Visualization analysis in studies of gut microbes and inflammatory bowel disease

Objective To analyze the research hotspot and development trend of intestinal microbes and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from from January 2013 to October 2022.

Methods Literature on intestinal microbes and IBD was retrieved through Web of Science, and analyzed by visualization software CiteSpace and VOSviewer.

Results A total of 1 041 literatures were retrieved and 1 040 were included after excluding duplicates. The number of publications reached its peak in 2021. XAVIER R J was the main researcher of the study on intestinal microbes and IBD, and a total of 13 papers had been published. The United States was the country with the most publications, Harvard University was the institution with the most publications, and PLoS One was the journal with the most publications in the field. The "IBD" "Crohn′s disease" and "intestinal flora" were hot topics in this field, and "Intestinal barrier" "curative effect" as well as "homeostasis" were the research frontiers in this field.

Conclusion The research on intestinal microbiome and IBD has a good prospect, and the research in this field can provide new ideas for the treatment of IBD.