Hotspots and trends in stem cell therapy for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis: A bibliometric analysis

Figure 1  Data source and flow chart of retrieval strategy.

Figure 2 Analysis of articles published between 2004 and 2024 on stem cell therapy for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. A: Temporal distribution and growth trend of publications; B: Author cooperation network; C: Authors with the strongest citation bursts.

Figure 3 Graphical representation of country and Institution co-authorship analysis. A: Network clustering of country collaborations; B: Time-overlapping network of country collaborations; C: Network clustering of institution collaborations; D: Time-overlapping network of institution collaborations.

Figure 4  Dual-map overlay of journals on stem cell therapy for liver fibrosis or cirrhosis between 2004 and 2024.

Figure 5 Co-citation analysis. A: Clusters of the co-citation network; B: Timelines of co-citation clusters; C: Top 25 references with the strongest citation bursts.

Figure 6 Keyword analysis. A: Keyword clusters; B: Timeline of co-occurrence keyword network; C: Network clustering of keywords; D: Time-overlapping network of keywords; E: Density visualization of keywords; F: Topic trends.

Figure 7 Overview of extracellular vesicles research in stem cell therapy for Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. A: Thematic map of extracellular vesicles research; B: Keyword cloud analysis in extracellular vesicles studies.