27 June 2025 : Review article
A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Biomedical Research Waste: Current Situation, Development, and Trends
Lei Peng ABCDEF 1, Jinqian Li CDEF 2, Yan Chu DEF 1,3, Honghao Song DE 1, Kaiqiang Sun F 4,5, Jingchuan Sun F 4, Jianping Fan A 4*, Chen Yan AC 2, Hongbin Yuan AG 1DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948390
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948390
Table 5 Quantitative research wasted publications in orthopedics.
| Order | Topic | Source | Year | Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Publication Bias in Papers Presented to the Australian Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting []62 | ANZ J Surg | 2006 | Publication |
| 2 | Assessment of Research Waste Part 1: an Example from Examining Study Design, Surrogate and Clinical Endpoints in Studies of Calcium Intake and Vitamin D Supplementation []63 | BMC Med Res Methodol | 2018 | Others |
| 3 | An Observational Analysis of Discontinuation and Non-publication of Osteoarthritis Trials []23 | Osteoarthritis Cartilage | 2018 | Publication |
| 4 | Selective Reporting Bias due to Discrepancies between Registered and Published Outcomes in Osteoarthritis Trials []64 | J Comp Eff Res | 2019 | Results reporting |
| 5 | Characteristics of Completed Clinical Trials for Spinal Cord Injury from 1999 to 2020 []65 | J Clin Neurosci | 2021 | Publication |
| 6 | Is There Resource Wastage in the Research for Spinal Diseases? An Observational Analysis of Discontinuation and Non-publication in Randomised Controlled Trials []21 | Brain Spine | 2022 | Termination; publication |
| 7 | Rates of Discontinuation and Non-publication of Upper and Lower Extremity Fracture Clinical Trials []21 | J Orthop Surg Res | 2023 | Publication |
| 8 | Discontinuation and Nonpublication of Clinical Trials in Orthopaedic Oncology []20 | J Orthop Surg Res | 2024 | Termination; publication |