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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Breast Cancer
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1448714

Knowledge landscape of Treg research in breast cancer: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Provisionally accepted
Zankai Wu Zankai Wu 1Yanting Zhang Yanting Zhang 2Yiping Gong Yiping Gong 1Jin Hu Jin Hu 1*
  • 1 Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
  • 2 Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hebei Province, China

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    Background: Regulatory T (Treg) cells play a strategic role in maintaining immune homeostasis and their functions are closely linked to the development of different diseases, including cancer. This study aims to investigate the evolution patterns and popular research topics of Treg cells through bibliometric analysis. Method: The Web of Science Core Collection database was used to extract publications related to Treg cells, which were then subjected to bibliometric analysis and visualization through VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R software. Results: Between 2003 and 2023, a total of 666 articles were published. China and the United States had the highest citation counts, with Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and Tarbiat Modares University being the leading research institutions.

    Keywords: Bibliometrics, Treg, breast cancer, Citespace, VOSviewers

    Received: 13 Jun 2024; Accepted: 28 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wu, Zhang, Gong and Hu. 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: Jin Hu, Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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