Brüggmann Dörthe, Wagner Christina, Klingelhöfer Doris, Schöffel Norman, Bendels Michael, Louwen Frank, Jaque Jenny, Groneberg David A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Arch Womens Ment Health. 2017 Feb;20(1):25-37. doi: 10.1007/s00737-016-0669-6. Epub 2016 Sep 27.
Maternal depression can be accounted for one of the most common complications during pregnancy and the postpartum period affecting women all over the world. So far, no detailed map of the worldwide maternal depression research architecture has been constructed, which encompasses aspects of research activity, quality, and also socioeconomic features. Using the NewQIS platform, density-equalizing mapping projections, scientometric techniques, and economic benchmarking procedures were applied to evaluate global maternal depression research for the period between 1900 and 2012. In total, 7330 related publications and 3335 international collaborations were identified. The USA was the most active country concerning collaborations and total research activity. In the socioeconomic analysis of research activity in high-income countries, Australia was ranked first with an average of 412.05 maternal depression-related publications per 1000 billion US$ GDP (Q), followed by the UK (Q = 373.51) and Canada (Q = 306.32). The group of upper-middle-income countries was led by South Africa (Q = 145.67), followed by Turkey (Q = 91.8). China authored 11.95 maternal depression-related publications per 1000 billion US$ GDP. The USA had the highest activity of maternal depression research per GDP in billion US$ per capita (Q = 60.86). When research activity was related to population size (Q = publications per Mio. inhabitants), Australia (Q = 26.44) was leading the field, followed by Norway (Q = 18.48). Gender analysis revealed a relatively high degree of female scientists involved in this field of research with pronounced differences between single subject areas. In summary, we here present the first picture of the global scientific development in maternal depression research over a period of more than 100 years. The research landscape is clearly dominated by North American and Western European countries, with only minor contribution of Asian or South American countries.
产后抑郁是全球孕期和产后女性中最常见的并发症之一。目前尚未构建出涵盖研究活动、质量以及社会经济特征等方面的全球产后抑郁研究架构详细图谱。利用NewQIS平台，采用密度均衡映射投影、科学计量技术和经济基准程序，对1900年至2012年间的全球产后抑郁研究进行评估。共识别出7330篇相关出版物和3335项国际合作。美国在合作和总体研究活动方面是最活跃的国家。在高收入国家研究活动的社会经济分析中，澳大利亚排名第一，每10000亿美元国内生产总值（Q）平均有412.05篇产后抑郁相关出版物，其次是英国（Q = 373.51）和加拿大（Q = 306.32）。中高收入国家组中，南非领先（Q = 145.67），其次是土耳其（Q = 91.8）。中国每10000亿美元国内生产总值有11.95篇产后抑郁相关出版物。美国人均国内生产总值每十亿美元的产后抑郁研究活动最为活跃（Q = 60.86）。当研究活动与人口规模相关时（Q = 每百万居民的出版物数量），澳大利亚（Q = 26.44）在该领域领先，其次是挪威（Q = 18.48）。性别分析显示，该研究领域有相对较高比例的女性科学家参与，且各单一学科领域存在明显差异。总之，我们在此呈现了100多年来全球产后抑郁研究科学发展的首张图景。研究格局明显由北美和西欧国家主导，亚洲或南美国家的贡献较小。
