Global trends in publications regarding macrophages-related diabetic foot ulcers in the last two decades.

Wen, Jian-Ping; Ou, Shuan-Ji; Liu, Jia-Bao; Zhang, Wei; Qu, Yu-Dun; Li, Jia-Xuan; Xia, Chang-Liang; Yang, Yang; Qi, Yong; Xu, Chang-Peng

Wen, Jian-Ping; Ou, Shuan-Ji; Liu, Jia-Bao; Zhang, Wei; Qu, Yu-Dun; Li, Jia-Xuan; Xia, Chang-Liang; Yang, Yang; Qi, Yong; Xu, Chang-Peng.

Afiliação

Wen JP; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Ou SJ; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Liu JB; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Zhang W; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Qu YD; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Li JX; The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Xia CL; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Yang Y; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.
Qi Y; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China. yongqi4040@163.com.
Xu CP; Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510000, Guangdong Province, China.

World J Diabetes ; 15(7): 1627-1644, 2024 Jul 15.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39099825

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are one of the most severe and popular complications of diabetes. The persistent non-healing of DFUs is the leading cause of ampu-tation, which causes significant mental and financial stress to patients and their families. Macrophages are critical cells in wound healing and perform essential roles in all phases of wound healing. However, no studies have been carried out to systematically illustrate this area from a scientometric point of view. Although there have been some bibliometric studies on diabetes, reports focusing on the investigation of macrophages in DFUs are lacking.

AIM:

To perform a bibliometric analysis to systematically assess the current state of research on macrophage-related DFUs.

METHODS:

The publications of macrophage-related DFUs from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2023, were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection on January 9, 2024. Four different analytical tools VOSviewer (v1.6.19), CiteSpace (v6.2.R4), HistCite (v12.03.07), and Excel 2021 were used for the scientometric research.

RESULTS:

A total of 330 articles on macrophage-related DFUs were retrieved. The most published countries, institutions, journals, and authors in this field were China, Shanghai Jiao Tong University of China, Wound Repair and Regeneration, and Aristidis Veves. Through the analysis of keyword co-occurrence networks, historical direct citation networks, thematic maps, and trend topics maps, we synthesized the prevailing research hotspots and emerging trends in this field.