Bibliometric and visual analysis: A comprehensive tracking of global research trends on ablation and tumor immune microenvironment from 2016 to 2025
Sibo Meng, Jiaxin Li, Fangli Cao, Hongxin Niu · 2026
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Description
Burning or freezing a tumor away, called ablation, may do more than kill local cancer cells; it may also stir the immune surroundings of the tumor. Sibo Meng, Jiaxin Li, Fangli Cao, and Hongxin Niu map the research field that studies this pairing. They searched a major citation database and screened in more than five thousand papers from 2016 to 2025.
Their maps show China leading the world in paper counts, with wide international cooperation. Chinese authors and institutes also stand out among the most cited. Hot topics have shifted over the decade toward pairing ablation with immunotherapy. The authors conclude that ablation has grown from a local fix into a strategy that reshapes the tumor's immune setting, with clear promise for patient care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sibo Meng, Jiaxin Li, Fangli Cao, Hongxin Niu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |