Global trends in tick research: a comprehensive visualization and bibliometric study (2015-2024).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Ticks are ectoparasitic blood-sucking arthropods. As key disease vectors, the pathogens transmitted by ticks pose significant threats to livestock and global public health.

Methods

We searched the Web of Science and Scopus databases for global literature on ticks published between 2015 and 2024. Using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software, we conducted bibliometric and visualization analyses of the national, institutional, journal, author, keyword, and reference data from the relevant literature. The aim was to assess the characteristics of global tick-related scientific research, identify research hotspots, and explore future trends in this field.

Results

The study comprised 13,499 valid articles. The United States led with 30.85% of the articles, followed by

SUBMITTER: Su H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12602484 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature