Current perspectives and trends in the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations: a review and bibliometric analysis

Weixia Tang; Yang Chen; Li Ma; Yu Chen; Biao Yang; Ren Li; Ziao Li; Yongqiang Wu; Xiaogang Wang; Xiaolong Guo; Wenju Zhang; Xiaolin Chen; Ming Lv; Yuanli Zhao; Geng Guo

doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1327915

Current perspectives and trends in the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations: a review and bibliometric analysis

Front Neurol. 2024 Jan 11:14:1327915. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1327915. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Weixia Tang^#^{1

2}, Yang Chen^#^{2

3}, Li Ma^#⁴, Yu Chen^{5

6}, Biao Yang^{2

3}, Ren Li^{1

2}, Ziao Li^{2

3}, Yongqiang Wu^{7

3}, Xiaogang Wang^{2

3}, Xiaolong Guo^{2

3}, Wenju Zhang^{2

3}, Xiaolin Chen^{5

6}, Ming Lv^{5

6}, Yuanli Zhao^{8

5

6}, Geng Guo^{7

3}

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
² Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
³ Shanxi Provincial Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
⁴ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
⁵ Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
⁶ China National Clinical Research Center for Neurological Diseases, Beijing, China.
⁷ Department of Emergency, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
⁸ Department of Neurosurgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Background: Currently, there is a lack of intuitive analysis regarding the development trend, main authors, and research hotspots in the field of cerebral arteriovenous malformation treatment, as well as a detailed elaboration of possible research hotspots.

Methods: A bibliometric analysis was conducted on data retrieved from the Web of Science core collection database between 2000 and 2022. The analysis was performed using R, VOSviewer, CiteSpace software, and an online bibliometric platform.

Results: A total of 1,356 articles were collected, and the number of publications has increased over time. The United States and the University of Pittsburgh are the most prolific countries and institutions in the field. The top three cited authors are Kondziolka D, Sheehan JP, and Lunsford LD. The Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery are two of the most influential journals in the field of brain arteriovenous malformation treatment research, with higher H-index, total citations, and number of publications. Furthermore, the analysis of keywords indicates that "aruba trial," "randomised trial," "microsurgery," "onyx embolization," and "Spetzler-Martin grade" may become research focal points. Additionally, this paper discusses the current research status, existing issues, and potential future research directions for the treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations.

Conclusion: This bibliometric study comprehensively analyses the publication trend of cerebral arteriovenous malformation treatment in the past 20 years. It covers the trend of international cooperation, publications, and research hotspots. This information provides an important reference for scholars to further study cerebral arteriovenous malformation.

Keywords: arteriovenous malformations; bibliometrics; embolization; microsurgery; radiosurgery; therapeutic.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Shanxi Intelligence Institute of Big Data Technology and Innovation (SIBD-2020-YL0052) and the Foundation of National Heath Commission Capacity Building and Continuing Education Center (No. GWJJ 2022100102), Four “Batches” Innovation Project of Invigorating Medical through Science and Technology of Shanxi Province (2022RC07), and the Foundation of Shanxi Provincial Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine (202204010501004).