Bibliometric analysis on hemodialysis nursing research of China from 1997 to 2018

Abstract

Objective To understand the research status, research hotspots and research fronts of domestic hemodialysis nursing by bibliometric analysis on literatures related to hemodialysis nursing research from 1997 to 2018 so as to provide a direction and thinking for further researches in the field. Methods We retrieved hemodialysis nursing related literatures published in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WanFang data from 1st January 1997 to 18th July 2018. The BibExcel was used to de-duplication, and Excel was to set up a database to carry out statistical analysis including the number of papers, periodical distribution, fund, areas of literature studies, author institution, research hotspots and fronts. Results A total of 8 548 literatures were included. The annual number of papers had a tendency firstly increasing and then decreasing overall; fund projects were less; the number of core journals and papers was small; the research hotspots were focus on hemodialysis therapies, nursing intervention, uremia, complications and internal arteriovenous fistula; research fronts underwent three stages of development, and the future of them would fasten on high quality nursing, application effects and bundled care. Conclusions The number of literatures on domestic hemodialysis nursing is increasing with rich contents. However, the geographical distribution is narrow, and fund is less, and study quality and level need to be further enhanced. Scientific research should be devoted heavily to improve the guideline value of research findings for clinical practice in the field. Key words: Bibliometrics; Dialysis; Nursing; Research hotspots; Research fronts