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Bibliometric analysis of emerging trends and research foci in brainstem tumor field over 30 years (1992–2023)

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Abstract

Purpose

Over the past several decades, numerous articles have been published on brainstem tumors. However, there has been limited bibliometric analysis in this field. Therefore, we conducted a bibliometric analysis to elucidate the evolution and current status of brainstem tumor research.

Methods

We retrieved 5525 studies published in English between 1992 and 2023 from the Web of Science Core Collection database. We employed bibliometric tools and VOSviewer to conduct the analysis.

Results

We included a total of 5525 publications for further analysis. The annual publications have exhibited steady growth over time. The United States accounted for the highest number of publications and total citations. Among individual researchers, Liwei Zhang had the highest number of publications, while Cynthia Hawkins and Chris Jones shared the most citations, closely followed by Eric Bouffet in this field. The study titled “Diffuse brainstem glioma in children: critical review of clinical trials” stood out as the most cited work in this field. Keyword analysis revealed that immune therapy and epigenetic research are the focal points of this field.

Conclusions

Our bibliometric analysis underscores the enduring significance of brainstem tumors in the realm of neuro-oncology research. The field’s hotspots have transitioned from surgery and radiochemotherapy to investigating epigenetic mechanisms and immune therapy.

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This work was supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (No.7244344), Beijing Chao-yang Hospital Golden Seed foundation (No. CYJZ202201) and the inner-hospital foundation of Beijing Chao-yang Hospital.

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    Yibo Geng, Jinping Li, Yang Wang & Xiong Li

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by Yibo Geng, Luyang Xie, Jinping Li, Yang Wang, and Xiong Li. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Yibo Geng and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Geng, Y., Xie, L., Li, J. et al. Bibliometric analysis of emerging trends and research foci in brainstem tumor field over 30 years (1992–2023). Childs Nerv Syst (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-024-06404-w

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