Bibliometrics Analysis and Thematic Mapping of Global Literature on Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Abstract

Background: Since human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is known as one of the main causes of cervical cancer, medical researchers pay  significant attention to this issue2. The current study applies the bibliometric method to identify the trends and advancements of research on HPV worldwide.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted using a bibliometric approach. All HPV-related scientific  publications in the Web of Science database until 2022, August 30 were included in the statistical population. The Bibliometrix package of  the R programming language was used to analyze the data.

Results: In the field of HPV, a total of 45,657 scientific publications were  retrieved, the majority of which were articles. The countries with the highest publications were the USA (45,954 document), China (9977),  and UK (6652). The words “Infection,” “Cancer,” and “Women” are the most important keywords of scientific publications on HPV.  “Cancer,” “infection,” and “women” are the more developed and essential in HPV subject area. “Protein,” “gene-expression,” and  “human-keratinocytes” are in this quadrant. “DNA,” “squamous-cell carcinoma,” and “head” keywords are basic themes in the HPV  subject area. “Human-papillomavirus vaccination,” “knowledge,” and “attitude” are in this quadrant.

Conclusion: The study suggests the  need to enhance the focus on global and public health aspects within HPV research to encourage greater participation from various   countries in international research endeavors.