Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira
Lipedema research (2000-2025): a global bibliometric analysis with evidence of an emerging immunological paradigm
Par Amato ACM, Amato JLS et Benitti DA.
Contenu en anglais
Résumé
Objective
The aim of this study was to characterize global scientific output on lipedema from 2000 to 2025 and identify emerging thematic trends, with emphasis on the emergence of immunological research.
Methods
Publications indexed in Google Scholar, PubMed, Crossref, OpenAlex, and Scopus were retrieved using the terms "lipedema" OR "lipoedema." Records were deduplicated by normalized title matching and DOI cross-referencing. Bibliometric indicators computed included publication volume, citation metrics, field h-index, exponential growth rate, geographic distribution, author metrics, specialty classification (journal-name keyword matching supplemented by OpenAlex concept tags), and immunological content (regular-expression pattern matching against a predefined term list).