School of Engineering, Science and Health, The Independent Institute of Education (IIEMSA), Roodepoort 1724, South Africa.
School of Information Technology, The Independent Institute of Education (IIEMSA), Roodepoort 1724, South Africa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 9;20(4):3076. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043076.
Early life exposure to air pollutants during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of different health outcomes. However, few studies have provided an overview of this area of research. The aim of this study was to look at the key trends in the research on prenatal exposure to air pollution. Data were retrieved from Web of Science, and the search was conducted based on the paper title, abstract, and keywords. The relevant literature searched was from 1994 to 2022, and 952 English documents were obtained. Of the total documents, 438 documents were included in the review and 83% ( = 365) of the documents were journal articles. Type of document, annual distribution of publications, and distribution of prenatal exposure by countries were extracted. Co-authorship and keywords co-occurrence analyses were also carried out. Of all the countries that published in this field, the United States of America. had the highest number of publications, followed by China. Among the different health and environmental disciplines, 62% ( = 273) of papers came from environmental science. There were limited collaborations among researchers from different countries and institutions. In conclusion, there should be more collaboration among the researchers in this field regarding institutions, countries, and disciplines.
孕期暴露于空气污染物是导致多种健康后果的主要原因之一。然而，很少有研究对这一研究领域进行全面概述。本研究旨在探讨产前暴露于空气污染研究的主要趋势。数据从 Web of Science 中检索，根据论文标题、摘要和关键词进行搜索。检索到的相关文献来自 1994 年至 2022 年，共获得 952 篇英文文献。在总共的文献中，有 438 篇文献被纳入综述，其中 83%（=365）的文献为期刊文章。提取了文献类型、出版物的年度分布以及各国的产前暴露分布。还进行了合著和关键词共现分析。在所有发表该领域论文的国家中，美国发表的论文数量最多，其次是中国。在不同的健康和环境学科中，有 62%（=273）的论文来自环境科学。来自不同国家和机构的研究人员之间的合作有限。总之，该领域的研究人员应在机构、国家和学科方面加强合作。
