Science maps show the current status of research in a specific field – a form of scientometrics. Co-word analysis is an example of graphic modelling in which keywords are used to study the conceptual structure of a research field. In this study, a science map for strabismus research was undertaken using co-word analysis in the Scopus database from 2005–2023. The total number of outputs and their citations were 19,298 and 236,296. The highest growth of outputs was in 2021 and the lowest in 2023. A possible reason for reduction in 2023 was the pandemic and related reduction in patient referrals. The most frequency keywords were ‘strabismus’, ‘child’, ‘visual acuity’, ‘convergent strabismus’ and ‘extraocular muscles’. The largest cluster was strabismus and neurology with terms of ‘strabismus’, ‘child’, ‘genetics’ and ‘muscle hypotonia’ as the most searched topics. The second largest cluster was alignment disorders; the third, visual acuity/refraction and strabismus; and the fourth, binocular vision and strabismus. Emerging topics between 2014–2018 were genetics and best corrected visual acuity, probably due to extensive progress of genetic science.
Science maps to outline emerging topics in strabismus
Reviewed by Fiona Rowe
Science mapping and research trends of strabismus: a scientometric analysis.
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Fiona Rowe (Prof)
Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, UK.
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