Mapping a Decade of Research Trends in Plastic Surgery: A Topic Modeling Analysis of PSTM Abstracts
The BERTopic model effectively identified core areas of focus, emerging areas of interest, and relationships between research topics. This approach offers a data-driven framework for understanding evolving academic trends and can inform conference programming, funding priorities, and curriculum development as the field continues to advance.
Authors
- Sarah Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8967-3997)
- Saïd C. Azoury
Institutions
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/prs.0000000000012926
- Primary Topic
- Computational and Text Analysis Methods
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00