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Dacheng Sang,1,* Jinyang Guo,2,* Hanlu Meng,2 Luofei Zhang,3 Hongpeng Sang4 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College), Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chifeng Clinical Medical College of Inner Mongolia Minzu University, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, 024000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chifeng University, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, 024000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hongpeng Sang, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Chifeng University, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, 024000, People’s Republic of China, Email hongpengsang@163.comObjective: The popularity of minimally invasive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has been steadily increasing worldwide. This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to identify global trends and hotspots in the research related to this surgical approach.Methods: Select articles related to the field that were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) between January 1, 1993 and December 31, 2022. Visualization of networks and in-depth bibliometric analyses, including the number of publications, countries/regions, institutions, journals, authors, keywords, and references, were conducted using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software.Results: A total of 1197 papers were identified over a three-decade period, with the highest production year being 2022, which saw 171 papers published. The most prolific countries/regions were the United States (279) and Harvard Medical School (59). Among journals, Spine (3289 citations) was the most cited