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The blue cluster, featuring Yuan Zhang and IT Ozbolat, The bibliographic coupling (Figure 6A) and
emphasized emerging research areas, such as the biological co-citation analysis (Figure 6B) together highlighted
structure of joint organoids and advancements in three- the interconnectedness of journals in bone/cartilage
dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology. 30 organoid research, biomaterials, stem cell therapy, and

The cited authors were analyzed based on citation tissue engineering. Prominent journals such as Nature
bursts from 2010 to 2024. Citation bursts represent periods (757 citations), Cell (487 citations), and Biomaterials
when an author’s work receives heightened attention from (619 citations) served as central nodes. Distinct clusters
the research community, indicating alignment with key emerged: the green cluster, led by Nature and Cell, focused
research trends. Figure 5D highlights the top three authors on stem cell biology, cancer research, and molecular
with the strongest citation bursts. N Barker recorded biology; the red cluster, represented by Biomaterials and
citation burst strength of 2.83 from 2012 to 2020, followed Biofabrication, centered on materials science, particularly
by XC He with strength of 3.09 and Y Zhang with strength tissue engineering and biofabrication techniques; and the
of 2.98, reflecting growing interest and influence in their blue cluster, linking journals, such as Stem Cell Research and
recent research. Therapy and Development, concentrated on regenerative
medicine and developmental biology.
3.4. Bibliometric analysis of different journals Figure 6C presents the citation burst analysis for
A total of 173 journals have published articles or reviews journals in the bone/cartilage organoid research field from
related to bone/cartilage organoids. Table 2 presents the 2010 to 2024. Oncogene (2017 – 2021) exhibited the highest
five most prolific journals in this field, along with their burst strength at 5.97, reflecting a growing focus on cancer-
average citation counts and total number of publications. related research, likely driven by the application of organoid
All of these journals are ranked in the Journal Citation models in cancer biology. Tissue Engineering stood out
Reports Quartile 1 category. for having the longest period of heightened attention,

Table 1. The top five authors in bone/cartilage organoids based on publication output
Rank Authors Country Institution Documents Citations Average article citation H‑index
1 Jiacan Su China Shanghai Jiao Tong University 7 167 23.86 5
2 Frank P. Luyten Belgium Katholieke Univ Leuven 6 207 34.5 4
3 Hans Clevers Netherlands Utrecht University 5 340 68 5
4 Liesbet Geris Belgium University of Liege 5 201 40.2 3
5 Jianhua Zhang USA UTMD Anderson Cancer Center 5 75 15.4 4

A B

C D

Figure 5. Bibliometric analysis of leading global authors. (A) Network visualization of co-authorship in bone/cartilage organoid research. (B) Bibliographic
coupling analysis of authors. (C) Mapping of co-cited authors. (D) Citation burst analysis for authors. The blue horizontal lines represent the duration
and intensity of attention each author received over time, with longer lines indicating higher popularity.

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