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A bibliometric analysis of autophagy in lung diseases from 2012 to 2021

This bibliometric analysis maps autophagy research in lung diseases from 2012 to 2021, identifying key research hotspots, collaboration networks, and emerging trends linking autophagy mechanisms to various pulmonary conditions.

2022 Frontiers in Immunology 33 citations
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Knowledge mapping of research on the mitochondrial unfolded protein response: a bibliometric and visual analysis

This bibliometric and visual analysis maps the global research landscape on the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPRmt), identifying key contributing countries, institutions, and authors, and calling for stronger international collaboration in this growing field.

2023 Annals of Translational Medicine 8 citations
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Mechanism of microplastics in respiratory disease from 2020 to 2024: visualization and bibliometric analysis

A bibliometric and visualization analysis mapped five years of research on the mechanisms by which microplastics cause respiratory disease, identifying oxidative stress, inflammatory pathways, and microplastic accumulation in lung tissue as the dominant topics in this rapidly growing field.

2025 Frontiers in Medicine
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Targeting Regulated Cell Death Pathways in COPD: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies

This review examines how multiple regulated cell death pathways — including apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, and autophagy — contribute to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease progression and discusses these pathways as potential therapeutic targets.

2025 Cells
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Nexus Between Sarcopenia and Microbiome Research: A Bibliometric Exploration

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of the intersection between sarcopenia and microbiome research, analyzing 997 articles from the Science Citation Index Extended Database to map scientific production, international collaboration networks, and emerging research hotspots in this growing field.

2024 Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 1 citations
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Research progress and hot spot analysis related to oxidative stress and osteoarthritis: a bibliometric analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis — a large-scale review of published studies — examining the relationship between oxidative stress (cellular damage from reactive molecules) and osteoarthritis, a joint disease. The field has grown significantly since 1998 but researchers note a need for stronger international collaboration and clearer future research priorities.

2023 BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 7 citations
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Machine-Learning-Based Bibliometric Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Research Over the Past 25 Years

Machine learning and semantic analysis were applied to 25 years of pancreatic cancer research publications indexed under medical subject headings, mapping past and current research themes and predicting future directions. The study demonstrates that computational bibliometric methods can reveal evolving research priorities in cancer science more efficiently than traditional literature reviews.

2022 Frontiers in Oncology 19 citations
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Bibliometric Analysis of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Premature Infants in the Web of Science Database Using CiteSpace Software

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia research in extremely premature infants using CiteSpace software, identifying 610 relevant articles from 2008-2020 and mapping key research clusters around oxidative stress, inflammation, and surfactant therapy.

2021 Frontiers in Pediatrics 36 citations
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Visualization Analysis of Research Literature on Acupuncture in the Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis Based on CiteSpace

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of 118 publications on acupuncture for allergic rhinitis indexed in the Web of Science core collection from 1988 to 2022, using CiteSpace software to map publication trends, active countries, institutions, authors, and keywords. They found that China was the most prolific country, research output showed a fluctuating upward trend, and mechanistic studies of acupuncture's effects represent a key future research direction.

2025 Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Identifying emerging trends in rheumatoid arthritis research: A scientometric analysis

This scientometric analysis maps research trends in rheumatoid arthritis over two decades, identifying key topics and collaborative networks in the field. It is a bibliometric study of autoimmune disease research with no direct connection to microplastics.

2020 Research Square (Research Square)
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Global trends of pyrolysis research: a bibliometric analysis

This systematic review maps global research trends in pyrolysis, a process that uses heat to break down waste materials. The findings are relevant to microplastic pollution because pyrolysis is being explored as a method to break down plastic waste, and understanding which approaches work best could help reduce the flow of microplastics into the environment.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 14 citations
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Visual mapping of global nanoplastics research progresses and hotspots: a scientometric assessment analysis

A scientometric analysis mapped global nanoplastics research from 2000 to the present, identifying China, the US, and European countries as leading contributors, and tracking the evolution of research hotspots from source characterization toward toxicological effects.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 4 citations
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Nanomaterial-induced pyroptosis: a cell type-specific perspective

This review examined how various nanomaterials induce pyroptosis (inflammatory cell death) across different non-tumorous cell types, analyzing the diverse pathways and mechanisms involved. The review highlights significant knowledge gaps regarding less-studied pyroptosis pathways and calls for more systematic investigation of nanomaterial-cell interactions.

