可视化分析关节软骨修复领域的研究热点与趋势

Research hotspots and trends in the field of articular cartilage repair:a visualization analysis

背景:由于关节软骨的自我修复能力非常有限,自然退变或创伤等引起的关节软骨缺损往往无法自行修复,进而引发或加重骨关节炎,甚至导致严重残疾,因此关节软骨损伤的修复治疗已成为临床上亟待解决的问题。目的:运用文献计量学方法分析归纳关节软骨修复领域的研究热点及发展趋势。方法:从Web of Science核心合集中检索2000-2023年关节软骨修复的相关文献,运用VOSviewer、Citespeace和Bibliometrix R-package进行文献计量与可视化分析。结果与结论:关节软骨修复领域年度发文量总体呈现上升趋势,美国、中国、德国是发文量前三的国家,研究机构集中于大学和医院,哈佛大学、纽约特种外科医院、上海交通大学是发文量前三的机构。《AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE》是出版该领域研究文献最多的期刊,《BIOMATERIALS》则是该领域被引次数最多的期刊。“Injectable hydrogels for cartilage and bone tissue engineering”是近10年间发表的被引次数最多的文献,发文量最多的作者是Madry Henning,该领域的活跃作者相互之间形成了多个结构稳定的研究团队,不同团队间的合作有待进一步加强。关节内注射、胫骨高位截骨、水凝胶、药物递送、炎症、软骨再生及支架是当前该领域研究的热点内容,3D打印技术、生物墨水、蚕丝蛋白、可注射水凝胶、外泌体等在关节软骨修复中的应用可能是该领域研究前沿。整合各种创新技术和方法以实现更有效、持久且功能性的关节软骨再生和修复,并通过开展更多高质量的临床研究以促进相关技术和方法的临床转化可能是该领域未来的研究趋势。

BACKGROUND:Due to the very limited ability of articular cartilage to repair itself,articular cartilage defects caused by natural degeneration or trauma often cannot be repaired on their own,which triggers or aggravates osteoarthritis and even leads to severe disability.Therefore,the repair treatment after articular cartilage injury has become an urgent clinical problem.OBJECTIVE:To summarize the hot research topics and development trends in the field of articular cartilage repair using bibliometric analysis.METHODS:Literature related to articular cartilage repair was searched from the Web of Science Core Collection from 2000 to 2023,and bibliometric and visualization analyses were carried out using VOSviewer,Citespeace and Bibliometrix R-package.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The annual publication volume in the field of articular cartilage repair shows an overall increasing trend,with the United States,China,and Germany being the top three countries in terms of publication volume,and the research institutions focus on universities and hospitals,with Harvard University,New York Hospital for Special Surgery,and Shanghai Jiao Tong University being the top three institutions in terms of publication volume.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE is the journal that publishes the most research literature in the field,and BIOMATERIALS is the journal with the highest number of citations in the field.“Injectable hydrogels for cartilage and bone tissue engineering”is the most cited document published in the last decade,and the author with the most publications is Madry Henning,an active author in the field.The active authors in this field have formed a number of stable research teams with each other,and the cooperation between different teams needs to be further strengthened.Intra-articular injections,high tibial osteotomies,hydrogels,drug delivery,inflammation,cartilage regeneration,and scaffolds are the current hot topics of research in this field,and the application of 3D printing technology,bio-inks,silk proteins,injectable hydrogels,and exosomes in articular cartilage repair may be the frontier of research in this field.Integrating various innovative technologies and methods for more effective,durable and functional cartilage tissue regeneration and repair,and facilitating the clinical translation of the relevant technologies and methods by conducting more high-quality clinical studies may be the future research trend in this field.