Bibliometric analysis and evaluation of publications on non-Helicobacter pylori helicobacters from 1993 to 2023

Abstract

Aim: A bibliometric analysis and evaluation of research on non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species (NHPHs) is essential to determining future research directions. Materials & methods: A comprehensive search was carried out using predetermined search terms within the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) to gather publications spanning from 1993 to 2023. VOSviewer and Citespace were employed for data analysis and visualization. Results: 308 publications on NHPHs were included. Among these, gastric NHPHs received more publications and attention compared with enterohepatic NHPHs. Key findings included the identification of most productive countries, institutions, journals, authors, keywords, research trends and notable perspectives in the field. Conclusion: The article guides further research and clinical applications on NHPHs.

Summary points

• Previous global research trends in non-Helicobacter pylori Helicobacter species (NHPHs) have focused on population studies and clinical implications.

• The future research direction of NHPHs lies in exploring the correlation between its biological characteristics and gastrointestinal diseases.

• The bibliometric analysis of this study may provide a reference for researchers in the same field to add to the body of knowledge a summative review of research in the field of NHPHs and an independent insight into the prediction of future research trends.

Keywords: :

• bibliometric analysis
• Citespace
• non-helicobacter pylori Helicobacter
• publications
• research trends

Author contributions

C Xie and QL Deng: conceptualization, methodology, funding acquisition. M Wang and H Fang: writing-original draft preparation and reviewing. M Wang, C Zhou and C Yu: designed the figures. Y Zhang and X Zhu: visualization and investigation. YB Ouyang: software and supervision. All the authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript, and agree with the order of presentation of the authors.

Financial disclosure

The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82100599 and 81960112), the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (20212ACB216003), the Science and technology plan of Jiangxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (no. 2023Z021) and the Young Talents Project of Jiangxi Provincial Academic and Technical Leaders Training Program for Major Disciplines (20204BCJ23022). The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.

Competing interests disclosure

The authors have no competing interests or relevant affiliations with any organization or entity with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

Writing disclosure

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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Funding

The authors thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82100599 and 81960112), the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (20212ACB216003), the Science and technology plan of Jiangxi Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (no. 2023Z021) and the Young Talents Project of Jiangxi Provincial Academic and Technical Leaders Training Program for Major Disciplines (20204BCJ23022).