Visual analysis of the research literature on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted support for respiratory failure based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer: a 20-year study

Wei Wang; Bin Xiong; Shulin Xiang; Jianyu Ji; Jing Pang; Lin Han

doi:10.21037/jtd-23-1184

Visual analysis of the research literature on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-assisted support for respiratory failure based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer: a 20-year study

J Thorac Dis. 2024 Jan 30;16(1):12-25. doi: 10.21037/jtd-23-1184. Epub 2024 Jan 15.

Authors

Wei Wang^{1

2

3}, Bin Xiong^{1

2

3}, Shulin Xiang^{1

2

3}, Jianyu Ji^{1

2

3}, Jing Pang^{1

2

3}, Lin Han^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Research Center of Communicable and Severe Diseases, Department of Intensive Care Unit, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
² Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, China.
³ Guangxi Clinical Research Center Construction Project for Critical Treatment of Major Communicable Diseases, Guangxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanning, China.

Abstract

Background: This study aims to visually assess the bibliometric status, current hotspots, and development trends in the field of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-assisted support for respiratory failure through an examination of articles pertaining to ECMO-assisted support for respiratory failure.

Methods: A search was conducted on pertinent literature in the domain of ECMO-assisted support for respiratory failure published from 2003 to 2023, utilizing the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. A bibliometric analysis was conducted using CiteSpace and VOSviewer visualization software to identify and assess associations between keywords, countries, institutions, authors, journals, and references.

Results: The present study incorporated a compilation of 1,901 pertinent articles. The United States published the maximum number of research articles in this field, and was closely followed by Germany and China. Furthermore, the University of Michigan was the leading institution in ECMO research. In this context, Daniel Brodie, an American expert, significantly contributed to this field and had published 107 related articles on the subject. Concurrently, active collaboration among ECMO researchers was also observed. Asaio Journal was the most prolific contributor, and Giles J. Peek, 2009, published in Lancet, comprised the most cited article in the field. Additionally, the analysis of keywords could be divided into three categories: (I) neonatal ECMO; (II) complications of ECMO; (III) ECMO application in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); (IV) application of point-of-care ultra sound in ECMO.

Conclusions: This study employed CiteSpace and VOSviewer to conduct a systematic literature review on ECMO-assisted support for respiratory failure from 2003 to 2023 in the Web of Science core database. The research outcomes in this domain were presented, offering researchers references for them to gain an accurate understanding of the current state of research and emerging trends in this field.

Keywords: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO); Web of Science; bibliometrics; respiratory failure; visual analysis.