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The plasticity and potential of LGR5 (+) cancer stem cells could provide therapeutic targets for cancer. However, the data in this field is very limited and requires further investigation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study aimed to explore the status and evolutionary trends of LGR5 research using bibliometric analysis. In total, 2,187 publications were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection. The period covered by the articles was from 1999 to 2023. CiteSpace, VOSviewer, R software, and Bibliometric Online Analysis Platform were used for bibliometric analysis and visualization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The USA was the most productive country, with the highest centrality and largest single-country publications. The Netherlands was the earliest country to conduct LGR5 research. Cleavers, H from the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) of the Netherlands was the most influential author as measured by H, G, and M-index values and contributions to the number of publications and citations. Intestinal stem cells were a hot topic, while keywords \u201cLGR5 (+) stem cells,\u201d \u201cinflammation,\u201d and \u201ctumor microenvironment\u201d exhibited the strongest burst in recent years, indicating a significant research focus in the future. Additionally, targeting LGR5 (+) stem cells in a specific phase of cancer and in combination with tumor microenvironment (TME) combination could be a future hotspot.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Research on LGR5 continues to develop through active global efforts. 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