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A Machine-Learning-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Literature on Anal Cancer

Franco, Pierfrancesco ; Segelov, Eva ; Johnsson, Anders LU ; Riechelmann, Rachel ; Guren, Marianne G. ; Das, Prajnan ; Rao, Sheela ; Arnold, Dirk ; Spindler, Karen Lise Garm and Deutsch, Eric , et al. (2022) In Cancers 14(7).
Abstract

Squamous-cell carcinoma of the anus (ASCC) is a rare disease. Barriers have been encountered to conduct clinical and translational research in this setting. Despite this, ASCC has been a prime example of collaboration amongst researchers. We performed a bibliometric analysis of ASCC-related literature of the last 20 years, exploring common patterns in research, tracking collaboration and identifying gaps. The electronic Scopus database was searched using the keywords “anal cancer”, to include manuscripts published in English, between 2000 and 2020. Data analysis was performed using R-Studio 0.98.1091 software. A machine-learning bibliometric method was applied. The bibliometrix R package was used. A total of 2322 scientific documents... (More)

Squamous-cell carcinoma of the anus (ASCC) is a rare disease. Barriers have been encountered to conduct clinical and translational research in this setting. Despite this, ASCC has been a prime example of collaboration amongst researchers. We performed a bibliometric analysis of ASCC-related literature of the last 20 years, exploring common patterns in research, tracking collaboration and identifying gaps. The electronic Scopus database was searched using the keywords “anal cancer”, to include manuscripts published in English, between 2000 and 2020. Data analysis was performed using R-Studio 0.98.1091 software. A machine-learning bibliometric method was applied. The bibliometrix R package was used. A total of 2322 scientific documents was found. The average annual growth rate in publication was around 40% during 2000–2020. The five most productive countries were United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), France, Italy and Australia. The USA and UK had the greatest link strength of international collaboration (22.6% and 19.0%). Two main clusters of keywords for published research were identified: (a) prevention and screening and (b) overall management. Emerging topics included imaging, biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes. Further efforts are required to increase collaboration and funding to sustain future research in the setting of ASCC.

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anal cancer, bibliometrics, HIV, HPV, machine learning, oncology, radiotherapy, squamous-cell carcinoma
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Cancers
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14
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7
article number
1697
publisher
MDPI AG
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  • scopus:85127038300
  • pmid:35406469
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2072-6694
DOI
10.3390/cancers14071697
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>Squamous-cell carcinoma of the anus (ASCC) is a rare disease. Barriers have been encountered to conduct clinical and translational research in this setting. Despite this, ASCC has been a prime example of collaboration amongst researchers. We performed a bibliometric analysis of ASCC-related literature of the last 20 years, exploring common patterns in research, tracking collaboration and identifying gaps. The electronic Scopus database was searched using the keywords “anal cancer”, to include manuscripts published in English, between 2000 and 2020. Data analysis was performed using R-Studio 0.98.1091 software. A machine-learning bibliometric method was applied. The bibliometrix R package was used. A total of 2322 scientific documents was found. The average annual growth rate in publication was around 40% during 2000–2020. The five most productive countries were United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), France, Italy and Australia. The USA and UK had the greatest link strength of international collaboration (22.6% and 19.0%). Two main clusters of keywords for published research were identified: (a) prevention and screening and (b) overall management. Emerging topics included imaging, biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes. Further efforts are required to increase collaboration and funding to sustain future research in the setting of ASCC.</p>}},
  author       = {{Franco, Pierfrancesco and Segelov, Eva and Johnsson, Anders and Riechelmann, Rachel and Guren, Marianne G. and Das, Prajnan and Rao, Sheela and Arnold, Dirk and Spindler, Karen Lise Garm and Deutsch, Eric and Krengli, Marco and Tombolini, Vincenzo and Sebag-Montefiore, David and De Felice, Francesca}},
  issn         = {{2072-6694}},
  keywords     = {{anal cancer; bibliometrics; HIV; HPV; machine learning; oncology; radiotherapy; squamous-cell carcinoma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{7}},
  publisher    = {{MDPI AG}},
  series       = {{Cancers}},
  title        = {{A Machine-Learning-Based Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Literature on Anal Cancer}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14071697}},
  doi          = {{10.3390/cancers14071697}},
  volume       = {{14}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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