Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis
Sarcopenia is age-related, pathophysiological muscle atrophy. Research regarding nutrition treatment of sarcopenia has developed rapidly, particularly as populations age. We evaluated the development of trends in this field using a bibliometric analysis. Articles up to July 2022 were searched in the...
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| author | Lei Wu Kelin He Dandan Fang Xiuyue Qiu Wenhui Xiao Shuhui Lou Rulin Yong |
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| description | Sarcopenia is age-related, pathophysiological muscle atrophy. Research regarding nutrition treatment of sarcopenia has developed rapidly, particularly as populations age. We evaluated the development of trends in this field using a bibliometric analysis. Articles up to July 2022 were searched in the Scopus database. Bibliographic information from the selected publications, such as countries, citations, world maps, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords, were converted and analyzed automatically using the “bibliometrix” package in R environment (version 4.2.0). We identified 368 Scopus articles from 1998–2021. According to citation analyses, 27 documents received more than 100 citations. Bibliometric analysis based on the literature included in this study revealed that South Korea (61 publications), United States (50), Japan (35), China (30), and Italy (20) contributed the most publications. Tehran University of Medical Science (19 records, 2.55% of articles) contributed the most publications. The most productive author was Landi, with eight articles (2.17% of articles). The publications were located in 196 journals, with <i>Nutrients</i> having the most publications (30, 8.15% of articles). The curves representing keywords “sarcopenia” and “aged” were the most apparent. Our analysis suggested that global nutrition and sarcopenia-related research increased rapidly from 2001 to 2021, demonstrating that this was a promising area of future research that could benefit from continued advances. Future research may focus on the effects of age and sex as well as intervention effectiveness, particularly exercise and nutrition supplementation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12e1ebbcc06e4e11ab2fab1a30f8c4842023-11-24T01:43:22ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-10-011420426210.3390/nu14204262Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric AnalysisLei Wu0Kelin He1Dandan Fang2Xiuyue Qiu3Wenhui Xiao4Shuhui Lou5Rulin Yong6Department of Acupuncture, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310005, ChinaDepartment of Acupuncture, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310005, ChinaThe Third School of Clinical Medicine (School of Rehabilitation Medicine), Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaSchool of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310053, ChinaSarcopenia is age-related, pathophysiological muscle atrophy. Research regarding nutrition treatment of sarcopenia has developed rapidly, particularly as populations age. We evaluated the development of trends in this field using a bibliometric analysis. Articles up to July 2022 were searched in the Scopus database. Bibliographic information from the selected publications, such as countries, citations, world maps, institutions, authors, journals, and keywords, were converted and analyzed automatically using the “bibliometrix” package in R environment (version 4.2.0). We identified 368 Scopus articles from 1998–2021. According to citation analyses, 27 documents received more than 100 citations. Bibliometric analysis based on the literature included in this study revealed that South Korea (61 publications), United States (50), Japan (35), China (30), and Italy (20) contributed the most publications. Tehran University of Medical Science (19 records, 2.55% of articles) contributed the most publications. The most productive author was Landi, with eight articles (2.17% of articles). The publications were located in 196 journals, with <i>Nutrients</i> having the most publications (30, 8.15% of articles). The curves representing keywords “sarcopenia” and “aged” were the most apparent. Our analysis suggested that global nutrition and sarcopenia-related research increased rapidly from 2001 to 2021, demonstrating that this was a promising area of future research that could benefit from continued advances. Future research may focus on the effects of age and sex as well as intervention effectiveness, particularly exercise and nutrition supplementation.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/20/4262sarcopenianutritionolder peoplebibliometricsquantitative analyses |
| spellingShingle | Lei Wu Kelin He Dandan Fang Xiuyue Qiu Wenhui Xiao Shuhui Lou Rulin Yong Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis Nutrients sarcopenia nutrition older people bibliometrics quantitative analyses |
| title | Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full | Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_short | Trends in Nutrition Research for Sarcopenia: A Bibliometric Analysis |
| title_sort | trends in nutrition research for sarcopenia a bibliometric analysis |
| topic | sarcopenia nutrition older people bibliometrics quantitative analyses |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/20/4262 |
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