02322nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001800054653002000072653001200092653001800104100000900122700001100131700001200142700001000154700000900164700001100173700000900184700001000193245008600203856008100289490000700370520166500377022001402042       2022                            d  c07/202210aBibliometrics10aEarly Diagnosis10aleprosy10aSocial Stigma1 aLi X1 aYang J1 aZhang L1 aJin G1 aXu L1 aFang F1 aLi Y1 aWei P00aA Bibliometric Analysis of Leprosy during 2000-2021 from Web of Science Database.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9324497/pdf/ijerph-19-08234.pdf0 v193 a<p>In recent years, after the essential elimination of leprosy (the prevalence of which is &lt;1/100,000), the trends, research hotpots, and frontiers of leprosy research are not clear. This study provides a detailed overview of leprosy in terms of papers, journal, language, year, citations, h-index, author keywords, institution, and country through bibliometrics. The results are as follows: (1) The publication rate has increased in recent years, and 8892 papers were obtained. Most of the publications are in English, and the subject categories are mainly focused on "Dermatology." The "" published the most significant number of papers on leprosy, followed by "" and "." (2) Leprosy-related research was contributed to by 24,672 authors, and the ten authors with the most significant number of publications were identified. (3) The University of London (including the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) has the highest h-index, and Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz is the most productive institution. (4) Brazil, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands are the most productive countries, and the collaborative network reveals that they have established close cooperation with other countries. France has the highest average number of citations. (5) The keyword co-occurrence network identifies five highly relevant clusters representing topical issues in leprosy research (public health, leprosy vaccine, immune mechanisms, treatment, and genomics research). Overall, these results provide valuable insights for scholars, research institutions, and policymakers to better understand developments in the field of leprosy.</p>
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