Using published metrology methods and the Cite Space V software, we obtained data from the Web of Science and CNKI databases and conducted quantitative and systematic analysis of relevant literature, authors, journals, institutions, and keywords in the field of radiation bystander effects. The results showed that the research hotspots in the past 10 years were heavy ions in connection with apoptosis and gene instability in cancer occurrence and radiation protection, and most of the results were published in foreign journals, such as Cancer Research and Radiation Research. Meanwhile, the journa...
