• Daman Chen, Kaibo Zhao, Yongqi Guo, Mingxin Dong, Jiaxi Cai, Yingjia Zhou, Weibo Wen, and Hongmei Shen.
• The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 16; 101 (37): e30714.

BackgroundRadiation enteritis (RE) caused by radiation therapy, can seriously affect human health. Recently, studies on RE have been growing rapidly, but there are no bibliometric studies on RE. This study aims to explore the development trends and research hotspots of RE.MethodsAcademic papers on the Web of Science were retrieved on the topic of "radioactive enteritis" from the establishment of the database to December 2020. Countries, institutions, and subjects selected in this field were visualized using Citespace, HistCite, and Vosviewer. The annual trends in publications, distribution, co-authorship status, and research hotspots were analyzed.ResultsThe authors ranked first in terms of publication amount were Delaney, Francois, Milliat, and Vozenin-Brotons. The United States had the highest number of posts, followed by China, France, the United Kingdom, and Spain.ConclusionFuture research in the field of RE will focus on double-blind clinical trials of RE, and the related mechanisms, such as oxidative stress and apoptosis.Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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