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Front. Neurol.
Sec. Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1442493
This article is part of the Research Topic Blood, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Vascular Biomarkers for Dementia View all articles

A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Provisionally accepted
TENGWU CHANG TENGWU CHANG 1Xiaoyuan Huang Xiaoyuan Huang 1Xu Zhang Xu Zhang 2Jin Yong Li Jin Yong Li 1Wenju Bai Wenju Bai 1Jichao Wang Jichao Wang 1*
  • 1 Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ürümqi, China
  • 2 Xinjiang Second Medical College, Karamay, China

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    Background: Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) has drawn an increasing amount of attention over the last 20 years. At present, there is a shortage of intuitive analysis on the trends in development, key contributors, and research hotspots topics in the NPH field. This study aims to analyze the evolution of NPH research, evaluate publications both qualitatively and quantitatively, and summarize the current research hotspots. Methods: A bibliometric analysis was conducted on data retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database between 2003 and 2023. Quantitative assessments were conducted using bibliometric analysis tools such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace software. Results: A total of 2,248 articles published between 2003 and 2023 were retrieved. During this period, the number of publications steadily increased. The United States was the largest contributor. The University of Gothenburg led among institutions conducting relevant research. Eide PK was the most prolific author. The Journal of Neurosurgery is the leading journal on NPH. According to the analysis of the co-occurrence of keywords and co-cited references, the primary research directions identified were pathophysiology, precise diagnosis, and individualized treatment. Recent research hotspots have mainly focused on epidemiology, the glymphatic system, and CSF biomarkers.The comprehensive bibliometric analysis of NPH offers insights into the main research directions, highlights key countries, contributors, and journals, and identifies significant research hotspots. This information serves as a valuable reference for scholars to further study NPH.

    Keywords: normal pressure hydrocephalus, Citespace, VOSviewer, visual analysis, Bibliometric

    Received: 02 Jun 2024; Accepted: 18 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 CHANG, Huang, Zhang, Li, Bai and Wang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Jichao Wang, Department of Neurosurgery, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Ürümqi, China

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