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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Systems Microbiology
Volume 15 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1457969
Mapping the relationship between alcohol use disorder and gut microbiota: a 20-year bibliometric study
Provisionally accepted- 1 College of Clinical Medicine, Brain Hospital of Hunan Province (The Second Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
- 2 Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a psychiatric disorder that is widespread worldwide. Alcohol use is a significant contributor to the global burden of death, disability and disease. Modulation of the gut microbiota is a promising approach to improve the efficacy and minimize the adverse effects of colorectal cancer treatment. The relationship between the presence of microbes and AUD has been widely validated. However, few studies have examined this relationship using bibliometric methods. Therefore, this study analyzes the research hotspots and trends in human gut microbiology and AUD over the last two decades from a bibliometric perspective. This study aims at provide new directions for basic and clinical research in this field. Objective: A comprehensive discussion of the relationship between the current state of research and trends in AUD and intestinal flora. Methods: We collected publications from the Web of Science Core Collection database from 2003 to 2023 according to established inclusion criteria. We analyzed countries, institutions, authors, and research contributions using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Scimago Graphics to visualize research trends in the field. Results: A total of 2,102 publications were obtained, with a rapid increase in the number of publications since 2016. The United States and China are major contributors to the field and have established a network of partners in several countries. 595 academic journals published articles on the topic. The author with the highest number of publications is Prof. Bernd Schnabl of the Department of Gastroenterology at the University of California, San Diego. In addition to "gut flora" and "AUD", high frequency words in the keyword co-occurrence network analysis included alcoholic liver disease, tryptophan metabolism, enterohepatic axis, and fecal microbial transplantation. Conclusion: The results of this study provide a bibliometric analysis and visualization of key research areas in the gut microbiota and AUD over the past 20 years. The results suggest that the role of the gut microbiota in AUD and its potential mechanisms, especially therapeutic targets, should be closely monitored and could become a hot topic in the field.
Keywords: alcohol use disorder, Gut Microbiota, Bibliometry, Visualization analysis, Research hotspot
Received: 01 Jul 2024; Accepted: 04 Nov 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Xiang, Chang, Shi and Zhou. 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:
Li Shi, College of Clinical Medicine, Brain Hospital of Hunan Province (The Second Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
Xuhui Zhou, College of Clinical Medicine, Brain Hospital of Hunan Province (The Second Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China
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