Emerging trends and research foci in gastrointestinal microbiome

Background Gastrointestinal microbiome has drawn an increasing amount of attention over the past decades. There is emerging evidence that the gut flora plays a major role in the pathogenesis of certain diseases. We aimed to analyze the evolution of gastrointestinal microbiome research and evaluate publications qualitatively and quantitatively. Methods We obtained a record of 2891 manuscripts published between 1998 and 2018 from the Web of...