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World J Hepatol. Nov 28, 2016; 8(33): 1478-1488
Published online Nov 28, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i33.1478
Published online Nov 28, 2016. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v8.i33.1478
Bibliometric analysis of top 100 cited articles in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease research
Tong-Shuo Zhang, Hua-Lei Qin, Tong Wang, Hai-Tao Li, Hai Li, Shi-Hai Xia, Xiao-Hui Xiang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Splenic Medicine, Affiliated Hospital, Logistics University of People’s Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300162, China
Author contributions: Zhang TS, Qin HL, Wang T, Li HT, Li H and Xiang XH prepared the manuscript; Xia SH and Xiang XH contributed to the conception of this work, revised and approved the manuscript.
Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 81173393 ; the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City , No. 12JCZDJC25500 ; and the Innovation Team Program from Logistics University of People’s Armed Police Force , No. WHTD201310 .
Conflict-of-interest statement: No conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise, are declared by the authors.
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Correspondence to: Dr. Xiao-Hui Xiang, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Splenic Medicine, Affiliated Hospital, Logistics University of People’s Armed Police Force, 220 Chenglin Road, Hedong District, Tianjin 300162, China. xiaohuixiang@163.com
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Received: June 10, 2016
Peer-review started: June 15, 2016
First decision: July 20, 2016
Revised: August 10, 2016
Accepted: September 21, 2016
Article in press: September 22, 2016
Published online: November 28, 2016
Peer-review started: June 15, 2016
First decision: July 20, 2016
Revised: August 10, 2016
Accepted: September 21, 2016
Article in press: September 22, 2016
Published online: November 28, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Bibliometrics was used to quantitatively analyze top 100 cited articles from the database of the Science Citation Index Expanded to reveal the global publication trends about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This study is the first global look at the history and current situation of NAFLD research to assess the performances of leading countries/territories and institutes and research hotspots of this disease. The performances and research hotspots are related to the potential pathogenesis of NAFLD. Incidence and prevalence as well as treatment progress for NAFLD were systematically reviewed, and their relationships with global performances results were also discussed.