Research trends and hotspot analysis of age-related hearing loss from a bibliographic perspective

Qingjia Cui; Na Chen; Cheng Wen; Jianing Xi; Lihui Huang

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.921117

Research trends and hotspot analysis of age-related hearing loss from a bibliographic perspective

Front Psychol. 2022 Sep 22:13:921117. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.921117. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Qingjia Cui¹, Na Chen¹, Cheng Wen^{2

3}, Jianing Xi⁴, Lihui Huang^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Rehabilitation Centre of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ministry of Education, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology, Beijing, China.
⁴ Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Background: Up-to-date information about the trends of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and how this varies between countries is essential to plan for an adequate health-system response. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the research hotpots and trends in ARHL and to provide the basis and direction for future research.

Materials and methods: The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched and screened according to the inclusion criteria during 2002-2021. Bibliometric analyses were conducted by CiteSpace (Chaomei Chen, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States) software and VOSviewer (Center for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands) software.

Results: The query identified 1,496 publications, which showed a growth trend of this filed. These publications were from 62 countries, the United States of America (United States) showed its tremendous impact on this field in publication outputs, total citations, and international collaborations, China following in second. The Journal of Hearing Research was the most productive journal. Weijia Kong published the most papers, and the most productive institution was Washington University. The keyword "presbycusis" ranked first in research frontiers and appeared earlier, and the keywords "age-related hearing loss," "risk," "dementia," "auditory cortex," "association," and "decline" began to appear in recent years.

Conclusion: The annual number of publications has grown rapidly in the past two decades and will continue to grow. Epidemiological investigation and laboratory research are lasting hot spots, besides future research will focus on the association between ARHL and cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease.

Keywords: age-related hearing loss; association; hotspot; research trends; visualization analysis.