To investigate the current status of norovirus (NoV) research based on the Web of Science database.

NoV is one of the main non-bacterial pathogens that cause acute gastroenteritis in human. We searched the Web of Science database for research papers on NoV published from 2003 to 2021 using "norovirus" as the search term, and analyzed their publication year, country, city, journal, and funding agency using bibliometric method .

A total of 6 885 research papers on NoV were retrieved from the Web of Science database, and 97% of them were in English. The number of papers started to increase substantially in 2003 and reached the peak in 2017. The country with the largest number of published papers on NoV is the United States, followed by Japan, China, and the United Kingdom. The journal Food and Environmental Virology has published the most papers on NoV, with a total of 236 articles. followed by Journal of Medical Virology. The research institution that has published the most papers on NoV is Ctr Dis Control Prevent in the United States, published 328 articles. The researcher who has published the most research papers on NoV is Vinje J from the United States, published 165 papers. Suggesting that this author and his institution have made numerous achievements in NoV research.

The literature analysis of NoV research papers can help NoV-related workers understand the current status and trends of NoV research efficiently, thus providing clues and references for NoV research, the control and prevention of NoV disease, and international cooperation.

Norovirus; Literature; Analysis