Orthopedic reviews
Enhanced recovery after orthopaedic surgery: global research trends, collaboration, and emerging themes
By Zhang E, Nichols E, Stead TS and 2 others.
Abstract
Purpose
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways are increasingly used in arthroplasty and spine surgery, but the structure of the orthopaedic literature remains incompletely characterized. This study mapped publication growth, contributors, collaboration, citation influence, and research themes.
Methods
Web of Science Core Collection records were retrieved with a title-based search and exported on June 15, 2026. Reproducibility screening of 655 exported records excluded 347 stemming-related false positives in which "ERAS" matched the word "era" and 13 enhanced-recovery records that were trauma-related but not orthopaedic, leaving 295 eligible publications. Publication patterns, co-authorship, keyword co-occurrence, and reference co-citation were analyzed.