Mapping Knowledge Structure and Global Research Trends in Gout: A Bibliometric Analysis From 2001 to 2021.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence and prevalence of gout have been steadily increasing globally, which has resulted in gout research attracting consistently increased attention. This study aimed to visualize the knowledge structure and research trends in gout research through bibliometrics to help understand the future development of basic and clinical research.

Methods

Articles and reviews on gout from 2001 to 2021 were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection database. CiteSpace and VOSviewer software were used to visualize the knowledge network of countries, institutions, authors, references, and keywords in this field. SPSS and Microsoft Excel software were used for curve fitting and correlation analysis.

Results

A total of 3,259 articles and reviews were included

SUBMITTER: Wen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9277182 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature