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This bibliometric study aimed to explore the current research trends and emerging domains of TCI use through a literature search of existing published articles.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PubMed data repository was searched for literature on 26 February 2026 using the keywords \u201cTarget controlled infusion\u201d OR TCI OR \u201cComputer controlled infusion\u201d AND \u201cAnesthesia\u201d for the timeline 1995\u20132026. A dataset of 1305 publications filtered therein were evaluated for visualisation patterns weighted to network and overlay weighted link strength of author keywords using VOSviewer\u00ae and citation metrics using iCite\u00ae.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The top 10 keywords that co-occurred with the index search keywords were propofol, remifentanil, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, dexmedetomidine, sedation, sevoflurane, bispectral index, remimazolam, and general anesthesia. Authorship analysis in VOSviewer\u00ae yielded a total of 5244 authors from 2024 organisations with 14 authors having at least 10 publications. Analysis with the iCite\u00ae revealed a total of 26,667 citations altogether for the 1305 articles in the dataset with 460 being the citation count of the maximum cited article.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Bibliometrics reveal distinct research trends of various IV anaesthetics for TCI. Wider clinical utilisation of newly evolved TCI models, integration of artificial intelligence to TCI systems, and closed-loop TCI systems may be newer horizons of knowledge that future research need to elucidate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/ija.ija_357_26","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,17]],"date-time":"2026-09-17T12:00:52Z","timestamp":1789646452000},"page":"1012-1018","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A VOSviewer\u00ae and iCite\u00ae-based bibliometric study on target-controlled infusions in anaesthesia"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"70","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2521-1149","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Varun","family":"Suresh","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait-Arabian 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