Mir Jamshaid M, Kurland David B, Cheung Alexander T M, Liu Albert, Shlobin Nathan A, Alber Daniel, Rai Sumedha, Jain Vasvi, Rodriguez-Olaverri Juan C, Anderson Richard C E, Lau Darryl, Kondziolka Douglas, Oermann Eric K
Department of Neurological Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Neurosurg Pract. 2024 Jun 5;5(3):e00092. doi: 10.1227/neuprac.0000000000000092. eCollection 2024 Sep.
Pediatric spine surgery has evolved considerably over the past century. No previous study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the corpus of pediatric spine surgery. We used big data and advanced bibliometric analyses to evaluate trends in the progression of pediatric spine surgery as a distinct field since the beginning of the 20th century.
A Web of Science query was designed to capture the representative corpus of pediatric spine literature. Statistical and bibliometric analyses were performed using various Python packages and the Bibliometrix R package.
The collection, published from 1902 to 2023, comprised a total of 11 861 articles from 61 journals and 32 715 unique authors. The overall growth rate annually for publications was 5.08%. An upsurge in publications was seen in the 1980s, after the advent of specialty and subspecialty journals. Illustratively, over 90% of all articles pertaining to pediatric spine surgery were published in the past 3 decades. International and domestic collaboration also increased exponentially over this time period. Reference publication year spectroscopy allowed us to identify 75 articles that comprise the historical roots of modern pediatric spine surgery. There was a recent lexical evolution of topics and terms toward alignment, outcomes, and patient-centric terms. Coauthorship among under-represented groups increased since 1990, but remains low, with disparities persisting across journals.
This comprehensive bibliometric analysis on the corpus of pediatric spine surgery offers insight into the evolving landscape of research, authorship, and publication trends over the past century. Advancements in the understanding of the natural history and technology have led the field to become increasingly outcomes focused, all of which have been fueled by pioneering authors. While diversity among authors improves, under-representation of various groups continues to persist, indicating a critical role for further outreach and promotion.
在过去的一个世纪里，小儿脊柱外科发展显著。此前尚无研究对小儿脊柱外科文献进行文献计量分析。我们运用大数据和先进的文献计量分析方法，评估自20世纪初以来小儿脊柱外科作为一个独立领域的发展趋势。
设计了一个科学网查询，以获取小儿脊柱文献的代表性语料库。使用各种Python包和Bibliometrix R包进行统计和文献计量分析。
该数据集涵盖了1902年至2023年发表的11861篇文章，来自61种期刊，共有32715位不同作者。出版物的年总体增长率为5.08%。在专业和亚专业期刊出现后的20世纪80年代，出版物数量出现了激增。举例来说，所有与小儿脊柱外科相关的文章中，超过90%是在过去30年发表的。在此期间，国际和国内合作也呈指数级增长。参考出版年光谱分析使我们能够确定75篇构成现代小儿脊柱外科历史根源的文章。最近，主题和术语在词汇上向对齐、结果和以患者为中心的术语演变。自1990年以来，代表性不足群体之间的共同作者数量有所增加，但仍然较低，不同期刊之间的差距依然存在。
这项对小儿脊柱外科文献的全面文献计量分析，深入了解了过去一个世纪研究、作者身份和出版趋势的演变情况。对自然病史和技术理解的进步，使该领域越来越关注结果，所有这些都受到开创性作者的推动。虽然作者的多样性有所改善，但各群体代表性不足的情况仍然存在，这表明进一步拓展和推广具有关键作用。
