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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Schizophrenia and metabolism

emphasizing dynamic visualization and tracking the 3.2. Analysis of the production and cooperation
evolution of bibliometric networks over time. It served as among countries
the primary tool for analyzing references and keywords Figure 1B presents a geographical breakdown of article
with citation bursts, providing valuable insights into the contributions by different nations. The United States
evolving landscape of scholarly literature.
leads with the highest number of publications (n = 1970),
3. Results followed by China (n = 1435), the United Kingdom
(n = 859), France (n = 732), and Australia (n = 704). In
3.1. Publication summary contrast, all other nations combined have contributed

Our comprehensive analysis encompassed a total of 2651 fewer than 700 articles.
papers concerning SZ and MS. Figure 1A illustrates the International collaboration patterns are illustrated in
annual publication count, revealing a noteworthy trend. Figure S1. Notably, the majority of international research
Over time, the volume of annual publications has shown a partnerships are observed between nations in the United
substantial increase. The trajectory of annual publications States, Europe, the United Kingdom, Canada, and China.
began to stabilize around 2015. To discern the relationship Prominent collaborations include those between the
between the overall number of articles and the year United States and the United Kingdom (n = 56), the United
of publication, we conducted regression analysis. This States and Canada (n = 50), and the United Kingdom
analysis allowed us to construct a highly predictive model and Belgium (n = 47). These collaborative efforts reflect
(R = 0.9481) that accurately forecasts the ongoing annual the global nature of research in this field and highlight
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publishing pattern. the fruitful partnerships driving advances in SZ and MS
Our predictions indicate a continued upward trajectory research.
in the annual publication trend for SZ and MS research
over the next decade. According to the prediction curve, 3.3. Analysis of the most productive institutions
the number of articles is expected to reach 269 by 2026 and A total of 3,551 institutions have actively participated in
to 362 by 2032. This projection underscores the enduring studies related to SZ and MS. In Table 1, the top 10 most
significance and research activity in this critical area of study. prolific institutions are listed, with the French Research

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Figure 1. Number of publications by country and year. (A) Annual publications from 1998 to 2023. (B) Publications of top 10 countries

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