Jia Yongheng, Liu Xianjun, Lu Keyu, Fang Xuedong, Xu Zhonghang
Department of Gastrointestinal Colorectal and Anal Surgery, The China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126 Xian Tai Street, Changchun, 130000, China.
College of Biological and Food Engineering, Jilin Engineering Normal University, No. 3050 Kaixuan Street, Changchun, 130000, China.
J Robot Surg. 2025 Sep 2;19(1):547. doi: 10.1007/s11701-025-02722-6.
This study utilizes bibliometric and visualization techniques to systematically analyze global development trends in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal diseases. Using the Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus as the data source, 4,214 relevant articles published between 1999 and 2025 were extracted. Tools such as VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Scimago Graphica, and Origin were employed to analyze academic output, collaboration networks, influence distribution, and research hotspots. The results show significant growth in academic productivity and citation impact in this field, with acceleration after 2020. The United States leads globally in research output and influence, while countries such as China, Japan, Italy, and South Korea also exhibit strong capabilities. At the institutional and author levels, Yonsei University and the Mayo Clinic are high-output institutions, with core scholars such as Hyung Woo Jin and Pigazzi Alessio driving the field. In journal influence, Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques leads in publication quantity, while Annals of Surgery tops quality evaluations with the highest H-index and impact factor. Keyword analysis reveals a shift in research hotspots from early "experience" accumulation to higher level evidence-based studies, with recent focuses on "risk" management and "surgical outcomes" reflecting a discipline-wide transition from technology-centered to patient-centered, full-cycle outcome assessment. This study comprehensively reveals the current status and trends in global robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery research for gastrointestinal diseases, providing directional guidance and research insights for its development and clinical evaluation.
本研究运用文献计量学和可视化技术，系统分析机器人辅助腹腔镜手术治疗胃肠道疾病的全球发展趋势。以科学网核心合集和Scopus作为数据源，提取了1999年至2025年间发表的4214篇相关文章。采用VOSviewer、CiteSpace、Scimago Graphica和Origin等工具，分析学术产出、合作网络、影响力分布和研究热点。结果显示，该领域的学术生产力和被引影响力显著增长，2020年后加速增长。美国在研究产出和影响力方面全球领先，中国、日本、意大利和韩国等国家也展现出强大实力。在机构和作者层面，延世大学和梅奥诊所是高产机构，Hyung Woo Jin和Pigazzi Alessio等核心学者推动着该领域发展。在期刊影响力方面，《外科内镜与其他介入技术》发表数量领先，而《外科学年鉴》在质量评估中名列前茅，其H指数和影响因子最高。关键词分析表明，研究热点从早期的“经验”积累转向更高水平的循证研究，近期对“风险”管理和“手术结果”的关注反映了该学科从以技术为中心向以患者为中心的全周期结果评估的转变。本研究全面揭示了全球机器人辅助腹腔镜手术治疗胃肠道疾病研究的现状和趋势，为其发展和临床评估提供了方向指导和研究见解。
