Bibliometric Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Knee Osteoarthritides

Introduction To visualize and analyze the current status of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research in the field of knee osteoarthritides (KOA).Materials and Methods This study was based on a comprehensive search of studies on MRI in the field of osteoarthritis of the knee published from January 1975 to April 2024 based on the Web of Science Core Collection (WosCC) database. The included articles were analyzed visually in terms of citations, year of publication, journal of publication, authors, research institution, country, research topic, and type of study. Software used included R, VOSviewer, and Excel.Results 4013 papers describing the current status of MRI application in the field of KOA were included in the study. Co-authorship analysis results showed that Ali Guermazi and Flavia M. Cicuttini were the two specialists with high documents values. Stanford University, Monash University, and the University of California, San Francisco were the institutions with the highest document values. The United States, Germany, Australia, and China were the countries with the highest document values. Co-occurrence analysis results showed that osteoarthritis, knee, MRI and articular-cartilage were the keywords with high occurrence values. The author of item with the highest citation value was J. H. Kellgren.Conclusions The United States, Germany, Australia, and China were the countries that were deeply involved in this field, and the institutional collaborations in the United States and Australia were more influential. Ali Guermazi, Flavia M. Cicuttini, and J. H. Kellgren have made significant contributions to research in their respective fields.