Global Research on Neuropathic Pain Rehabilitation over the Last 20 Years

Copyright © 2021 Xuan Su et al.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Neural plasticity. - 1998. - 2021(2021) vom: 01., Seite 5594512
1. Verfasser: Su, Xuan (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Hu, Hao-Yu, Xu, Chang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Neural plasticity
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Systematic Review
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Zusammenfassung:Copyright © 2021 Xuan Su et al.
Background: Neuropathic pain has long been a very popular and productive field of clinical research. Neuropathic pain is difficult to cure radically because of its complicated etiology and uncertain pathogenesis. As pain worsens and persists, pain recovery techniques become more important, and medication alone is insufficient. No summary of bibliometric studies on neuropathic pain rehabilitation is yet available. The purpose of the present study is to analyze in a systematic manner the trends of neuropathic pain rehabilitation research over the period of 2000-2019
Methods: Studies related to neuropathic pain rehabilitation and published between January 2000 and December 2019 were obtained from the Science Citation Index-Expanded of Web of Science. No restrictions on language, literature type, or species were established. CiteSpace V and Microsoft Excel were used to capture basic information and highlights in the field
Results: Linear regression analysis showed that the number of publications on neuropathic pain rehabilitation significantly increased over time (P < 0.001). The United States showed absolute strength in terms of number of papers published, influence, and cooperation with other countries. Based on the subject categories of the Web of Science, "Rehabilitation" had the highest number of published papers (446), the highest number of citations (10,954), and the highest number of open-access papers (151); moreover, this category and "Clinical Neurology" had the same H-index (i.e., 52). "Randomized Controlled Trials" revealed the largest cluster in the cocitation map of references. The latest burst keywords included "Exercise" (2014-2019), "Functional Recovery" (2015-2019), and "Questionnaire" (2015-2019)
Conclusion: This study provides valuable information for neuropathic pain rehabilitation researchers seeking fresh viewpoints related to collaborators, cooperative institutions, and popular topics in this field. Some new research trends are also highlighted
Beschreibung:Date Completed 18.01.2022
Date Revised 18.01.2022
published: Electronic-eCollection
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1687-5443
DOI:10.1155/2021/5594512