A Bibliometric Analysis of Atrophic Gastritis From 2011 to 2021

Frontiers in Medicine

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Tai Zhang¹  Beihua Zhang¹  Wende Tian¹  Xiangxue Ma¹  Fengyun Wang¹  Ping Wang¹  Yuchen Wei¹  Lin Liu¹  Xudong Tang⁴ 

[1] Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences;Department of Gastroenterology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences;National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences;China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

关键词: atrophic gastritis;    gastric cancer;    bibliometric;    hotspots;    trends;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2022.843395

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Background Atrophic gastritis (AG), which is characterized by a decreased number or disappearance of the glandular structures and secretory dysfunction, is linked to chronically inflamed stomach. It has been estimated that the annual incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is 0.1% for patients with AG. Early eradication of Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) can reduce the risk of GC development. Additionally, the follow-up and management of AG are necessary to prevent GC. Exploring novel methods of the automatized analysis of data for apprehending knowledge in any medical field is encouraged, especially when a body of literature suggests the necessity of doing so. Accordingly, herein, we aim to systematically review the current foci and status of AG research using bibliometric analysis. Methods Articles and reviews related to AG published from 2011 to 2021 in the Web of Science Core Collection were retrieved. Microsoft Office Excel 2019 and GraphPad Prism were used to show the annual number of publications and scientific productivity of authors through time. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to generate network maps about the collaborations among countries, institutions, and authors as well as reveal hotspots of AG research. The relationships among the author's keywords, cited references, and the top authors were summarized by a Sankey plot (three-fields plot). Results A total of 1,432 publications were included in the present study. China remained the most productive country, with the highest number of publications (377, 26.32%). Vanderbilt University contributed the most publications of any single institution (56, 3.91%). James R Goldenring was the most active and influential scholar, with the highest number of publications and greatest centrality. The most prolific journal in this field was World Journal of Gastroenterology (62, 4.32%). Gastroenterology (997, 69.62%) was the most co-cited journal. Exploring the origin of gastric metaplasia, especially spasmolytic polypeptide-expressing metaplasia (SPEM) was a major topic in AG research. Conclusions This bibliometric study provides a comprehensive analysis of the scientific progress of AG over the past decade. Metaplasia is a hot topic and could be a promising area of research in the coming years.

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