Global Research Trends in Robotic Surgery: A Scientometric Analysis of the Top 10 World Economies

Abstract

<title>Abstract</title> The study presents a comprehensive scientometric analysis to evaluate how the most economically powerful countries contribute to and reshape the research landscape in robotic surgery, retrieving the research data from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Focusing on the top 10 world economies ranked by nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, as reported by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) <italic>World Economic Outlook</italic>, the study maps research productivity, trends, keyword analysis, and collaboration patterns covering the period 1992–2024. The findings show a consistent and substantial growth in research output, reflecting the expanding global interest in robotic-assisted surgical technologies. Among the leading contributors, the United States maintains a dominant position, followed by China, with both countries collectively shaping much of the research landscape. "Surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques" and "Journal of robotic surgery" emerge as the most influential journals, while Mottrie A is identified as the most prolific author in the field. The study employs keyword co-occurrence analysis, co-citation analysis, and collaboration mapping to visualize this research domain's intellectual, conceptual, and social structure. Overall, the findings highlight the various quantitative aspects of robotic surgery research and provide valuable insights into its global knowledge structure, trends and productivity patterns, and collaborative networks.

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