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Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are central to LF pathogenesis via extracellular matrix (ECM) production and inflammatory regulation, and have been widely explored as therapeutic targets.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We searched the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), Scopus, and PubMed for English-language publications using the keywords \u201cliver fibrosis\u201d and \u201cstellate cells.\u201d Additionally,\n                      <jats:ext-link>ClinicalTrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      was queried for clinical trials, and the Innojoy search engine was used for patents. Analyses were performed using CiteSpace (version 6.2.R4), VOSviewer, R, and Microsoft Excel to examine publication trends, collaboration and citation structures, keyword co-occurrence, clustering, citation bursts, and International Patent Classification (IPC) profiles.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      From 2000 to 2025, annual publications increased from 3 to 50 (\u224816.7-fold), totaling 1,042 papers; China led output (n = 672), followed by the United States (n = 162), spanning hepatology and pharmacology. Thirteen thematic clusters were identified across etiology, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutics\/delivery, with targeted delivery and intervention emerging as the leading frontier. Burst terms highlighted sustained reliance on rodent\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      models (rats\/mice; carbon tetrachloride injury) alongside hepatocellular carcinoma-related signals. The patent landscape was dominated by therapeutic-use and small-molecule classes (A61P 1\/16; A61K 31\/), with expansion to specialized dosage forms and combination regimens (A61K 9\/00; A61K 45\/06) and multimodal platforms involving nucleic acids (C12N 15\/113) and antibodies (C07K 16\/18). Clinical trials shifted from early small molecule monotherapies to more diversified, combinable regimens.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Integrating bibliometrics with patent and clinical landscapes, this study delineates an evolution from mechanism discovery to precision intervention in HSC - focused LF research. 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