Mapping the knowledge of epilepsy and Potassium Channels: A scientometric analysis in CiteSpace and VOSviewer

Abstract

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases. Studies have suggested that epileptic seizures are directly related to ion channel abnormalities in the central nervous system. Activation of potassium ion channels may lead to increased cell excitability and abnormal neuronal excitation. Over the past decade, significant progress has been achieved in understanding the potassium ion channel abnormalities related to epilepsy. To facilitate further research, in this paper, we adopted the bibliometrics method (based on Web of Science database) and used CiteSpace and VOSviewer to visualize literature in the field (Potassium Channels-related epilepsy) from 2010 to 2023. A total of 2415 original research and summary papers were included, and the basic situation, subject theme, and knowledge structure evolution were analyzed and discussed step by step from macro to micro perspectives.