A bibliometric analysis of research trend on hypomagnesemia in calves

Abstract

Hypomagnesemia, or low blood magnesium, is a significant metabolic disorder in calves and cattle, often leading to neurological symptoms and, if untreated, high mortality.  Bibliometric analysis is an essential tool for assessing articles and other publications in literature. In this study, we performed a comprehensive analysis of global trends research on hypomagnesemia in calves. By first of October 2025, the data were gathered from the WoS database (WoS). VOSviewer software was used to present the network among studies for each item under study, with an emphasis on the top ten outcomes for each item. Co-occurrence analysis, citation analysis and bibliographic coupling were performed. In total, 784 articles were included in the bibliometric analysis. The results revealed that author Timasheff, S was the most productive author (11, 1.4 %), and the publications in 2019 (n=27) were at the forefront. Regarding funding agencies, the National Institutes of Health, USA was in the front (n= 30) and the USA was the top nation in publications (n =148). The highest publications in WoS categories were collected from Veterinary Sciences (308, 39.28 %). Research articles were the most abundant form (n=705, 89.92 %). Citation analysis revealed that there were 12077 citations for the 784 articles on hypomagnesemia with an average citation of 14.47. Research related to hypomagnesemia in calves has grown in a fluctuating manner between 2016 to 2025. The results indicate that hypomagnesemia in calves is an important clinical problem in food animal practice and reflects its economic significance worldwide.