ArticleFrontiers in immunology2022
Brain-gut axis and psychiatric disorders: A perspective from bibliometric and visual analysis.
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- The identification of metabolites from gut microbiota in autism spectrum disorder via network pharmacology.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Microbiome-Gut-Brain Axis: Implications for the Links Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Neuropsychiatric Disorders.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Review
- Post-stroke Arrhythmias: Performance of Brain-heart Crosstalk Networks.Current cardiology reviews · 2025Review
- Probiotics mitigate stress and inflammation in malnourished adults via gut microbiota modulation: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Gut-brain axis mediated by intestinal content microbiota was associated with Zhishi Daozhi decoction on constipation.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
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- The Impact of Early-Life Cecal Microbiota Transplantation on Social Stress and Injurious Behaviors in Egg-Laying Chickens.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Structural and temporal dynamics analysis of neural circuit from 2002 to 2022: A bibliometric analysis.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Deciphering the brain-gut axis: elucidating the link between cerebral cortex structures and functional gastrointestinal disorders via integrated Mendelian randomization.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Article
- Gut microbiota and autism spectrum disorders: where do we stand?Gut pathogens · 2023Article
- Global trends in research related to the links between microbiota and antibiotics: a visualization study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Simo decoction curing spleen deficiency constipation was associated with brain-bacteria-gut axis by intestinal mucosal microbiota.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The Brain-Gut Axis, a bidirectional signaling pathway that connects the intestinal and central nervous systems, plays an important role in the development of psychiatric disorders. However, the overall research trends in this field are unclear. This study explored the patterns of research on the brain-gut axis and psychiatric disorders from a bibliometric perspective. Methods: Relevant data were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, with search terms on psychiatric disorders and the brain-gut axis. R (version 4.2.0), VOSviewer (version 1.6.17), CiteSpace software, and the online bibliometric platform were used in the data analysis. Results: A total of 2,298 articles published between 1993 and 2022 were identified, showing an increasing trend over time. China (1,859; 20.70%) was the country that contributed the most publications. The journal Nutrients (95; 4.13%) published the most publications. Cryan JF (153; H-index=73) and University College Cork (559; 22.54%) were the most influential author and the most productive institution, respectively. The high-frequency keywords were clustered into six themes, including neurodegenerative diseases, stress-related diseases, immune, brain behavior, depression, and probiotic-related topics; of which, depression (880; 2019), anxiety (207; 2018) and autism (191; 2019) were the most studied psychiatric disorders in the past 5 years. "Depressive symptom" (2019-2020) and "probiotic treatment" (2019-2020) were the main areas addressed in recent years. Conclusion: Research on the brain-gut axis and psychiatric disorders has attracted increasing attention in the past decade, with most publications originating from high-income level countries. This study provides a useful perspective on understanding the research trends, key hot topics, and research gaps in this expanding field.
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