Global trends and hotspots in IgA nephropathy: a bibliometric analysis and knowledge map visualization from 2012 to 2023.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to investigate the distribution patterns and research frontiers of international literature and thus present a holistic bibliometric evaluation of the studies on IgA nephropathy.

Methods

The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched for studies of IgA nephropathy from January 2012 to March 2023. The keywords and references are analyzed by CiteSpace, while the countries and institutions are analyzed by VOSviewer.

Results

A total of 2987 publications on IgA nephropathy were included. The country with the most publications was China (n = 1299), and the institution with the most publications was Peking University (n = 139). The most frequent keywords were IgA nephropathy (n = 2013), Oxford classification (n = 482), and diseases (n = 

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113965 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature