Citation: Sofyantoro, F.; Yudha, D.S.; Lischer, K.; Nuringtyas, T.R.; Putri, W.A.; Kusuma, W.A.; Purwestri, Y.A.; Swasono, R.T. Bibliometric Analysis of Literature in Snake Venom-Related Research Worldwide (1933–2022). Animals 2022, 12, 2058. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ani12162058 Academic Editor: José Martín Received: 6 July 2022 Accepted: 9 August 2022 Published: 12 August 2022 Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affil- iations. Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). animals Article Bibliometric Analysis of Literature in Snake Venom-Related Research Worldwide (1933–2022) Fajar Sofyantoro 1 , Donan Satria Yudha 1 , Kenny Lischer 2 , Tri Rini Nuringtyas 1,3 , Wahyu Aristyaning Putri 1 , Wisnu Ananta Kusuma 4 , Yekti Asih Purwestri 1,3 and Respati Tri Swasono 5, * 1 Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia 2 Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Jakarta 16424, Indonesia 3 Research Center for Biotechnology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia 4 Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, IPB University, Bogor 16680, Indonesia 5 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia * Correspondence: respati@ugm.ac.id Simple Summary: Around the world, snake envenomation poses a serious health risk. Proteins with pharmacological effects are present in snake venom. Recent studies elaborate snake venom and its potential application, including as a cancer drug and antibacterial substances. Our study aimed to analyze the global profile of the literature in snake venom research from documents indexed in the Scopus database between 1933 and 2022. In total, 2999 documents were published with Brazil showing the highest productivity. Antivenom, proteomics, and transcriptomics are emerging as hot topics on a global scale. The present study offers a distinctive overview of snake venom research conducted worldwide. Abstract: Snake envenomation is a severe economic and health concern affecting countries world- wide. Snake venom carries a wide variety of small peptides and proteins with various immunological and pharmacological properties. A few key research areas related to snake venom, including its applications in treating cancer and eradicating antibiotic-resistant bacteria, have been gaining sig- nificant attention in recent years. The goal of the current study was to analyze the global profile of literature in snake venom research. This study presents a bibliometric review of snake venom-related research documents indexed in the Scopus database between 1933 and 2022. The overall number of documents published on a global scale was 2999, with an average annual production of 34 documents. Brazil produced the highest number of documents (n = 729), followed by the United States (n = 548), Australia (n = 240), and Costa Rica (n = 235). Since 1963, the number of publications has been steadily increasing globally. At a worldwide level, antivenom, proteomics, and transcriptomics are growing hot issues for research in this field. The current research provides a unique overview of snake venom research at global level from 1933 through 2022, and it may be beneficial in guiding future research. Keywords: snake venom; bibliometry; VOSviewer 1. Introduction Venom glands are considered a unique morphological and physiological adaptation developed by animals during evolution to increase the efficacy of capturing prey and as part of a defense system against predators [1–5]. A growing body of research attempting to dissect the composition and possible application of animal venoms has been accumulating for decades [6–9]. In particular, snake venoms, consisting of various types of proteins and small peptide cocktails, have been gaining significant attention as novel sources of drug discovery in recent years [10–12]. The main reason for understanding the compositions of snake venom is that snake bites are considered serious health and economic problems Animals 2022, 12, 2058. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12162058 https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals