Development and frontier trends of research on the gut microbiota and cholangiocarcinoma
Xusheng Zhang, Hongkun Yin, Di Liu, Tao Jiao, Qi Wang · 2026
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Xusheng Zhang and co-authors chart fifteen years of research linking gut microbes to bile duct cancer, in a 2026 bibliometric study. Cholangiocarcinoma research touching the microbiota has grown fast, yet its shape was unmapped. The team mined the Web of Science for work published from 2009 through 2025. Software tools traced publication trends, key authors, institutions, and hot topics. One hundred twenty-four papers made the final set.
Nearly nine hundred researchers at 278 institutions across thirty-seven countries contributed. Output climbed steadily and peaked in 2024. China led in papers and citations, with Italy and the United States behind. Oslo, Khon Kaen, and Palermo universities anchored the institutional map. The freshest frontier centers on metabolism, hunting disease mechanisms and treatment ideas through microbial chemistry. The authors caution that one database skews coverage by region and language. Even so, the map shows newcomers where the field's weight sits.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xusheng Zhang, Hongkun Yin, Di Liu, Tao Jiao, Qi Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |