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Notably, the United States also played a prominent role in international collaboration, with institutions such as Harvard University and the University of Barcelona actively cooperating with research centers worldwide. At the journal level,\n                      <jats:italic>Nutrients<\/jats:italic>\n                      emerged as the core academic platform in this field, ranking first in both the number of publications and citations. The study identified key researchers including Scarmeas N and Aggarwal NT. Major keywords included Alzheimer disease, dementia, gut microbiota, cognitive impairment, and oxidative stress, which reflect the central themes and research trends in MD and brain health.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>As a healthy dietary therapy, the MD holds great promise for significant advances in the field of brain health. Growing global attention to this dietary pattern highlights its potential to become a core research direction in dietary interventions for brain disorders. 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