Global status of research on radiotherapy for rectal cancer: A bibliometric and visual analysis.

ABSTRACT: Radiotherapy for rectal cancer has received increasing research attention in recent years; however, no bibliometric assessment has been conducted on the progress of research in this field. This study aimed to visualize the research evolution and emerging research hotspots in the field of rectal cancer radiotherapy using bibliometric methods. Data were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database, including countries, institutions, authors, keywords, and co-citations of references, and the CiteSpace software was used for bibliometric analysis. A total of 5,372 publications on radiotherapy for rectal cancer, published between January 2000 and January 2022, were included. An increasing trend in the number of published articles was observed. There is an overall upward trend in th

SUBMITTER: Xiao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9393343 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature