The Relationship between Alzheimer's Disease and Ferroptosis: A Bibliometric Study Based on Citespace

Background: The potential relationship between Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and ferroptosis has received considerable attention, yet there is no comprehensive visualization analysis in this field. This study aimed to explore the research frontiers and hotspots through bibliometric analysis.

Methods: Literature related to AD and ferroptosis was collected from the Web of Science Core Collection. Data, including countries, authors, institutions, journals, and keywords, were analyzed by Tableau Public Desktop and Citespace software.

Results: A total of 305 articles published between January 1st, 2013, and December 31st, 2023, were included, and the number of articles on the relationship between AD and ferroptosis has increased annually, with the largest number reported from China (162 articles). The articles from Professor SJ Dixon were cited most frequently. Among the top ten most cited articles, four were published in top journals. The University of Melbourne emerged as the institution with the highest number of publications (27 articles). Among the journals, most of the articles were published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (13 articles, accounting for 4.26%). The co-occurrence analysis of keywords revealed that major hotspots in this field contained oxidative stress, cell death, and lipid peroxidation. Keyword burst analysis indicated that antioxidant was the term with the longest duration of high interest, while clustering analysis showed that this research area primarily focused on amyloid precursor protein, drug development, and diagnostic models.

Conclusion: Bibliometric analyses were conducted to comprehensively present the research progress and trends on the relationship between AD and ferroptosis, providing valuable evidence for future research in related fields.