Scientometrics
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2021; 13(11): 1509-1522
Published online Nov 27, 2021. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i11.1509
Global trends in research related to sleeve gastrectomy: A bibliometric and visualized study
Abdulkarim Barqawi, Faris AK Abushamma, Maha Akkawi, Samah W Al-Jabi, Moyad Jamal Shahwan, Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Sa'ed H Zyoud
Abdulkarim Barqawi, Faris AK Abushamma, Maha Akkawi, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Abdulkarim Barqawi, Department of General Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Faris AK Abushamma, Department of Urology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Maha Akkawi, Department of Pathology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Samah W Al-Jabi, Sa'ed H Zyoud, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Moyad Jamal Shahwan, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman 346, United Arab Emirates
Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Department of Health and Safety, Dubai Municipality, Dubai 67, United Arab Emirates
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Poison Control and Drug Information Center, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Sa'ed H Zyoud, Clinical Research Centre, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus 44839, Palestine
Author contributions: Zyoud SH had the main responsibility for the conceptualization, methodology, data collection, writing and editing the manuscript, performed all statistical analyses, and created all tables and figures; Barqawi A, Abushamma F and Akkawi M made substantial contributions to conceptualization, methodology, made contributions to the manuscript’s existing literature search, and revising the manuscript; Al-Jabi SW, Jairoun AA and Shahwan WM conceived the idea for the project, made substantial contributions to conceptualization, involved in interpretation of the data, and made revisions to the initial draft; all authors provided a critical review and approved the final manuscript before submission.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest to declare.
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Corresponding author: Sa'ed H Zyoud, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Academic street, Nablus 44839, Palestine. saedzyoud@yahoo.com
Received: April 11, 2021
Peer-review started: April 11, 2021
First decision: June 17, 2021
Revised: July 2, 2021
Accepted: October 11, 2021
Article in press: October 11, 2021
Published online: November 27, 2021
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Sleeve gastrectomy has grown in popularity among laparoscopic surgeons who do bariatric surgery and has shown to be an effective way of obtaining significant weight loss in a short period of time.

Research motivation

The amount of scientific evidence relating to sleeve gastrectomy is massive, and the annually published article curve is sharply increasing. It is still weakly correlated and unconnected to a simple algorithm or graph to describe the pattern and highlight the issues that require more scientific input so that researchers may work on them.

Research objectives

The goal of this study is to use bibliometric approaches to assess the research activity in sleeve gastrectomy over the last two decades and to visualize the hot areas and developing trends in this type of bariatric surgery.

Research methods

On January 9, 2021, we performed a literature search utilizing the Scopus database to gather papers from 2001 to 2020 for this retrospective research. Bibliometric characteristics such as publication output, countries, institutions, journals, citation frequency, and research hotspots were evaluated by using Excel 2013 and VOSviewer.

Research results

Over the previous 20 years, the number of publications on sleeve gastrectomy has progressively increased. The outcomes of the current study were skewed in favor of high-income nations. The United States and France have a big effect in this sector.

Research conclusions

The present literature on sleeve gastrectomy focused on numerous issues, including morbidity and possible complications, the procedure's complexity and various surgical methods, and diabetes mellitus and body mass index in connection to sleeve gastrectomy.

Research perspectives

This bibliometric study may aid researchers in better understanding the current state of knowledge and research horizons in the field of sleeve gastrectomy.