Visual Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Combined with Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease Based on CiteSpace
SUN Wenhua
GUO Dongni
HUANG Yuwei
XIE Dan
LI Shanshan
Abstract：Objective To review and analyze the current research status of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)combined with metabolic associated fatty liver disease(MAFLD),explore research hotspots and trends,and provide references for future research.Methods Relevant literatures on the treatment of T2DM combined with MAFLD with traditional Chinese medicine from 2010 to 2024 retrieved from the databases of China National knowledge infrastructure(CNKI),Weipu(VIP),and Wanfang patent data base(WFPD).Visual analysis was conducted on the authors,institutions,and keywords in this field.Results A total of 179 articles were included;The number of published articles generally showed a fluctuating upward trend,reaching the first peak in 2019;A total of 238 scholars and 145 institutions were involved in the research in this field,among which Yu Rong was the most productive researcher,and Anhui University of Chinese Medicine had the highest number of published articles.A total of 248 keywords were included in the map,with 31 high centrality keywords,and 11 keyword cluster labels were generated.Conclusion There is a lack of core authors and institutional collaboration groups in this field,and there is less in-depth cross-regional communication.Research hotspots are concentrated in the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine,immune mechanisms,and pharmacological research.There is still considerable research space and value in the future.
Keywords：Type 2 diabetes mellitusMetabolic associated fatty liver diseaseTraditional Chinese medicineCiteSpace
Publication Date：2025-10-30
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-06(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 5-9,后插3-后插4 )