SCIENTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH TRENDS AMONG UNIVERSITY LECTURERS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.24/no.2/art.2622Keywords:
Document citation analysis, mental health, network analysis, research trends, scientometric analysis, university lecturersAbstract
This research delves into the dynamic landscape surrounding mental health issues among university lecturers, analyzing published articles from 2003 to 2022. The dataset encompasses 1,247 studies sourced from the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) and Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) journals, acquired through a meticulous search of the Web of Science database. The investigation highlights "Nurse Education Today" as the most prolific journal, with McAllister M. emerging as the leading contributor within this field of study. Additionally, esteemed institutions such as Monash University and the University of London exhibit substantial publication outputs in this research domain. The novelty of this study lies in its employment of a scientometric approach to scrutinize mental health trends among university lecturers. By utilizing silhouette scores, the study identifies 13 distinct topic clusters, revealing robust interconnections across thematic areas. Additionally, the examination of recent keywords highlights a significant surge in research activity, particularly focusing on "teachers," indicating a concentrated upsurge in scholarly investigations over the past three years. This scientometric methodology offers a comprehensive understanding of the evolving research landscape and facilitates insights into diversified research pursuits and continuous cross-disciplinary integration within this domain.
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