A Bibliometric Analysis of Cardioembolic Stroke From 2012 to 2022

Liuding Wang1, Yifan Chen2, Wei Shen1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.

Insights

Cardioembolic stroke research is growing, facing clinical challenges. Key focus areas include prevention, identifying cardioembolism in cryptogenic stroke, and anticoagulation for specific patient groups.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Cardiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cardioembolic stroke, a severe ischemic stroke subtype, poses a significant public health threat.
  • Research trends and hotspots in cardioembolic stroke require visualization to guide future studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To visualize the research development trends and identify hotspots in cardioembolic stroke from 2012 to 2022.
  • To map the collaborative landscape and intellectual structure of cardioembolic stroke research.

Main Methods:

  • Bibliometric analysis of 2886 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection (2012-2022).
  • Construction of knowledge maps including countries, institutions, authors, journals, and references.
  • Co-citation analysis and keyword cluster analysis were performed.

Main Results:

  • Identified key research collaborations and influential contributors in the field.
  • Highlighted current research spotlights including prevention strategies, cardioembolism identification in cryptogenic stroke, and anticoagulation for embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) or left ventricle (LV) thrombus.
  • Revealed clinical challenges within cardioembolic stroke research.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides a comprehensive overview of the cardioembolic stroke research landscape.
  • Emerging research frontiers focus on practical clinical applications and high-risk patient management.

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