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Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature on Corneal Neurotization
Gunel Guliyeva, MD1, Asim Ali, MD, FRCSC2, Gregory Borschel, MD3
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
2023-02-01
Presenter: Gunel Guliyeva
Affidavit:
Gregory H. Borschel
The student did more than 65% of the work.
Director Name: Gregory H. Borschel
Author Category: Resident Plastic Surgery
Presentation Category: Clinical
Abstract Category: General Reconstruction
Abstract
Purpose: After the first peer-reviewed publication in 2009, Corneal Neurotization caused a paradigm shift in the management of Neuropathic Keratopathy. Since then, a massive proliferation of research has been published in this field. Nonetheless, bibliometric analysis to measure research in Corneal Neurotization research is still missing.
Materials and Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar were queried to identify publications in English describing Corneal Neurotization techniques, original research, case reports, and case series. Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar were used to extract the h-indexes, Journal Impact Factors, and citations.
Results: Out of 755 studies, 37 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. These papers were published between 2009 and 2021. While the country with the highest number (15) of publications was the USA, the journal with the highest number (7) of publications was Cornea. Most of the articles (22) were published in Ophthalmology journals, while six were published in the Plastic Surgery literature.
Conclusion: Two periods and three major centers of Corneal Neurotization research were identified. Researchers from the USA, Canada, and Italy authored the majority of the articles .
