Visualization Analysis of Global Advances and Hot Spots in Intermittent Fasting

Background Intermittent fasting refers to the eating pattern in which the individual abstains from eating food for a certain period during a day or week. As research deepens, intermittent fasting has been shown to play an important role in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. Objective We aimed to provide a visualization analysis of the research hot spots and trends in international intermittent fasting studies over the past decade, in order to provide references and basis for future relevant research. Methods Existing studies on intermittent fasting published from January 2010 to April 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection on April 26, 2022. CiteSpace was used to examine the distribution of disciplines, authors and institutions cooperation, high-frequency keywords, and keywords with citation bursts of the included literature, and finally relevant maps were created. Results A total of 2 786 articles were ultimately included. The number of these publications showed an increas