Bibliometric Analysis of Epididymitis Research from 2014 to 2025

A bibliometric dataset of 497 scientific publications on epididymitis published between 2014 and 2025. The data includes publication volume, author, institution, and country information, and was compiled by XiaoFang Wang using the Web of Science and PubMed databases. The dataset was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze publication trends and research output over time based on the annual publication volume.
• Identify leading authors, institutions, and countries in the field based on the author and affiliation data.
• Map shifts in research focus from clinical diagnosis to pathogenic mechanisms based on keyword analysis.
• Assess international collaboration patterns based on the country and citation data.

Strengths

• Includes 497 publications from 2,887 authors across 955 institutions, providing a defined scope.
• Covers a specific 12-year time range from 2014 to 2025.
• Data is derived from authoritative sources, the Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed Database.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is small at 227.9 KB, indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and granularity require verification.

Provenance

Source

Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed Database.

Collection Method

Retrieved literature and analyzed using Bibliometrix R package, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace.

Time Range

2014-01-01 to 2025-09-10

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 04:13:33.

Geography

Publications from 67 countries, with China, the United States, and Germany highlighted.