Trends in metabolic dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome: a bibliometric analysis

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a very common chronic disease and causes reproductive disorders in women of childbearing age worldwide. The cause of metabolic dysfunction in PCOS is unknown, and there is a lack of systematic bibliometric analysis for this disease. This study included 3,972 articles on metabolic dysfunction in PCOS published from 2012 to 2021. We applied the VOSviewer and the CiteSpace scientometric analysis software to analyze the data regarding the publication of the articles, countries, authors, institutions, scientific categories, cited journals, and keywords. Through this analysis, we determined the research efforts and their developing trends and anticipated the progress in understanding PCOS-related metabolic dysfunction.

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PCOS is a common chronic disease that affects reproductive disorders in women of childbearing age worldwide. The cause of metabolic dysfunction in PCOS is still unknown, and there is a lack of systematic bibliometric analysis for this disease. This study analyzed 3,972 articles on metabolic dysfunction in PCOS published from 2012 to 2021 using scientometric analysis software, aiming to understand the research efforts, developing trends, and anticipate the progress in understanding PCOS-related metabolic dysfunction.