Poison Control and Drug Information Center (PCDIC), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Department of Clinical and Community Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
J Health Popul Nutr. 2023 Apr 15;42(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s41043-023-00378-2.
Numerous epidemiological studies have examined the relationship between dietary intake of specific foods or nutrients and the incidence of depression and have noted that nutrition has a significant impact on mental health. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess the state of research, the frontiers of research, and development trends in the field of nutrition and depression using bibliometric and visual analysis.
We collected publications on the topic of nutrition and depression from Scopus between 2002 and 2021. Subsequently, we utilized VOSviewer 1.6.18 and Microsoft Excel 2013 to perform bibliometric analysis and visualization. Bibliometric analysis involves retrieving documents from a singular database, such as SciVerse Scopus or Web of Knowledge, and subjecting them to quantitative and qualitative analysis. Notably, gray literature is not considered in bibliometric analysis.
A total of 2171 publications on nutrition and depression were found between 2002 and 2021, namely 1855 (85.44%) original articles, 190 (8.75%) reviews, 38 (1.75%) letters, and 88 (4.05%) other types of publications. The most productive country was found to be the USA (n = 726; 33.44%), followed by Australia (n = 172; 7.92%), the United Kingdom (n = 158; 7.28%), China (n = 132; 6.08%), and Canada (n = 131; 6.03%). The remaining publications were from other countries (n = 852; 39.25%). According to the citation analysis, the retrieved papers were cited on an average of 26.6 times and had an h-index of 105 with 57,781 citations. The most frequent terms on the map include those related to (a) fatty acid links to depression and brain inflammation, (b) depression and eating disorders, and finally, (c) adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of depression.
The current study was the first novel bibliometric analysis of nutrition and depression research that used data extracted from Scopus for visualization network mapping. In recent years, the theme "Mediterranean diet adherence and risk of depression" has been identified more frequently, indicating that studies in this field have garnered considerable attention and reflect the most recent scientific advances. Researchers should continue to investigate nutrition and depression, and we believe this study provides significant information for researchers, nutritionists, and clinicians.
许多流行病学研究已经研究了特定食物或营养素的饮食摄入与抑郁症发病率之间的关系，并指出营养对心理健康有重大影响。因此，本研究的目的是使用文献计量学和可视化分析评估营养与抑郁领域的研究现状、研究前沿和发展趋势。
我们从 Scopus 数据库中收集了 2002 年至 2021 年间关于营养与抑郁的出版物。随后，我们使用 VOSviewer 1.6.18 和 Microsoft Excel 2013 进行文献计量学分析和可视化。文献计量学分析涉及从单一数据库（如 SciVerse Scopus 或 Web of Knowledge）检索文献，并对其进行定量和定性分析。值得注意的是，文献计量学分析不考虑灰色文献。
我们在 2002 年至 2021 年间共找到了 2171 篇关于营养与抑郁的出版物，分别是 1855 篇（85.44%）原始文章、190 篇（8.75%）综述、38 篇（1.75%）信件和 88 篇（4.05%）其他类型的出版物。发现最有生产力的国家是美国（n=726；33.44%），其次是澳大利亚（n=172；7.92%）、英国（n=158；7.28%）、中国（n=132；6.08%）和加拿大（n=131；6.03%）。其余出版物来自其他国家（n=852；39.25%）。根据引文分析，检索到的论文平均被引 26.6 次，h 指数为 105，被引 57781 次。图谱上最常见的术语包括与（a）脂肪酸与抑郁症和大脑炎症的联系、（b）抑郁症和饮食失调，以及最后（c）地中海饮食的依从性与抑郁症风险相关的术语。
本研究是首次使用 Scopus 中提取的数据进行可视化网络映射的营养与抑郁研究的新型文献计量学分析。近年来，“地中海饮食依从性与抑郁症风险”这一主题被更频繁地提及，表明该领域的研究受到了相当多的关注，反映了最近的科学进展。研究人员应继续研究营养与抑郁，我们相信这项研究为研究人员、营养师和临床医生提供了重要信息。
