[Visual Analysis of the Current Status and Trends in Forensic Microbiology Research Based on Bibliometrics].
Researchers
Tian Wang, Li-Wei Zhang, Dai-Jing Yu, Jun Zhang, Jiang-Wei Yan
Abstract
To understand the current status and trends in forensic microbiology research using bibliometric analysis methods. A total of 533 papers related to forensic microbiology published in the Web of Science Core Collection from 2010 to 2022 were selected as research objects. Bibliometrix and VOSviewer were used to conduct a visual analysis of the annual publication volume, journals, countries (regions), institutions, authors, and keywords co-occurrence networks in this field. The annual publication volume showed an overall upward trend, reaching a peak of 72 publications in 2021. The literature primarily appeared in journals focusing on forensics, microbiology and comprehensive journals. The top high-yield countries were the United States (231 papers), China (47 papers), and Australia (32 papers). Michigan State University in the United States contributed the highest publication volume (25 papers), and the author with the highest publication volume was BENBOW ME from the university. Keyword co-occurrence analysis revealed that forensic microbiology was initially mainly applied in the field of biosafety. With the advancement of sequencing technologies, new application areas, such as postmortem interval estimation, have emerged. Current research hotspots in this field primarily focused on biosafety, postmortem interval estimation, and genetic sequencing analysis, demonstrating a trend of multi-institutional collaboration and interdisciplinary integration. In recent years, research in forensic microbiology has exhibited rapid growth. The cross-combination of high-throughput sequencing technologies and bioinformatics with forensic microbiology has driven the significant advancement of this field. <b>目的</b>: 使用文献计量学方法,分析法医微生物学研究的现状和发展趋势。<b>方法</b>: 筛选2010—2022年Web of Science 数据库核心合集收录的法医微生物学相关文献(533篇)作为研究对象,采用Bibliometrix 和VOSviewer软件对该领域文献的年发文量、发文期刊、国家(地区)、机构、作者和关键词共现网络进行可视化分析。<b>结果</b>: 法医微生物研究领域相关文献的年发文量整体呈上升趋势,2021年发表篇数最多,为72篇。文献来源主要分布在法医学领域、微生物学领域以及综合性的期刊。高产国家主要为美国(231篇)、中国(47篇)和澳大利亚(32篇)。美国密歇根州立大学发文量最多(25篇),发文量最多的作者为该大学的BENBOW ME(19篇)。关键词共现网络显示,法医微生物学最早主要应用在生物安全领域,随着测序技术发展,出现了新的应用领域(如死亡时间推断)。该领域研究热点主要集中在生物安全、死亡时间推断、基因测序分析等方面,呈现了多机构合作和多学科交叉的趋势。<b>结论</b>: 近年来法医微生物学研究呈现出快速增长的态势。高通量测序技术和生物信息技术与法医微生物学的交叉结合,推动了该领域的快速发展。.Source: PubMed (PMID: 42050948)View Original on PubMed