Havlik John L, Uranga Sofía I, Lee Megan S, Magallanes Seneca, Wahid Syed, Rhee Taeho Greg
Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
Biological Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Feb 23;16(2):e54762. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54762. eCollection 2024 Feb.
The field of psychiatry faces significant challenges in the new millennium, marked by a surge in mental health diagnoses coupled with barriers to accessing adequate care. Despite obstacles, notable advancements have been achieved throughout the field, including the release of DSM-5, the introduction of esketamine, and the development of innovative assessment tools. This study aims to comprehensively analyze recent advances in psychiatry by examining the top 50 most cited articles and authors since 2000, addressing a gap in the literature left by previous subfield-focused bibliometric studies. Utilizing the Web of Science (WOS) database, this bibliometric analysis examined all publications in psychiatric journals from January 1, 2000, to September 18, 2022. The top 50 most cited articles and authors were identified and characterized based on various metrics, including times cited, article type, and institutional affiliations. WOS extracted 699,005 articles, with authors from the United States contributing the highest number of publications. The top 50 articles spanned a variety of formats, with cross-sectional studies, new measures, literature reviews, and randomized controlled trials being the most prevalent. The emerged as the leading journal, hosting eight of the top 50 articles. Among the top 50 authors, female representation was limited, comprising 24% of first authors and 22% overall. Institutional affiliations revealed a majority of top authors worked at universities affiliated with the top 40 NIH-funded departments of psychiatry, with those affiliated with Harvard University leading in authorship contributions. This study sheds light on recent advancements in psychiatry, emphasizing the underrepresentation of female authors and the prevalence of top authors affiliated with major NIH-funded programs. This bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive overview of recent advances and the top recent contributors in the field, fostering a deeper understanding of the evolving landscape of psychiatry in the new millennium.
在新千年里，精神病学领域面临着重大挑战，其特点是心理健康诊断数量激增，同时在获得充分治疗方面存在障碍。尽管存在这些障碍，但该领域仍取得了显著进展，包括《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第五版（DSM - 5）的发布、艾司氯胺酮的引入以及创新评估工具的开发。本研究旨在通过考察2000年以来被引用次数最多的前50篇文章和作者，全面分析精神病学领域的最新进展，填补此前专注于子领域的文献计量研究留下的文献空白。利用科学网（WOS）数据库，这项文献计量分析考察了2000年1月1日至2022年9月18日期间精神病学期刊上的所有出版物。根据被引用次数、文章类型和机构隶属关系等各种指标，确定并描述了被引用次数最多的前50篇文章和作者。WOS提取了699,005篇文章，其中美国作者的出版物数量最多。前50篇文章涵盖了多种形式，横断面研究、新测量方法、文献综述和随机对照试验最为普遍。《[期刊名称未给出]》成为领先期刊，刊载了前50篇文章中的8篇。在前50位作者中，女性代表比例有限，第一作者中女性占24%，总体占22%。机构隶属关系显示，大多数顶级作者任职于与美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）资助的前40个精神病学系相关的大学，其中哈佛大学的作者在作者贡献方面领先。本研究揭示了精神病学领域的最新进展，强调了女性作者代表性不足以及顶级作者与NIH主要资助项目相关的普遍性。这项文献计量分析全面概述了该领域的最新进展和近期顶级贡献者，有助于更深入地理解新千年里精神病学不断演变的格局。
