Knowledge landscape of tumor-associated macrophage research: A bibliometric and visual analysis

Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) is a highly abundant immune population in tumor microenvironment, which plays an important role in tumor growth and progression. The aim of our study was to explore the development trends and research hotspots of TAM by bibliometric method. The publications related...

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Published in:Frontiers in immunology 2023-01, Vol.14, p.1078705-1078705
Main Authors: Zhou, Feng, Liu, Yang, Liu, Cong, Wang, Fangfei, Peng, Jianxiang, Xie, Yong, Zhou, Xiaojiang
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bibliometrics
Breast Neoplasms
cancer
China
Databases, Factual
Female
hotspots
Humans
Immunology
Tumor Microenvironment
tumor-associated macrophage
Tumor-Associated Macrophages
visualization
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Summary:Tumor-associated macrophage (TAM) is a highly abundant immune population in tumor microenvironment, which plays an important role in tumor growth and progression. The aim of our study was to explore the development trends and research hotspots of TAM by bibliometric method. The publications related to TAM were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Bibliometric analysis and visualization were conducted using VOSviewer, CiteSpace and R software. A total of 6,405 articles published between 2001 and 2021 were included. The United States and China received the most citations, whereas the University of Milan, the university of California San Francisco and Sun Yat-sen University were the main research institutions. Mantovani, Alberto from Humanitas University was the most productive authors with the most citations. Cancer Research published the most articles and received the most co-citations. Activation, angiogenesis, breast cancer, NF-κB and endothelial growth factor were important keywords in TAM research. Among them, PD-1/L1, nanoparticle, PI3Kγ, resistance and immune microenvironment have become the focus of attention in more recent research. The research on TAM is rapidly evolving with active cooperation worldwide. Anticancer therapy targeting TAM is emerging and promising area of future research, especially in translational application. This may provide guidance and new insights for further research in the field of TAM.
ISSN:1664-3224
1664-3224
DOI:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1078705