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From: Bibliometric analysis of research trends and emerging hotspots in plastic surgery publications
Figure 1. Spatiotemporal trends of publication volumes for global plastic surgery institutions in PubMed database. (A) Annual publication volumes; (B) Top countries’ annual publication proportions; (C) Top countries’ annual publication volumes. Data source: PubMed database (2001-2025). Inclusion Criteria: “plastic”[Affiliation] AND “surgery”[Affiliation]. Exclusion criteria: Reviews, comments, duplicate publications, meta-analyses, letters, editorials, corrections, biographical items, news items, and retractions.
