• Shuanghe Liu, Dian Wang, Yibo Liu, and Zheng Zeng.
• Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
• World Neurosurg. 2024 Aug 24; 191: 172185172-185.

AbstractThis review was performed to analyze the research on cervical spondylotic myelopathy published during the past 25 years, summarize the developments in existing research, and predict future hotspots in the field. The goal is to provide a comprehensive overview and exploration of developments in this research area. A bibliometric analysis was performed using CiteSpace and VOSviewer to quantitatively and visually analyze relevant literature from Web of Science between 1998 and 2023. Co-occurrence analysis and co-citation analysis were conducted to evaluate papers, authors, journals, countries, and keywords. In total, 1886 papers were included. The overall publication output in this field increased throughout the review period. Stable author collaboration groups were formed, with the most influential author being Fehlings M.G. Japan and the United States contributed the highest number of publications. The predicted future research hotspots include risk factor analysis, outcome prediction, and machine learning. This study provides both an overview of the research trajectory in the field of cervical spondylotic myelopathy for scholars interested in this area, as well as offering insights and references for future research directions in the field.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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