The landscape of hot topics and research frontiers in Kawasaki disease: Scientometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Kawasaki disease(KD) is a vascular inflammatory disease that was first identified in 1967. Numerous studies have been conducted on KD and have yielded valuable recent insights. This current bibliometric analysis aimed to determine the intellectual landscape of research interest in KD.

Methods

Publications were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection. Bibliometric tools such as CiteSpace and VOSviewer were utilized to analyze the research focus, emerging trends, frontiers, and hot topics in this specific field.

Results

A total of 6122 articles on KD were retrieved. Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatrics International, and Pediatric Infections Disease Journal were the three most productive journals reporting KD development. The University of California San D

SUBMITTER: Li M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11040120 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature