Bibliometric analysis of global research trends on small-cell lung cancer (2012-2021).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a recalcitrant tumor with a poor prognosis. With the rise of SCLC research in the past decade, this study aims to analyze the foundation and frontiers of SCLC research through bibliometric analysis.

Methods

Relevant publications from the Web of Science Core Collection were retrieved on January 3, 2022. R package bibliometrix and EXCEL2019 were used to analyze quantitative variables. Bibliometric mapping was constructed by VOS viewer and CiteSpace software to visualize citation, co-authorship, co-occurrence, and co-citation analysis of countries/regions, organizations, authors, references, and keywords.

Results

A total of 2,361 publications related to SCLC were identified with the total amount of articles steadily increasing,

SUBMITTER: Wang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583519 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature