A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Cancer Screening Based on the Web of Science Core Collection Database

Area of Science:

• Bibliometrics
• Oncology
• Public Health

Background:

• Global cancer screening research landscape analysis.
• Identification of development trends, collaborations, and key topics.
• Optimization of cancer screening strategies for academia and policymakers.

Purpose of the Study:

• Systematically analyze global cancer screening research status.
• Reveal country and institutional contributions and influences.
• Explore future research directions in cancer screening.

Main Methods:

• Bibliometric analysis of 5223 articles from Web of Science Core Collection.
• VOSviewer for co-occurrence analysis of research status and hotspots.
• CiteSpace for analyzing publication trends and collaboration networks.

Main Results:

• Continuous growth in annual publication volume, USA leads output.
• Top institutions: Harvard University; top journals: Cancer, NEJM.
• Key research themes: colorectal, cervical, lung, breast cancer screening; AI and DL emerging.

Conclusions:

• Cancer screening research is rapidly advancing, with USA as a leader.
• Current focus on colorectal, cervical, lung, and breast cancer.
• Future research will likely incorporate AI and deep learning for enhanced screening.