Frontiers and hotspots in anxiety disorders: A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024
Gui-Yu Liu,
Ming-De Yan,
Yi-Yin Mai,
Fan-Jia Fu,
Lei Pan,
Jun-Ming Zhu,
Wen-Juan Ji,
Jiao Hu,
Wei-Peng Li,
Wei Xie
Affiliations
Gui-Yu Liu
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Ming-De Yan
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Yi-Yin Mai
The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Fan-Jia Fu
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Lei Pan
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Jun-Ming Zhu
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Wen-Juan Ji
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Jiao Hu
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China
Wei-Peng Li
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China; Department of Neurology, Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Corresponding author. 1838 Guangzhou Avenue North, Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Wei Xie
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, PR China, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Corresponding author.
Objective: This study aimed to analyze research on anxiety disorders using VOSviewer and CiteSpace to identify research hotspots and future directions. Methods: We conduct ed a comprehensive search on the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) for relevant studies about anxiety disorders published within the past two decades (from 2004 to 2024). VOSviewer and CiteSpace were mainly used to analyze the authors, institutions, countries, publishing journals, reference co-citation patterns, keyword co-occurrence, keyword clustering, and other aspects to construct a knowledge atlas. Results: A total of 22,267 publications related to anxiety disorders were retrieved. The number of publications about anxiety disorders has generally increased over time, with some fluctuations. The United States emerged as the most productive country, with Harvard University identified as the most prolific institution and Brenda W. J. H. Penninx as the most prolific author in the field. Conclusion: This research identified the most influential publications, authors, journals, institutions, and countries in the field of anxiety research. Future research directions are involved advanced treatments based on pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy and digital interventions, mechanism exploration to anxiety disorders based on neurobiological and genetic basis, influence of social and environmental factors on the onset of anxiety disorders.
