Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Peripheral Nerve Injury and Regeneration: A
Bibliometric and Visualization Study
Abstract
[Abstract] Purpose: This study employed bibliometric methods to
analyze the research hotspots and future development trends regarding
the application of mesenchymal stem cells in peripheral nerve injury and
regeneration. Methods: We screened relevant articles published between
January 1, 2013, and October 1, 2023, by using the search
TS=(“Mesenchymal stem cells” AND “Peripheral nerve injury”) OR
TS=(“Mesenchymal stem cells” AND “Peripheral nerve regeneration”)
through the Web of Science database. Subsequently, we conducted a
comprehensive evaluation using visualization analysis software
CitesSpace and VOSviewer from various perspectives, such as publication
quantity, authors, countries, institutions, keywords, and popular
research topics. Results: In this study, we extensively searched the Web
of Science database and obtained 350 relevant literatures. These
documents were written by 2049 collaborative authors from 41 countries,
who were affiliated with 585 different research institutions. These
collaborative authors published their research findings in 167 different
journals and cited 21,064 literatures from 3,339 journals. Conclusion:
In the past decade, the number of publications and citations related to
mesenchymal stem cells in the field of peripheral nerve injury and
regeneration has shown an overall increasing trend. Stem cell therapy
for nerve injury has become a highly focused research field, especially
mesenchymal stem cell therapy, which has enormous potential in nerve
injury treatment and may provide better treatment and rehabilitation
opportunities for patients, as well as making important contributions to
the progress and innovation of medicine.