Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (21): 3424-3430.doi: 10.12307/2024.064

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Visualization analysis of research hotspots and trends in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Hou Zhaomeng1, 2, Su Shaoting2, Chen Longhao2, Wei Guikang2, Zhou Honghai2   

  1. 1Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yancheng TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng 224000, Jiangsu Province, China; 2Faculty of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Received:2023-04-06 Accepted:2023-05-19 Online:2024-07-28 Published:2023-09-28
  • Contact: Zhou Honghai, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Faculty of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • About author:Hou Zhaomeng, Doctoral candidate, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Yancheng TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Yancheng 224000, Jiangsu Province, China; Faculty of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning 530000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
  • Supported by:
    Research Center for Academic Thought and Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Inheritance and Development of Wei Guikang, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, No. 2022V001 (to ZHH); Guangxi Graduate Education Innovation Program Project, No. YCBXJ2022004 (to HZM)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common scoliosis deformity, accounting for about 80% of all scoliosis. Its pathogenesis is unknown. In recent years, the incidence rate has shown an obvious upward trend, which seriously threatens the physical and mental health of adolescents. 
OBJECTIVE: To perform the visualization analysis of the relevant literature on adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in recent 20 years through the Bibliometrics method, and explore the research hotspots and trends in this field to provide references for further research. 
METHODS: The relevant articles included in the Web of Science core collection database from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2021 were searched by computer. The scientific knowledge map was drawn by CiteSpace 5.8.R3 software. The cooperation network, co-citation network, keyword co-occurrence, burst, clustering and timeline map were visually analyzed. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 5 245 papers were included. In the past 20 years, the annual publication volume has shown a fluctuating upward trend. The analysis of the cooperation network shows that the author with the most publications is Qiu Yong; the institution is Nanjing University; the country is USA. The author with the highest intermediary centrality is Lowe TG; the institution is Childrens Hosp Philadelphia, and the country is Switzerland. The co-citation network analysis exhibits that the author with the highest frequency of citations is Lenke LG; the document is Weinstein SL, 2013, N Engl J Med; the journal is Spine, and the author with the highest intermediary centrality is Suk SI, and the cited document is Danielsson AJ, 2001, Eur Spine J; the cited journal is Spine. Keyword analysis displays that the research hotspots mainly focus on conservative treatment, imaging parameters, pathogenesis, and genome-wide associations. Through the visualization analysis of the literature in this research field, this study clarifies the context of the research in this field, reveals the research hotspots and trends in this field, and provides research ideas and methods for many scholars.

Key words: adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, CiteSpace, knowledge map, visualization analysis, bibliometrics

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