Hu Yungang, Yu Lu, Du Weili, Hu Xiaohua, Shen Yuming
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Front Oncol. 2024 Aug 26;14:1430802. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1430802. eCollection 2024.
Radiation therapy has become an important treatment for many malignant tumours after surgery and for palliative tumour care. Although modern radiotherapy technology is constantly improving, radiation damage to normal tissues is often difficult to avoid, and radiation-induced skin injury (RSI) is a common complication, manifested as skin erythema, peeling, ulceration, and even bone and deep organ damage, seriously affect the quality of life for patients. Basic research and clinical trials related to RSI have achieved certain results, while no researchers have conducted comprehensive bibliometric studies.
A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of publications on RSI published between 2004 and 2023 was conducted to identify current hotspots and future directions in this area of study.
RSI-related publications published between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2023, were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database for analysis using VOSviewer and CiteSpace analytics.
A total of 1009 publications on RSI from 2004 to 2023 were included in the WoSCC database. The United States had the highest productivity with 299 papers, accounting for 29.63% of the total production, followed by China with 193 papers (19.13%) and Japan with 111 papers (11.00%). In terms of research institutions and journals, the University of Toronto and published the highest number of papers. Professor Edward Chow published the most articles, while Professor Shuyu Zhang was the most cited. The top ten most-cited papers focused on the pathogenesis, prevention, and management of RSI. Keyword co-occurrence analysis and the top 25 keywords with the strongest citation bursts suggest that current research focuses on the pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment management of RSI.
This study conducted a systematic bibliometric analysis of RSI publications from 2004 to 2023; identified the trends in RSI publications, major research countries, major research institutions, major research journals, major research authors, and major research keywords; and revealed the future development direction and research hotspots of this field. This study provides a valuable reference for future RSI research.
放射治疗已成为许多恶性肿瘤术后及姑息性肿瘤治疗的重要手段。尽管现代放疗技术不断进步，但正常组织的辐射损伤往往难以避免，放射性皮肤损伤（RSI）是一种常见并发症，表现为皮肤红斑、脱皮、溃疡，甚至骨骼和深部器官损伤，严重影响患者生活质量。与RSI相关的基础研究和临床试验已取得一定成果，但尚无研究者进行全面的文献计量学研究。
对2004年至2023年发表的关于RSI的文献进行全面的文献计量学分析，以确定该研究领域当前的热点和未来方向。
从Web of Science核心合集（WoSCC）数据库中检索2004年1月1日至2023年12月31日期间发表的与RSI相关的文献，使用VOSviewer和CiteSpace分析工具进行分析。
WoSCC数据库共纳入2004年至2023年关于RSI的1009篇文献。美国的发文量最高，为299篇，占总发文量的29.63%，其次是中国，有193篇（19.13%），日本有111篇（11.00%）。在研究机构和期刊方面，多伦多大学发表的论文数量最多。爱德华·周教授发表的文章最多，而张淑玉教授被引用次数最多。被引频次最高的前十篇论文聚焦于RSI的发病机制、预防和管理。关键词共现分析以及具有最强引文爆发的前25个关键词表明，当前研究集中在RSI的发病机制、预防和治疗管理方面。
本研究对2004年至2023年RSI相关文献进行了系统的文献计量学分析；确定了RSI文献的趋势、主要研究国家、主要研究机构、主要研究期刊、主要研究作者和主要研究关键词；揭示了该领域未来的发展方向和研究热点。本研究为未来RSI研究提供了有价值的参考。
