Global trends and hot spots in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis research over the past 50 years: a bibliometric analysis

BackgroundCerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is an uncommon form of cerebrovascular disease. Although our understanding of CVST has improved significantly over the past decades, there has been no bibliometric analysis of CVST until now. We aimed to examine and visualize the hotspots and trends of the research related to CVST using a bibliometric analysis based on Citespace and provide new insights for scholars in their future researches in this area.MethodsThe literature on CVST was collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Bibliometric analysis was performed using CiteSpace (6.2.R3) Advanced software.ResultsA total of 2396 articles were included in the analysis. Publications regarding CVST have increased over time. U.S.A. contributed the most articles. Ferro JM had the highest number of published papers. Stroke was the journal with the most publications and the most commonly cited journal. Nine out of the top 10 cited journals belong to Q1. The risk factors for CVST, emerging and current treatment of CVST, and CVST related to COVID-19 and COVID-19 vaccines are the major potential research hot spots and trends.ConclusionsCVST is a rapidly expanding research area and has received increasing attention by the researchers. Our study can provide researchers valuable information on the current status and trends in this area and guide for future studies.