Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders
BackgroundAn increasing number of studies have focused on the interaction between gut microbiota and sleep disorders. However, there is currently no bibliometric analysis of the literature on gut microbiota and sleep disorders. This study employs bibliometric methods to analyze the current research...
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| description | BackgroundAn increasing number of studies have focused on the interaction between gut microbiota and sleep disorders. However, there is currently no bibliometric analysis of the literature on gut microbiota and sleep disorders. This study employs bibliometric methods to analyze the current research status and hotspots in the field of gut microbiota and sleep disorders, providing a reference for future research in this area.MethodsArticles related to gut microbiota and sleep disorders were retrieved from the WOS core database, covering the period from the database’s inception to December 31, 2024. After rigorous screening, VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used to conduct analyses on quantity, collaboration networks, clustering, and citation bursts.ResultsThe number of articles on gut microbiota and sleep disorders has increased annually, with a significant surge after 2022. China has the highest number of publications, while the United States has the highest citation count. The institution with the most publications is Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the institution with the most citations is Deakin University. The top 10 journals by publication volume are all ranked above Q2 in the JCR. The most cited article is “Gut microbiome diversity is associated with sleep physiology in humans” by Smith et al., published in PLOS ONE in 2019. The top 10 most frequent keywords are gut microbiota, sleep, depression, inflammation, chain fatty acids, anxiety, brain, oxidative stress, obesity, and health. The keyword cluster “obstructive sleep apnea” is a focal research direction, while fecal microbiota transplantation is a current research hotspot.ConclusionThis study reveals the publication trends, collaboration relationships among countries, regions, and authors, and recent research hotspots in the field of gut microbiota and sleep disorders through bibliometric methods, providing an objective data reference for scientific research in this domain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ff5eeaa92be4f97bdc298c2639e98ef2025-08-20T02:01:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Microbiology1664-302X2025-06-011610.3389/fmicb.2025.15981731598173Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disordersDingwen Xu0Zihua Lu1Qin Li2Yuchen Cheng3Zhe Yang4Department of Clinic, School of Medicine, Yangzhou Polytechnic College, Yangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinic, School of Medicine, Yangzhou Polytechnic College, Yangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinic, School of Medicine, Yangzhou Polytechnic College, Yangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Clinic, School of Medicine, Yangzhou Polytechnic College, Yangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Orthopaedics, Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital, Taiyuan, ChinaBackgroundAn increasing number of studies have focused on the interaction between gut microbiota and sleep disorders. However, there is currently no bibliometric analysis of the literature on gut microbiota and sleep disorders. This study employs bibliometric methods to analyze the current research status and hotspots in the field of gut microbiota and sleep disorders, providing a reference for future research in this area.MethodsArticles related to gut microbiota and sleep disorders were retrieved from the WOS core database, covering the period from the database’s inception to December 31, 2024. After rigorous screening, VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used to conduct analyses on quantity, collaboration networks, clustering, and citation bursts.ResultsThe number of articles on gut microbiota and sleep disorders has increased annually, with a significant surge after 2022. China has the highest number of publications, while the United States has the highest citation count. The institution with the most publications is Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and the institution with the most citations is Deakin University. The top 10 journals by publication volume are all ranked above Q2 in the JCR. The most cited article is “Gut microbiome diversity is associated with sleep physiology in humans” by Smith et al., published in PLOS ONE in 2019. The top 10 most frequent keywords are gut microbiota, sleep, depression, inflammation, chain fatty acids, anxiety, brain, oxidative stress, obesity, and health. The keyword cluster “obstructive sleep apnea” is a focal research direction, while fecal microbiota transplantation is a current research hotspot.ConclusionThis study reveals the publication trends, collaboration relationships among countries, regions, and authors, and recent research hotspots in the field of gut microbiota and sleep disorders through bibliometric methods, providing an objective data reference for scientific research in this domain.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1598173/fullgut microbiotasleep disordersbibliometric analysisobstructive sleep apneahotspot |
| spellingShingle | Dingwen Xu Zihua Lu Qin Li Yuchen Cheng Zhe Yang Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders Frontiers in Microbiology gut microbiota sleep disorders bibliometric analysis obstructive sleep apnea hotspot |
| title | Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders |
| title_full | Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders |
| title_fullStr | Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders |
| title_short | Decoding the gut-sleep Nexus: a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders |
| title_sort | decoding the gut sleep nexus a bibliometric mapping of gut microbiota and sleep disorders |
| topic | gut microbiota sleep disorders bibliometric analysis obstructive sleep apnea hotspot |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1598173/full |
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