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ArticleAesthetic plastic surgery2023

Global Research Trends and Perspectives of Blepharoplasty: A 20-Year Bibliometric Analysis Based on Web of Science.

Hong Gao, Dan Wu, Xiang Jie, ZheYuan Hu, WenJun Zhang, Lie Zhu, XiaoHai Zhu

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Article in Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hong Gao *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Dan Wu *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Xiang Jie *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China.
ZheYuan HuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China.
WenJun ZhangDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Lie ZhuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China. zhulie19811@sina.com.
XiaoHai ZhuDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital (Chang Zheng Hospital) of Naval Medical University, 415 Fengyang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, 200003, China. zhuxiaohai1997@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3733-0607
Second Military Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe number of publications on blepharoplasty is increasing rapidly. Bibliometric analysis can help surgeons quickly and systematically understand the current state of development. To our knowledge, there are no bibliometric studies on blepharoplasty, and therefore, we conducted this study to reveal research trends and perspectives of blepharoplasty.

methodsRelevant publications from 2002 to 2021 were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection database. After manual screening, VOSviewer software and CiteSpace software were used to collect and analyze the acquired data.

resultsA total of 1125 publications were included and the publications per year increased annually. Contributions from the USA led both quantity and quality. The University of California System was one of the most influential academic institutions. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery had the most publications, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery was the most frequently cited or co-cited journal. Massry GG and Hamra ST were the most prolific and co-cited authors, respectively. Additionally, Rohrich RJ had the highest number of citations per publication. References co-cited analysis identified that lower eyelid research was a hotspot. Keywords were mainly divided into 6 clusters, namely "lower lid blepharoplasty," "complications," "facial rejuvenation," "blepharoptosis," "upper blepharoplasty," and "Asian blepharoplasty and epicanthoplasty."

conclusionsBlepharoplasty research is flourishing, and three clusters may be the hotspots: "Lower blepharoplasty and mid-face rejuvenation," "overall facial outcome and quality-of-life," and "Asian blepharoplasty and epicanthoplasty." LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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BlepharoplastyAsian PeopleBibliometricsEyelidsHumansRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeBibliometric analysisBlepharoplastyLower blepharoplasty

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