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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2025

Bibliometric analysis and visualization of research trends in radiation dermatitis in the past twenty years.

Xinyi Zhang, Yuai Xiao, Ang Li, Yuchong Wang, Jianguo Xu, Kexin Chen, Haoyuan Zheng, Minliang Wu, Chunyu Xue

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Xinyi Zhang *Department of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Yuai Xiao *Department of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Ang Li *Department of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Yuchong WangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Jianguo XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Kexin ChenDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Haoyuan ZhengDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China.
Minliang WuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China. wml9398@163.com.
Chunyu XueDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University, 168 Changhai Road, Shanghai, 200433, People's Republic of China. xcyfun@sina.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to explore the most influential countries/regions, institutions, journals, authors, keywords, and trends in the study of the mechanism and treatments of radiation dermatitis (RD) from 2003 to 2023 using bibliometric analysis.

methodsThe literature associated with RD was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, only articles and reviews in English were included. Individual articles were reviewed to identify the authorship, published journal, journal impact factor, institution and country of origin, and year of publication.

resultsA total of 6,453 authors from 1,605 institutions in 64 countries/regions published 1,062 RD-related literature. The United States was the most productive country. The Unicancer in France was the institution that published the majority of articles on RD. Edward Chow was the most productive author and Supportive Care in Cancer contributed the most articles. Advanced head and neck cancer is the most common cause of RD. The mechanism research mainly focused on nitric oxide, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in recent years, and Mepitel film, Mepilex Lite, and PBMT were the main preventive and therapeutic measures for RD.

conclusionOur bibliometric studies provide a thorough overview of RD and valuable insights and ideas for scholars in this discipline.

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BibliometricsBiomedical ResearchRadiodermatitisHumansJournal Impact FactorBibliometricsRadiation dermatitisRandomized controlled trialResearch trend

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PMCPMC12001518

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