Bibliometric Analysis of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Gut Microbiome Research

165 articles from the Web of Science Core Collection and 115 articles from PubMed were analyzed using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix software. Xingxiao Yin published this bibliometric study on May 5, 2026. The analysis identifies research trends and hotspots in the relationship between gut microbiota and ankylosing spondylitis.

Use Cases

• Identify key authors and institutions in ankylosing spondylitis microbiome research based on publication output analysis
• Analyze research trends and hotspots such as inflammation and Mendelian randomization based on citation patterns
• Validate bibliometric findings by comparing results from two major scientific databases

Strengths

• Analysis includes 165 articles from Web of Science and 115 from PubMed for validation
• Identifies specific research hotspots: inflammation, Mendelian randomization, HLA-B27, probiotics, and short-chain fatty acids
• Provides country-level output statistics, with China contributing 60 articles and the USA 36

Limitations

• The dataset is a 1.3 MB DOCX file; the underlying bibliometric data tables are not directly accessible
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count for the analyzed literature is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed databases

Collection Method

Visualized bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and Bibliometrix software

Time Range

Literature published up to January 1, 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 05:23:43; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global, with primary contributions from China and the USA