Using CiteSpace, we identified the top 10 most active research themes in the TyG field (Fig. 7A), which include: #0 nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, #1 triglyceride-glucose index, #2 body mass index (BMI), #3 acute coronary syndrome, #4 carotid plaque, #5 insulin sensitivity, #6 green fluorescent protein, #7 handgrip strength, #8 regeneration-rescue capacity, and #9 hyperuricemia. This evidence concerns the gene INS and acute coronary syndrome.