The development and evolution of the research topic on the mental health of college students: A bibliometric review based on CiteSpace and VOSviewer

作者：Jingying Chen, Yidan Liu, Keke Zhu, Jian Dai, Chengliang Wang · 发表于：Heliyon · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29477 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：Advanced Technologies in Various Fields、COVID-19 and Mental Health、Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques

Background: With the advances in society and in response to changing times, college students have had to face multiple challenges. These challenges frequently affect the mental health of college students, leading to significant consequences for their social lives, personal well-being, and academic achievements, thereby attracting extensive societal attention. Therefore, examining the current status of research topics related to the mental health of college students can assist academia in dissecting the influencing factors and seeking solutions at their source or through early intervention. This can contribute to a better understanding of and effectively address this challenge. Method: CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 1609 journal articles indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database over the past two decades (2000-2022), which helped identify the current state of research and hot topics in the field based on development trends. Furthermore, this study analyzes and discusses the core authors, high-productivity countries and organizations, key journals, and keyword clustering in this field. This study clarifies the current research landscape, analyzes evolving trends based on developmental trajectories, and identifies forefront research hotspots. This study provides scholars with reference research directions and ideas for conducting subsequent studies. Results: Since the beginning of the 21st century, research on college students' mental ...