Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (Aug 2023)

Emerging Trends and Focus in Human Skin Microbiome Over the Last Decade: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review

  • Deng T,
  • Zheng H,
  • Zhu Y,
  • Liu M,
  • He G,
  • Li Y,
  • Liu Y,
  • Wu J,
  • Cheng H

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 16
pp. 2153 – 2173

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Tinghan Deng,1 Huilan Zheng,1 Ying Zhu,2 Ming Liu,3 Guanjin He,1 Ya Li,1 Yichen Liu,1 Jingping Wu,4 Hongbin Cheng1 1Department of Dermatology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610075, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynecology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610075, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Medical Oncology/Gastric Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610041, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Medical Cosmetology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 610075, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jingping Wu; Hongbin Cheng, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Human skin microbiome is the first barrier against exogenous attack and is associated with various skin disease pathogenesis and progression. Advancements in high-throughput sequencing technologies have paved the way for a deeper understanding of this field. Based on the bibliometric analysis, this investigation aimed to identify the hotspots and future research trends associated with human skin microbiomes studied over the past decade.Methods: The published research on skin microbiome from January 2013 to January 2023 was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. Data cleaning processes to ensure robust data and the bibliometrix packages R, CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Origin, and Scimago Graphica for bibliometric and visual analyses were utilized.Results: A total of 1629 published documents were analyzed. The overall publication trend steadily increased, with relatively fast growth in 2017 and 2020. The United States of America has the highest number of publications and citations and shows close collaborations with China and Germany. The University of California, San Diego, indicated a higher number of publications than other institutions and the fastest growth rate. The top three most publishing journals on this topic are Microorganisms, Frontiers in Microbiology, and Experimental dermatology. Gallo RL is the most influential author with the highest h- and g-index and most publications in skin microecology, followed by Grice EA and Kong HH. The top 10 most frequently used keywords in recent years included skin microbiome, microbiome, staphylococcus aureus, diversity, atopic dermatitis, skin, bacteria, infections, gut microbiota, and disease.Conclusion: The skin microbiome is an area of research that requires continuous analysis, and even with much-achieved progress, future research will further be aided as technology develops.Keywords: skin microbiome, bibliometric, trends, skin barrier, skin immune

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