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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Neonatology
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1467760

Hotspots and Status of Fetal Alpha-Thalassemia from 2009 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis

Provisionally accepted
Quiying Li Quiying Li 1,2Xinyan Li Xinyan Li 1*Sheng He Sheng He 1jiao Li jiao Li 1*
  • 1 Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
  • 2 Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangx, China

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    Objective: to evaluate the research status and development hotspots of fetal α-thalassemia by quantitatively analyzing the diagnostic status, key areas, related management measures and prospects of the disease by bibliometrics.: The global literature on fetal α-thalassemia and severe α-thalassemia from 2009 to 2023 in the WedWeb of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) was visually analyzed by VOSviewer and CiteSpace. Results: (1)The examination of the quantity of publications concerning fetal α-thalassemia indicates a rising tendency prior to 2018, followed by a decrease after 2018. (2)The United States, China, Italy, Thailand have published more papers, and the United States has more collaborating countries such as Italy and China. (3)Chiang Mai University and Harvard University are the top two institutions with the highest contribution. However, Chiang Mai University's H index (12) and citation frequency per article (8.05) are relatively low and the NC (6,342), H index (33) and citations per article (75.42) of Harvard University are higher than those of the other institutions. (4)Tongsong T, Gambari R and Fucharoen S are the top three prolific authors. Fucharoen S emerges as the most frequently cited author with 738 citations, excluding self-citations. (5)HEMOGLOBIN leading with 87 published papers

    Keywords: α-thalassemia, Bibliometrics, visual analysis, Citespace, VOSviewer

    Received: 20 Jul 2024; Accepted: 19 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Li, He and Li. 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:
    Xinyan Li, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China
    jiao Li, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China

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