Scientometrics
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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2023; 14(11): 518-534
Published online Nov 24, 2023. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v14.i11.518
Bibliometric analysis of the global research status and trends of mechanotransduction in cancer
Yi-Zhan Zhang, Meng-Zhu Li, Guang-Xin Wang, Da-Wei Wang
Yi-Zhan Zhang, Meng-Zhu Li, Da-Wei Wang, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Yi-Zhan Zhang, Meng-Zhu Li, Da-Wei Wang, Key Laboratory of Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging, Ministry of Education, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China
Guang-Xin Wang, Shandong Innovation Center of Intelligent Diagnosis, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250013, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Wang DW conceptualized and designed this study; Wang DW, Zhang YZ, Li MZ, and Wang GX collected and analyzed the database; Wang DW, Zhang YZ, and Li MZ wrote the manuscript; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 32200557; Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, No. ZR2022QH271; and the Postdoctoral Innovative Projects of Shandong Province, No. SDCX-ZG-202203047.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Da-Wei Wang, DPhil, Associate Professor, Postdoc, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, No. 544 Jingsi Road, Huaiyin District, Jinan 250021, Shandong Province, China. wangdawei@sdfmu.edu.cn
Received: August 2, 2023
Peer-review started: August 2, 2023
First decision: August 16, 2023
Revised: September 14, 2023
Accepted: October 16, 2023
Article in press: October 16, 2023
Published online: November 24, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Through bibliometric analysis, we found that mechanotransduction-related cancer research remains a hot topic, with approximately 100 papers and 5000 citations generated per year in the past three years. Additionally, the United States is a well-established global leader of this field, and the University of California system is the most influential organization in this field. We predict that investigating how the plasma membrane and its localized mechanosensors transduce mechanical forces via post-transcriptional modifications and thereby participate in the regulation of cellular activity will be the next big research topic in the cancer field.