Frontier technologies and development trends of network pharmacology: a patent bibliometric analysis.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20250410.701
- Author:
Li TAO
1
;
Zhi-Peng KE
2
;
Tuan-Jie WANG
2
;
Zhen-Zhong WANG
2
;
Liang CAO
2
;
Wei XIAO
2
Author Information
1. the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine Key Laboratory of Toxic Pathogens-Based Therapeutic Approaches of Gastric Cancer, School of Medicine, Yangzhou University Yangzhou 225009, China.
2. State Key Laboratory of Technologies for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process Control and Intelligent Manufacture Nanjing 211112, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
artificial intelligence;
development trends;
network pharmacology;
network targets;
patent analysis;
traditional Chinese medicine formula
- MeSH:
Bibliometrics;
Patents as Topic;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Network Pharmacology/trends*;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology*
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2025;50(11):3070-3078
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This study systematically analyzed the global research landscape, technological composition, and core patents in the field of networks target and network pharmacology, and proposes further suggestions based on the IncoPat patent citation database and VOSviewer bibliometric network visualization tool. Using patent literature metrics and scientific knowledge mapping method, technological innovation pathways, research hotspots, and future directions in this field were further revealed. In particular, this field is moving towards data-driven, intelligent, and systematic approaches. Patent analysis indicated that most patent applications in this domain focused on traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), which have provided key engineering technical approaches to explore and solve complex problems of TCM. By integrating big data and artificial intelligence technologies, network targets and network pharmacology have conferred high-precision screening and quality control of key components and targets in herbal formulations and prescriptions, accelerating the clinical translation and industrialization of TCM-based new drugs and health products with medicine-food homology. Therefore, it is essential to optimize the patent protection system and establish integrated technology platforms in this field for ensuring the competitiveness of technological achievements in research and clinical application. These efforts will advance the widespread application and high-quality development of TCM modernization, precision medicine, and innovative drug discovery.
