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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022

Research Trends and Hotspots of Retinal Optical Coherence Tomography: A 31-Year Bibliometric Analysis.

Aidi Lin, Xiaoting Mai, Tian Lin, Zehua Jiang, Zhenmao Wang, Lijia Chen, Haoyu Chen

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Aidi LinJoint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2214-7957
Xiaoting MaiJoint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, China.
Tian LinJoint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, China.
Zehua JiangJoint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, China.
Zhenmao WangJoint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, China.
Lijia ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3500-5840
Haoyu ChenJoint Shantou International Eye Center, Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shantou 515041, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0676-4610
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HK

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2018A0303130306Shantou Science and Technology Program 190917085269835 and 200629165261641
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The emergence of optical coherence tomography (OCT) over the past three decades has sparked great interest in retinal research. However, a comprehensive analysis of the trends and hotspots in retinal OCT research is currently lacking. We searched the publications on retinal OCT in the Web of Science database from 1991 to 2021 and performed the co-occurrence keyword analysis and co-cited reference network using bibliometric tools. A total of 25,175 publications were included. There has been a progressive increase in the number of publications. The keyword co-occurrence network revealed five clusters of hotspots: (1) thickness measurements; (2) therapies for macular degeneration and macular edema; (3) degenerative retinal diseases; (4) OCT angiography (OCTA); and (5) vitrectomy for macular hole and epiretinal membrane. The co-citation analysis displayed 26 highly credible clusters (S = 0.9387) with a well-structured network (Q = 0.879). The major trends of research were: (1) thickness measurements; (2) therapies for macular degeneration and macular edema; and (3) OCTA. Recent emerging frontiers showed a growing interest in OCTA, vessel density, choriocapillaris, central serous chorioretinopathy, Alzheimer's disease, and deep learning. This review summarized 31 years of retinal OCT research, shedding light on the hotspots, main themes, and emerging frontiers to assist in future research.

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bibliometric analysishotspotsretinal optical coherence tomographytrends

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PMID36233468
PMCPMC9572389
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