Research trends of glioma-related epilepsy: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2023.

Abstract

Glioma-related epilepsy (GRE) is a hotspot in recent years and there remains many urgent unsolved issues. This study aimed to conduct bibliometric analysis on GRE research over the past 2 decades. We collected scientific outputs relating to GRE on Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) from 2004 to 2023 and conducted visual analysis using VOSviewer and Microsoft Excel. A total of 2697 publications were retrieved with an increasing trend over the past 20 years. The USA ranked first in publication number, total citation and H-index. Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (Inserm) was the institution with the most publications. In the field of GRE, core journals were Journal of Neurosurgery, Epilepsia and Neurology. Duffau, Hugues was the author with the most papers and total citations, and the highest H-index. Co-occurrence analysis revealed that the latest research focus of GRE were awake craniotomy, immunotherapy, cognitive impairment, and basic research on pathogenesis, with particular emphasis on the IDH1 mutation. This study intended to gain a deeper understanding of the current global GRE research and identify hotspots, as well as to provide theoretical reference for further studies.