Bibliometric analysis of worldwide research trends on breast cancer about inflammation

Guangran Meng; Huilin Xu; Shengtao Yang; Feixiang Chen; Wenyuan Wang; Furong Hu; Gang Zheng; Yixin Guo

doi:10.3389/fonc.2023.1166690

Bibliometric analysis of worldwide research trends on breast cancer about inflammation

Front Oncol. 2023 Apr 19:13:1166690. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1166690. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Guangran Meng¹, Huilin Xu², Shengtao Yang³, Feixiang Chen¹, Wenyuan Wang⁴, Furong Hu¹, Gang Zheng¹, Yixin Guo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, The Fifth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
² Department of Oncology, Fifth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, The Fifth Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
⁴ Cardiac Rehabilitation Center, Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Abstract

Background: The most prevalent cancer and the second-leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women is breast cancer. Growing interest has been shown in recent years in learning more about the processes behind the development of breast cancer. It has been shown that persistent inflammation may play a significant role in the advancement of breast cancer. However, a comprehensive and objective analysis on the state of inflammation in breast cancer research is still lacking. This study was aim to undertake a bibliometric analysis of breast cancer research associated with inflammation between 2013 and 2022 in order to identify the trends, dynamics, and scientific outputs in the field.

Methods: From 2013 to 2022, original and review publications on breast cancer and inflammation-associated research were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database. To examine the position of yearly publications, journals, nations, institutions, and authors, we employed two bibliometric tools (CiteSpace and VOSviewer). After that, by examining keyword visualization and keyword bursts, we determined the hot research fields related to inflammation in breast cancer.

Results: we discovered 6902 publications regarding inflammation in breast cancer by using our retrieval approach. In terms of the number of publications, The United States ranked first in the global study, followed by China and Italy. In terms of institutions, the University of Texas System, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, and University of California System are in the top 3 for the quantity of publications published. The most popular journal for this field research is "CANCERS." Ueno NT, Woodward WA, Cristofanilli M, and others have made significant contributions to the understanding of inflammation in breast cancer. In the end, we conducted a biclustering analysis on keywords and discovered three clusters that represent research hotspots.

Conclusion: According to the global trend, the research output of inflammation in breast cancer is increasing. The information provided in this article, including the cooperation network information of authors, nations, journals, and institutions, may help researchers to better understand hotspots and developing patterns in this discipline. At present, the focus of study gradually shifts from "phenotype study" to "therapeutic research". It is recommended to pay attention to the latest hot spots, such as targeted therapy, antimicrobial activity and nanoparticle.

Keywords: Breast cancer; VOSviewer; bibliometrics; hotspots; inflammation.