Bochenek Bogdan, Jankowski Mateusz, Wieczorek Joanna, Gruszczyńska Marta, Pinkas Jarosław, Figurski Mariusz
Institute of Meteorology and Water Management - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland (Centre of Numerical Weather Prediction).
Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland (School of Public Health).
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2025 Jul 8;38(3):222-235. doi: 10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02537. Epub 2025 Jun 18.
Exposure to air pollution is a significant risk factor for non-communicable diseases. This bibliometric analysis with data mining methods aimed to identify the most common air pollutants and health effects mentioned in research on the health effects of air pollution published in 1960-2022. The OpenAlex database and OpenAlexR package were used to retrieve abstracts of scientific papers on the health impact of air pollution published in 1960-2022. Publication year, type of air pollutant, type of diseases analyzed in the study, and affiliation of the authors were analyzed using data mining methods. Out of 41 525 papers published in 1960-2022, 22.3% (N = 9255) listed particulate matter 2.5 (PM) in the abstract at least once, 13.2% (N = 55 011) listed PM, 11.6% listed carbon monoxide (CO) (N = 4829), 11.5% (N = 4784) listed nitrogen dioxide (NO), 7.5% listed sulfur dioxide (SO) (N = 3106), and 7.1% of papers listed ozone (O) (N = 2943). Respiratory diseases were the most common health effects. Most of the papers (N = 1880) were focused on PM. The most common co-occurrence patterns included the impact of PM on lung, heart, and asthma. In total, in 1960-2022 authors from 165 different countries published at least 1 paper on the health effects of air pollution. This study provided bibliometric data on the number and topics of papers on the health impact of air pollution published in the past 60 years. Most of the papers were published by authors from the global North with a very limited number of papers on air pollution and health published by the authors from Africa and South America. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2025;38(3):222-235.
暴露于空气污染是导致非传染性疾病的一个重要风险因素。本计量分析结合数据挖掘方法，旨在识别1960年至2022年发表的关于空气污染对健康影响的研究中提及的最常见空气污染物及其对健康的影响。利用OpenAlex数据库和OpenAlexR软件包检索1960年至2022年发表的关于空气污染对健康影响的科学论文摘要。使用数据挖掘方法分析发表年份、空气污染物类型、研究中分析的疾病类型以及作者的所属机构。在1960年至2022年发表的41525篇论文中，22.3%（N = 9255）的摘要中至少有一次提及细颗粒物2.5（PM），13.2%（N = 55011）提及PM，11.6%提及一氧化碳（CO）（N = 4829），11.5%（N = 4784）提及二氧化氮（NO），7.5%提及二氧化硫（SO）（N = 3106），7.1%的论文提及臭氧（O）（N = 2943）。呼吸系统疾病是最常见的健康影响。大多数论文（N = 1880）关注的是PM。最常见的共现模式包括PM对肺部、心脏和哮喘的影响。1960年至2022年期间，来自165个不同国家的作者总共发表了至少1篇关于空气污染对健康影响的论文。本研究提供了过去60年发表的关于空气污染对健康影响的论文数量和主题的文献计量数据。大多数论文由北半球的作者发表，而来自非洲和南美洲的作者发表的关于空气污染与健康的论文数量非常有限。《国际职业医学与环境卫生杂志》。2025年；38（3）：222 - 235。
