Current Status and Prospects of Diabetes Mellitus Induced Erectile Dysfunction: A Bibliometric and Visualization Study

Abstract

Abstract The prevalence of diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) has recently increased, which has prompted numerous DMED studies. Here, we conduct a bibliometric analysis of relevant literature in the field of DMED and to discuss the research hotspots and future development directions. The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched for literature on DMED, and literature characterization was performed using VOS viewer 1.6.18 and CiteSpace 5.8 R3 software. A total of 804 articles concerning DMED were included in this study. The Journal of Sexual Medicine issued the most documents. The United States and China were in the leading position in the field of DMED research. Ryu JK were the authors with the highest number of documents issued while Bivalacqua TJ was the author with the most co-citated. The keywords analysis shows that the main research hotspots in the field of DMED were mechanism discussions and disease treatment and management. Global research on DMED is expected to increase further. The investigation of the mechanism of DMED and the exploration of new therapeutic means and targets are the focus of future research.