Global Research Trends in Robotic Surgery: A Scientometric Analysis of the Top 10 World Economies

Global Research Trends in Robotic Surgery: A Scientometric Analysis of the Top 10 World Economies | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Global Research Trends in Robotic Surgery: A Scientometric Analysis of the Top 10 World Economies Laishram Thoithoiba, Keisham Sangeeta Devi, Thengujam Chingkheinganba Singh This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7723915/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The study presents a comprehensive scientometric analysis to evaluate how the most economically powerful countries contribute to and reshape the research landscape in robotic surgery, retrieving the research data from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Focusing on the top 10 world economies ranked by nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, as reported by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook , the study maps research productivity, trends, keyword analysis, and collaboration patterns covering the period 1992–2024. The findings show a consistent and substantial growth in research output, reflecting the expanding global interest in robotic-assisted surgical technologies. Among the leading contributors, the United States maintains a dominant position, followed by China, with both countries collectively shaping much of the research landscape. "Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques" and "Journal of robotic surgery" emerge as the most influential journals, while Mottrie A is identified as the most prolific author in the field. The study employs keyword co-occurrence analysis, co-citation analysis, and collaboration mapping to visualize this research domain's intellectual, conceptual, and social structure. Overall, the findings highlight the various quantitative aspects of robotic surgery research and provide valuable insights into its global knowledge structure, trends and productivity patterns, and collaborative networks. Robotic surgery robot-assisted surgery Surgery Scientometrics Web of Science Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. 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