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REVIEW article

Front. Pharmacol.
Sec. Renal Pharmacology
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1426897

Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Membranous Nephropathy Literature from 2010 to 2023

Provisionally accepted
Yirui Chen Yirui Chen 1,2Chen Liu Chen Liu 1,3*Hongnan Shen Hongnan Shen 1,2*Pingping Su Pingping Su 1,3Liang Pang Liang Pang 1,3Congcong Zeng Congcong Zeng 4*Jinguo Cheng Jinguo Cheng 4*
  • 1 Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
  • 2 Wenzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
  • 3 Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
  • 4 First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China

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    Background: Membranous glomerulonephritis, also known as membranous nephropathy (MN), is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. Despite extensive research on MN, bibliometric studies on the subject are scarce. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a visual analysis of global trends in membranous nephropathy research over the past 13 years. Methods: This study conducted a bibliometric and visual analysis of global trends in MN research from 2010 to 2023. Articles related to MN were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database. Tools such as CiteSpace and VOSviewer were utilized to analyze publications, countries, institutions, authors, publishing journals, co-cited references, and keywords to identify the current state and future trends in MN research. Results: The analysis encompassed 1,624 publications, showing an annual increase from 2010 to 2023. The People's Republic of China emerged as the most active country in this field, while

    Keywords: Membranous nephropathy, Membranous glomerulonephritis, a2 receptor antibody, bibliometric analysis, Citespace, VOSviewer

    Received: 02 May 2024; Accepted: 27 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chen, Liu, Shen, Su, Pang, Zeng and Cheng. 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:
    Chen Liu, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
    Hongnan Shen, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
    Congcong Zeng, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China
    Jinguo Cheng, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, 325000, Zhejiang Province, China

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