2024 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 4 citations
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Examining Current Research Trends in Ozone Formation Sensitivity: A Bibliometric Analysis

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of ozone formation sensitivity research published from 1965 to 2022, finding a constant expansion of publications since 2008 with the USA contributing 42.7% of papers, followed by China (13.5%) and the UK (9.1%). Citation burst and keyword analysis revealed that 'volatile organic compounds' and 'ozone precursors' have emerged as increasingly frequent research themes in recent years.

2023 Processes 3 citations
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Pollutant-induced pyroptosis in humans and other animals

This review examines how environmental pollutants including particulate matter, cadmium, and polystyrene microplastics trigger pyroptosis, a pro-inflammatory form of cell death, across diverse tissues in mammals and birds.

2023 Life Sciences 10 citations
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Global trends and hotspots in research on organoids between 2011 and 2020: a bibliometric analysis

A bibliometric analysis of organoid research from 2011 to 2020 identified drug screening, disease modeling, and personalized medicine as the dominant themes, while highlighting reproducibility and functional maturity as ongoing limitations. The authors predicted that bioengineering strategies to overcome these limitations would become the next major focus of the field.

2022 Annals of Palliative Medicine 9 citations
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How do humans recognize and face challenges of microplastic pollution in marine environments? A bibliometric analysis

Researchers performed a bibliometric analysis of 1,898 publications on marine microplastics, mapping research growth, collaboration networks, and thematic trends over time, and predicting that future research will increasingly focus on biological effects, human health impacts, and policy-relevant risk characterization.

2021 Environmental Pollution 39 citations
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The role of pyroptosis in inflammatory diseases

This review explains pyroptosis, a type of programmed cell death that triggers strong inflammation, and its role in diseases like infections, autoimmune conditions, and organ damage. While not focused on microplastics specifically, pyroptosis is one of the key mechanisms through which microplastic exposure may cause inflammation in tissues. Understanding this process helps explain how tiny plastic particles could trigger harmful immune responses in the body.

2023 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 60 citations
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Airborne microplastic/nanoplastic research: a comprehensive Web of Science (WoS) data-driven bibliometric analysis

This bibliometric analysis maps the landscape of research on airborne microplastics and nanoplastics published between 2015 and 2021, finding rapid growth in the field driven largely by research funding. China, England, the USA, and European countries led in research output, while studies focused on how airborne microplastics travel, deposit in environments, and contaminate indoor spaces. The review highlights that understanding airborne microplastic exposure is critical for assessing human health risks from inhaling these particles.

2023 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 34 citations
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Bibliometric Analysis of the Blockchain Scientific Evolution: 2014–2020

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis of blockchain research publications from 2014 to 2020, mapping the scientific evolution of the field, identifying dominant research themes, and tracing how research focus has shifted across this period of rapid technological and scholarly development.

2021 IEEE Access 31 citations
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Unveiling the nexus: A bibliometric analysis of nano plastic’s health impact

This bibliometric analysis mapped the global research landscape on nanoplastics and human health from 2015 to 2024. Researchers found a steady annual increase in publications, with China leading in both output and international collaboration. The study identifies growing scientific interest in understanding how nanoplastics, the smallest fragments of plastic pollution, may affect human health.

2025 Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2 citations
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Coronavirus disease-19 in environmental fields: a bibliometric and visualization mapping analysis

Researchers conducted a bibliometric analysis — a large-scale study of scientific publication trends — to map how the scientific community responded to COVID-19 in environmental research fields. The most common topics included air quality impacts, mental health effects, and economic consequences of the pandemic, with China, the USA, and Italy producing the most publications.

2020 Environment Development and Sustainability 53 citations
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The interplay of ferroptosis and oxidative stress in pulmonary fibrosis: from mechanisms to treatment

This research review summarizes how a specific type of cell death called ferroptosis may contribute to pulmonary fibrosis, a serious lung disease where scar tissue builds up and makes breathing difficult. Scientists have found that when cells die from iron buildup and damage from harmful molecules, it can worsen lung scarring, but drugs that block this process show promise in animal studies. Understanding this connection could lead to new treatments for people with pulmonary fibrosis, though more research is needed to make sure these potential medicines are safe and effective in humans.

2026 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
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Mechanism of Pyroptosis in Acute Liver Injury and Prospect of Targeted Therapy

This review examined the role of pyroptosis—an inflammatory form of programmed cell death—in acute liver injury, covering the gasdermin-mediated molecular mechanisms involved. The authors proposed that targeting pyroptosis pathways may offer new therapeutic strategies for conditions such as drug-induced liver injury and ischemia-reperfusion damage.

2025 Theoretical and Natural Science