Bibliometric analysis of diabetes Economics Evaluation Literature

Objective  To describe the current status of diabetes economics evaluation research through bibliometric analysis and provide information for medical researchers and policy makers. Method  In the Web of Science platform, bibliometric analysis and visualization technologies with the DDA and Pajek's tools were used to analyze the publication year and journals, countries, core authors and research hotspots of the literatures of diabetes economics evaluation published since 1980. Result  The earliest literature in this field was published in 1980 and the number of literatures has increased rapidly since 2002. Nearly 20% of the literatures on diabetes economics evaluation were published in the top 15 journals and 150 core authors were found in this field. The developed countries had outstanding performance on diabetes economics evaluation. The institutions with the highest number of publications were Harvard University and University of London. In the co-occurrence network constructed by keywords, there were 4 subject concepts: “Evaluation of Diabetes Economics”, “Diabetes Self-management and Drug Treatment”, “Diabetes Prevention and Early Warning”, “Diabetes Related Metabolic Diseases” and “Diabetes Screening Indicators”. Conclusion  The research of diabetes economics evaluation has developed rapidly since 2000. There have been some specialized journals, core authors and research institutions with global influence in this field. The developed countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, play an important role in the international cooperation on diabetes economics evaluation., but there is still less focused research hotspots.