SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Microbiol.
Sec. Virology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1599093
Research Hotspots and Global Trends in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Over Past Five Years
Provisionally accepted
Jing Tian1,2*
Xiaoli Tao2- 1Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
- 2Department of Immunity and Pathogenic Microbiology, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children under two years old. This bibliometric analysis is used to determine the characteristics, hotspots, and frontiers of RSV global scientific output over the past five years. In this study, the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-Expanded) version from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) for publications and record information published from 2020 to 2024 was retrieved. Bibliometric software package was used to analyze the bibliometric indicators, and the research trends and hotspots of RSV were visualized by VOSviewer and Citespace. We assessed paper influence with the Global Citation Score (GCS). A total of 7,238 articles and comments were searched. The USA is the most productive country in the field of RSV research and also the country with the closest cooperation with other countries and institutions. The most influential journal in this field is "VIRUSES BASEL" with 246 publications. The co-citation analysis of references showed that the RSV-related topics with the highest focus are "covid-19 pandemic," "respiratory syncytial virus prefusion," "American academy," and "protein vaccine." From 2020 to 2024, keyword cluster and keyword burst analyses showed that "Respiratory Syncytial Virus," "Infection," and "Children." "viral co-infection," "anti-virus," and "vaccines" are currently research hotspots. The research area in this field is mainly distributed among "Immunology", "Pediatrics", "Pharmacology Pharmacy", and "Biochemistry Molecular Biology". Our study highlights the trends and hotspots in the field of RSV research over the past five years. Identifying the most critical indicators in the field of RSV research would be able to help researchers in this field better understand RSV and make decisions.
Keywords: Bibliometrics, Trends, Research hotspots, respiratory syncytial virus, VOSviewer
Received: 24 Mar 2025; Accepted: 16 Jul 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Tian and Tao. 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: Jing Tian, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, China
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