A decade of progress: bibliometric analysis of trends and hotspots in oral microbiome research (2013-2022).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past decade, a plethora of studies have delved into the oral microbiome. Our objective was to evaluate the trends in oral microbiome research employing a quantitative approach.

Materials and methods

We extracted clinical studies on the oral microbiome published between 2013 and 2022 from the Web of Science database, yielding 3024 articles. The assembled literature was visually scrutinized using VOSviewer 1.6.18, Citespace 6.1.6, Pajek, Scimago Graphica, and other specialized software to assess authors, institutions, countries, journals, co-cited literature, keywords, genes, and diseases.

Results

Our analysis identified a total of 3024 articles. The volume and rate of annual publications steadily increased, with research interest in the oral microbi

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10213461 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature