Brain-gut axis and psychiatric disorders: A perspective from bibliometric and visual analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Brain-Gut Axis, a bidirectional signaling pathway that connects the intestinal and central nervous systems, plays an important role in the development of psychiatric disorders. However, the overall research trends in this field are unclear. This study explored the patterns of research on the brain-gut axis and psychiatric disorders from a bibliometric perspective.

Methods

Relevant data were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, with search terms on psychiatric disorders and the brain-gut axis. R (version 4.2.0), VOSviewer (version 1.6.17), CiteSpace software, and the online bibliometric platform were used in the data analysis.

Results

A total of 2,298 articles published between 1993 and 2022 were identified, showing an increasing trend over

SUBMITTER: Chen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9709456 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature