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Study of the Effect of Intestinal Microbes on Obesity: A Bibliometric Analysis

Nutrients 2023, 15(14), 3255; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15143255
by Zehao Su 1,2, Chenyu Tian 1,2, Guan Wang 1,*, Jingjing Guo 1,2,* and Xiaoyan Yang 1,2,*
Reviewer 1:
Reviewer 2:
Nutrients 2023, 15(14), 3255; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15143255
Submission received: 17 June 2023 / Revised: 18 July 2023 / Accepted: 20 July 2023 / Published: 23 July 2023
(This article belongs to the Section Nutrition and Metabolism)

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The manuscript presents a rich overview of the articles that associate gut microbiota with obesity. A number of correlations are included, aimed to identify the nations and the groups that mostly contributed to this topic. I think that the topic is not hot and that too many details are provided, with minimal discussion of the major key points that shed light on the relationship between microbiota and obesity. Taking into account the low general interest for a so deep bibliometric analysis, I suggest to shorten the manuscript and to present it as a short note. On the other side, the manuscript can be implemented in a more scientific approach focusing on all the most relevant  breakthroughs that lead to actual awareness of this association.

No relevant issues.

Author Response

Thanks very much for the time to review this manuscript. I really appreciate all your comments and suggestions. We have considered these comments carefully and tried our best to address every one of them.

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Reviewer 2 Report

The study which results are contained in the article “Study of the Effect of Intestinal Microbes on Obesity: A Biblio-metric Analysis” written by Zehao Su is well designed and interesting. Using visualization techniques whithin their review, the Authors presented the systematic analysis of the current situation in this area, they showed research hotspots, and indicated trends in effects of gut microbes on obesity. The discussion of the article is accurate and it prove that intestinal microbes can possess essential application prospects in obesity therapy. The Authors found mechanisms of the effects of intestinal microbes on obesity and therapeutic methods for obesity with intestinal microbes as the leading research hotspots in this topic and underlined that regulation of the intestinal flora and fecal microbe transplantation, probiotics and appropriate diets may significantly contribute to reducing the obesity epidemic.

Author Response

We appreciate your positive evaluation of our work on the article titled "Study of the Effect of Intestinal Microbes on Obesity: A Bibliometric Analysis". Regarding the shortcomings of the manuscript, we have made further adjustments to address them. We have streamlined redundant content and highlighted the key points to enhance the manuscript's overall quality and completeness.

Once again, we thank you for the comments. Your comments further reinforce the significance and value of our research in the field of intestinal microbes and obesity.

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