Doctoral (PhD) Student, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS,
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS,
J Med Libr Assoc. 2020 Jan;108(1):59-66. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2020.762. Epub 2020 Jan 1.
This bibliometric study investigated literature pertaining to a quickly growing population worldwide: the oldest-old, individuals age eighty-five and older. The current state of research was surveyed, based on top authors, publishers, authorship networks, themes in publication titles and abstracts, and highly cited publications.
Bibliographic data was abstracted from the Web of Science database. Microsoft Excel was used for data analyses related to top author, publishers, and terms. VosViewer bibliographic visualization software was used to identify authorship networks.
Publications pertaining to the oldest-old have increased dramatically over the past three decades. The majority of these publications are related to medical or genetics topics. Citations for these publications remain relatively low but may be expected to grow in coming years, based on the publication behavior about and increasing prominence of this population. Claudio Franceschi and the were found to be the author and journal with the most publications pertaining to the oldest-old, respectively.
The oldest-old is a population of rapidly growing significance. Researchers in library and information science, gerontology, and beyond can benefit themselves and those they serve by participating in research and specialized services to marginalized populations like the oldest-old. This bibliometric study hopefully serves as a launch-point for further inquiry and research in the years to come.
本计量研究调查了全球人口快速增长的一个群体：最年长的老年人，即 85 岁及以上的人群。本研究基于顶尖作者、出版商、作者网络、出版物标题和摘要中的主题以及高被引出版物，调查了当前的研究状况。
从 Web of Science 数据库中提取书目数据。使用 Microsoft Excel 进行与顶尖作者、出版商和术语相关的数据分析。使用 VosViewer 书目可视化软件来识别作者网络。
过去三十年来，与最年长的老年人相关的出版物数量大幅增加。这些出版物大多与医学或遗传学相关。这些出版物的引用仍然相对较低，但基于有关该人群的出版物行为以及其关注度的不断提高，预计未来几年会有所增加。Claudio Franceschi 和是分别被发现与最年长的老年人相关的出版物最多的作者和期刊。
最年长的老年人是一个意义重大且正在迅速增长的群体。图书馆和信息科学、老年学等领域的研究人员可以通过参与边缘化群体（如最年长的老年人）的研究和专门服务，使自己和他们的服务对象受益。本计量研究希望能够成为未来进一步研究的起点。
