Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: The study was aimed at systematically analyzing the research status and trends of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) using bibliometrics.
METHODS: We retrieved documents published between 1975 and 2022 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, and manually selected them for bibliometric analyses of country, institution, journal, highly locally cited documents and research trends based on co-citation clustering and keywords using the R Bibliometricx package and CiteSpace software.
RESULTS: A total of 5,703 publications were included. Although the number of annual publications on POP increased, the trend of annual publication reached an obvious plateau in the first half of the 2010s. The USA, China, the UK, the University of Michigan, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Sydney were the top three countries and institutions with the most publications respectively. International Urogynecology Journal, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology were the journals with the most extensive academic influence on the field of POP research. The international cooperation was lacking and the highly cited documents focused on high-level, evidence-based studies. Epidemiological studies and surgical treatment have achieved a plateau or decline. Recent studies have focused on conservative treatment, physical therapy, and minimally invasive surgery. In addition to evidence-based medicine studies, tissue engineering is the future direction of POP.
CONCLUSIONS: This study used bibliometric analyses to provide insights into the status and potential research directions of POP. More high-quality, evidence-based medicine studies and in-depth tissue engineering research should be propelled forward.
METHODS: We retrieved documents published between 1975 and 2022 from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database, and manually selected them for bibliometric analyses of country, institution, journal, highly locally cited documents and research trends based on co-citation clustering and keywords using the R Bibliometricx package and CiteSpace software.
RESULTS: A total of 5,703 publications were included. Although the number of annual publications on POP increased, the trend of annual publication reached an obvious plateau in the first half of the 2010s. The USA, China, the UK, the University of Michigan, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Sydney were the top three countries and institutions with the most publications respectively. International Urogynecology Journal, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology were the journals with the most extensive academic influence on the field of POP research. The international cooperation was lacking and the highly cited documents focused on high-level, evidence-based studies. Epidemiological studies and surgical treatment have achieved a plateau or decline. Recent studies have focused on conservative treatment, physical therapy, and minimally invasive surgery. In addition to evidence-based medicine studies, tissue engineering is the future direction of POP.
CONCLUSIONS: This study used bibliometric analyses to provide insights into the status and potential research directions of POP. More high-quality, evidence-based medicine studies and in-depth tissue engineering research should be propelled forward.
摘要：
目的：采用文献计量学方法对盆腔器官脱垂(POP)的研究现状和趋势进行系统的分析。
方法：我们从WebofScienceCoreCollection（WoSCC）数据库检索了1975年至2022年之间发布的文档，并手动选择它们进行国家的文献计量分析，机构,journal,使用RBibliometricx软件包和CiteSpace软件，基于共同引文聚类和关键字的高度本地引用的文档和研究趋势。
结果：共纳入5,703种出版物。尽管关于持久性有机污染物的年度出版物数量有所增加，2010年代上半年，年度出版趋势达到了明显的平台期。美国,中国,英国,密歇根大学，匹兹堡大学,和悉尼大学分别是出版物最多的三个国家和机构。国际泌尿妇科杂志,美国妇产科杂志，妇产科是POP研究领域学术影响最广泛的期刊。缺乏国际合作，被高度引用的文件侧重于高级别，基于证据的研究。流行病学研究和手术治疗已达到平台或下降。最近的研究集中在保守治疗上，物理治疗,和微创手术。除了循证医学研究，组织工程是POP的未来发展方向。
结论：本研究使用文献计量学分析来提供对POP的现状和潜在研究方向的见解。更多的高品质，应推进循证医学研究和深入的组织工程研究。
方法：我们从WebofScienceCoreCollection（WoSCC）数据库检索了1975年至2022年之间发布的文档，并手动选择它们进行国家的文献计量分析，机构,journal,使用RBibliometricx软件包和CiteSpace软件，基于共同引文聚类和关键字的高度本地引用的文档和研究趋势。
结果：共纳入5,703种出版物。尽管关于持久性有机污染物的年度出版物数量有所增加，2010年代上半年，年度出版趋势达到了明显的平台期。美国,中国,英国,密歇根大学，匹兹堡大学,和悉尼大学分别是出版物最多的三个国家和机构。国际泌尿妇科杂志,美国妇产科杂志，妇产科是POP研究领域学术影响最广泛的期刊。缺乏国际合作，被高度引用的文件侧重于高级别，基于证据的研究。流行病学研究和手术治疗已达到平台或下降。最近的研究集中在保守治疗上，物理治疗,和微创手术。除了循证医学研究，组织工程是POP的未来发展方向。
结论：本研究使用文献计量学分析来提供对POP的现状和潜在研究方向的见解。更多的高品质，应推进循证医学研究和深入的组织工程研究。
