Scientific landscape and trend analysis of keloid research: a 30-year bibliometric review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Keloids remain troublesome for clinicians because of the lack of standard therapy, and the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. Bibliometric analysis could be a powerful tool to comprehensively review research trends, evaluate publication performances and provide future perspectives. There is no bibliometric analysis focusing on keloid research.

Methods

Keloid related publications were searched in Web of Science Core Collection from the publication year 1990 to 2019. Bibliometric data were provided on document type, annual publication number, most productive journals, publication geography, top potential authors, and highly cited articles. The distribution of single words in article titles was analyzed to evaluate the main research focuses and determine their

SUBMITTER: Chong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8263893 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature