International Publication Trends in Low Back Pain Research: A Bibliometric and Visualization Analysis

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.746591
• Publication Date: 2022-03-02T05:40:37Z
• Authors: Fan Huang; Beisi Zheng; Cunshu Wu; Siyi Zhao; Yuanyue Xu; Ziyuan Li; Chuyu Huang; Zhiyong Fan; Shan Wu
• Keywords: Web of science

Background Although there is a growing research base on low back pain, the bibliometric literature related to it deficient. The aim of this study was conduct and visualization analysis pain provide broad view current trends in LBP potential guide discipline. Methods authors searched Web Science extract publications regarding found total 12,249 during period 22 years, among which 12,242 were eligible. We classified analyzed such as citations, average citations per item, H-index, types, countries/regions, institutions, journals using standard indicators. Bibliometric approaches (VOSviewer1.6.13 CiteSpace 5.8.3) also available for gathering information explore research. Results Conspicuously, over past an increasing number scholars have specialized LBP, exerting boom articles. largest document type that Under modern conditions, regional distinction existed developed countries preceded others. Research individuals institutions preoccupied by respective aspects. Visualization provided objective collaborators cooperative institutions. Furthermore, most burst keywords varied different periods. Conclusions map obtained our expected help researchers efficiently effectively LBP.