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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Immunol.
Sec. Microbial Immunology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1457913
This article is part of the Research Topic Natural Products and Intestinal Mucosal Immunity View all articles

Global Hotspots and Trends in Gut Mycological Research: A Visual Analytics and Bibliometric Approach

Provisionally accepted
Wenhao Zhu Wenhao Zhu 1Jiayu Chi Jiayu Chi 1*Yongde Zhang Yongde Zhang 2*Dongliang Wu Dongliang Wu 3*Xinyu Xia Xinyu Xia 4*Xingyu Liao Xingyu Liao 1,5*Kexin Xu Kexin Xu 1*Wenying Shi Wenying Shi 1*Haowen Hu Haowen Hu 1*Wei Wang Wei Wang 1Zhiyuan Lu Zhiyuan Lu 1*Zixu Zhang Zixu Zhang 1*Yang Liu Yang Liu 1,2,3,6,7*
  • 1 Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
  • 2 Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center, Xining Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xining, China
  • 3 Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center，Binhai County Second People’s Hospital, Yanchen, China
  • 4 College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
  • 5 Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
  • 6 Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center，Pukou People’s Hospital, Nanjing, China
  • 7 Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University, Nanjing, China

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    Background: Recent findings highlight the significant impact of intestinal fungi on the complex makeup of the gut microbiota and human health, challenging past oversights. However, a lack of thorough systematic and quantitative analyses remains. This study aims to address this gap by thoroughly examining the current research on gut fungi. Through analyzing developments and unique features in this area, our goal is to foster a deeper understanding and identify future research pathways.Methods: We performed an extensive bibliometric analysis on documents from 2000 to 2023, sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). Utilizing advanced visualization tools such as VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Bibliometrix R, we meticulously examined and illustrated the data in scientific landscapes and networks.Results: A total of 1434 papers were analyzed, revealing a substantial increase in publication volume over the past two decades, particularly in 2020.Contributions came from 67 countries, 2178 institutions, and 8,479 authors.China led in publication output with 468 articles, followed by the University of California with 84 articles, and ZHANG F as the most prolific author with 17 articles. Emerging research areas such as "Fungal-Bacteria Interactions," "Gut Fungus and Gut-Brain Axis," and "Gut Fungus and Immunity" are expected to attract growing interest in the future.This extensive bibliometric analysis offers a current overview of scholarly efforts concerning intestinal fungi, highlighting the predominant landscape in this field. These insights can assist scholars in identifying appropriate publication avenues, forming collaborative relationships, and enhancing understanding of key themes and emerging areas, thereby stimulating future research endeavors.

    Keywords: gut, microbiota, gut micriobiome, Fungi, gut fungal ecology

    Received: 01 Jul 2024; Accepted: 27 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhu, Chi, Zhang, Wu, Xia, Liao, Xu, Shi, Hu, Wang, Lu, Zhang and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Jiayu Chi, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
    Yongde Zhang, Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center, Xining Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xining, China
    Dongliang Wu, Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Center，Binhai County Second People’s Hospital, Yanchen, China
    Xinyu Xia, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215021, Jiangsu Province, China
    Xingyu Liao, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, 100035, Beijing Municipality, China
    Kexin Xu, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
    Wenying Shi, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
    Haowen Hu, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
    Zhiyuan Lu, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
    Zixu Zhang, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China
    Yang Liu, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, China, Nanjing, China

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