Science Mapping of “Trauma Surgery” by Co‑Word Analysis and Thematic Clustering in MEDLINE

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Authors

1 Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran

2 1Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Surgery, Medical Faculty, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

10.4103/atr.atr_48_18

Abstract

Background: Trauma surgery has an interdisciplinary nature among the surgical specialties, and trauma surgeons are required to identify its
related scientific fields to acquire the needed skills in controlling the injuries. This study was conducted to investigate the science mapping of
trauma surgery based on the bibliographic data of MEDLINE. Methodology: Based on the bibliographic data from the MEDLINE database,
the visualizing techniques of bibliometric networks and all the scientific products of the trauma surgery realm indexed at MEDLINE from
2008 to 2017 were investigated. Data analysis was performed using co‑word analysis and cluster analysis using the VOSviewer. Results: The
growth trend of scientific productions in the field of trauma surgery has been on the rise in the past 10 years. The keyword “trauma,” followed
by “osteoporosis,” “fracture outcome,” “trauma surgery,” and “mortality” had respectively the highest frequency. The results of cluster analysis
identified the most important basic research subjects of trauma surgery published in MEDLINE in the past 10 years and categorized them into
five clusters. Trauma surgery field had a close relationship with the field of orthopedics, basic studies, and laboratory research in comparison
with its clinical domains. Conclusion: We attempted to identify the vastness of the knowledge subjects of trauma surgery and to conduct
educational research, and technological planning so that the managers and stakeholders can trace the path of future scientific activities in the
field of trauma surgery. The identification of this important realm and provision of the required information on the core issues for the users
can be facilitated by drawing up a science map and visualizing the main traumatic sciences.

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  • Receive Date: 28 July 2018
  • Accept Date: 28 July 2018

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