%A LI Dan, CHEN Tengyu, HUANG Yanfen, ZHOU Min, ZHOU Yixing, RUAN Yan, YAN Yajie %T Research in the field of olfactory disorders in China—An analysis based on Citespace %0 Journal Article %D 2022 %J Journal of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology of Shandong University %R 10.6040/j.issn.1673-3770.0.2021.349 %P 40-48 %V 36 %N 4 %U {http://ebhyxbwk.njournal.sdu.edu.cn/CN/abstract/article_3032.shtml} %8 2022-07-20 %X Objective To visually analyze and evaluate olfactory disorders in domestic research, in an attempt to provide scholars with current research trends and possible future areas of investigation in this field. Methods “Olfactory disorder” was selected as the subject term, academic papers from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI)database were explored, with a time-frame from the present to October 20, 2020. Articles were screened according to the inclusion criteria, Citespace software was then used to screen for authors, journals/units and subject headings by means of graphs. Results It was found that the amount of literature published on “olfactory disorders” has increased rapidly. The top authors with the highest number of publications are Wei Yongxiang, Ni Daofeng, Liu Gang, Hang Wei, Yao Linyin, Han Demin, and Liu Jianfeng. The journals ranked 1-3 regarding “olfactory research” are: Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery; International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery; and the Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery. The high-yield cooperative and influential institutions are Beijing An Zhen Hospital of the Capital University of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College Hospital et al. The subject heading cluster analysis showed 7 clusters: chronic rhinosinusitis, Parkinson's disease, Kallmann's Syndrome, rhinitis, Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19), ultrastructure and acupuncture. Conclusion In the field of olfactory disorders, early domestic authors such as Han Demin and Li Zhichun conducted in-depth research. In recent years, authors such as Wei Yongxiang and Ni Daofeng studied the detection methods, etiology, and pathogenesis of olfactory disorders. Although the core authors conducted combinations of research and inductive classifications of olfactory dysfunction in recent years, the central mediation value was less than 0.1, indicating that their relationship was a short liaison. It is recommended that should be strengthened in the service of forming an academic community with which to increase the overall influence of research findings. According to cluster analysis, the current research hotspots of “olfactory disorders” are mainly focused on: The associations between olfactory and chronic rhinosinusitis, Parkinson's disease, novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19), nasal polyps and other primary diseases, and explorations of their pathogenesis. Clinical characteristics and epidemiological investigations of different types of olfactory disorders. Explorations of the efficacy of different treatments, such as endoscopic sinus surgery and acupuncture, on olfactory disorders. It is considered that the above seven clustering research areas may continue to be important hotspots in this field. Among them, chronic rhinosinusitis has been a topic of interest from ancient times to the present, and COVID-19 will become a great source of research work in the next 5 to 10 years. Furthermore, it is possible olfactory disorders caused by COVID-19 may be related to nasal inflammation, and the correlation between them will become a target of future research on olfactory disorders.