Objective:
To analyze the research hotspots and development trends of varicose vein of lower limb by bibliometrics method.
Methods:
Literatures on varicose vein of lower limb were collected by searching the core collection of the Web of Science database from the establishment of the database to June 13, 2022. VOSviewer1.6.17 was used to extract the authors, countries, institutions, keywords, etc. included into the study and generate a visual map of co-authors, countries, institutions, and keywords; the burst term detection function of CiteSpace6.1.R2 was used to search for burst point of keywords.
Results:
A total of 1 258 literature were included. The number of published papers related to varicose vein of lower limb maintained an upward trend. The United States is the country with the most number of published papers, and the University of California is the institution with the most number of published papers. A total of 4 971 authors published related research on varicose vein of lower limb, among which the most influential scholar is Labropoulos N of Medical Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook, who has published a total of 21 papers; the main authors formed 5 cooperative teams, and the cooperation within the team was relatively close, but the degree of cooperation between the teams was relatively low.
Conclusion:
The research hotspots of varicose vein of lower limb mainly focus on treatment methods, risk factors, complications, epidemiology, pathogenesis, etc. The treatment methods and risk management have become the frontier research fields of varicose vein of lower limb in recent years.