Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2026, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (16): 4278-4288.doi: 10.12307/2026.730

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Bibliometric analysis of ferroptosis and Alzheimer’s disease

Liu Annan1, Li Jianhui1, Gao Wei1, Li Xue1, Song Jing1, Xing Liping1, Li Honglin2   

  1. 1Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150006, Heilongjiang Province, China; 2Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Second Hospital, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Received:2025-07-11 Accepted:2025-08-24 Online:2026-06-08 Published:2025-11-29
  • Contact: Li Honglin, Chief physician, Doctoral supervisor, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Second Hospital, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • About author:Liu Annan, PhD candidate, Graduate School of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150006, Heilongjiang Province, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82105035 (to LHL); Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, No. LH2023H064 (to LHL)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: With the rapid development of Alzheimer’s disease research in recent years, ferroptosis and Alzheimer’s disease have gradually become hot topics in academia. However, there is no systematic bibliometric analysis in this field.
OBJECTIVE: To analyze research hotspots and future trends of ferroptosis and Alzheimer’s disease using bibliometric methods.
METHODS: The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched for relevant literature on ferroptosis and Alzheimer’s disease from January 2015 to January 2025. CiteSpace 6.3.R1 and VOSviewer 1.6.19 were used to conduct a visual analysis of annual publication volume, countries, institutions, authors, co-cited literature and journals, keywords, etc. of the included literature and draw a knowledge map.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A total of 411 articles were included. The number of articles on ferroptosis and Alzheimer’s disease has been increasing year by year. China has the largest number of publications (249 articles), and the University of Melbourne is the most productive institution in this field. Scott Ayton has published the most articles, and Cell is the journal with the highest citation frequency. The co-occurrence analysis of keywords showed that the main research hotspots in this field include oxidative stress, cell death and lipid peroxidation, etc. Cluster analysis indicated that the current research in this field mainly focuses on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease, disease prevention and treatment. The burst words that emerged in the past 2 years mainly include amyloid precursor protein, iron accumulation, brain iron concentration and central nervous system.


Key words: Alzheimer’s disease, ferroptosis, iron metabolism, bibliometrics, β-amyloid, visual analysis

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