Current Status of Global Hysteroscopy and Female Infertility Research: A Web of Science Based Bibliometric Analysis Study

Abstract

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to identify trends in the literature on hysteroscopy and female infertility and to quantitatively evaluate them using various bibliometric parameters. Material and Methods: The study data was taken from the Web of Science electronic database for this bibliometric network analysis. The network analysis and bibliometric analysis were carried out by using the Biblioshiny and VosViewer bibliometric tools. Results: A total of 1,023 documents were included in the study. The first article was published in 1977. Until 1990, the annual number of articles was irregular. The quantity of publications published annually significantly increased after 2005, peaking in 2020 and 2021 (68 and 67 articles, respectively). The included articles were published in 67 countries. Among these countries, China (n=299), the USA (n=237), Italy (n=235), and Turkey (n=156) had the highest number of publications. Especially after 2012, there has been a significant increase in Chinese publications. In addition, 10.07% of the documents had co-authors from other countries. The keywords 'hysteroscopy (frequency 422), hysterosalpingography office (frequency 65), hysteroscopy (frequency 49), and chronic endometritis (frequency 45') topped the trending topic list. Conclusion: It is notable that among international publications, Chinese publications have increased significantly, especially in the last decade. Funding support from Chinese institutions may be responsible for this

Keywords

• hysteroscopy
• infertility
• Bibliometricanalysis

Global Histeroskopi ve Kadın İnfertilitesi Araştırmalarının Mevcut Durumu: Web of Science Tabanlı Bibliyometrik Analiz Çalışması

Abstract

Özet Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı histeroskopi ve kadın infertilitesi ile ilgili literatürün eğilimlerini belirlemek ve çeşitli bibliyometrik parametreler kullanarak niceliksel olarak değerlendirmektir. Materyal ve Metod: Bu bibliyometrik ağ analizi için çalışma verileri Web of Science elektronik veri tabanından alınmıştır. Ağ analizi ve bibliyometrik analiz Biblioshiny ve VosViewer bibliyometrik araçları kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya toplam 1.023 belge dahil edilmiştir. İlk makale 1977 yılında yayımlanmıştır. 1990 yılına kadar yıllık makale sayısı düzensizdi. Her yıl yayınlanan yayınların sayısı 2005'ten sonra önemli ölçüde artarak 2020 ve 2021'de zirve yapmıştır (sırasıyla 68 ve 67 makale). Dahil edilen makaleler 67 ülkede yayınlanmıştır. Bu ülkeler arasında Çin (n=299), ABD (n=237), İtalya (n=235) ve Türkiye (n=156) en fazla yayına sahip ülkelerdir. Özellikle 2012 yılından sonra Çin yayınlarında önemli bir artış olmuştur. Ayrıca, dokümanların %10,07'sinin diğer ülkelerden ortak yazarları bulunmaktadır. 'Histeroskopi (frekans 422), histerosalpingografi ofisi (frekans 65), histeroskopi (frekans 49) ve kronik endometrit (frekans 45') anahtar kelimeleri trend konu listesinin başında yer almıştır. Sonuçlar: Uluslararası yayınlar arasında Çin menşeyli yayınlarının özellikle son on yılda önemli ölçüde artmış olması dikkat çekicidir. Çin'deki kurumlarca verilen fon desteği bundan sorumlu olabilir.

Keywords

• Bibliyometrik analiz
• histeroskopi
• infertilite

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