Superficial Mycoses: A Mapping Through Bibliometric Research

Superficial mycosis is a common and recurrent infectious skin disease. It poses significant challenges, with high recurrence rates and drug resistance, which notably diminishes the quality of life for patients and presents substantial public health issues. Numerous publications on superficial mycosis have posed significant challenges for researchers to manage the overwhelming amount of information effectively. This study aims to comprehensively explore the current state and latest advancements in global research through bibliometric techniques, providing a holistic appraisal of the field. Publications from the Web of Science Core Collection database were analyzed, including publications and citations, author groups and their countries and regions, journal categories, publishing institutions, and keywords using Excel 2019, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace. A total of 2206 papers were reviewed, showing a stable increase in research output from 2020 to 2022 and a predicted growth trend. The United States and India published the most significant number of research papers. Key research areas identified were "Outbreak", "Desorption ionization time", "Formulations", "Impact", "Dermatophyte", and "Dermoscopy". This bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive visualized map to describe current and development trends. Advanced diagnostic technologies and innovative delivery systems are key current research priorities and will remain focal areas in this field.