Tao Xiaoli, Ma Zhuping, Yuan Hongxia, Zhao Wei, Liu Jingyu, Tian Jing
Department of Immunity and Pathogenic Microbiology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou City, China.
Collaborative Innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China.
Front Microbiol. 2025 Aug 4;16:1599093. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1599093. eCollection 2025.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children under 2 years old. This bibliometric analysis is used to determine the characteristics, hotspots, and frontiers of RSV global scientific output over the past 5 years. In this study, the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) version from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) for publications and record information published from 2020 to 2024 was retrieved. Bibliometric software package was used to analyze the bibliometric indicators, and the research trends and hotspots of RSV were visualized by VOSviewer and Citespace. We assessed paper influence with the Global Citation Score (GCS). A total of 7,238 articles and comments were searched. The USA is the most productive country in the field of RSV research and also the country with the closest cooperation with other countries and institutions. The most influential journal in this field is "VIRUSES BASEL" with 246 publications. The co-citation analysis of references showed that the RSV-related topics with the highest focus are "covid-19 pandemic," "respiratory syncytial virus prefusion," "American academy," and "protein vaccine." From 2020 to 2024, keyword cluster and keyword burst analyses showed that "Respiratory Syncytial Virus," "Infection," and "Children." "Viral co-infection," "anti-virus," and "vaccines" are currently research hotspots. The research area in this field is mainly distributed among "Immunology," "Pediatrics," "Pharmacology Pharmacy," and "Biochemistry Molecular Biology." Our study highlights the trends and hotspots in the field of RSV research over the past 5 years. Identifying the most critical indicators in the field of RSV research would be able to help researchers in this field better understand RSV and make decisions.
呼吸道合胞病毒（RSV）是2岁以下儿童急性下呼吸道感染的主要病因。本文献计量分析旨在确定过去5年RSV全球科研产出的特征、热点和前沿。在本研究中，检索了Web of Science核心合集（WoSCC）中的科学引文索引扩展版（SCI-Expanded），获取2020年至2024年发表的文献和记录信息。使用文献计量软件包分析文献计量指标，并通过VOSviewer和Citespace对RSV的研究趋势和热点进行可视化。我们用全球引用分数（GCS）评估论文影响力。共检索到7238篇文章和评论。美国是RSV研究领域产出最多的国家，也是与其他国家和机构合作最紧密的国家。该领域最具影响力的期刊是《VIRUSES BASEL》，发表了246篇论文。参考文献的共被引分析表明，关注度最高的RSV相关主题是“新冠疫情”“呼吸道合胞病毒预融合”“美国儿科学会 ”和“蛋白疫苗”。2020年至2024年，关键词聚类和关键词突现分析表明，“呼吸道合胞病毒”“感染”和“儿童”，“病毒合并感染”“抗病毒”和“疫苗”是当前的研究热点。该领域的研究范围主要分布在“免疫学”“儿科学”“药理学与药剂学”以及“生物化学与分子生物学”。我们的研究突出了过去五年RSV研究领域的趋势和热点。确定RSV研究领域最关键的指标将有助于该领域的研究人员更好地了解RSV并做出决策。
