Role of macrophage polarization in diabetic foot ulcer healing: A bibliometric study

Figure 1 Flowchart of literature retrieval and screening results. WOSCC: Web of Science Core Collection.

Figure 2 Publications on macrophage polarization in diabetic foot ulcer from 2013 to 2023.

Figure 3 Analysis of national/regional article output and collaboration. A: Total number of publications, average citation frequency, and H-index for the 10 most productive countries/regions; B: Number of publications per year for the 10 most productive countries/regions; C: Collaborative networks between countries/regions; D: Inter-country collaborative research; E: Inter-country collaborations plotted on a world map.

Figure 4 Collaborative networks between institutions.

Figure 5 Collaborative network among authors. A: A visualization map of author collaboration; B: A visualization map of authors with ≥ 20 citations; C: Network map showing author co-citation frequency.

Figure 6 VOSviewer generated a network visualization of the journals’ co-citation analysis. A: VOSviewer-generated network visualization map of journal co-citation analysis; B: Journals that overlay the visualization map.

Figure 7 Dual-map overlay of journals that contributed to publications.

Figure 8 Co-cited literature map. A: VOSviewe-generated network visualization of journals’ co-citation analysis; B: Journals overlaying the visualization map.

Figure 9 Keyword network graphs. A: A visualization graph of keywords; B: A time-zone map of keywords; C: VOSviewer-generated network visualization of keywords with a minimum of two occurrences; D: The top 10 keywords in terms of centrality.

Figure 10  Keyword cluster analysis mapping. A: Citespace-based network visualization of keyword cluster analysis; B: Timeline map of keywords; C: The development and changes of keywords in research.

Figure 11  Keyword emergence map.