A bibliometric analysis of 23,492 publications on rectal cancer by machine learning: basic medical research is needed.
Kangtao WangChenzhe FengMing LiQian PeiYuqiang LiHong ZhuXiangping SongHaiping PeiFengbo TanPublished in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2020)
The number of publications indexed on RC has expanded rapidly over the past 25 years. Studies on RC have mainly focused on five areas. However, studies on basic research, postoperative quality of life and cost-effective research were relatively lacking. It is predicted that basic research, inflammation and some other research fields might become the potential hotspots in the future.