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Scientometric analysis of Indian Orthopaedic Research in the last two decades

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Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to examine India’s orthopaedic research output during 2002–2021 to analyze the research characteristics and publication performances of leading organizations, authors, and cities, the core journals publishing research, broad subject areas, sub-specialties, and the classification by anatomical location, the subject areas of research using major keywords and the sources of funding and the extent of international collaboration.

Methods

India’s orthopaedic publications data was identified and downloaded from the Scopus database (https://www.scopus.com) using a well-defined search strategy and keywords.

Results

India’s 4606 publications grew at a 20.8% annual growth rate and averaged 11.3 citations per paper. The 10.4% and 16.3% share of India’s papers received external funded support and were involved in international collaboration. The USA and UK (31.8% and 21.3%) represent the highest collaborative share in India’s international collaborative publications. AIIMS-New Delhi and PGIMER-Chandigarh produced a larger proportion of articles (5.2% and 4.3%) among contributing organizations. In terms of authors, R. Vaishya and S. Rajasekaran are the most productive ones, contributing 1.6% and 1.1% share respectively. Clinical studies, paediatric sub-specialty, and knee & leg anatomical location accounted for the largest share of papers (32.2%, 10.8%, and 7.5%).The most frequent keywords co-occurrences were “Orthopaedic Surgery,” “Hydroxyapatite,” “Biocompatibility,” “Orthopaedic Procedures,” “Bone,” “Surgical Techniques,” “Biomaterials,” and “Osteosynthesis.”

Conclusion

This study revealed the characteristics and trends of research and core publications from Indian authors and organizations identified in the last two decades. This research should provide useful insights into the research hotspots of India in the present, past, and future.

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Abbreviations

AIMS:

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

AIIMS :

All India Institute of Medical Sciences

AMU :

Aligarh Muslim University

CGRI:

Central Glass & Ceramic Research

CSIR:

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

DBT:

Department of Biotechnology

DRDO:

Defence Research & Development Organisation

DST :

Department of Science & Technology

IAH :

Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals

ICMR:

Indian Council for Medical Research

IGCAR:

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

IISc:

Indian Institute of Science

IIT:

Indian Institute of Technology

LHMC:

Lady Hardinge Medical College

MHRD:

Ministry of Human Resource Development

NIH:

National Institute of Hydrology

NSF:

National Science Foundation

PGIMER:

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research

SCTIMST:

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology

SR:

Sri Ram Chandra Medical

TIET:

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

TTT & R:

Institute of Technical Teachers Training & Research

UGC :

University Grants Commission

UIET:

University Institute of Engineering and Technology

USA:

United States of America

VIT :

Vellore Institute of Technology

W.B. :

West Bengal

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, 110076, India

    Raju Vaishya & Abhishek Vaish

  2. CSIR-NISTADS, New Delhi, 110012, India

    Brij Mohan Gupta

  3. Government First Grade College Jagalur, Karnataka, 577528, India

    Mallikarjun Kappi

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Vaishya, R., Gupta, B.M., Kappi, M. et al. Scientometric analysis of Indian Orthopaedic Research in the last two decades. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 46, 2471–2481 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-022-05523-w

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