Wang Jun, Tao Yanfei, Tao Yongjun, Ke Xiaoyong, Wang Liaojun, Zhang Shu, Hong Weiyong
Department of Neurology, Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, People's Republic of China.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2025 Aug 29;18:5371-5380. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S537831. eCollection 2025.
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases related to atherosclerosis represent a leading global health burden, contributing substantially to morbidity, disability, and premature mortality. The Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI) has emerged as a valuable non-invasive tool for screening peripheral artery disease and assessing the burden of systemic atherosclerosis. This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the research landscape, key contributors, and evolving trends in ABI and atherosclerosis studies.
A bibliometric analysis was conducted using data from the Web of Science Core Collection from 1989 to 2024. The data were analyzed using the R package "bibliometrix", CiteSpace, and VOSviewer to identify research outputs, influential institutions, journals, authors, and keywords.
This study included a total of 1896 eligible publications. The number of publications on ABI and atherosclerosis has steadily increased, peaking in 2021. The United States led in research output (n = 448) and citation impact (n = 29,980), followed by China and Japan. University of California System contributed the most publications, while and were the most influential journals. Criqui Michael H. emerged as the most cited author, with 5848 citations. Keyword analyses showed that the terms "cardiovascular disease", "mortality", "risk factors", and "prevalence" terms had a high co-occurrence rate, while burst analyses showed that key terms such as "disease", "epidemiology" and "events" were prominent in recent studies.
This bibliometric analysis offers a comprehensive perspective on the role of the ABI in the field of atherosclerosis research, and it offers crucial support for guiding future research directions.
与动脉粥样硬化相关的心血管和脑血管疾病是全球主要的健康负担，对发病率、残疾率和过早死亡率有重大影响。踝臂指数（ABI）已成为一种有价值的非侵入性工具，用于筛查外周动脉疾病和评估全身性动脉粥样硬化的负担。这项文献计量分析旨在评估ABI与动脉粥样硬化研究的研究格局、主要贡献者和发展趋势。
使用1989年至2024年Web of Science核心合集的数据进行文献计量分析。使用R包“bibliometrix”、CiteSpace和VOSviewer对数据进行分析，以识别研究成果、有影响力的机构、期刊、作者和关键词。
本研究共纳入1896篇符合条件的出版物。关于ABI和动脉粥样硬化的出版物数量稳步增加，在2021年达到峰值。美国在研究产出（n = 448）和被引影响力（n = 29980）方面领先，其次是中国和日本。加利福尼亚大学系统贡献的出版物最多，而[此处原文缺失具体期刊名称]和[此处原文缺失具体期刊名称]是最具影响力的期刊。Criqui Michael H.成为被引次数最多的作者，被引5848次。关键词分析表明，“心血管疾病”“死亡率”“危险因素”和“患病率”等术语共现率较高，而突现分析表明，“疾病”“流行病学”和“事件”等关键术语在近期研究中较为突出。
这项文献计量分析为ABI在动脉粥样硬化研究领域的作用提供了全面的视角，并为指导未来的研究方向提供了关键支持。
