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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2021; 27(13): 1341-1353
Published online Apr 7, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i13.1341
Published online Apr 7, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i13.1341
Table 1 Top 10 most productive countries on the microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome research, ranked by the total number of publications in the last two decades (2000-2019)
SCR | Country | Number of documents | % |
1st | United States | 449 | 24.0 |
2nd | United Kingdom | 176 | 9.4 |
3rd | China | 154 | 8.2 |
4th | Italy | 151 | 8.1 |
5th | France | 116 | 6.2 |
6th | Germany | 107 | 5.7 |
7th | Canada | 103 | 5.5 |
8th | Ireland | 102 | 5.4 |
9th | Australia | 72 | 3.8 |
10th | Spain | 69 | 3.7 |
Table 2 Top 10 most productive journals on the microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome research, ranked by the total number of publications in the last two decades (2000-2019)
SCR1 | Journal | Frequency | % | IF2 |
1st | World Journal of Gastroenterology | 70 | 3.74 | 3.665 |
2nd | Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 54 | 2.88 | 7.515 |
3rd | Neurogastroenterology and Motility | 52 | 2.78 | 2.946 |
4th | Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology | 39 | 2.08 | 2.973 |
5th | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 34 | 1.82 | 10.171 |
6th | Gastroenterology | 33 | 1.76 | 17.373 |
7th | Current Opinion in Gastroenterology | 27 | 1.44 | 3.225 |
8th | PLoS One | 24 | 1.28 | 2.740 |
9th | Nutrients | 21 | 1.12 | 4.546 |
10th | Gut Microbes | 20 | 1.07 | 7.740 |
Table 3 Top 20 most cited articles on the microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome research in the last two decades (2000-2019)
SCR | Ref. | Title | Year | Source title | Cited by |
1st | Roberfroid et al[49] | "Prebiotic effects: Metabolic and health benefits" | 2010 | British Journal of Nutrition | 1147 |
2nd | O'Mahony et al[44] | "Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium in irritable bowel syndrome: Symptom responses and relationship to cytokine profiles" | 2005 | Gastroenterology | 1042 |
3rd | Claesson et al[37] | "Composition, variability, and temporal stability of the intestinal microbiota of the elderly" | 2011 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | 836 |
4th | Collins et al[38] | "The interplay between the intestinal microbiota and the brain” | 2012 | Nature Reviews Microbiology | 735 |
5th | Kassinen et al[40] | "The fecal microbiota of irritable bowel syndrome patients differs significantly from that of healthy subjects” | 2007 | Gastroenterology | 684 |
6th | Pimentel et al[46] | "Rifaximin therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome without constipation" | 2011 | New England Journal of Medicine | 659 |
7th | Rinttilä et al[48] | "Development of an extensive set of 16S rDNA-targeted primers for quantification of pathogenic and indigenous bacteria in faecal samples by real-time PCR" | 2004 | Journal of Applied Microbiology | 658 |
8th | O'Mahony et al[45] | "Early life stress alters behavior, immunity, and microbiota in rats: implications for irritable bowel syndrome and psychiatric illnesses " | 2009 | Biological Psychiatry | 634 |
9th | Rolfe[50] | “The role of probiotic cultures in the control of gastrointestinal health” | 2000 | Journal of Nutrition | 584 |
10h | Carabotti et al[36] | “The gut-brain axis: Interactions between enteric microbiota, central and enteric nervous systems" | 2015 | Annals of Gastroenterology | 580 |
11th | De Vrese and Schrezenmeir[39] | "Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics" | 2008 | Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology | 575 |
12th | Rajilić-Stojanović et al[47] | "Global and deep molecular analysis of microbiota signatures in fecal samples from patients with irritable bowel syndrome" | 2011 | Gastroenterology | 545 |
13th | Whorwell et al[55] | "Efficacy of an encapsulated probiotic Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 in women with irritable bowel syndrome" | 2006 | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 541 |
13th | Swidsinski et al[54] | "Spatial organization and composition of the mucosal flora in patients with inflammatory bowel disease" | 2005 | Journal of Clinical Microbiology | 541 |
15th | Malinen et al[41] | "Analysis of the fecal microbiota of irritable bowel syndrome patients and healthy controls with real-time PCR" | 2005 | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 523 |
16th | Mayer et al[42] | "Gut/brain axis and the microbiota" | 2015 | Journal of Clinical Investigation | 519 |
17th | Simrén et al[52] | "Intestinal microbiota in functional bowel disorders: A Rome foundation report" | 2013 | Gut | 510 |
18th | Spiller and Garsed[53] | "Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome " | 2009 | Gastroenterology | 508 |
19th | Rousseaux et al[51] | "Lactobacillus acidophilus modulates intestinal pain and induces opioid and cannabinoid receptors" | 2007 | Nature Medicine | 500 |
20th | Nobaek et al[43] | "Alteration of intestinal microflora is associated with reduction in abdominal bloating and pain in patients with irritable bowel syndrome" | 2000 | American Journal of Gastroenterology | 498 |
Table 4 Top 10 most productive institutions on the microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome research, ranked by the total number of publications in the last two decades (2000-2019)
SCR1 | Institute | Country | n | % |
1st | University College Cork | Ireland | 87 | 4.65 |
2nd | APC Microbiome Ireland | Ireland | 84 | 4.49 |
3rd | McMaster University | Canada | 45 | 2.40 |
4th | Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna | Italy | 38 | 2.03 |
5th | Helsingin Yliopisto | Finland | 36 | 1.92 |
5th | Mayo Clinic | United States | 36 | 1.92 |
7th | Inserm (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale) | France | 30 | 1.60 |
8th | Baylor College of Medicine | United States | 27 | 1.44 |
9th | Göteborgs Universitet | Sweden | 27 | 1.44 |
10th | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | United States | 27 | 1.44 |
- Citation: Zyoud SH, Smale S, Waring WS, Sweileh W, Al-Jabi SW. Global research trends in the microbiome related to irritable bowel syndrome: A bibliometric and visualized study. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27(13): 1341-1353
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v27/i13/1341.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i13.1341