[Visualization analysis of research progress on work-related musculoskeletal disorders in domestic and international]

Objective: To study aims to examine the current state and future trajectory of research on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) both domestically and internationally. Methods: In February 2024, Using CiteSpace software and bibliometrics, a bibliometric analysis and knowledge map study were conducted on the Web of Science core journal collection and 3144 related documents from CNKI as of December 31, 2023. Results: This study included a total of 3144 articles (723 in Chinese and 2421 in English). Research on WMSDs both domestically and internationally has entered a phase of rapid growth. The United States ranks first in terms of publication regions, accounting for 20.96% of the global publication volume, followed by Canada (7.45%), Brazil (6.51%), Australia (6.34%), and China (6.34%). The main institutions in China are the Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (101 articles), Peking University and its affiliated hospitals (86 articles), Xinjiang Medical University and its affiliated hospitals (59 articles), Guangzhou Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute (45 articles), and Hubei Xinhua Hospital (34 articles). The core scholars conducting research on WMSDs in China are mainly from three research groups: Wang Zhongxu's team from the Institute of Occupational Health and Poison Control of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (84 articles), He Lihua's team from the School of Public Health at Peking University (50 articles), and Ling Ruijie's team from Xinhua Hospital in Hubei Province (32 articles). The collaborative network analysis of Chinese literature authors obtained a total of 569 nodes and 1026 connections, with a network density of 0.0063. The clustering of literature keywords in China mainly includes incidence rate, ergonomic load, biomechanics, musculoskeletal disorders, musculoskeletal system, risk factors, nurses, rehabilitation, occupational health, automobile manufacturing, middle-aged and elderly patients, and hospitalized patients; Abroad, the main diseases include osteoporosis, occupational health, rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal disorders, rehabilitation, return to work, arthritis, rheumatology, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and network pharmacology. Conclusion: The research on WMSDs in China has formed a relatively complete methodology, epidemiological characteristics, and risk factor investigation data, and has explored the prevention and intervention of diseases to some extent.