Bibliometric analysis of nutrition researches in inflammatory bowel disease retrieved from Web of Science / 中华临床营养杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To explore the research trends, research advances and future orientations in the field of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), so as to inform future researches.Methods:Web of Science database was searched from 2000 to 2021. CiteSpace software was used for visual and quantitative analysis.Results:A total of 3 582 articles were included. Publications on nutrition science in IBD showed a rising trend. The United States ranked first according to number of publications by country, the University of Toronto ranked first by institution, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ranked first by journal and Li J from Nanjing University was the very author with the highest number of relevant publications. Research hotspots mainly focused on risk, gut microbiota and pediatric population. Research fronts mainly focused on the gut microbiota. Conclusion:Visual analysis shows the research trend in the field of nutrition in IBD, with gut microbiota as the research hotspots in the future.