A 30-Year Worldwide Research Productivity of Scientific Publication in Full-Endoscopic Decompression Spine Surgery: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Yanting Liu, Vit Kotheeranurak, Javier Quillo-Olvera, Van Isseldyk Facundo, Sagar Sharma, Siravich Suvithayasiri, Khanathip Jitpakdee, Guang Xun Lin, Akaworn Mahatthanatrakul, Hussam Jabri, Ashwinkumar Vasant Khandge, Rajendra B. Aher, Meng Huang Wu, Angela Wing Hang Ho, Nang Man Raymond Wong, Lau Sun Wing, Kutbuddin Akbary, Kandarpkumar K. Patel, Boonserm Pakdeenit, Kuo Tai ChenYadhu K. Lokanath, Milin S. Jaiswal, Tsz King Suen, Ghazwan A. Hasan, Luigi Andrew Sabal, Jin Sung Kim

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Abstract

Objective: The ever-growing number of articles related to full-endoscopic spine surgery published in the last few decades presents a challenge which is perplexing and time-consum-ing in identifying the current research status. The study aims to identify and analyze the most cited works related to full-endoscopic decompression spine surgery, compare the articles published by different publishers and area, and show the current publication status of full-endoscopic research. Methods: Using Bibliometrix, CiteSpace, and VOSviewer, we analyzed the bibliometric data selected from the Web of Science database between 1992 and 2022. Spine has the highest H-index with the most-cited journal in the field of full-endoscopic decompression spine surgery. China ranked as the most productive country, whereas the most cited with high H-index papers came from South Korea. For the author analysis, Yeung AT, Ruetten S, Hoogland T, Ahn Y, Choi G, and Mayer HM were the most impactful authors in the global and local citations. The most productive organization is Wooridul Spine Hospital. Conclusion: The bibliometric study showed a growing trend of research on full-endoscopic decompression spine surgery over the past 30 years. It has demonstrated that there is a significant increase in the number of authors, institutions, and internationally collaborated countries. However, the quality of studies is still low, and the lack of high-quality clinical evidence and the trend of general journal submissions has somewhat affected the quality of endoscopy journals in recent years.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)374-389
Number of pages16
JournalNeurospine
Volume20
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2023

Keywords

  • bibliometric analysis
  • citation analysis
  • CiteSpace
  • spine
  • spine surgery
  • VOSviewer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Clinical Neurology

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