Open AccessA bibliometric analysis of research on the treatment of facial nerve palsy
Author(s) -
Bonhyuk Goo,
Hana Kim,
Jung-Hyun Kim,
SangSoo Nam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000026984
Subject(s) - medicine , scopus , palsy , facial nerve palsy , facial nerve , scope (computer science) , medline , bibliometrics , alternative medicine , surgery , data mining , pathology , computer science , political science , law , programming language
Background There are various treatments for facial nerve palsy, and research into this topic is ongoing. In the present study, we carried out bibliometric and visualized analyses to identify the trends of research into facial nerve palsy treatment. Methods To identify articles, the SCOPUS database was searched for articles published from its inception to December 27, 2020. The search was conducted twice, with Search 1 investigating general treatment trends and Search 2 narrowing the scope to complementary and alternative treatment. The extracted keywords were analyzed using the Visualization Of Similarities (VOS) viewer. Through analysis of keywords, research hotspots in the treatment of facial nerve palsy were identified. Results A total of 1609 and 223 articles were identified in Searches 1 and 2, respectively. The number of articles published each year showed a tendency to increase, and most of the studies were only conducted in a few countries. In terms of subject area, “medicine” was overwhelmingly the most common(77.6%). Based on the analysis of 316 keywords in Search1, “medication treatment,” and “complementary and alternative treatment” were the hotspots of research. Conclusion This study provides the overall trends of facial nerve palsy treatment. To date, research on medication treatment has been main focus, and antiviral use among medication treatment and complementary and alternative treatment has emerged in recent years.