A bibliometrics analysis about male prepuce with Machine Learning

Abstract

AbstractLimited research has been conducted on the male prepuce. Despite its ana-tomical complexity and role as an erogenous structure that interacts with adjacent penile structures, there is a dearth of information on this topic. To address this gap, this study employs bibliometric analysis to identify primary research areas and trends related to the male prepuce over the past two decades. A systematic search was performed on the Web of Science core collection to identify publications related to the male prepuce that were published between 2003 and 2022. Following this, bibliometric analysis and visualization were conducted utilizing the bibliometrix R package, the text2vec R package, Citespace, and VOSviewer software. This study presents a novel compilation and review of the authors, country, institutions, journals, and keywords pertaining to the male prepuce in the literature. The scarcity of adult and child prepuce pathologies, likely due to the prevalence of circumcision in many societies, may have hindered previous recognition of the academic significance of this anatomical feature. Through bibliometric analysis, this study investigates research trends and highlights current areas of interest, as well as identifying the most prolific authors, countries, institutions, and journals in this field.