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More than 40 years of cochlear implant research: A bibliometric analysis
Jaouad Abari1, Ahmet M Tekin1, Ilhan Bahşi2
1Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University Hospital UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Objectives:
Cochlear implantation is the most effective treatment for patients with severe-to-profound sensorineural hearing loss. Much scientific work has been published since their inception. There is a need for a critical reflection on how and what we publish on cochlear implantation.
Methods:
All Science Citation Index Expanded featured articles between 1980 and 2022 with the word 'cochlear implants' or 'cochlear implantation' were collected from the Web of Science database. Separate characteristics, such as the publication dates, the journals, the number of citations, the countries of origin, the authors, the institutions and co-occurring keywords, were assessed.
Results:
13,934 articles were included in the data analysis. The journals of of Otology and Neurotology, Ear and Hearing and of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology represent the top three most publishing journals. Hannover Medical School, the University of Melbourne and the University of Northern Iowa represent the top three most publishing institutions.
Discussion:
The amount of scientific publications on cochlear implant technology has increased for the last 40 years. Besides the focus on speech perception, the research landscape on cochlear implantation is broad and diverse. The number of countries and institutions contributing to these publications is limited.
Conclusion:
This bibliometric analysis serves as a quantitative overview of the research landscape on cochlear implantation.
