Bibliometric analysis of research on spinal tuberculosis in last 5 years

Table 1 List of country-wise distribution of published studies and citations, n (%)

Name of the country	Number of studies (n = 528)	Name of the continent	Total citation
United States	55 (10.4)	North America	453
India	136 (25.8)	Asia	877
Australia	3 (0.6)	Australia	21
West Africa	1 (0.2)	Africa	4
Dominican Republic	1 (0.2)	Africa	7
Albania	1 (0.2)	Europe	0
Argentina	1 (0.2)	South America	0
Greece	4 (0.7)	Europe	9
Thailand	5 (0.9)	Asia	26
Germany	6 (1.1)	Europe	184
Brazil	5 (0.9)	South America	39
Canada	3 (0.6)	North America	42
China	105 (19.9)	Asia	498
Columbia	1 (0.2)	South America	1
Egypt	1 (0.2)	Africa	53
United Kingdom	12 (2.3)	Europe	198
Ethiopia	1 (0.2)	Africa	5
Europe	1 (0.2)	Europe	0
France	8 (1.5)	Europe	47
Hungary	3 (0.6)	Europe	10
Indonesia	31 (5.9)	Asia	77
Iran	4 (0.7)	Asia	14
Italy	13 (2.5)	Europe	227
Ivory coast, West Africa	1 (0.2)	Africa	1
Japan	11 (2.1)	Asia	11
South Korea	13 (2.5)	Asia	63
Kosovo	1 (0.2)	Europe	1
Malaysia	9 (1.7)	Asia	39
Mexico	1 (0.2)	North America	3
Morocco	6 (1.1)	Africa	5
Namibia	2 (0.4)	Africa	8
Nepal	2 (0.5)	Asia	6
Netherlands	1 (0.2)	Europe	1
Nigeria	4 (0.8)	Africa	3
Pakistan	5 (0.9)	Asia	10
Philippines	2 (0.4)	Asia	1
Poland	5 (0.9)	Europe	13
Portugal	6 (1.1)	Europe	6
Qatar	4 (0.8)	Asia	12
Romania	2 (0.4)	Europe	3
Russia	1 (0.2)	Europe	13
Saudi Arabia	11 (2.1)	Asia	19
Singapore	3 (0.6)	Asia	3
South Africa	10 (1.9)	Africa	71
Spain	4 (0.8)	Europe	8
Sri Lanka	2 (0.4)	Asia	5
Switzerland	5 (0.9)	Europe	17
Syria	2 (0.4)	Asia	1
Taiwan	4 (0.8)	Asia	31
Tanzania	1 (0.2)	Africa	0
Tunisia	4 (0.8)	Africa	15
Uganda	1 (0.2)	Africa	0
Venezuela	1 (0.2)	South America	0
Vietnam	1 (0.2)	Asia	0
West Africa	1 (0.2)	Africa	1
Algeria	1 (0.2)	Africa	1

Table 2 Types of studies, n (%)

Study type	Number of published study (n = 528)
Case report	353 (66.9)
Cohort	45 (8.5)
Randomized control trial	10 (1.9)
Review article	120 (22.7)

Table 3 Comparison of research contribution between high-burden areas and the rest of the geographic area

Geographical areas	Contribution to tuberculosis burden	Contribution to research related to spinal tuberculosis	χ² and P value
High burden areas	87%	44.4%	40.912 (with 1 degree of freedom) and P value < 0.0001
Rest of the globe	13%	55.6%

Table 4 List of top 20 journals contributing the highest number of spinal tuberculosis-related publications, n (%)

S/L number	Name of the journal	No. of publication (n = 528)
1	Cureus Journal of Medical Science	48 (9.1)
2	BMJ Case Reports	20 (3.8)
3	World Neurosurgery	19 (3.6)
4	Journal of Orthopaedics of Case Reports	16 (3.1)
5	Indian Journal of Tuberculosis	14 (2.7)
6	World Journal of Clinical Cases	9 (1.7)
7	Medicine (Baltimore)	8 (1.5)
8	The Pan African Medical Journal	8 (1.5)
9	Asian Spine Journal	5 (0.9)
10	European Spine Journal	5 (0.9)
11	Global Spine Journal	5 (0.9)
12	Indian Journal of Orthopaedics	5 (0.9)
13	Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma	5 (0.9)
14	Neurology India	5 (0.9)
15	Asian Journal of Neurosurgery	4 (0.8)
16	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders	4 (0.8)
17	Spinal Cord Series and Cases	4 (0.8)
18	Spine Deformity	4 (0.8)
19	Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research	3 (0.6)
20	Orthopaedic Surgery	3 (0.6)