Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Dynamic tracking to identify topics and thematic evolution of obsessive-compulsive disorder as an emerging topic

  • Author:
  • Bakhshinejad Behnaz1,2, Khazaneha Mahdiyeh3, Mehrabani Mitra4, Sabahi Abdolreza5, Sadatmoosavi Ali6, Oranus Tajedini7, Omid Esmaeili8, Mehrzad Mehrbani9,*
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 303 to 308

1Physiology Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2Department of Traditional Medicine, Faculty of Persian Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

3Department of Scientometrics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

4Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

5Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

6Department of Medical Library and Information Sciences, Faculty of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

7Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

8School of Medicine, Shahid Mohammadi Hospital, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran

9Herbal and Traditional Medicines Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

*Corresponding Author E-mail: mzmehrbani@yahoo.com

Online published on 31 May, 2024.

Abstract

This study aims to draw a science map, provide structural analysis, explore the evolution, and determine new trends in research articles published in the field of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The articles published from 1981 to 2021 were retrieved by searching the related keywords in multiple databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, according to their thematic coverage and scope. The papers were analyzed using R and SciMAT software. A total of 1820 articles were analyzed and 4191 keywords plus, and 3242 author keywords were reported in the journals. Moreover, 7482 authors contributed in conducting these studies, of which 111 articles were written by single authors, and the collaborative coefficient was 4.36. Neuropsychopharmacology, International Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology are the most significant journals publishing OCD articles. This study uncovered new insights into the evolution trend of the leading research stream on OCD over the past years. The findings of this study can contribute to developing the OCD Global Research Program and policymakers.

Keywords

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Machine Learning, SciMAT, Emerging topic