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Global trends and knowledge-relationship of symptom clusters in cancer research: a bibliometric analysis over the past 20 years Cover

Global trends and knowledge-relationship of symptom clusters in cancer research: a bibliometric analysis over the past 20 years

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|Sep 2023

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

PRISMA flow diagram for selecting a research paper.
PRISMA flow diagram for selecting a research paper.

Figure 2.

Global trends in publications about symptom clusters on cancer.
Global trends in publications about symptom clusters on cancer.

Figure 3.

Distribution and co-authorship of countries/regions.
Distribution and co-authorship of countries/regions.

Figure 4.

Institution collaboration network of symptom clusters in cancer research.
Institution collaboration network of symptom clusters in cancer research.

Figure 5.

Co-occurrence analysis of top keywords.
Co-occurrence analysis of top keywords.

Figure 6.

The evolutionary timeline mapping of keywords about cancer symptom clusters.
The evolutionary timeline mapping of keywords about cancer symptom clusters.

Figure 7.

Keywords with the strongest citation bursts.
Keywords with the strongest citation bursts.

Top 10 countries/regions publishing symptom clusters in cancer

RankCountry/regionCentralityOutput (n)Percent (%)Citations
1USA0.8926155.189274
2China0.087616.071574
3Canada0.12469.731199
4South Korea0377.82764
5Australia0.15316.55822
6England0.27265.50773
7Germany0.07122.54293
8Brazil0.01112.33242
9Netherlands0.02112.33132
10Sweden0.01112.33329

Top 10 institutions publishing symptom clusters in cancer

RankOrganizationCentralityCountryArticles (n)Citations
1University of California, San Francisco0.23USA361294
2University of Toronto0.04Canada26626
3University of Pittsburgh0.10USA24429
4University of Pennsylvania0.03USA18891
5The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center0.13USA18866
6Duke University0.06USA13103
7Cleveland Clinic Foundation0.02France12583
8Queensland University of Technology0.01Australia12390
9University of Washington0.01USA11386
10Chinese University of Hong Kong0.03China11276

Top 10 journals publishing symptom clusters on cancer

RankJournalImpact factorBest quartileArticles (n)CitationsPercent (%)
1Journal of Pain and Symptom Management3.612Q272305915.22
2Supportive Care in Cancer3.603Q24516089.51
3Cancer Nursing2.592Q13110046.55
4Oncology Nursing Forum2.172Q2229204.65
5European Journal of Oncology Nursing2.398Q1174373.59
6Psycho Oncology3.894Q1133382.75
7Cancer6.860Q1104752.11
8Seminars in Oncology Nursing2.315Q292251.90
9Journal of Clinical Nursing3.036Q181801.69
10Nursing Research2.381Q171771.48

The top 20 keywords related to cancer symptom cluster_

RankKeywordsFrequencyRankKeywordsCentrality
1symptom cluster3871diagnosis0.21
2quality of life3292adjuvant chemotherapy0.19
3breast cancer1923depression0.14
4fatigue1604lung cancer0.14
5depression1105assessment scale0.14
6prevalence1006model0.14
7lung cancer997cancer-related fatigue0.14
8distress988symptom management0.13
9women949actigraphy0.13
10pain8310advanced cancer0.12
11validation7911insomnia0.12
12management6512disease0.12
13survivor6013sickness behavior0.12
14chemotherapy5414cluster0.10
15sleep disturbance5115confirmatory factor analysis0.10
16palliative care4916acupuncture0.10
17cancer4817patient-reported outcome0.10
18impact4718family caregiver0.10
19anxiety4219Korean version0.10
20cancer patient3820functional assessment0.09
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2023-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368
Language: English
Page range: 273 - 288
Submitted on: Sep 9, 2022
Accepted on: Dec 15, 2022
Published on: Sep 21, 2023
Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2023 Ran An, Yuan Luo, Wen-Feng Chen, Muhammad Sohaib, Mei-Zi Liu, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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