Thematic Clustering and Evolution of Gene Therapy Ethical Research

The keywords of gene therapy were clustered by VOS Viewer to study gene therapy ethical research literature to explore research focuses in various periods. Theme evolution was analyzed by bibliometrix. Timeline of key research was further mined through core literature for in-depth interpretation of...

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Main Authors: Weiwei ZHANG, Tong GUAN
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Published: Editorial Office of Medicine and Philosophy 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://yizhe.dmu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.04.08
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description The keywords of gene therapy were clustered by VOS Viewer to study gene therapy ethical research literature to explore research focuses in various periods. Theme evolution was analyzed by bibliometrix. Timeline of key research was further mined through core literature for in-depth interpretation of the theme evolution. The results indicated that ethical research on gene therapy could be categorized into three major groups: research & clinical application, genetics & reproduction, and society & regulation, among which efficacy and safety, mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, and mitochondrial replacement therapy were the research hotspots in recent years. Analysis of theme evolution revealed that "gene enhancement" had been a persistent academic concern since the early stage of technological development, and had gradually evolved into "eugenics" in recent years. With the development of biotechnology, the themes of "application of gene editing technology" and "informed consent" had also evolved.
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spelling doaj-art-4cf659f980a84f818f09e65b62182c972025-08-20T03:11:40ZzhoEditorial Office of Medicine and PhilosophyYixue yu zhexue1002-07722025-02-01464394410.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.04.084-zhangweiweiThematic Clustering and Evolution of Gene Therapy Ethical ResearchWeiwei ZHANG0Tong GUAN1Peking University Medical Library, Beijing 100191, ChinaPeking University Medical Library, Beijing 100191, ChinaThe keywords of gene therapy were clustered by VOS Viewer to study gene therapy ethical research literature to explore research focuses in various periods. Theme evolution was analyzed by bibliometrix. Timeline of key research was further mined through core literature for in-depth interpretation of the theme evolution. The results indicated that ethical research on gene therapy could be categorized into three major groups: research & clinical application, genetics & reproduction, and society & regulation, among which efficacy and safety, mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, and mitochondrial replacement therapy were the research hotspots in recent years. Analysis of theme evolution revealed that "gene enhancement" had been a persistent academic concern since the early stage of technological development, and had gradually evolved into "eugenics" in recent years. With the development of biotechnology, the themes of "application of gene editing technology" and "informed consent" had also evolved.https://yizhe.dmu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.04.08gene therapythematic evolutionbibliometrics
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title Thematic Clustering and Evolution of Gene Therapy Ethical Research
title_full Thematic Clustering and Evolution of Gene Therapy Ethical Research
title_fullStr Thematic Clustering and Evolution of Gene Therapy Ethical Research
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title_short Thematic Clustering and Evolution of Gene Therapy Ethical Research
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thematic evolution
bibliometrics
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