Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Cleft Lip and Palate

Abstract

Cleft lip and palate (CLCP) is a frequently occurring congenital anomaly of craniofacial structure and the second most common after club foot. The aim of this bibliometric analysis was to provide a summary of countries, universities, authors, journals, and research data related to CLCP. Method: CLCP studies published in PubMed indexed journals from 1976 to 2021 were extracted from the Science Citation Index expanded core database. Publication of authors, journals, universities, and countries were retrieved and quantitatively analyzed using the R-Studio biblioshiny package.The core data set included a total of 99 Journals and books. 198 documents were recognized. Top 20 PubMed indexed journals were selected, which publish the data regarding CLCP. 20 universities were also analyzed for treatment of CLCP. Average years from publication are 11.7 years. Results: A total of 198 documents were extracted. Documents were derived from 1976-2021. The number of documents/publication research steadily increased from 1976 till 1990. Then there was fall in number of papers and research articles. Over the time, from 2010 till 2021, publications have tremendously increased from all over the world. Different countries and universities with collaboration strategies have started research work in this field. Conclusion: This research includes data of 46 years, therefore, this bibliometric research of CLCP will provide complete knowledge of trends in CLCP during these years. This will provide an insight for new research projects across the globe.