Researches in sarcopenia-pain comorbidity from 2015 to 2025:a bibliometric analysis
GUO Yabin
ZENG Biyun
ZHOU Yang
Abstract：Objective To analyze the current situation and frontier trends of sarcopenia and pain comorbidity in the last decade.Methods Literatures on sarcopenia and pain were retrieved in the Web of Science Core Collection,from January,2015 to June,2025,and analyzed with CiteSpace 6.3.R1,in terms of countries,authors,institutions and keywords.Results Finally,618 English publications were enrolled,revealing a steady upward trajectory in annual publication out-put.Japan emerged as the leading contributor by publication volume,while the Hospital for Special Surgery(USA)ranked as the most productive institution.Andrew A Sama was identified as the most prolific author in this field.The top five high-frequency keywords included sarcopenia,older adults,quality of life,prevalence and low back pain.Co-occurrence network analysis yielded 13 distinct clusters,with prominent themes including ca-chexia,fat infiltration,surgical outcomes,paraspinal muscle and older adults,etc.Keywords with higher burst strength included risk factors and osteoporosis,while rheumatoid arthritis was an emerging burst term in recent years.Conclusion Global researches on sarcopenia and pain comorbidity have grown steadily.Hotspots focus on mechanisms,risk factors,diagnostic approaches and interventions,with older adults remaining the primary focus.Emerging di-rections may involve cachexia-related conditions,arthritis and technology-assisted interventions.Future work should clarify mechanistic links with pain-related comorbidities and develop risk prediction,stratification,and targeted intervention frameworks.
Keywords：sarcopeniapainbibliometrics
Publication Date：2026-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-18(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：11( 151-161 )