Research performance and trends in child sexual abuse research: a Science Citation Index Expanded-based analysis

摘要: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious public health problem (Gilbert et al. in Lancet 373(9658):167–180, 2009a. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61707-9; Singh J Fam Med Prim Care 3(4):430–435, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.148139; Veenema Int Nurs Stud 52(4):864–881, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.10.017) and risk factor for child development (Barth Public Health 58(3):469–483, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-012-0426-1). The present bibliometric analysis evaluated research performance trends of CSA from 1991 to 2017. was based on data extracted Science Citation Index Expanded. results revealed progressive increase the volume indexed articles that sharply grows between 2009 majority papers analyzed were area psychiatry. In total, these published mostly English 777 journals, largest field pediatrics. journal authors come 105 countries, with United States ranking top all bibliometrics indicators assessed, including number produced by institution. Three thousand seven hundred fourteen (3714) utilized calculate Y-index authors. From authors, J.D. Bremner G. Hornor have highest contributions 24 (0.7854). Other findings indicated peak citations per publication occured 5th year. most frequently cited impactful article Felitti (Am Prev 14(4):245–258, 1998. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0749-3797(98)00017-8). Six ten highly maintained their impact according 2017 citations. Data also can be clustered into 11 categories, violence being one concentrates greatest terms used papers. three main hotspots are abuse, maltreatment development. Lastly, this discusses type contributes body knowledge about challenges poses projection future studies.