Abstract

Abstract
 
 Aim: The aim of this study was to identify trends in the literature on hysteroscopy and female infertility and to quantitatively evaluate them using various bibliometric parameters.
 
 Material and Methods: The study data was taken from the Web of Science electronic database for this bibliometric network analysis. The network analysis and bibliometric analysis were carried out by using the Biblioshiny and VosViewer bibliometric tools.
 
 Results: A total of 1,023 documents were included in the study. The first article was published in 1977. Until 1990, the annual number of articles was irregular. The quantity of publications published annually significantly increased after 2005, peaking in 2020 and 2021 (68 and 67 articles, respectively). The included articles were published in 67 countries. Among these countries, China (n=299), the USA (n=237), Italy (n=235), and Turkey (n=156) had the highest number of publications. Especially after 2012, there has been a significant increase in Chinese publications. In addition, 10.07% of the documents had co-authors from other countries. The keywords 'hysteroscopy (frequency 422), hysterosalpingography office (frequency 65), hysteroscopy (frequency 49), and chronic endometritis (frequency 45') topped the trending topic list.
 
 Conclusion: It is notable that among international publications, Chinese publications have increased significantly, especially in the last decade. Funding support from Chinese institutions may be responsible for this

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