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. 2024 Dec 12:15:1488425.
doi: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1488425. eCollection 2024.

Mapping the current status and outlook of research on noonan syndrome over the last 26 years: a bibliometric and visual analysis

Zhengjiu Cui  1 , Yuanyuan Wang  2 , Fei Luo  1 , Juanjuan Diao  3 , Bin Yuan  1
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Mapping the current status and outlook of research on noonan syndrome over the last 26 years: a bibliometric and visual analysis

Zhengjiu Cui et al. Front Genet. .

Abstract

Background: Noonan syndrome (NS) is a rare group of autosomal genetic disorders. In recent years, with the exploration and development of molecular diagnostic techniques, more and more researchers have begun to pay attention to NS. However, there is still a lack of reports on the bibliometric analysis of NS worldwide. This study aims to assess the current research status and development trend of NS, to explore the research hotspots and emerging topics, and to point out the direction for future scientific research.

Methods: Web of Science Core Collection was selected as the search database for bibliometric analysis of NS-related publications from 1998 to 2023. Statistical and visual analysis of the number of publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, keywords, and references were analyzed using Citespace, VOSviewer, Scimago Graphica, and BibliometrixR.

Results: A total of 2041 articles were included in this study. The United States had the highest number of publications, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Italy, was the institution with the highest number of publications. TARTAGLIA M was the scientist with the highest number of publications and citations. Among the journals, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A has the highest output, and Nature Genetics is the most frequently cited. The reference with the highest outburst intensity is Roberts AE, LANCET, 2013. the cluster diagram divides all the keywords into seven categories, with the most vigorous outburst being "of function mutations."

Conclusion: Research hotspots in the field of NS focus on the correspondence between NS genotype and phenotype and the precise diagnosis of NS. Future research efforts will explore more deeply from the perspective of long-term intervention strategies for NS. There is an urgent need to rely on significant research countries, institutions, journals, and authors to lead the construction of a more robust global collaborative network that will enhance research efficacy.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; cooperation; genetic mutation; noonan syndrome; trends; web of science.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Flowchart of literature search and data analysis.
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Statistics on issuance of publications.
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Visualization map of NS publication countries/regions and institutions. (A) Global bibliometric mapping. (B) Map of domestic and foreign collaborations. (C) Time-ordered visualization of institutions. (D) Institutional collaboration network mapping.
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Author’s analysis. (A) Visualization of author collaborations. (B) Graph of temporal trends in posts by lead authors.
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Journal analysis of published NS-related studies. (A) Density view of journals. (B) Collaborative clustering of journals. (C) Top 25 journals with the highest intensity of outbreaks. (D) Top 10 most cited journals in NS.
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Visualization of NS keywords. (A) Keyword-based trends in research topics. (B) Timeline of keyword clustering (C) Word cloud map of keywords. (D) Top 25 keywords with the highest burst intensity.
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Visualization of references. (A) Density plot of the number of citations to the literature (B) The 25 citations with the highest intensity of outbreaks.
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