Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Department of Reproduction, Zhangjiagang TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Jul 12;13:889845. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.889845. eCollection 2022.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the global scientific output of research on infertility and psychology; explore the current status and trends in this field through the cooperation of authors, countries, and institutions; shed light on the direction of clinical infertility research in the future, and provide inspiration for targeted diagnosis and treatment of infertility.
Research publications on infertility and psychology from the past two decades were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). Bibliometric analyses were performed using VOSviewer software and the bibliometrix R package. Network maps were generated to evaluate the collaborations between different authors, countries, institutions, and keywords.
A total of 151 articles related to the study of infertility and psychology were identified. We observed a gradual increase in the number of publications from 2001 to 2021, and the trend has been relatively stable in the past eight years. Human Reproduction (England), as the leading journal publishing the most papers (29 articles), was cited in the most journals (1208 times). Boivin J was the most prolific author (16 articles), with the largest number of citations (890 times) and the highest h-index (14) during the past decades. Boivin J was also the leader with the highest publication frequency and more active cooperation with other top authors. The United Kingdom (34 papers) and Cardiff University (25 articles) contributed the most publications and were the leading contributors in this field. Active cooperation between countries and between institutions was observed, and analyses of articles and references were also shown. The main hot topics included matters related to women (39 times), salt (31 times), infertility (30 times), couples (25 times), and impact (24 times).
Our study results provide a comprehensive overview of the development of scientific literature, allowing relevant authors and research teams to recognize the current research status in this field. At the same time, infertility and psychology may soon become hotspots and should be closely monitored.
本研究旨在评估不孕与心理学领域的全球科研产出；通过作者、国家和机构的合作，探索该领域的现状和趋势；为未来的临床不孕研究指明方向，为不孕的针对性诊断和治疗提供启示。
从 Web of Science 核心合集（WoSCC）中检索过去 20 年有关不孕与心理学的研究文献。使用 VOSviewer 软件和 bibliometrix R 包进行文献计量分析。生成网络图以评估不同作者、国家、机构和关键词之间的合作。
共确定 151 篇与不孕与心理学研究相关的文章。我们观察到，从 2001 年到 2021 年，出版物的数量逐渐增加，过去八年的趋势相对稳定。Human Reproduction（英国）是发表论文最多的期刊（29 篇），被引频次最多（1208 次）。Boivin J 是最具影响力的作者（16 篇文章），其论文被引次数最多（890 次），过去几十年的 h-index 最高（14）。Boivin J 也是发文频率最高、与其他顶尖作者合作最活跃的领导者。英国（34 篇文章）和卡迪夫大学（25 篇文章）发表的文章最多，是该领域的主要贡献者。国家之间以及机构之间的合作非常活跃，对文章和参考文献的分析也有展示。主要的热点主题包括与女性相关的问题（39 次）、盐（31 次）、不孕（30 次）、夫妇（25 次）和影响（24 次）。
本研究结果全面概述了科学文献的发展，使相关作者和研究团队能够认识到该领域的当前研究状况。同时，不孕与心理学可能很快成为热点，应密切关注。
