Global Research Trends in Tendon Stem Cells from 1991 to 2020: A Bibliometric and Visualized Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tendinopathy is a disabling musculoskeletal disorder affecting the athletics and general populations. There have been increased studies using stem cells in treating tendon diseases. The aim of this bibliometric and visualized study is to comprehensively investigate the current status and global trends of research in tendon stem cells.

Methods

Publications related to tendon stem cells from 1991 to 2020 were retrieved from Web of Science and then indexed using a bibliometric methodology. VOSviewer software was used to conduct the visualized study, including coauthorship, cocitation, and cooccurrence analysis and to analyze the publication trends of research in tendon stem cells.

Results

In total, 2492 articles were included and the number of publications incr

SUBMITTER: Long H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233735 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature