Bibliometric Review of Osteochondral Interface Regeneration

The topic of OC interface (OCI) has shown an increasing interest in recent years, with a considerable increase in the number of publications. Here, the aim was to reveal trend in OCI research studies and analyze the publications with high citations. An online search was performed on the Web of Science Core Collection (WSCC) for publications on OCI. The journals, publication year, countries, institutions, and citations received were obtained, and the results were analyzed using VOSviewer. Only the most frequently cited top 100 publications on OCI were further considered. Totally, 225 publications were found related to OCI. The number of publications on OCI has increased with time. The US has published the most articles on OCI (n=61). The University of Minho (Portugal) was the most productive institution, with 8 publications and 753 citations. The number of publications on OC interface has recently increased. This study is the first bibliometric study evaluating publications on the OC interface and serves as a valuable source for researchers and practitioners actively working in the field.