The relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome and infertility: a bibliometric analysis

Abstract

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is common and often causes infertility in women of childbearing age. This study adopted the method of bibliometrics to analyze the current research status of research on PCOS and infertility. Method:We conducted a literature search based on the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-E) database.All records of search results were exported and the records were cited r in plain text format to generate source files for analysis. CiteSpace software was then used to analyze the source files. The content of the analysis included: annual changes in the number of publications, the distribution of the countries and institutions of the authors of the literature, the distribution of the journals from which the literature was sourced, the distribution of authors, and the use of keywords.Results: There were a total of 2,716 documents retrieved, and the frequency of citations was 86,817.Both the number of documents and the number of citations showed an annually increasing trend. In this field of research, the United States was in a leading position, with many important research institutions and researchers. Emphasis was placed on top-level journals in the field of reproduction and top-level comprehensive journals. The use of keywords changed over time: in recent years, popular keywords included meta-analysis, follicular fluid, oxidative stress, and diagnostic criteria.Conclusions: There are obvious regional differences in PCOS and infertility research. International cooperation, especially cooperation with developing countries, should be strengthened.

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Worldwide research trends on femur head necrosis (2000–2021): a bibliometrics analysis and suggestions for researchers

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Trends in metabolic dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome: a bibliometric analysis

“…Bibliometric analysis is based on mathematical and statistical methods to analyze all articles published on a research topic over a period of time, providing an overview of research categories or topics, co-authorship, keyword frequency and the most cited articles or journals, which is exactly what is needed to reveal the frontiers and hotspots of research into metabolic dysfunction in PCOS ( 12 , 13 ). Previous articles have been published on different aspects related to PCOS, which are coronary heart disease, insulin resistance and infertility ( 14 – 16 ). This is the first bibliometric analysis of PCOS metabolic dysfunction in the last ten years (2012–2021) to investigate the current status of research in this field.…”