Bibliometric Analysis of the Toxicity of Bisphenol A

Mengmei Ni, Xiaomeng Li, Lishi Zhang, Vikas Kumar and Jinyao Chen
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Mengmei Ni: West China School of Public Health, West China Fourth Hospital, and Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Xiaomeng Li: West China School of Public Health, West China Fourth Hospital, and Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Lishi Zhang: West China School of Public Health, West China Fourth Hospital, and Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
Vikas Kumar: Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Departament d’ Enginyeria Quimica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Av. Països Catalans 26, 43007 Tarragona, Spain
Jinyao Chen: West China School of Public Health, West China Fourth Hospital, and Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 13, 1-14

Abstract: Bisphenol A (BPA) is used worldwide and research on the toxicity of BPA has advanced rapidly in the last few decades. This study aimed to evaluate the global scientific output of toxicity of BPA and explore the hot spots and research trends. All available articles related to the toxicity of BPA until 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. The VOSviewer, a bibliometric analysis software, was used to analyze the information of included articles, including countries/institutions, international cooperation, journals, citations, and keywords. Among 1644 retrieved articles, 1611 eligible studies were identified for analysis, and the annual publications increased with time in the past three decades. China and the United States were the most active contributors in this field. Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Dow chemical company conducted relatively more research than others about BPA toxicity. The journal “ Chemosphere ” published the most studies on “BPA toxicity”. Before 2015, most research focused on estrogenic activity and the test system mainly utilized animal experiments. However, in recent years, research related to toxic mechanisms of BPA at the cellular level and the toxicity of its analogs have received widespread attention. Considering some critical research gaps, future research on BPA toxicology should probably focus on the molecular biology of toxic mechanism, mixture toxicity, and co-exposure of BPA substitutes. This study will help researchers understand past and current research trends, hot spots, and trends of toxicity studies of BPA and, thus, contribute to further research and risk management of BPA.

Keywords: BPA; toxicity; bibliometric analysis; VOSviewer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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