乳头状甲状腺癌占甲状腺滤泡上皮来源癌症的85％。对病因机制的识别提高了对乳头状甲状腺癌发病机制的理解。本研究旨在考察1991年至2020年间乳头状甲状腺癌遗传学研究的研究生产力和趋势。使用Web of Science Core Collection数据库检索相关文献。应用搜索字符串，选取了1,741篇相关记录进行分析。使用文献计量学技术进行统计分析，并借助Biblioshiny（RStudio）进行分析。自2015年以来，发表的文章数量每年增长超过100篇。 “甲状腺”发表了最多的文章，其次是“临床内分泌代谢杂志”。识别出'Nikiforov YE'是最有成效的研究者，共发表了49篇文章。在前20位最具贡献的研究人员中，意大利有7人，美国有4人。'匹兹堡大学'贡献了最多的文章。在这个领域中，最有贡献的国家是美国，中国和意大利。BRAF和RAS是最常用的关键词之一。本文献计量学综述表明，研究乳头状甲状腺癌遗传学是一个迅速发展的研究领域。在过去的20年中，中国一直是该领域的重要贡献者。此外，美国和意大利的机构在乳头状甲状腺癌遗传学研究方面做出了显着贡献。（来源：www.actabiomedica.it）

Papillary thyroid carcinoma accounts for 85% of thyroid follicular epithelial-derived cancers. The identification of pathogenetic mechanisms improved the understating of papillary thyroid carcinoma pathogenesis. The current study aims to examine the research productivity and trends in the genetics of papillary thyroid carcinoma from 1991 to 2020.The Web of Science Core Collection database was searched to retrieve the relevant literature. A search string was applied and 1,741 relevant records were selected for the analysis. Bibliometric techniques were used in the statistical analysis with the help of Biblioshiny (RStudio).The growth in the number of publications was observed to be over a hundred publications per year since 2015. 'Thyroid' published the highest number of publications, followed by 'Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism'. 'Nikiforov YE' was identified as the most productive researcher with a total of 49 publications. Out of the top 20 most contributing researchers, seven belonged to Italy, and four were from the USA. 'University of Pittsburgh' contributed the highest number of publications. The top contributing countries in this field were the USA, China, and Italy. BRAF and RAS were among the frequently used keywords.This bibliometric review demonstrates that investigating the genetics underlying papillary thyroid carcinoma is a rapidly growing area of research. During the last two decades, China has been a significant contributor to the field. Besides, institutions in USA and Italy have significantly contributed to research in the genetics of papillary thyroid carcinoma. (www.actabiomedica.it).