Trend of Academic Productivity in Plastic Surgery and the Impact of COVID-19: A Bibliometric Analysis

ABSTRACT: Background: Plastic surgery has grown rapidly over the past decade, with increasing scientific output. The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a considerable impact on plastic surgery.

Objective:

To identify trends in published literature in plastic surgery from 2011 to 2021. To explore the impact of COVID-19 on scientific research output through bibliometric analysis methods.

Methods:

Web of Science was searched by authors on December 23, 2021. Published papers about plastic surgery over the last decade were analyzed. The search output was imported into VOSviewer for science mapping.

Results:

The actual number of papers related to plastic surgery during the COVID-19 period was higher than expected one. For scientific outputs in plastic surgery,

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9943715 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature