Knowledge mapping and research trends of IL-33 from 2004 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis

Jingyi Jin; Yantong Wan; Qiang Shu; Jinghua Liu; Dengming Lai

doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1158323

Knowledge mapping and research trends of IL-33 from 2004 to 2022: a bibliometric analysis

Front Immunol. 2023 Apr 20:14:1158323. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1158323. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jingyi Jin¹, Yantong Wan², Qiang Shu³, Jinghua Liu², Dengming Lai¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neonatal Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
³ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China.

Abstract

Background: IL-33 has been studied widely but its comprehensive and systematic bibliometric analysis is yet available. The present study is to summarize the research progress of IL-33 through bibliometric analysis.

Methods: The publications related to IL-33 were identified and selected from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database on 7 December 2022. The downloaded data was analyzed with bibliometric package in R software. CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct IL-33 bibliometric and knowledge mapping analysis.

Results: From 1 January 2004 to 7 December 2022, 4711 articles on IL-33 research published in 1009 academic journals by 24652 authors in 483 institutions from 89 countries were identified. The number of articles had grown steadily over this period. The United States of America(USA) and China are the major contributors in the field of research while University of Tokyo and University of Glasgow are the most active institutions. The most prolific journal is Frontiers in Immunology, while the Journal of Immunity is the top 1 co-cited journal. Andrew N. J. Mckenzie published the most significant number of articles and Jochen Schmitz was co-cited most. The major fields of these publications are immunology, cell biology, and biochemistry & molecular biology. After analysis, the high-frequency keywords of IL-33 research related to molecular biology (sST2, IL-1), immunological effects (type 2 immunity, Th2 cells), and diseases (asthma, cancer, cardiovascular diseases). Among these, the involvement of IL-33 in the regulation of type 2 inflammation has strong research potential and is a current research hotspot.

Conclusion: The present study quantifies and identifies the current research status and trends of IL-33 using bibliometric and knowledge mapping analysis. This study may offer the direction of IL-33-related research for scholars.

Keywords: CiteSpace; IL-33; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; immunity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Asthma*
Bibliometrics
Cardiovascular Diseases*
China
Humans
Interleukin-33

Substances

Interleukin-33

Grants and funding

Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LY21H150005 (DL), National Natural Science Foundation of China 81901989 (DL), 82272191 (QS), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 226-2022-00060 (QS), Foundation for The Top-Notch Youth Talent Cultivation Project of Independent Design Project of National Clinical Research Center for Child Health Q21B0007 (DL), Special Fund for the Incubation of Young Clinical Scientist, The Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine CHZJU2022YS002 (DL).