Background: Public health is the discipline that addresses public health emergencies, with hospitals serving as the primary battleground for medical treatment during such events. The trauma department is the most crucial unit within hospitals for responding to public health emergencies. Objective: This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the relevant literature in the fields of public health and trauma surgery, to identify research hotspots and development trends, thereby providing a basis and recommendations for future advancements. Methods: Focusing on public health and trauma, relevant literature published between 1998 and December 31, 2024, was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. GraphPad Prism was used to statistically analyze the annual publication volume and the publication output from various countries. CiteSpace was employed to analyze the collaboration relationships among authors, countries, and institutions, as well as the co-citation patterns of journals or articles. Finally, keyword clustering and highlighting analyses were performed. Results: A total of 309 articles related to public health and trauma surgery were included. The literature spans 63 countries and regions, involves 300 institutions, and features 513 principal authors, with the top 10 authors contributing 34 papers. Germany emerged as the country with the highest publication output, and most of the top ten institutions are also from Germany, which collaborates closely with other countries and relevant institutions. Keywords primarily include surgery, management, injury, trauma, fractures, complications, forming ten representative clusters with substantial content. Among these, orthopaedic traumatology, arthroscopy, corona, trauma surgery, SARS-CoV-2, damage control surgery, management, malnutrition, classification, and navigation are current research hotspots in the field. Conclusion: There is a sustained trend of increasing application research in public health disciplines within the trauma field, and future studies in this area may emerge as a new focal point in the medical community.

Public Health, Trauma Surgery, Trauma Orthopedics, Bibliometrics, Visual Analysis