Bibliometric Analysis of Gut Microbiota and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Research Trends and Frontiers
Background The gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) pathogenesis via the gut-liver axis. Existing gut microbiota-HCC studies are mostly narrative, with three critical knowledge gaps: lack of data-driven global research mapping, unclear staged field evolution, and insufficient quantitati...