Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine 2717-0616 11 1 2023 01 01 The progress and research trends in oncolytic virotherapy: The bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2019 8 8 10.34172/jrcm.2023.32123 EN Waseem Hassan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-1736 Mahsa Rasekhian Kayhan Azadmanesh Aysa Rezabakhsh https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-7848 Journal Article 10.34172/jrcm.2023.32123 2021 08 16 2022 05 07 Introduction: The objective of the present report is to perform the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of oncolytic virotherapy research publications. Methods: Scopus was employed as a major database. The total number of publications was found to be 4369, majorly comprising of research articles (n=2895) and reviews (1082). The ANOVA F-test and Welch F-tests were performed to determine the significance (P=0.05). Results: In all publications (3751), the total numbers of authors were 11418 and 10480 different organizations, departments or institutes. We specifically selected seven different viral strains and provided details about the co-authorship network. We also provided details about the top 10 most cited documents. Conclusion: This may provide a quantitative overview about the trends and publications in oncolytic virotherapy research.