Status Quo and Research Trends of Neurosurgical Departments in China: Bibliometric and Scientometric Analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modern neurosurgery is a relatively young discipline characterized by finesse and complexity. In recent years, neurosurgery in China has made continuous developments, with long-term progress and outstanding discoveries in many aspects of the field.

Objective

This scientometric investigation aimed to comprehensively provide insight into the development trends of neurosurgery in China, to demonstrate how the field has evolved.

Methods

PubMed database was searched to retrieve relevant papers published between 1988 and 2018 from neurosurgery institutions in China. The database of the National Natural Science Foundation of China was also retrieved for funding information. Information (eg, year of publication, journal, institute of origin) and keywords were colle

SUBMITTER: Ni B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8406120 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature