Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer

Yikuan Du,1,* Xiaolin Cai,2,3,* Bijun Xu,2,3 Yuqing Wu,2,3 Mianhai Chen,2,3 Jinjin Wang,2,3 Bing Yuan,2,3 Weichui Zhang,2,3 Jinfeng Zhu,2,3 Chun Yang2,3 1Central Laboratory, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Dongguan, 523059, People’s Republic of China; 2D...

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Main Authors: Du Y, Cai X, Xu B, Wu Y, Chen M, Wang J, Yuan B, Zhang W, Zhu J, Yang C
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Published: Dove Medical Press 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Pain Research
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author Du Y
Cai X
Xu B
Wu Y
Chen M
Wang J
Yuan B
Zhang W
Zhu J
Yang C
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Wang J
Yuan B
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Zhu J
Yang C
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description Yikuan Du,1,* Xiaolin Cai,2,3,* Bijun Xu,2,3 Yuqing Wu,2,3 Mianhai Chen,2,3 Jinjin Wang,2,3 Bing Yuan,2,3 Weichui Zhang,2,3 Jinfeng Zhu,2,3 Chun Yang2,3 1Central Laboratory, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Dongguan, 523059, People’s Republic of China; 2Dongguan Key Laboratory of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, People’s Republic of China; 3Dongguan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Tissue Engineering, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chun Yang, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 150 1915 9295, Email yangchunangel@163.comBackground: Fascial pathological pain is the main type of chronic pain in older adults today, and studying the relationship between fascia and pain can help in the clinical search for effective treatments. However, in the face of the vast amount of research findings, there is no systematic assessment of the relationship between fascia and pain in a bibliometric analysis. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze studies on fascia and pain using CiteSpace and VOSviewer to identify research hotspots and future directions.Materials and Methods: A total of 744 papers related to fascia and pain from 2013 to 2022 were collected from the core collection database of Web of Science, and the authors, countries, institutions, keyword co-occurrence, keyword clustering, and keyword emergence were analyzed by CiteSpace and VOSviewer to construct a knowledge map.Results: Literature publication has shown an overall upward trend over the past decade, but there have been some fluctuations. Carmelo Pirri, Caterina Fede, and Raffaele De Caro are the top three authors with the most articles. The United States, China, and Spain are major contributors to fascial and pain research. The University of Padua, Universidad Complutense and Harvard Medical School are leading institutions in this field. However, it is noteworthy that the collaboration between authors, countries and institutions is not active. Keyword analysis showed that hot spots and trends in research on fascia and pain focused on hot diseases, major interventions, and mechanism exploration.Conclusion: This analysis identifies the most influential authors, institutions, and countries in the field of fascial and pain research and provides a reference for assessing their academic impact. The analysis of keywords and co-cited literature is useful for analyzing research hotspots and their evolution, as well as for predicting future trends.Keywords: fascia, pain, bibliometrics analysis, knowledge graph, research progress
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spelling doaj.art-a7c11d4d39fd412b8ed5d0963561800f2023-07-30T19:00:26ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Pain Research1178-70902023-07-01Volume 162633265385516Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewerDu YCai XXu BWu YChen MWang JYuan BZhang WZhu JYang CYikuan Du,1,* Xiaolin Cai,2,3,* Bijun Xu,2,3 Yuqing Wu,2,3 Mianhai Chen,2,3 Jinjin Wang,2,3 Bing Yuan,2,3 Weichui Zhang,2,3 Jinfeng Zhu,2,3 Chun Yang2,3 1Central Laboratory, The Tenth Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Dongguan, 523059, People’s Republic of China; 2Dongguan Key Laboratory of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, People’s Republic of China; 3Dongguan Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Tissue Engineering, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chun Yang, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 150 1915 9295, Email yangchunangel@163.comBackground: Fascial pathological pain is the main type of chronic pain in older adults today, and studying the relationship between fascia and pain can help in the clinical search for effective treatments. However, in the face of the vast amount of research findings, there is no systematic assessment of the relationship between fascia and pain in a bibliometric analysis. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze studies on fascia and pain using CiteSpace and VOSviewer to identify research hotspots and future directions.Materials and Methods: A total of 744 papers related to fascia and pain from 2013 to 2022 were collected from the core collection database of Web of Science, and the authors, countries, institutions, keyword co-occurrence, keyword clustering, and keyword emergence were analyzed by CiteSpace and VOSviewer to construct a knowledge map.Results: Literature publication has shown an overall upward trend over the past decade, but there have been some fluctuations. Carmelo Pirri, Caterina Fede, and Raffaele De Caro are the top three authors with the most articles. The United States, China, and Spain are major contributors to fascial and pain research. The University of Padua, Universidad Complutense and Harvard Medical School are leading institutions in this field. However, it is noteworthy that the collaboration between authors, countries and institutions is not active. Keyword analysis showed that hot spots and trends in research on fascia and pain focused on hot diseases, major interventions, and mechanism exploration.Conclusion: This analysis identifies the most influential authors, institutions, and countries in the field of fascial and pain research and provides a reference for assessing their academic impact. The analysis of keywords and co-cited literature is useful for analyzing research hotspots and their evolution, as well as for predicting future trends.Keywords: fascia, pain, bibliometrics analysis, knowledge graph, research progresshttps://www.dovepress.com/global-status-and-future-trends-of-fascia-and-pain-research-in-2013202-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPRfasciapainbibliometrics analysisknowledge graphresearch progress
spellingShingle Du Y
Cai X
Xu B
Wu Y
Chen M
Wang J
Yuan B
Zhang W
Zhu J
Yang C
Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer
Journal of Pain Research
fascia
pain
bibliometrics analysis
knowledge graph
research progress
title Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer
title_full Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer
title_fullStr Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer
title_full_unstemmed Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer
title_short Global Status and Future Trends of Fascia and Pain Research in 2013–2022: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer
title_sort global status and future trends of fascia and pain research in 2013 ndash 2022 bibliometric analysis based on citespace and vosviewer
topic fascia
pain
bibliometrics analysis
knowledge graph
research progress
url https://www.dovepress.com/global-status-and-future-trends-of-fascia-and-pain-research-in-2013202-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR
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