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 Chen,
Yadhu K. Lokanath,
Milin S. Jaiswal,
Tsz King Suen,
Ghazwan A. Hasan,
Luigi Andrew Sabal,
Jin-Sung Kim
Affiliations
Yanting Liu
Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
Vit Kotheeranurak
Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Javier Quillo-Olvera
The Brain and Spine Care, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Group, Hospital H+, Queretaro City, Mexico
Van Isseldyk Facundo
2-Latinamerican Endoscopic Spine Surgery Society, Hospital Privado de Rosario, Rosario, Argentina
Sagar Sharma
Spine Consultant, Smt. SCL General Hospital, Smt NHL municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Siravich Suvithayasiri
Orthopedics Center, Chulabhorn Hospital, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, Bangkok, Thailand
Khanathip Jitpakdee
Department of Orthopedics, Thai Red Cross Society, Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Sriracha, Thailand
Guang-Xun Lin
Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Akaworn Mahatthanatrakul
Department of Orthopaedics, Naresuan University Hospital, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Hussam Jabri
Department of Neurosurgery, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ashwinkumar Vasant Khandge
Department of Orthopaedics, Dr D Y Patil Medical College and Vidyapeeth, Pimpri Pune, India
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-consuming 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.
