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This bibliometric analysis aims to identify the global scientific output, research hotspots, and frontiers of gut microbiome-bile acids in the past two decades.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We searched the relevant studies of gut microbiome-bile acids published between 2004 and 2024 in the Web of Science Core Collection database. Microsoft Excel 2019, VOSviewer 1.6.18, Tableau Desktop 2024.2.2, Scimago Graphica 1.0.45, and CiteSpace 6.2.R3 were used to analyze the publications, countries\/regions, institutions, journals, authors, references, and keywords.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 4795 original articles and reviews were collected. A visual analysis of the results showed that the number of publications increased rapidly over time. China published the most papers, the United States had the most citations, and the most productive institution was Shanghai Jiaotong University. The most prolific author was Jia Wei, and Jason M. Ridlon was the most frequently co-cited author. <jats:italic>Nutrients<\/jats:italic> was the most productive journal. In the keyword co-occurrence network, except for gut microbiome and bile acids, inflammation becomes the keyword with the highest frequency. Keywords and reference analysis show that metabolic diseases (such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus), cancer (such as colorectal cancer), and disease-related mechanisms (such as tgr5 and pathway) are the hot topics and future research trends in this field.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this study, bibliometric analysis was utilized to explore the relationship between gut microbiome and bile acids. 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