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  "abstract": "Purpose\n\nResearch on B cells in central nervous system (CNS) diseases rests on a mature multiple sclerosis (MS) literature, whereas evidence in CNS injury and neurodegeneration is still emerging. We mapped publications from 2006 to 2026 and separated bibliometric visibility from mechanistic maturity.Methods\n\nWe searched the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) on August 17, 2026, for English-language records carrying the Article document-type tag and published from January 1, 2006, through August 17, 2026. Two reviewers independently screened all records, with unresolved disagreements adjudicated by a third reviewer. Publication trends, collaboration, co-citation, journal flows, citation bursts, and keyword evolution were analyzed using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, bibliometrix, R, and SCImago Graphica. Search materials, parameters, and source tables were archived.Results\n\nAfter database-level limits, 2,701 records were screened; 467 (17.3%) were excluded and 2,234 (82.7%) included. The corpus had accrued 91,218 WoSCC citations. Annual output rose from 91 articles in 2016 to 231 in 2025; 173 articles from 2026 represent a partial year. The United States contributed the most articles, and the University of California, San Francisco ranked first after affiliation normalization. Co-citation and keyword analyses showed an MS/experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)-centered foundation built around B-cell depletion trials, meningeal pathology, diagnostic criteria, and regulatory B-cell biology. Recent bursts included anti-CD20 therapy, single-cell RNA sequencing, autoimmune encephalitis, ischemic stroke, Mendelian randomization, B-cell depletion, and Alzheimer disease.Conclusion\n\nB-cell-related CNS research has expanded, but evidence maturity remains disease-specific. MS/EAE provides the clearest foundation. Findings in CNS injury, neurodegeneration, and candidate peripheral-CNS routes remain context-dependent and require validation by disease, anatomical compartment, B-cell state, and stage. Bibliometric prominence reveals attention, not shared causality or therapeutic efficacy.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Physiology, Xiangya School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, People's Republic of China.",
    "Key Laboratory of General University of Hunan Province, Basic and Clinical Research in Major Respiratory Disease, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, People's Republic of China.",
    "National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Medical Function, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, People's Republic of China."
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      "name": "Juan Li"
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      "name": "Wen-Jia Wang"
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      "name": "Cha-Xiang Guan"
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      "name": "Yong Zhou"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9yjsh35ss1awr.bib",
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  "doi": "10.2147/jir.s635719",
  "fulltext_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13693548",
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  "landing_url": "https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42921194",
  "language": "eng",
  "licence": "CC-BY-NC",
  "licence_label": "CC BY-NC",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13693548?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13693548",
  "pmid": "42921194",
  "published": "2026-10-19",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9yjsh35ss1awr.ris",
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  "subjects": [
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      "origin": "openalex:2808|Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms",
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  "title": "B-Cell-Related Neuroinflammation Across Central Nervous System Diseases: A Bibliometric and Science-Mapping Analysis, 2006-2026.",
  "title_text": "B-Cell-Related Neuroinflammation Across Central Nervous System Diseases: A Bibliometric and Science-Mapping Analysis, 2006-2026.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:20:33Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9yjsh35ss1awr",
  "venue": "Journal of inflammation research",
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