Analysis of Scientometric Indicators in Publications Associated with Healthy Aging in the World, Period 2011–2020

Eric Rojas-Montesino, Diego Méndez, Yolanda Espinosa-Parrilla, Eduardo Fuentes and Iván Palomo
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Eric Rojas-Montesino: Departamento de Cienciometría, Dirección de Investigación, Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile
Diego Méndez: Thrombosis Research Center, Interuniversity Center for Healthy Aging, Medical Technology School, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohaematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile
Yolanda Espinosa-Parrilla: Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas 6200000, Chile
Eduardo Fuentes: Thrombosis Research Center, Interuniversity Center for Healthy Aging, Medical Technology School, Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Immunohaematology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile
Iván Palomo: Departamento de Cienciometría, Dirección de Investigación, Vicerrectoría Académica, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-15

Abstract: Today, the world population is aging at a fast rate. This scenario of the accelerated aging of human populations entails increased concern for healthy aging that is associated with a rise in scientific production related to the topic. In this study, the Scopus database from Elsevier was used, with a final search carried out on 5 January 2022, and various bibliometric indicators were obtained from SciVal. The study was fundamentally intended to characterize, determine trends, and understand the evolution and current state of research on the concept of “healthy aging” in the last decade. We found that there has been proportionally greater and more accelerated growth in the subject with respect to the general productivity of the world and that countries with high life expectancies tend to have made more effort to investigate this topic. The “hottest” research areas were found to be related to the cognitive aspect and the biological mechanisms involved in aging.

Keywords: bibliometrics; healthy aging; older people; scopus (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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