Global research trends in the field of liver cirrhosis from 2011 to 2020: A visualised and bibliometric study

Table 1 The top 10 cited articles of Web of Science Core Collection bibliometrics in cirrhosis research field

Rank	First author	Journal	Title	Number of citations (WoSCC)	Type of articles
1	Moreau R	Gastroenterology 2013; 144(7): 1426-1437, 1437.e1-9	Acute-on-chronic liver failure is a distinct syndrome that develops in patients with acute decompensation of cirrhosis	1113	Retrospective study
2	Marcellin P	Lancet 2013; 381(9865): 468-475	Regression of cirrhosis during treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for chronic hepatitis B: a 5-year open-label follow-up study	946	Randomized controlled trial
3	Kowdley KV	N Engl J Med 2014; 370(20): 1879-1888	Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for 8 or 12 weeks for chronic HCV without cirrhosis	872	Prospective study
4	Qin N	Nature 2014; 513(7516): 59-64	Alterations of the human gut microbiome in liver cirrhosis	793	Retrospective study
5	Anstee QM	Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 10(6): 330-344	Progression of NAFLD to diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease or cirrhosis	758	Review
6	Tsochatzis EA	Lancet 2014; 383(9930): 1749-1761	Liver cirrhosis	686	Review
7	Poordad F	N Engl J Med 2014; 370(21): 1973-1982	ABT-450/r-Ombitasvir and Dasabuvir with Ribavirin for hepatitis C with cirrhosis	675	Randomized controlled trial
8	Garcia-Tsao G	Hepatology 2017; 65(1): 310-335	Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 Practice Guidance by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases	539	Practice guideline
9	Conti F	J Hepatol 2016; 65(4): 727-733	Early occurrence and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in HCV-related cirrhosis treated with direct-acting antivirals	495	Prospective study
10	Chen Y	Hepatology 2011; 54(2): 562-572	Characterization of fecal microbial communities in patients with liver cirrhosis	450	Randomized controlled trial

WoSCC: Web of Science Core Collection.

Table 2 The top 10 countries that published articles on cirrhosis research

Rank	Country	Number of articles	Number of citations	Citations per article
1	United States	1707	46238	27.09
2	China	1672	19452	11.63
3	Japan	711	11215	15.77
4	Italy	651	22183	34.08
5	Spain	486	19497	40.12
6	Germany	477	12862	26.96
7	England	458	19842	43.32
8	France	391	18247	46.67
9	South Korea	310	5077	16.38
10	India	302	3661	12.12

Table 3 The top 10 institutions that published articles on cirrhosis research

Rank	Institutions	Number of articles	Number of citations	Country
1	University of Barcelona	177	11087	Spain
2	Virginia Commonwealth University	120	5826	United States
3	University College London	119	5134	England
4	Mayo Clinic	117	4074	USA
5	University of Padua	111	5430	Italy
6	Capital Medical University	109	646	China
7	University of California, Davis	102	4515	USA
8	Zhejiang University	102	2404	China
9	University of Copenhagen	99	1521	Denmark
10	University of Milan	98	5108	Italy