Research status analysis and prospect of human organ donation coordinator at home and abroad based on bibliometrics

  Objective  To systematically analyze the research status of human organ donation coordinator at home and abroad in recent years, aiming to provide novel ideas for subsequent research.

  Methods  Studies related to organ donation coordinator searched from CNKI, VIP, Wanfang and Web of Science (SCI/SSCI/CPCI) core collection databases from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2021 were collected as samples, and CiteSpace software was used for visual analysis from the aspects of the number of articles, authors, countries, publishing organizations and keywords, etc.

  Results  A total of 47 valid Chinese articles and 43 English articles were included. The number of articles was elevated in a fluctuating pattern in recent 12 years. Eleven core authors published articles in Chinese journals, and the top three authors were Ye Qifa, Huang Wei and Si Jing. Five core authors published articles in English journals and the top three authors were Konaka, Fukushima and Kato. Wuhan University Affiliated Hospital and its research center published the largest number of articles in China, followed by Ningbo Urology & Nephrology Hospital and Human Organ Donation Office, Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Central South Hospital of Wuhan University, and Institute of Hepatobiliary Diseases of Central South Hospital. These institutions were distributed in a disperse pattern and have not formed a cooperative group. International institutions with the highest number of articles were University of Warsaw in Poland, Osaka University in Japan, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Canada, and Polish Transplant Coordinating Ctr Poltransplant. The top three countries regarding the number of English articles were the United States, Japan and China. Keywords cluster analysis found that the research mainly focused on seven thematic groups including the emergence and development, roles and functions, professional capability and professional identity, team building, current work status, professional training and health management of organ donation coordinators.

  Conclusions  The research related to organ donation coordinators at home and abroad shows a good development trend, whereas the research contents remain to be classified and expanded. Subsequently, different research institutions and countries should establish more extensive exchange and cooperation, and constantly drive the research advancement in related fields.