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Current trends in pain management: A bibliometric analysis for the 1980-to-2023 period

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There is currently no bibliometric analysis available regarding pain management (PM). The aim of this study was to monitor the advancement of the PM research field, demonstrate global productivity, identify the most highly cited studies, delineate collaborations between research areas and countries, and uncover new research topics and intriguing trends. A total of 16,216 articles on the subject of PM published between 1980 and 2023 were downloaded from the Web of Science database and analyzed using various bibliometric analysis methods. Trend keyword analysis, thematic evolution analysis, conceptual structure analysis, factor analysis, citation and co-citation analyses, and international collaboration analyses were conducted. The top 3 most active countries were the United States of America (n = 4021), the United Kingdom (n = 791), and Canada (n = 602). The most prolific author was Christine Miaskowski (n = 47). The most researched topics from the past to the present were chronic pain, opioids, analgesia/analgesics, cancer pain, postoperative pain, low back pain, opioid, cancer, acute pain, and self-management. Factor analysis identified key topics such as analgesia and various types of pain in the central factor, with additional subfactors including low back pain and physiotherapy, nursing, and postoperative anxiety and depression. In recent years, starting in 2020, trending research topics have shifted towards e-health, telemedicine, virtual reality, digital health, mental health, peripheral nerve blocks, erector spinae plane blocks, quadratus lumborum blocks, opioid use disorder, buprenorphine, musculoskeletal pain, COVID-19, cervicalgia, and interprofessional collaboration. In addition to Western countries with major economies in the field of PM (USA, Canada, Australia, and European countries), we identified China, India, and Turkey as research leaders. Our bibliometric analysis of 10,566 articles on PM reveals a significant growth in research, with recent trends focusing on e-health, telemedicine, virtual reality, and peripheral nerve blocks. These emerging technologies and personalized treatment approaches are shaping the future of PM.
Demir, Emre (56200732400); Doǧan, Güvenç (57205263048); Kiraz, Murat (57204793405); Akdaǧli Ekici, Arzu (57207685857); Kayir, Selçuk (56024219900); Ekici, Musa (33667684100); Aydoǧdu, Gülçin (57220116648); Doǧan, Gül (57194185347); Kayir, Tuba (59526711300)
Current trends in pain management: A bibliometric analysis for the 1980-to-2023 period
2025
10.1097/MD.0000000000041319
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85216017149&doi=10.1097%2fMD.0000000000041319&partnerID=40&md5=a10e435b3b1c2af26632cc0fd20be4aa
Department of Biostatistics, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Türkiye; Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Türkiye; Department of Neurosurgery, Yüksek İhtisas University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye; Department of Urology, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Türkiye; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hitit University, Faculty of Medicine, Çorum, Türkiye; Department of Family Medicine, Mimar Sinan Family Health Center, Çorum, Türkiye
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