A Scientometric Analysis of Global Health Research

Minxi Wang, Ping Liu, Rui Zhang, Zhi Li and Xin Li
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Minxi Wang: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Ping Liu: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Rui Zhang: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Zhi Li: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
Xin Li: College of Management Science, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: With the development and deepening of the process of global integration, global health is gaining increasing attention. An increasing number of studies have examined global health from diverse perspectives to promote the realization of global public health. The purpose of this research is to systematically and comprehensively evaluate the knowledge structure, knowledge domain, and evolution trend in the field of global health research. Based on the 14,692 document data retrieved from Web of Science Core Collection from 1996 to 2019, this article carried out a visual analysis of global health research from the perspective of scientific output characteristics, scientific research cooperation networks, keywords, and highly cited literature. The results show that scholars’ interest in global health research is increasing, especially after the outbreak of SARS. USA, England, Canada, Australia, and China have the most prominent contributions to global health research. Significant authors, high impact journals and core institutions also identified. The study found that “global health governance”, “global health diplomacy”, “medical education”, “global health education” and “antimicrobial resistance” are the research frontiers and hot spots. This study provides an overview and valuable guidance for researchers and related personnel to find the research direction and practice of global health.

Keywords: global health; public health; scientometric study; knowledge map; visualization analysis; CiteSpace (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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