In response to growing concerns about the efficacy of antibiotic treatment, there has been a significant increase in research on bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics over the past two centuries. Such investigations might bring a spotlight on the field's evolution and future prospects. The study was aimed at conducting a measurable bibliometric review of the scientific literature on bacterial persistence and dormancy in the 21st Century. A scientific literature published during 21st Century was analyzed to gain insights into and identify research trends and outputs in persistent bacteria. Bibliometrix (R language package) and the VOS viewer were used to conduct a bibliometric investigation to determine the globally indexed persistent bacteria research output. WoS Core Collection databases were searched for persistent bacteria selected as the subject. A total of 1,160 published documents from 495 sources from the preceding two decades were reviewed. Maximum publications of 112 were observed in 2021 with 860 citations; however, 82 publications appeared in 2015 and were able to get the highest number of citations (4,214), only 43 (3.7%) were single-authored, whereas 1,117 (96.3%) publications are the result of collaborative works. Out of the top 10 countries ranked for publications, the USA took the top spot for the most highly productive country with 435 articles. Dormancy’ appeared 2,351 times, followed by ‘Escherichia coli“ (1,744, and ‘Growth’ 1,184 times) in research publications on bacterial persistence research. The findings from this study will aid in the creation of strategies and guidelines for regulating and avoiding bacterial persistence status.

为了回应人们对抗生素治疗功效日益增长的担忧，在过去的两个世纪里，对抗生素耐药的细菌的研究显着增加。此类调查可能会让人们关注该领域的发展和未来前景。该研究旨在对 21 世纪有关细菌持久性和休眠的科学文献进行可测量的文献计量学回顾。对 21 世纪发表的科学文献进行了分析，以深入了解和确定持久性细菌的研究趋势和成果。 Bibliometrix（R 语言包）和 VOS 查看器用于进行文献计量调查，以确定全球索引的持久性细菌研究成果。在 WoS 核心合集数据库中搜索了选定为主题的持久性细菌。过去 20 年，来自 495 个来源的 1,160 份已发表文件得到了审查。 2021 年发表的论文最多为 112 篇，引用次数为 860 次；然而，2015 年出现的 82 篇出版物获得了最高的引用次数（4,214 篇），其中只有 43 篇（3.7%）是单独作者，而 1,117 篇（96.3%）出版物是合作作品。在出版物排名前 10 的国家中，美国以 435 篇文章位居榜首，成为生产力最高的国家。在细菌持久性研究的研究出版物中，“休眠”出现了 2,351 次，其次是“大肠杆菌”（1,744 次，“生长”1,184 次）。这项研究的结果将有助于制定调节和避免细菌持久性状态的策略和指南。