A bibliometric analysis of global trends in internet addiction publications from 1996 to 2022

Q1 Medicine

Informatics in Medicine Unlocked Pub Date : 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.imu.2024.101484

Suhaib Muflih , Sayer I. Al-Azzam , Karem H. Alzoubi , Reema Karasneh , Sahar Hawamdeh , Waleed M. Sweileh

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Abstract

Background

As the use of technology has increased, a set of problematic psychological behaviors associated with internet use has evolved. This bibliometric research aims to discover and analyze internet addiction (IA) articles trends from 1996 to 2022.

Methods

This research is based on a bibliometric examination of internet addiction papers published between 1996 and 2022. The Scopus database was utilized to extract the needed documents, examine citation patterns and publication growth, and identify prolific authors and institutions.

Results

There were 9692 publications on internet addiction from 1996 to 2022, with an average of 359 documents each year. A total of 21906 authors contributed to the literature, with the majority of publications (86.9%) being multi-authored. The United States (US) ranked first in terms of volume of publications (18.8%, n = 1819), followed by China (12.3%, n = 1194), the United Kingdom (8.3%, n = 808), and Turkey (6.2%, n = 602). However, the majority of the productive institutions were located in East Asia.

Conclusion

There is a substantial body of literature on internet addiction, with numerous worldwide collaborations. As IA will be a lingering problem with the increased digitization of all sectors, future research should focus on emerging topics such as social media and gaming addiction. Internet addiction among adolescents in particular is a key research area.

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对 1996 年至 2022 年全球网瘾出版物趋势的文献计量分析

背景随着技术使用的增加，一系列与互联网使用相关的问题心理行为也随之发展。这项文献计量学研究旨在发现和分析 1996 年至 2022 年间网络成瘾（IA）文章的发展趋势。研究利用 Scopus 数据库提取所需的文献，研究引文模式和出版物增长情况，并确定多产作者和机构。共有 21906 位作者发表了相关文献，其中大部分（86.9%）为多人合著。就论文数量而言，美国排名第一（18.8%，n = 1819），其次是中国（12.3%，n = 1194）、英国（8.3%，n = 808）和土耳其（6.2%，n = 602）。结论目前已有大量关于网络成瘾的文献，并有许多全球性的合作。随着各行各业数字化程度的提高，网络成瘾将成为一个挥之不去的问题，因此未来的研究应侧重于社交媒体和游戏成瘾等新兴课题。青少年网瘾尤其是一个关键的研究领域。

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Informatics in Medicine Unlocked Medicine-Health Informatics

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9.50

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282

审稿时长

39 days

期刊介绍： Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (IMU) is an international gold open access journal covering a broad spectrum of topics within medical informatics, including (but not limited to) papers focusing on imaging, pathology, teledermatology, public health, ophthalmological, nursing and translational medicine informatics. The full papers that are published in the journal are accessible to all who visit the website.