Global trends in medical adhesive-related skin injury research from 2013 to 2024: A bibliometric analysis via CiteSpace

OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to gain insights into pertinent research and advancements concerning medical adhesive-related skin injuries, thereby enhancing our ability to prevent and manage such injuries effectively. METHODS: Following the technical report ISO/TP21932:2020 on bibliometric visualization specifications issued by the International Organization for Standardization, a comprehensive search was conducted across the database, spanning from 2013 up to July 25, 2024, to investigate the prevalent topics concerning skin injuries associated with medical adhesives. We visualized and analyzed the collaboration network, co-occurrence, co-citation analysis, co-word analysis, bibliographic coupling, burst detection, timeline view, timezone view, overlay maps, and so on using CiteSpace 6.3 tools. RESULTS: A total of 310 Chinese and 121 English studies were included. The article was distributed across 31 countries, including 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, involving 175 domestic research institutions and 164 foreign research institutions. There are 137 Chinese journals publishing articles and 55 English journals publishing articles. CONCLUSIONS: The annual publication volume of medical adhesive-related skin injury-related research, both domestically and internationally, is relatively low. Foreign countries have focused on the research and development of dressings and have refined the research population, such as stoma, tumor, and critically ill patients. After reaching its peak during the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic, the number of publications in China showed a slow downward trend, but those focusing on catheter fixation, pain management, and evidence-based nursing were still slightly higher than those abroad.