Emerging trends and hotspots of the link between gut probiotics and obesity from 2000 to 2024: A bibliometric...

In recent decades, the global prevalence of obesity has surged, intricately linked to hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. However, there has been a lack of bibliometric analysis on the connection between gut probiotics and obesity.

Articles concerning gut probiotics and obesity from 1900 to 2024 were sourced from the Science Citation Index - Expanded of Web of Science Core Collection. Tools such as Microsoft Excel 2019, CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and R packages were employed to visualize publication trends and hotspots in this field.

The bibliometric analysis showed that between 2000 and 2024, a total of 4604 research papers and reviews were published across 62 countries/regions. China and China Agricultural University ranked first in terms of total papers published in the past 25 years. Author Cani, Patrice D. had the highest number of publications and citations. The intersection of Nutrition & Dietetics, Food Science & Technology, and Microbiology formed the core knowledge network. Journals like "Nutrients," "Food & Function," and "Frontiers in Microbiology" were central to publications. Notably, "stress" and "protects" emerged as hot topics.

This study comprehensively reviews 25 - year research on obesity and gut probiotics. Probiotics are crucial for obesity prevention and treatment through multiple mechanisms. Their impacts on obesity - related diseases remain a key research area.