A Study on the Global Patterns in the Design and Development of Ventricular Assist Devices: A Visualization Approach

Abstract

Abstract A bibliometric analysis of 275 publications related to the design and development of Ventricular assist devices (VAD) has been conducted to analyze the developments in this research domain since 1990. This field of research has been witnessing a significant growth in terms of number of publications as more researchers are showing interest in this field, with the technological advancements in the past few years. This is first such bibliometric study in design and development of VAD, which uses data from both Scopus as well as Web of Science (WOS) databases. Research advancement in this domain can be divided into two stages: first stage (1990 to 2004) saw slow growth (N = 65) while second stage (from 2005 onwards) witnessed an increase in publications (N = 210). Most of the significant research work has been carried out in developed countries like USA, China, Germany, Japan, United Kingdom and France etc. This study presents a comprehensive examination of pivotal moments in the evolution of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) research, along with potential avenues for future exploration in various VAD research domains such as the utilization of artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to enhance the design, utilization, and data-driven optimization of VADs.