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Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆
OBJECTIVE: Precision radiotherapy plays an important role in the management of brain tumors. This study aimed to identify global research trends in precision radiotherapy for brain tumors using a bibliometric analysis of the Web of Science. DATA RETRIEVAL: We performed a bibliometric analysis of dat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302458/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624798 http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.22.011 |
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author | Yan, Ying Guo, Zhanwen Zhang, Haibo Wang, Ning Xu, Ying |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Precision radiotherapy plays an important role in the management of brain tumors. This study aimed to identify global research trends in precision radiotherapy for brain tumors using a bibliometric analysis of the Web of Science. DATA RETRIEVAL: We performed a bibliometric analysis of data retrievals for precision radiotherapy for brain tumors containing the key words cerebral tumor, brain tumor, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, imaging-guided radiotherapy, dose-guided radiotherapy, stereotactic brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiotherapy using the Web of Science. SELECTION CRITERIA: Inclusion criteria: (a) peer-reviewed articles on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors which were published and indexed in the Web of Science; (b) type of articles: original research articles and reviews; (c) year of publication: 2002-2011. Exclusion criteria: (a) articles that required manual searching or telephone access; (b) Corrected papers or book chapters. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: (1) Annual publication output; (2) distribution according to country; (3) distribution according to institution; (4) top cited publications; (5) distribution according to journals; and (6) comparison of study results on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors. RESULTS: The stereotactic radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and imaging-guided radiotherapy are three major methods of precision radiotherapy for brain tumors. There were 260 research articles addressing precision radiotherapy for brain tumors found within the Web of Science. The USA published the most papers on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors, followed by Germany and France. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University were the most prolific research institutes for publications on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors. Among the top 13 research institutes publishing in this field, seven are in the USA, three are in Germany, two are in France, and there is one institute in India. Research interests including urology and nephrology, clinical neurology, as well as rehabilitation are involved in precision radiotherapy for brain tumors studies. CONCLUSION: Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors remains a highly active area of research and development. |
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spelling | pubmed-43024582015-01-26 Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ Yan, Ying Guo, Zhanwen Zhang, Haibo Wang, Ning Xu, Ying Neural Regen Res Research and Analysis OBJECTIVE: Precision radiotherapy plays an important role in the management of brain tumors. This study aimed to identify global research trends in precision radiotherapy for brain tumors using a bibliometric analysis of the Web of Science. DATA RETRIEVAL: We performed a bibliometric analysis of data retrievals for precision radiotherapy for brain tumors containing the key words cerebral tumor, brain tumor, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiation therapy, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, imaging-guided radiotherapy, dose-guided radiotherapy, stereotactic brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiotherapy using the Web of Science. SELECTION CRITERIA: Inclusion criteria: (a) peer-reviewed articles on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors which were published and indexed in the Web of Science; (b) type of articles: original research articles and reviews; (c) year of publication: 2002-2011. Exclusion criteria: (a) articles that required manual searching or telephone access; (b) Corrected papers or book chapters. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: (1) Annual publication output; (2) distribution according to country; (3) distribution according to institution; (4) top cited publications; (5) distribution according to journals; and (6) comparison of study results on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors. RESULTS: The stereotactic radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, and imaging-guided radiotherapy are three major methods of precision radiotherapy for brain tumors. There were 260 research articles addressing precision radiotherapy for brain tumors found within the Web of Science. The USA published the most papers on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors, followed by Germany and France. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, German Cancer Research Center and Heidelberg University were the most prolific research institutes for publications on precision radiotherapy for brain tumors. Among the top 13 research institutes publishing in this field, seven are in the USA, three are in Germany, two are in France, and there is one institute in India. Research interests including urology and nephrology, clinical neurology, as well as rehabilitation are involved in precision radiotherapy for brain tumors studies. CONCLUSION: Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors remains a highly active area of research and development. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC4302458/ /pubmed/25624798 http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.22.011 Text en Copyright: © Neural Regeneration Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research and Analysis Yan, Ying Guo, Zhanwen Zhang, Haibo Wang, Ning Xu, Ying Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
title | Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
title_full | Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
title_fullStr | Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
title_full_unstemmed | Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
title_short | Precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: A 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
title_sort | precision radiotherapy for brain tumors: a 10-year bibliometric analysis☆ |
topic | Research and Analysis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4302458/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25624798 http://dx.doi.org/10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.22.011 |
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