Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (15): 2358-2363.doi: 10.12307/2024.407

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Visualization analysis of hot spots and trends in material biomechanics

Hong Jing1, Lu Congfei1, Huang Chenbin1, Jiang Qian1, Liu Jingxiong2   

  1. 1School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, Fujian Province, China; 2Liling Institute of Ceramic Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412217, Hunan Province, China
  • Received:2023-05-26 Accepted:2023-07-22 Online:2024-05-28 Published:2023-09-19
  • Contact: Liu Jingxiong, PhD, Lecturer, Liling Institute of Ceramic Technology, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412217, Hunan Province, China
  • About author:Hong Jing, Master candidate, School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, Fujian Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Hunan Natural Science Foundation, No. 2021JJ40174 (to LJX)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Material biomechanics is the investigation of the mechanical microenvironment of biomaterials through a material science approach, which belongs to the frontier discipline of sustainable development. 
OBJECTIVE: To explore the current research hotspots and development trends of material biomechanics and provide theoretical references for subsequent research. 
METHODS: Based on CiteSpace bibliometric software, we generated keyword co-occurrence and clustering, emergent word detection, and other knowledge maps based on 3 182 material biomechanics literature in the Web of Science core database during 2012-2022 for visualization analysis. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The number of research articles on the biomechanics of materials has been increasing in the last decade, and the United States, China, and Germany are the top three countries in terms of the number of articles published, and the research is mainly concentrated on major universities and research institutions, with significant aggregation. Material biomechanics research mainly involves the disciplines of material science, biomedical engineering, and kinesiology. Finite element analysis, material properties, mechanical performance of biomaterials, and molecular biomechanics are the focus of scholars’ attention and research. At present, the research in the field of material biomechanics focuses on the use of finite element analysis to calculate the mechanical response of different biomedical materials under different conditions of loading and mechanical properties for the prevention of sports diseases, surgical planning, and postoperative rehabilitation. The application of inorganic materials and the mode of transport of molecular signals may be the prospect of future research. 

Key words: material, biomechanics, bibliometrics, hot spots, visualization, CiteSpace, finite element, disease

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