Abstract

Objective To explore the situation of nephrology nursing research in more than a decade, and to provide reference for the development of nursing scientific research in China. Methods A total of 1 927 papers of nephrology nursing, which ranged from January 1, 2008 to November 8, 2018, were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection database and visualized by CiteSpace V and ECharts.js. Results The cited frequency of international nephrology nursing research increased year by year, and the number of papers growed tendency in fluctuation. The United States and Australia were in the leading position on nephrology nursing research, and China ranked sixth. Research hotspots focused mainly on the keywords such as chronic kidney disease, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, quality of life, and disease management. Co-occurrence cluster analysis revealed that peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis were the frontiers. Conclusions International nephrology nursing research has developed steadily. Chinese specialists should track the research trends of international core institutions in real time, explore research hotspots and frontiers, and strive for prompting nursing research to be in line with the international. Key words: Nephrology; Nursing care; CiteSpace V; Visualization analysis

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