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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2021

Open Access 01-12-2021 | Research

Research trends and hotspots of health-related quality of life: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2019

Authors: Si Zheng, Anqi He, Yan Yu, Lingling Jiang, Jing Liang, Peigang Wang

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2021

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Abstract

Background

The number of research articles on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been strikingly increasing. This study aimed to explore the general trends and hotspots of HRQoL.

Methods

Based on the Web of Science database, research on HRQoL published between 2000 and 2019 were identified. A bibliometric analysis was performed based on the number of articles, citations, published journals, authors' addresses, and keywords. Descriptive analysis, visualization of geographic distribution and keyword clustering analysis were applied to the collected data.

Results

The annual number of articles showed growth over the past twenty years, but the annual total citations and annual citations per article were both in decreasing trends. Articles about HRQoL were more likely to be published in journals of multi-subject categories. The HRQoL research was mainly distributed across North America and Europe throughout the twenty years and ushered in a vigorous development worldwide after 2015. Cooperation strength between domestic institutions was much greater than that of international institutions. HRQoL research had six concentrated clusters: HRQoL, Depression, Obesity, Disability, Oncology, Fatigue.

Conclusion

This study provided an overall perspective of global research trends and hotspots in HRQoL, and a potential insight for future research. HRQoL research had experienced significant increasing development during 2000–2019, especially the HRQoL measurement instruments, however, there were significant regional disparities in scientific output in HRQoL.
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The GDP per capita data come from “World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019”.
 
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Metadata
Title
Research trends and hotspots of health-related quality of life: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2019
Authors
Si Zheng
Anqi He
Yan Yu
Lingling Jiang
Jing Liang
Peigang Wang
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-021-01767-z

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