AUTHOR=Zhang Xinkang , Cai Jiehui , Chen Lingzhi , Yang Qiuping , Tian Huiting , Wu Jinyao , Ji Zeqi , Zheng Daitian , Li Zhiyang , Chen Yexi TITLE=Mapping global trends in research of stem cell therapy for COVID-19: A bibliometric analysis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1016237 DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2022.1016237 ISSN=2296-2565 ABSTRACT=
Over the past 2 years, the world has witnessed the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on humanity. Fortunately, stem cell therapy is widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of COVID-19 and has saved the lives of many critically ill patients. A bibliometric analysis of this field can analyze research hotspots and predict the research trends. This research analyzed documents from Web of Science between the years 2020–2022. The bibliometrics software bibliometrix, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace were used to complete the visual analysis of publications, authors, countries, documents, organizations, collaborative networks, and keywords clustering. 896 publications on COVID-19 stem cell therapy were included in the analysis, including 451 articles and 445 review articles. The field grew at the average growth rate of 103.17% between 2020 and 2021. The United States had the highest number of publications and citations. Many developing countries had also contributed significantly to the field. The journal with the most articles was