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Published on: October 24, 2019
VOSviewer-Based Bibliometric Network Analysis for Evaluating Research on Juvenile Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Alessandro Vittori1, Marco Cascella2, Marianna Leonardi3
1Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, ARCO Roma, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy.
Insights
Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) research is limited, with few quality papers and connections between groups. More investment is needed to advance scientific evidence for this chronic childhood pain condition.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Rheumatology
- Pain Medicine
Background:
- Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain condition impacting children and adolescents.
- Understanding the research landscape of JPFS is crucial for identifying knowledge gaps and future research directions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a bibliometric analysis of the global research output on juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS).
- To map the publication trends, article types, and journal impact of JPFS research.
Main Methods:
- A bibliometric network analysis was performed using VOSviewer.
- The Web of Science (WOS) database was searched for articles on "juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome" from 1985 to March 2022.
Main Results:
- 67 articles on JPFS were published between 1985 and March 2022.
- Research manuscripts constituted the majority (39 articles), followed by reviews (16).
- A significant portion of papers (44%) were published in Q1 journals, indicating high-impact research.
Conclusions:
- The JPFS research field is underdeveloped, with a need for increased quality paper production and inter-group collaboration.
- Greater investment is required to generate robust scientific evidence for JPFS.
Background:
Juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (JPFS) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome that affects children and adolescents.
Methods:
A VOSviewer-based bibliometric network analysis was performed by scanning the global literature on JPFS in the Web of Science (WOS) online database. The search string applied to identify the closest matching articles was "juvenile primary fibromyalgia syndrome (all field)".
Results:
A total of 67 articles on JPFS were published from 1985 to March 2022, in the WOS. Regarding article types, 39 were research manuscripts, 16 reviews, 8 meeting abstracts, 2 letters, 1 book chapter, 1 correction, and 1 proceeding paper. The Quartile analysis demonstrated that 44% of papers were published in Q1, 37% in Q2, 8% in Q3, and 11% in Q4.
Conclusions:
Our analysis highlights that more efforts are warranted to increase the production of quality papers and enhance the connections between the various research groups. JFPS represents a research field still to be explored and which deserves greater investments to obtain quality scientific evidence.
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