A bibliometric analysis of the theme trends and knowledge structures of pulmonary embolism from 2017 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a popular area of research in the field of respiratory medicine. We performed a bibliometric analysis based on PubMed database to characterize the distribution pattern of literature and knowledge structures related to PE.

Methods

Literature pertaining to PE from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021, was retrieved from the PubMed database. Bibliographic information was generated using the Bibliographic Item Co-Occurrence Matrix Builder (BICOMB). The visualization matrix was established using gCLUTO software. Strategic diagram analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism 9 software. Social network analysis (SNA) was generated using Ucinet6.0 and NetDraw 2.084 software.

Results

Out of all the retrieved MeSH terms and subheadings, 52

SUBMITTER: Fan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9997633 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature