| Summary: | Jie Wang,* Bin Cao,* Sihao Lin, Yong Wang, Qifa Zhang, Yang Jiang, Wei Li, Yingjian Zhu Department of Urology, Jiading Branch of Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201803, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yingjian Zhu; Wei Li, Department of Urology, Jiading Branch of Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 800 Huangjiahuayuan Road, Shanghai, 201803, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613764490868 ; +8618117094957, Email zhuyingjian_sjtu@126.com; croma_shh@126.comPurpose: Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome has attracted a lot of attention in the new century, and an increasing number of relevant studies have been published. Therefore, we performed a bibliometric analysis of these publications, hoping to show the current research hotspots and future research trends.Methods: The articles on were selected from the Web of Science Core Collection. Countries, authors, references and keywords in the field were visualized and analyzed using CiteSpace and VOSViewer software.Results: A total of 1014 articles on urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome were identified, with “chronic pelvic pain syndrome” being the most common keyword, with a strong association with “interstitial cystitis” and “chronic prostatitis”. The hotspot of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome research has gradually shifted from chronic prostatitis / urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome to cystitis/bladder pain syndrome over the past few years. Future research tends to focus on urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome etiology, including oxidative stress and inflammation.Conclusion: Research on urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome is steadily growing. The United States has made the most prominent contribution in this area, and the share of China’s contribution is expected to grow further. The etiology of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome, including inflammation and oxidative stress, have been the focus of current research and developmental trends in the future research.Keywords: bibliometric analysis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, mechanisms, treatments
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