Bibliometric analysis reveals the research hotspots and trends of nasopharyngeal carcinoma immunotherapy.

ABSTRACT: Immunotherapy is a promising strategy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a common and aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. However, the literature lacks a comprehensive and objective overview of the current research status and trends of immunotherapy-related fields in NPC. We performed a bibliometric analysis of 513 original articles and reviews in English on immunotherapy for NPC from the Web of Science Core Collection database, using CiteSpace and Bibliometrix software tools. We visualized the development trend of publications, the distribution of countries/regions, the co-occurrence of keywords, the collaboration and citation of authors, the citation of journals, the evolution of topics, and the thematic map. We found that the publication volume increased sharply after 2017, with

SUBMITTER: Wang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789730 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature