship increased from < 1% of published studies before 2000 to 19% by 2022, with an increase in female first authorship from 2% in 2005 to 22% in 2022 and at least 1 female coauthor rising from 3% in 2000 to 68% in 2022. Likewise, minority authorship has increased, as in the early ETV literature > 75% of authors were White while currently only 43% are White. The authors of this study also identified the most prolific authors on the subject. Early in the publication record, etiological and technical terms such as "aqueductal stenosis" and "technical note" predominated. More recently, "complications," "failure," "success," "neuroendoscopy," and "choroid plexus cauterization" were prominent. Utilizing RPYS, the authors identified 32 articles that comprise the foundational articles on ETV, published between 1966 and 2010.
Interest in ETV increased in the 1990s with the advent of advanced endoscopic technologies-particularly digital video. The focus of research has shifted from etiology to outcomes, complication management, and technical mastery.
本研究的目的是报告一项关于内镜下第三脑室造瘘术（ETV）现代文献语料库的文献计量分析结果。先前关于ETV的文献计量学研究主要集中在高被引文章上，但尚未进行先进的文献计量分析。
作者在科学网（WoS）中查询（ALL =（内镜下第三脑室造瘘术））或（ALL =（ETV）且ALL =（神经外科））。纳入以英文发表的文章或综述。文章及其元数据被导出。使用Bibliometrix R包和各种Python包进行统计、文献计量和网络分析。采用参考文献发表年份光谱分析（RPYS）方法，该方法根据参考文献的发表年份分析其被引用的频率，以探索该领域的历史根源。
在1994年至2023年期间，从5457位作者中识别出1663篇文献（1382篇文章）。出版物的年均增长率为4.9%。国际合作作者在这一时期增长了4倍，2011年至2023年发表的研究中有18.95%有国际合作。我们观察到《儿童神经系统》发表的文章最多，《神经外科杂志》（JNS）的文章被引用频率最高，《JNS：儿科学》的文章影响力最大。女性合作作者从2000年前发表研究的不到1%增加到2022年的19%，女性第一作者从2005年的2%增加到2022年的22%，至少有一名女性合作作者从2000年的3%增加到2022年的68%。同样，少数族裔作者也有所增加，在早期ETV文献中，超过75%的作者是白人，而目前只有43%是白人。本研究的作者还确定了该主题最多产的作者。在出版记录早期，诸如“导水管狭窄”和 “技术说明” 等病因学和技术术语占主导地位。最近，“并发症”“失败”“成功”“神经内镜检查” 和 “脉络丛烧灼术” 等术语较为突出。利用RPYS，作者确定了32篇构成ETV基础文章的文献，发表于1966年至2010年之间。
随着先进内镜技术特别是数字视频的出现，20世纪90年代对ETV的兴趣增加。研究重点已从病因学转向结果、并发症管理和技术掌握。
