Protocol for conducting bibliometric analysis in biomedicine and related research using CiteSpace and VOSviewer software
Here, we present a protocol for conducting bibliometric analysis in biomedicine using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. We describe the steps for extracting data from Web of Science, data cleaning, and preprocessing. We then detail procedures for identifying research trends and collaboration networks by visualizing data with CiteSpace; mapping co-authorship, co-citation, and keyword co-occurrence using VOSviewer; and analyzing highly cited literature to identify key publications and trends. Finally, we outline techniques for interpreting the visualizations to draw meaningful conclusions about the research landscape. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Li et al.<sup>1</sup>.
Authors
- Rui Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8383-7735)
- Qiang Du (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1067-8937)
- Dan Shan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2762-6770)
- Daofeng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0743-4325)
- Siyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2203-9294)
- Yi‐Ping Phoebe Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4122-3767)
- Huanyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-3969)
- Cheong Wong Ho
- Zhihao Dai
- Qianyi Wan
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway (IE)
- Peking University (CN)
- National Medical Products Administration (CN)
- Sichuan University (CN)
- Beijing Jishuitan Hospital (CN)
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- STAR Protocols
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2024.103269
- Citations
- 29
- Primary Topic
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.38
Funders
- Health Research Board
- Sichuan University
- West China Hospital, Sichuan University