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

Table 1 The 10 countries/regions with the highest number of publications in the field

Rank	Country/region	Number of articles	Citations	Average article citations	H-index	Centrality
1	China	217	4485	20.67	33	0.57
2	United States	72	2869	39.85	30	0.55
3	Germany	20	1134	56.7	13	0.29
4	Italy	12	316	26.33	7	0.08
5	Japan	12	612	51	9	0.07
6	Australia	11	178	16.18	8	0.19
7	England	10	369	36.9	9	0.08
8	India	9	144	16	5	0
9	Iran	8	203	25.38	5	0.02
10	Russia	7	343	49	3	0.02

Table 2 Institutions with ≥ 10 publications in the field

Rank	Institution	Number of articles	Citations	Average article citations	H-index	Centrality
1	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	27	737	27.30	15	0.18
2	Chinese Academy of Sciences	17	548	32.24	10	0.13
3	Sichuan University	15	93	6.2	7	0.02
4	Harvard University	13	312	24	9	0.13
5	Harvard Medical School	10	292	27.2	7	0.04
6	Sun Yat-sen University	10	97	9.7	5	0.07
7	Nanjing University	10	160	16.00	6	0.01
8	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	10	63	6.3	4	0.02

Table 3 Authors with ≥ 5 publications in the field

Rank	Author	Number of articles	Citations	Average article citations	H-index
1	Qian Tan	7	38	5.43	4
2	Xiao-Feng Ding	7	32	4.6	3
3	KA Gallagher	6	723	103.3	6
4	Peng Wang	6	73	12.17	3
5	Shi-Yan Li	6	32	6	3
6	Kimberly AM	5	206	41.2	5
7	Ping Yang	5	20	4	3
8	Wei Li	5	15	3	3

Table 4 Top 10 journals with the most publications in the field

Rank	Journal	Number of articles	Citations	Average article citations	H-index
1	Advanced Functional Materials	12	481	40.08	8
2	International Journal of Molecular Sciences	11	186	16.91	7
3	Advanced Healthcare Materials	9	49	5.44	3
4	Advanced Science	8	154	19.25	5
5	Frontiers in Immunology	8	83	10.38	4
6	Diabetes	7	395	56.43	6
7	International Journal of Biological Macromolecules	7	53	7.57	4
8	Journal of Investigative Dermatology	6	250	41.67	6
9	Biomaterials	6	239	39.83	6
10	Chemical Engineering Journal	6	148	24.67	4

Table 5 Frequency and centrality of the top 10 key words

	Rank	Frequency	Centrality	Year	Key word
Ranked by frequency	1	123	0.06	2014	Macrophage polarization
	2	85	0.07	2013	Inflammation
	3	68	0.05	2013	Activation
	4	65	0.02	2016	Wound healing
	5	63	0.08	2015	Polarization
	6	61	0.1	2013	Expression
	7	43	0.05	2018	Repair
	8	42	0.07	2013	Cells
	9	41	0.21	2013	Angiogenesis
	10	39	0.1	2013	Macrophages
Ranked by centrality	1	14	0.33	2013	Bone marrow
	2	41	0.21	2013	Angiogenesis
	3	32	0.20	2013	Insulin resistance
	4	18	0.19	2013	Alternative activation
	5	12	0.19	2016	Complications
	6	16	0.15	2013	Adipose tissue
	7	3	0.14	2018	Chronic wound healing
	8	6	0.13	2019	Risk
	9	5	0.11	2015	Chitosan
	10	5	0.11	2013	Dendritic cells