Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to report the results of a bibliometric analysis on the modern corpus of literature pertaining to endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV). Prior bibliometrics studies on ETV have focused on highly cited articles, but an advanced bibliometric analysis has not yet been conducted.
METHODS: The authors queried the Web of Science (WoS) for (ALL = (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)) OR (ALL = (ETV) AND ALL = (neurosurgery)). Articles or reviews published in English were included. Articles, along with their metadata, were exported. Statistical, bibliometric, and network analyses were performed using the Bibliometrix R package and various Python packages. Reference publication year spectroscopy (RPYS), a method that analyzes the frequency with which references are cited in terms of these references\' publication years, was employed to explore the historical roots of the field.
RESULTS: Between 1994 and 2023, 1663 documents were identified (1382 articles) from 5457 authors. The mean annual growth rate of publications was 4.9%. International coauthorship increased 4-fold over this time period and was noted for 18.95% of published studies from 2011 to 2023. We observed that Child\'s Nervous System published the most articles, Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) articles were cited most frequently, and JNS: Pediatrics articles had the highest impact. Female coauthorship increased from < 1% of published studies before 2000 to 19% by 2022, with an increase in female first authorship from 2% in 2005 to 22% in 2022 and at least 1 female coauthor rising from 3% in 2000 to 68% in 2022. Likewise, minority authorship has increased, as in the early ETV literature > 75% of authors were White while currently only 43% are White. The authors of this study also identified the most prolific authors on the subject. Early in the publication record, etiological and technical terms such as \"aqueductal stenosis\" and \"technical note\" predominated. More recently, \"complications,\" \"failure,\" \"success,\" \"neuroendoscopy,\" and \"choroid plexus cauterization\" were prominent. Utilizing RPYS, the authors identified 32 articles that comprise the foundational articles on ETV, published between 1966 and 2010.
CONCLUSIONS: Interest in ETV increased in the 1990s with the advent of advanced endoscopic technologies-particularly digital video. The focus of research has shifted from etiology to outcomes, complication management, and technical mastery.
METHODS: The authors queried the Web of Science (WoS) for (ALL = (endoscopic third ventriculostomy)) OR (ALL = (ETV) AND ALL = (neurosurgery)). Articles or reviews published in English were included. Articles, along with their metadata, were exported. Statistical, bibliometric, and network analyses were performed using the Bibliometrix R package and various Python packages. Reference publication year spectroscopy (RPYS), a method that analyzes the frequency with which references are cited in terms of these references\' publication years, was employed to explore the historical roots of the field.
RESULTS: Between 1994 and 2023, 1663 documents were identified (1382 articles) from 5457 authors. The mean annual growth rate of publications was 4.9%. International coauthorship increased 4-fold over this time period and was noted for 18.95% of published studies from 2011 to 2023. We observed that Child\'s Nervous System published the most articles, Journal of Neurosurgery (JNS) articles were cited most frequently, and JNS: Pediatrics articles had the highest impact. Female coauthorship increased from < 1% of published studies before 2000 to 19% by 2022, with an increase in female first authorship from 2% in 2005 to 22% in 2022 and at least 1 female coauthor rising from 3% in 2000 to 68% in 2022. Likewise, minority authorship has increased, as in the early ETV literature > 75% of authors were White while currently only 43% are White. The authors of this study also identified the most prolific authors on the subject. Early in the publication record, etiological and technical terms such as \"aqueductal stenosis\" and \"technical note\" predominated. More recently, \"complications,\" \"failure,\" \"success,\" \"neuroendoscopy,\" and \"choroid plexus cauterization\" were prominent. Utilizing RPYS, the authors identified 32 articles that comprise the foundational articles on ETV, published between 1966 and 2010.
CONCLUSIONS: Interest in ETV increased in the 1990s with the advent of advanced endoscopic technologies-particularly digital video. The focus of research has shifted from etiology to outcomes, complication management, and technical mastery.
摘要：
目的：本研究的目的是报告有关内镜第三脑室造口术（ETV）的现代文献的文献计量分析结果。先前对ETV的文献计量学研究集中在高被引用的文章上，但是尚未进行高级文献计量分析。
方法：作者向WebofScience（WoS）查询（ALL=（内镜下第三脑室造瘘术））或（ALL=（ETV）和ALL=（神经外科））。包括以英语发表的文章或评论。Articles,连同他们的元数据，出口。统计，文献计量学，并使用BibliometrixR包和各种Python包进行网络分析。参考出版年光谱学（RPYS），一种分析参考文献在这些参考文献的出版年份中引用频率的方法，被用来探索该领域的历史根源。
结果：在1994年至2023年之间，从5457名作者中确定了1663篇文献（1382篇）。出版物的年均增长率为4.9%。在这段时间内，国际合著者增加了4倍，并在2011年至2023年的已发表研究中占18.95％。我们观察到儿童神经系统发表的文章最多，神经外科杂志（JNS）的文章被引用最频繁，和JNS：儿科文章的影响最大。女性合著者从2000年之前发表的研究的<1％增加到2022年的19％，女性第一作者从2005年的2％增加到2022年的22％，至少有1位女性合著者从2000年的3％增加到2022年的68％。同样，少数作者身份增加了，正如在早期ETV文献>75％的作者是白人，而目前只有43％是白人。这项研究的作者还确定了该主题上最多产的作者。在出版记录的早期，病因学和技术术语，如“导水管狭窄”和“技术说明”占主导地位。最近,“并发症，\"\"失败,\"\"成功,“神经内窥镜检查，“”和“脉络丛烧灼”突出。利用RPYS,作者确定了32篇文章，其中包括ETV的基础文章，1966年至2010年出版。
结论：随着先进的内窥镜技术的出现，对ETV的兴趣在1990年代增加了，尤其是数字视频。研究的重点已经从病因转移到结果，并发症管理，和技术掌握。
方法：作者向WebofScience（WoS）查询（ALL=（内镜下第三脑室造瘘术））或（ALL=（ETV）和ALL=（神经外科））。包括以英语发表的文章或评论。Articles,连同他们的元数据，出口。统计，文献计量学，并使用BibliometrixR包和各种Python包进行网络分析。参考出版年光谱学（RPYS），一种分析参考文献在这些参考文献的出版年份中引用频率的方法，被用来探索该领域的历史根源。
结果：在1994年至2023年之间，从5457名作者中确定了1663篇文献（1382篇）。出版物的年均增长率为4.9%。在这段时间内，国际合著者增加了4倍，并在2011年至2023年的已发表研究中占18.95％。我们观察到儿童神经系统发表的文章最多，神经外科杂志（JNS）的文章被引用最频繁，和JNS：儿科文章的影响最大。女性合著者从2000年之前发表的研究的<1％增加到2022年的19％，女性第一作者从2005年的2％增加到2022年的22％，至少有1位女性合著者从2000年的3％增加到2022年的68％。同样，少数作者身份增加了，正如在早期ETV文献>75％的作者是白人，而目前只有43％是白人。这项研究的作者还确定了该主题上最多产的作者。在出版记录的早期，病因学和技术术语，如“导水管狭窄”和“技术说明”占主导地位。最近,“并发症，\"\"失败,\"\"成功,“神经内窥镜检查，“”和“脉络丛烧灼”突出。利用RPYS,作者确定了32篇文章，其中包括ETV的基础文章，1966年至2010年出版。
结论：随着先进的内窥镜技术的出现，对ETV的兴趣在1990年代增加了，尤其是数字视频。研究的重点已经从病因转移到结果，并发症管理，和技术掌握。
