Objective To explore the research hot spots and trends in the future in the field of ankle joint instability.
Methods The literatures relating to ankle joint instability from January 1, 2001 to October 1, 2020 in the Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure were retrieved respectively, and the literatures were exported in other formats and Refworks format for statistical analysis and sorting after conversion by CiteSpace software. The method of bibliometrics was used to perform visual atlas and cluster analysis in the aspects of author, organization, journal source, keywords and co-citation.
Results A total of 467 Chinese literatures and 2 905 English literatures were included, and 782 authors were included, among which 40 authors published ≥6 articles. Network atlas showed that a total of 594 institutions were included, of which 39 organizations published ≥7 articles. Among the core key words, functional ankle instability had the highest centrality. The number of papers published at home and abroad had increased significantly, and the researches focued on the pathogenesis, diagnostic methods, rehabilitation exercise and other hot issues of ankle joint instability.
Conclusion The researches in the field of ankle joint instability at home and abroad is on the rise as a whole. With the help of CiteSpace software analysis, we can more concisely and intuitively understand the research hot spots and development trends of ankle joint instability.
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