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Global research trends and thematic evolution in robot-assisted ureteral reconstructive surgery: a bibliometric and visualisation study.

Zeming Qiu, Xueyan Xia, Xiancheng Li
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Robot-assisted ureteral reconstructive surgery research includes 395 publications.

Global research trends and thematic evolution in robot-assisted ureteral reconstructive surgery: a bibliometric and visualisation study.

Zeming Qiu et al. · Journal of robotic surgery · 2026
Background

Robot-assisted ureteral reconstructive surgery (RAURS) has become an increasingly important approach for ureteral stricture disease, ureteral injury, ureteral reimplantation, ureteroplasty, and other complex reconstructive scenarios.

Purpose

This study aimed to delineate publication patterns, scholarly output, collaboration networks, co-citation-based knowledge domains, and emerging research interests in RAURS.

Results
eligible publications
total research papers on robot-assisted ureteral reconstructive surgery included in this study
n = 395 eligible publications
More results

RAURS-related records were systematically searched in the Web of Science Core Collection from 1 January 2000 to 31 January 2026.

Before 2010, RAURS-related publication activity remained relatively sparse; it then increased steadily and accelerated noticeably in the most recent years, with the highest annual output recorded in 2025.

More results

Current academic influence remains concentrated in several leading countries, high-volume centres, and urology-focused journals.

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Conclusion

Future multicentre studies with longer follow-up, standardised outcome definitions, and comparative designs are needed to clarify the clinical role of RAURS in contemporary reconstructive urology.

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