Global research trends in labor analgesia: A bibliometric analysis from 2013 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the past decade, thousands of original articles focus on labor analgesia have published. However, little has been published in the literature that includes a bibliometric analysis of labor analgesia. Therefore, this study is designed to analyze the current status of research on labor analgesia over the past ten years and explore potential directions for the future.

Methods

We retrieved the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) for labor analgesia articles published from 2013 to 2023 and extracted the data from the literature. To perform the bibliometric analysis, we used CiteSpace (6.2. R5) and VOS viewer (1.6.19) as our primary analysis tools.

Results

A total of 2406 articles were included, and the number of publications has increased steadily in the la

SUBMITTER: Xiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11402232 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature