The Research Trend of Non-surgical Rhinoplasty: A Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis

Liao Z, Wu Y, Cong L, Luo S.

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What this paper says

A bibliometric analysis of 197 papers on non-surgical rhinoplasty finds the United States the leading country, the University of Verona the leading institution, Bertossi the most productive author, and filler complications the dominant research theme.

Overview

This is a study of the literature itself, not of patients. The Chinese authors retrieved all non-surgical rhinoplasty articles in the Web of Science Core Collection to 2024 and analysed authorship, keywords and citations with VOSviewer and CiteSpace.

Sections of note

197 documents identified.
USA led with 61 publications; University of Verona contributed the most articles (11).
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery published the most articles (28); Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery was the most cited and co-cited journal.
Bertossi D was the most productive and most co-cited author.
Top keywords: "rhinoplasty," "hyaluronic acid," "nose"; complications and their prevention attracted considerable interest. Level of Evidence V.

What it means for a patient

The evidence base for filler rhinoplasty is small (under 200 papers) and concentrated in a few groups.
Safety and complication prevention are the main concerns of researchers in the field.
This paper has no clinical findings.

Why this paper matters

It maps who is producing the evidence on filler rhinoplasty and where the gaps are. Limits: one database, counts rather than quality.

Terms

Bibliometric analysis: statistical study of publications, authors and citations.
Web of Science Core Collection: a curated database of scientific journals.
Co-citation: two works being cited together, indicating related content.
VOSviewer / CiteSpace: software for visualising research networks.

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Abstract

Background: Rhinoplasty is one of the most common aesthetic surgeries, with non-surgical rhinoplasty (NSR) gaining popularity due to its affordability and minimal risks. The aim of this study is to use bibliometric analysis to identify prominent research areas and emerging trends within this field.

Methods: Research articles on NSR were gathered from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Following this, the analysis of co-authorships, keyword co-occurrences, and citation patterns involving countries, institutions, authors, and key journals was conducted using bibliometric tools VOSviewer and CiteSpace.

Results: In total, 197 documents related to research on NSR from the years 1900 to 2024 were retrieved. The USA led globally with 61 publications, with the University Of Verona contributing the highest number of articles (11). The journal Aesthetic Plastic Surgery was the most prominent in this specialty, having published 28 articles and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery receiving the most frequent citations and co-citations. Bertossi D was the most productive author and the most co-cited author. The keywords most commonly associated with these studies, ranked by frequency, included "rhinoplasty," "hyaluronic acid" and "nose." Moreover, the issues related to complications from filler injections and the strategies for their prevention have attracted considerable interest.

Conclusion: This study provides a detailed overview of the primary trends in NSR research. Additionally, it highlights the critical need to enhance efforts to minimize complications associated with filler injections.

Level Of Evidence V: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .

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