“…Despite these methodological limitations, scientometrics remains a vital tool for evaluating research across various fields, spanning disease studies [ 77 , 78 ], natural medicine development [ 51 , 79 ], and emerging technologies [ 80 , 81 ]. Our study, despite its limitations, offers a diversified, global perspective on Gln metabolism's role in diabetes treatment and aims to serve as a representative study in this domain.…”