Systematic review and meta-analysis use in the field of spinal cord injury research: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To subvert issues of low sample sizes and high attrition rates and generate epidemiologically-sound evidence, collaborative research-through international consortia and multi-centric studies-and meta-analysis approaches are encouraged in spinal cord injury (SCI) research. We investigated the use of systematic reviews and meta-analyses (SRMA) methodology in SCI research and evaluated the quality of evidence across publications we identified.

Methods

We searched the Web of Science Core Collection database by topic without time or language restrictions through 16 December 2022. We identified additional relevant articles through Embase.com. SRMA including human and animal SCI populations were eligible for inclusion. We analyzed data using Bibliometrix and VOSviewer. We

SUBMITTER: Stojic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11748868 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature