Global Tendency and Frontiers of Research on Myopia From 1900 to 2020: A Bibliometrics Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myopia is one of the most common causes of vision impairment in children and adults and has become a public health priority with its growing prevalence worldwide. This study aims to identify and evaluate the global trends in myopia research of the past century and visualize the frontiers using bibliometric analysis.

Methods

The literature search was conducted on the Web of Science for myopia studies published between 1900 and 2020. Retrieved publications were analyzed in-depth by the annual publication number, prolific countries and institutions, core author and journal, and the number of citations through descriptive statistics. Collaboration networks and keywords burst were visualized by VOSviewer and CiteSpace. Myopia citation network was visualized using CitNe

SUBMITTER: Shan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8960427 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature