The 100 most-cited radiomics articles in cancer research: A bibliometric analysis

Radiomics, an advanced medical imaging analysis technique introduced by Professor Lambin in 2012, has quickly become a key area of medical research. To explore emerging trends in cancer-related radiomics, we conducted a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most-cited articles (T100) in this field. Data were collected from the Web of Science Core Collection on October 7, 2023, and the articles were ranked by citation count. We extracted data such as authors, journals, citation counts, and publication years and analyzed it using Microsoft Excel 2019 and R 4.4.2. CiteSpace was used to create co-occurrence and citation burst maps to show the relationships between authors, countries, institutions, and keywords. The analysis revealed that the T100 came from 81 countries, with the U.S. contributing the most (56 articles). Harvard University was the leading institution, and the journal Radiology had the highest citation count. Aerts Hugo JWL was the most influential author. The study highlights that “lung cancer” and “artificial intelligence” are emerging as major research hotspots, shaping the future of cancer radiomics.