Ahialey Joseph K, Lee Yubin, Park Myung-Bae, Huh Jimi
Department of Business Administration, Pai Chai University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Division of Health Administration, Yonsei University, Gangwon, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Tob Induc Dis. 2025 Apr 3;23. doi: 10.18332/tid/201402. eCollection 2025.
This study used quantitative analysis to explore the current landscape of thirdhand smoke (THS) research by identifying gaps and emerging trends. Despite growing evidence of health risks associated with THS, research remains sparse, and no public policies address THS exposure. This analysis aimed to inform future studies and policies, in order to mitigate THS-related health risks.
Using a bibliometric approach, our literature search identified 227 academic articles and reviews indexed in PubMed between 2009 and 2023. We used Biblioshiny, a bibliometrix R package, VOSviewer, and Excel to analyze the bibliographic data.
Since 2009, an average growth of 14.09% annually has been observed in THS-related publications. Additionally, we found that US institutions are major contributors to THS research. At the country level, studies conducted in the US, China, Spain, Italy, and South Korea are the most prevalent in the THS literature. Our findings indicate that THS research mainly focuses on human participants, health promotion, nicotiana/chemistry, air pollution/indoor analysis, tobacco smoke pollution, adolescent health, odorants/analysis, surface properties, carcinogens, and disease models/animals.
We analyzed THS research trends and identified the most impactful authors, journals, institutions, and countries. Considering the findings of this study, policymakers should continue policy development and implementation efforts to address THS exposure. The findings of this study can serve as basic reference material for scholars to guide future research directions regarding THS research.
本研究采用定量分析方法，通过识别差距和新出现的趋势来探索三手烟（THS）研究的现状。尽管有越来越多的证据表明三手烟对健康存在风险，但相关研究仍然稀少，且没有公共政策涉及三手烟暴露问题。本分析旨在为未来的研究和政策提供信息，以减轻与三手烟相关的健康风险。
我们采用文献计量学方法，在PubMed数据库中检索了2009年至2023年间收录的227篇学术文章和综述。我们使用Biblioshiny（一个文献计量学R包）、VOSviewer和Excel对文献数据进行分析。
自2009年以来，与三手烟相关的出版物年均增长14.09%。此外，我们发现美国的机构是三手烟研究的主要贡献者。在国家层面，美国、中国、西班牙、意大利和韩国开展的研究在三手烟文献中最为普遍。我们的研究结果表明，三手烟研究主要集中在人类参与者、健康促进、烟草/化学、空气污染/室内分析、烟草烟雾污染、青少年健康、气味剂/分析、表面特性、致癌物以及疾病模型/动物等方面。
我们分析了三手烟研究趋势，确定了最具影响力的作者、期刊、机构和国家。考虑到本研究的结果，政策制定者应继续开展政策制定和实施工作，以应对三手烟暴露问题。本研究结果可为学者提供基础参考资料，以指导未来关于三手烟研究的方向。
