SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Med.
Sec. Family Medicine and Primary Care
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1620307
This article is part of the Research TopicExploring the Benefits of Digital Health Technologies in Diabetes ManagementView all 11 articles
Digital management of diabetes Global research trends: a bibliometric study
Provisionally accepted
- Huzhou First People’s Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University, huzhou, China
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Background The rapid development in the field of digital diabetes management has captured significant attention. However, a comprehensive quantitative synthesis of the literature in this field remains scarce. This study aims to systematically map the evolutionary trajectory and knowledge structure of global research on digital diabetes management from 2010 to 2024, and to identify emerging research fronts and opportunity gaps within the field. Based on the bibliometric findings, we propose actionable recommendations for stakeholders to bridge the gap between technological validation and real-world implementation. Methods The Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) was searched for publications on digital diabetes management from January 1, 2010, to December 16, 2024. The information was then thoroughly examined. The analyzed data was visualized using CiteSpace 6.2.4, VOSviewer 1.6.20, the R program "bibliometrix," and the literature analysis website. Results A total of 1284 eligible publications were extracted from 101 countries/regions, with the United States contributing the highest number of articles. Meanwhile, Diabetes Care was identified as the most cited journal among various journals in the field. By analyzing the extracted literature with keyword clustering, the research hotspots were mainly focused on the "digital divide", "artificial This is a provisional file, not the final typeset article intelligence", and "digital health". In addition, an analysis of keyword emergence shows that "patient education", "self-management education", and "life style intervention" represent the current research frontiers. Conclusion Artificial intelligence has received widespread attention as an important research area and emerging research trend in diabetes digital management. In the foreseeable future, the research paradigm in the field of digital diabetes management is gradually shifting toward enhancing patient engagement and emphasizing comprehensive lifestyle interventions.
Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Digital management, bibliometric analysis, Citespace, VOSviewer
Received: 29 Apr 2025; Accepted: 25 Sep 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Zhu, Bian, Zhan, Ni, Huo and Hu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Jia Hu, 50720@zjhu.edu.cn
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