Global research trends and basis of venous/lymphatic malformations during 2003-2023: a bibliometric study over two decades.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Venous/lymphatic malformations (VM/LM) represent a group of vascular anomalies that share similarities in diagnosis, classification, management, and pathogenesis. Despite growing research interest, no comprehensive bibliometric analysis has been conducted to map the knowledge landscape and evolution of VM/LM studies.

Methods

We searched the Web of Science Core Collection database for VM/LM-related publications from January 2003 to December 2023. multiple analytical tools including VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R package 'bibliometrix' were used to analyze publication trends, collaboration networks, and research hotspots.

Results

4,747 publications with 57,893 references were enrolled and analyzed. The number of publications is growing generally and erupted in

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12045100 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature