Research trends in vascular aging in the last decade: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis

Background In recent years, vascular aging has become an important direction of aging research, but a comprehensive bibliometric analysis has not been conducted. Methods The Web of Science database was searched for articles and reviews on vascular aging from January 1, 2014, to August 20, 2024, and the literature was analyzed and knowledge maps were constructed using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, pajek and Scimago Graphica software for econometric analysis and knowledge graph construction of the literature. Result A total of 38,910 authors from 7,622 institutions in 111 countries published 7,277 papers in 1,344 academic journals, with a significant increase in publication volume. The United States is the country with the highest productivity and citation rates, and Mayo Clinic is the most active institution. Tarantini S published the most papers, while Csiszar A received the most citations. RETINA-THE JOURNAL OF RETINAL AND VITREOUS DISEASES journal published the most papers, and CIRCULATION journal received the most citations. The main research aspects include age-related macular degeneration, arteriosclerosis, and oxidative stress, which are the main keywords in this field. In the last decade, the term c reactive protein has attracted great attention with its strongest citation explosion. Conclusion In the past decade, the research focus on vascular aging has been increasing year by year. Age-related macular degeneration, arteriosclerosis, and oxidative stress are the emerging research directions in this field. Vascular endothelial cells will be the focus of future research in this field.