Global trends in Akkermansia muciniphila research: A bibliometric visualization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Akkermansia muciniphila is a member of the gut microbiome, using mucin as sources of carbon, nitrogen, and energy. Since the first discovery of this unique bacterium in 2004, A. muciniphila has been extensively studied. It is considered a promising "next-generation beneficial microbe." The purpose of this paper is to sort out the research status and summarize the hotspots through bibliometric analysis of the publications of A. muciniphila.

Methods

The publications about A. muciniphila from January 2004 to February 2022 were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection. Visualization analyses were performed using three bibliometric tools and GraphPad Prism.

Results

A total of 1,478 published documents were analyzed. Annual pub

SUBMITTER: Li Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685322 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature