The optic canal in focus: a worldwide bibliometric study

The bibliometric approach investigates publications quantitatively and analyzes them with statistics. The aim of this study was to use bibliometric techniques to conduct a thorough survey of the literature on the optic canal in order to identify trends and uncommon subjects pertaining to the canal. The publications related to the optic canal were obtained using the Web of Science database. The literature review yielded 1030 publications in all. The bibliometric techniques were employed to analyze the identified publications (VOSviewer Version 1.6.20). The 1970s marked the beginning of research on the optic canal. The United States is the most productive country (198 articles). The majority of the publications were determined to be published in World Neurosurgery and the Journal of Neurosurgery. 94.01% of the publications were written in English, making up the majority. Optic nerve, meningioma, skull base, orbit, anatomy, sphenoid sinus, tuberculum sellae meningioma, optic canal decompression, ophthalmic artery, and optic neuropathy were found to be the most frequently used terms in the articles pertaining to optic canal. Findings demonstrated the researchers’ interest in the optic canal and offered quantifiable information regarding the canal’s position within science. Recent years have seen a rise in the number of studies conducted on this topic. This research represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first bibliometric analysis since 1970 that offers a thorough examination of scholarly publications with a focus on the optic canal.