Global Trends of Nutrition in Cancer Research: A Bibliometric and Visualized Analysis Study over the Past 10 Years

Bo-Young Youn, Seo-Yeon Lee, Wonje Cho, Kwang-Rok Bae, Seong-Gyu Ko and Chunhoo Cheon
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Bo-Young Youn: Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Seo-Yeon Lee: Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Wonje Cho: Department of Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Kwang-Rok Bae: Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Seong-Gyu Ko: Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea
Chunhoo Cheon: Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: The increasing application of nutrition in cancer management has attracted a great deal of research interest in recent decades. Nutritional therapies, interventions, and assessments were known to have positive effects on reducing side effects from cancer therapy. In order to identify the global research output for nutrition in cancer research, a bibliometric analysis during the past 10 years was conducted to evaluate the current status of trends, gaps, and research directions as no bibliometric studies have been conducted regarding nutrition and cancer. After the data collection, a total of 1521 articles were chosen for this bibliometric study. The visualization analysis was performed with VOSviewer. The number of publications has grown continuously since a substantial spark was identified in 2019. The majority of the authors’ affiliations were in European countries. Four cancer types were recognized among the top 10 author keywords; they were breast cancer, head and neck cancer, colorectal cancer, and gastric cancer. The Nutrients journal was the most popular among the authors as the journal published 195 articles related to the topic. In conclusion, providing evidence-based nutritional solutions for various types of cancer is essential to nutrition and cancer research. Since it is presumed to have a growing number of cancer patients worldwide with the aging population, it is vital to continuously generate research finding effective nutrition therapies for cancer patients.

Keywords: nutrition; nutrition therapy; cancer care; cancer management; bibliometric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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