Construction and visualization of knowledge map of Astragalus resources research hotspots

To visualize and analyze the scientific research results related to Astragalus resources from 2004 to 2024, in order to provide a basis for subsequent scientific research on Astragalus resources. The Chinese literature in China Knowledge Network (CNKI), and the English literature in Web of Science (WOS) core database were searched. The software Citespace, VOSviwer was used to visualize and analyze the number of publications, inter-country/inter-region partnerships, institutional partnerships, and keyword co-occurrence. The future research hotspots of Astragalus resources mainly focus on the conservation of Astragalus germplasm resources and ecological environment protection, as well as the research and development of new cultivation techniques. At the same time, the use of chemical means to explore the active ingredients of Astragalus and its mechanism of action, combined with metabolomics and transcriptomics to study the pharmacological mechanism of Astragalus, and to explore the therapeutic effect of Astragalus on cancer will still be the future research trend. Besides, industrialization, commercialization and standardization of resource management of Astragalus resources will also be the focus of future research. Based on CiteSpace and VOSviwer, the literature of Astragalus resources at home and abroad is visualized and analyzed, which intuitively reveals the research hotspots and research dynamics of Astragalus resources, and provides reference value for scientific research, development and utilization, protection, and follow-up research of Astragalus resources.