Current Status and Trend Visualization Analysis of Studies of Free Amino Acids Based on CiteSpace
Using the method of bibliometrics,we summarized and analyzed the current research status and development trends of free amino acids.Through searching the relevant literature of free amino acids in China National Knowledge Internet(CNKI),we conducted a visual anal-ysis of the number of publications,authors,institutions and keywords of free amino acid-related literature published from 2003 to 2023 with the help of bibliometrics and CiteSpace 6.4.R1 software.Finally,2,562 pieces of literature were selected.The results showed that the number of publications was steadily increasing in the past two decades,indicating good research continuity.The visual analysis results showed that uni-versities were the main institutions publishing literature,such as Shanghai Ocean University,and the cooperating institutions were concentrated in adjacent regions.However,there was a lack of in-depth cooperation between authors and institutions,and research should focus on strengthening the cooperation between authors and institutions.The results of keywords analysis showed that the research on free amino acids mainly focused on sensory evaluation,quality analysis and biochemical composition.It was predicted that the application of free amino acids in sensory evaluation would be a research hotspot in the future.Currently,the research on free amino acids was relatively single and limited,re-quiring further development.Researchers should combine emerging technologies,such as artificial intelligence and big data,strengthen coop-eration between regions and conduct more in-depth research.