Abdelwahab Siddig Ibrahim, Taha Manal Mohamed Elhassan, Aldhahi Monira I, Jerah Ahmed Ali, Farasani Abdullah, Abdullah Saleh Mohammad, Aljahdali Ieman A, Ibrahim Roa, Oraibi Omar, Oraibi Bassem, Alfaifi Hassan Ahmad, Alzahrani Amal Hamdan, Babiker Yasir Osman Hassan
Health Research Centre, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Mar 14;104(11):e41806. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000041806.
Sleep deprivation research (SDR) has undergone substantial transformations in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. This comprehensive study explores the SDR's evolving trends, hotspots, and conceptual structure in the post-COVID-19 era. Using bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer and Bibliometrix software, we examined the SDR publications from January 2020 to December 2023. Core sources were identified using Bradford law, and a dataset of 4578 English-based data-driven studies was retrieved from the Scopus database. Our analysis revealed a remarkable annual growth rate of 37.92% in SDR from 2020 to 2023, indicating a heightened research focus in this domain. Among prolific authors, Shao emerged as a key contributor, while Sleep ranked prominently as a leading publication venue. The United States and China have emerged as the most impactful countries for advancing SDR research. Uncovering the most cited documents sheds light on various focal points within SDR, including sleep duration, mental health implications, cardiovascular events, the impact of COVID-19 on sleep patterns, dementia, resilience in children, and sleep patterns among preschoolers. Noteworthy keywords that emerged from the analysis encompassed "sleep deprivation," "depression," "insomnia," "COVID-19," "anxiety," "fatigue," and "obesity." Using a thematic mapping approach, we delineated distinct themes characterized by niche, basic, emerging, and declining patterns. Clusters of SDR research were observed in areas such as "Fatigue," "Sleep apnea," "Sleep," "Sleep deprivation," "Migraine," "Caffeine," and "Recovery." Furthermore, trending themes in SDR encompassed "Sleep disturbance," "excessive daytime sleepiness," and "Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid." These comprehensive findings provide valuable insights into the current landscape of SDR, illuminating emerging trends, identifying hotspots, and offering directions for future research in this critical field.
在新冠疫情之后，睡眠剥夺研究（SDR）经历了重大变革。这项综合性研究探讨了新冠疫情后时代SDR的演变趋势、热点和概念结构。我们使用VOSviewer和Bibliometrix软件进行文献计量分析，研究了2020年1月至2023年12月期间的SDR出版物。利用布拉德福德定律确定核心来源，并从Scopus数据库中检索了4578项以英语为基础的数据驱动研究的数据集。我们的分析显示，2020年至2023年期间SDR的年增长率显著，达到37.92%，表明该领域的研究重点有所增强。在多产作者中，邵成为关键贡献者，而《睡眠》杂志是突出的主要出版平台。美国和中国已成为推进SDR研究最具影响力的国家。揭示被引用最多的文献有助于了解SDR中的各种焦点，包括睡眠时间、对心理健康的影响、心血管事件、新冠疫情对睡眠模式的影响、痴呆症、儿童的恢复力以及学龄前儿童的睡眠模式。分析中出现的值得注意的关键词包括“睡眠剥夺”、“抑郁症”、“失眠”、“新冠疫情”、“焦虑”、“疲劳”和“肥胖”。我们采用主题映射方法，描绘了以利基、基础、新兴和衰退模式为特征的不同主题。在“疲劳”、“睡眠呼吸暂停”、“睡眠”、“睡眠剥夺”、“偏头痛”、“咖啡因”和“恢复”等领域观察到了SDR研究集群。此外，SDR中的趋势主题包括“睡眠障碍”、“日间过度嗜睡”和“γ-氨基丁酸”。这些全面的发现为SDR的当前格局提供了有价值的见解，阐明了新兴趋势，确定了热点，并为这一关键领域的未来研究提供了方向。
