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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Neurosci.
Sec. Gut-Brain Axis
Volume 19 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fnins.2025.1506566
Bibliometric analysis of the intestinal microbiota and demyelinating diseases represented by multiple sclerosis since 2014
Provisionally accepted- 1 Department of Neurology，Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
- 2 Department of Neurology, Xinqiao Hospital, Chongqing, China
The gut-brain axis (GBA) represents a complex, bidirectional communication network that connects the central nervous system (CNS) and the gastrointestinal system. Our study aimed to explore the intestinal microbiota and demyelinating diseases from a bibliometric perspective since 2014.A comprehensive search was carried out inside the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) to locate studies about intestinal microbiota and demyelinating diseases, with a focus on publications from January 01, 2014, to March 29, 2024. We visualize and analyze comprehensive data via VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and Charticulator.We have gathered 429 scholarly articles on the intestinal microbiota and demyelinating disorders published in the past 10 years. Research concerning the intestinal microbiota and demyelinating diseases has demonstrated a consistent increase in frequency over time. The USA has the highest number of publications, but Canada has the highest average number of citations, as high as 3,429, which is greater than that of the USA. Moreover, the journal with the most publications was Frontiers in Immunology, with 33 publications and 1,494 citations. The majority of scholars focused on "multiple sclerosis" and "gut microbiota", which are the primary keywords in the field of intestinal microbiota and demyelinating diseases.This study embarked on a comprehensive analysis of existing research investigating the correlation between the intestinal microbiota and demyelinating diseases. Using advanced bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace, this study highlights the intricate relationship between the intestinal microbiota and the pathogenesis of demyelinating conditions and uses literature statistical analysis to identify research hotspots and future directions.
Keywords: intestinal microbiota, Multiple Sclerosis, Demyelinating Diseases, Bibliometrics, Visualization analysis
Received: 10 Oct 2024; Accepted: 19 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Chen, Wu, Yu, Xu and Huang. 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:
Hao Huang, Department of Neurology，Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, China
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