biostudies-literatureBai MNational Natural Science Foundation of China17https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9827672biostudies-literatureUnknown28(1)<h4>Background</h4>Numerous studies on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury have been undertaken in recent years. Hotspots and developmental trends in MI/R research are being rapidly updated. However, there has been no bibliometric analysis that systematically evaluates existing literature on MI/R injury. Our study explores developments in MI/R research over the past decade, and provides a reference for future research.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Both experimental and clinical publications on MI/R injury from 2012 to 2021 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The CiteSpace and VOSviewer tools were used to perform a bibliometric analysis.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 8419 papers were analyzed. The number of annual publications demonstrated an overall upwarEuropean journal of medical researchInsights into research on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury from 2012 to 2021: a bibliometric analysis.PMC982767282000277Lu MLi JZhang JZhang ZBai MChenNiu XfalseInsights into research on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury from 2012 to 2021: a bibliometric analysis.<h4>Background</h4>Numerous studies on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) injury have been undertaken in recent years. Hotspots and developmental trends in MI/R research are being rapidly updated. However, there has been no bibliometric analysis that systematically evaluates existing literature on MI/R injury. Our study explores developments in MI/R research over the past decade, and provides a reference for future research.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Both experimental and clinical publications on MI/R injury from 2012 to 2021 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The CiteSpace and VOSviewer tools were used to perform a bibliometric analysis.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 8419 papers were analyzed. The number of annual publications demonstrated an overall upwar2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jan2026-05-29T21:09:48.727Z2025-04-06T11:45:57.44ZS-EPMC98276723662451410.1186/s40001-022-00967-7