A Bibliometric Analysis of Comorbidity of COPD and Lung Cancer: Research Status and Future Directions

Hanyu Fang; Tairan Dong; Shanlin Li; Yihan Zhang; Zhuojun Han; Mingfei Liu; Wenjun Dong; Zheng Hong; Min Fu; Hongchun Zhang

doi:10.2147/COPD.S425735

A Bibliometric Analysis of Comorbidity of COPD and Lung Cancer: Research Status and Future Directions

Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2023 Dec 22:18:3049-3065. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S425735. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Hanyu Fang^{1

2}, Tairan Dong¹, Shanlin Li¹, Yihan Zhang¹, Zhuojun Han¹, Mingfei Liu^{1

2}, Wenjun Dong^{1

2}, Zheng Hong^{1

2}, Min Fu³, Hongchun Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 100029.
² Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Pulmonary Diseases, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100029, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Objective: Although studies on the association between COPD and lung cancer are of great significance, no bibliometric analysis has been conducted in the field of their comorbidity. This bibliometric analysis explores the current situation and frontier trends in the field of COPD and lung cancer comorbidity, and to lay a new direction for subsequent research.

Methods: Articles in the field of COPD and cancer comorbidity were retrieved from Web of Science Core Collections (WoSCC) from 2004 to 2023, and analyzed by VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Biblimatrix and WPS Office.

Results: In total, 3330 publications were included. The USA was the leading country with the most publications and great influence. The University of Groningen was the most productive institution. Edwin Kepner Silverman was the most influential scholar in this field. PLOS One was found to be the most prolific journal. Mechanisms and risk factors were of vital importance in this research field. Environmental pollution and pulmonary fibrosis may be future research prospects.

Conclusion: This bibliometric analysis provided new guidance for the development of the field of COPD and lung cancer comorbidity by visualizing current research hotspots, and predicting possible hot research directions in the future.

Keywords: COPD; CiteSpace; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; lung cancer.

MeSH terms

Bibliometrics
Comorbidity
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / diagnosis
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / epidemiology
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive* / therapy
Pulmonary Fibrosis*

Grants and funding

This study is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Project: Research on the Repair Mechanism of Respiratory Injury in COPD Mice by Traditional Chinese Medicine for Strengthening the Body, Strengthening the Health, and Regulating the Skin and Hair of the Lung (82074367); National Natural Science Foundation Project: Effect of Bufei Granule on Improving the Condition of Airway Inflammation-Mucous Hyperplasia in COPD by Controlling miRNA-TLR4 Signaling Network (81703858).