Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Research in Food Insecurity and Malnutrition

IF 2.1 4区医学 Q3 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI:10.1111/jep.70234

Nurhayat Tugra Ozer, Izzet Ulker

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Abstract

Aims

Food insecurity (FI) is defined as a multifaceted condition encompassing limited or uncertain access to safe food, adequate availability, utilization, and stability of nutritionally appropriate foods—shaped by economic disadvantage, social inequities, climate shocks, and health crises like epidemics. It is particularly prevalent among vulnerable populations and directly drives malnutrition as well as other adverse health outcomes. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of research on FI and its linkage to malnutrition, identifying principal authors, scientific collaborations, and thematic trends.

Methods

A bibliometric analysis was conducted of 570 relevant articles indexed in Web of Science (1991–2024), focusing on original research examining the FI-malnutrition nexus. The R package programme, VOSviewer, and WOS analytical tools were employed for data extraction, network analysis, and visualization.

Results

The analysis revealed an annual growth rate of 8.87%, with publication output surging after 2009 and peaking in 2020 (55 articles). The USA dominated research production (n = 232 studies), yet 47.89% of studies involved international collaborations, primarily targeting low- and middle-income populations. The average citation rate was 28.0 per article, with thematic shifts toward HIV/AIDS (post-2009) and COVID-19 (post-2019) alongside persistent focus on poverty.

Conclusions

FI-malnutrition research is shaped by both structural drivers (poverty, inequality) and health crises (HIV, COVID-19). Despite geographic disparities in research leadership (Global North) versus study populations (Global South), the field shows strong cross-border collaboration—highlighting opportunities for more equitable partnerships.

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粮食不安全和营养不良研究的文献计量学和视觉分析

粮食不安全（FI）是一种多方面的状况，包括获得安全食品的机会有限或不确定，营养适宜食品的充足供应、利用和稳定性，由经济劣势、社会不平等、气候冲击和流行病等健康危机造成。它在弱势群体中尤为普遍，并直接导致营养不良以及其他不良健康后果。本研究的目的是全面概述FI研究的演变及其与营养不良的联系，确定主要作者、科学合作和专题趋势。方法对Web of Science检索的570篇相关文章（1991-2024）进行文献计量学分析，重点研究fi -营养不良关系的原创性研究。使用R包程序、VOSviewer和WOS分析工具进行数据提取、网络分析和可视化。结果分析显示，论文年增长率为8.87%，2009年后发文量激增，到2020年达到峰值（55篇）。美国主导了研究产出（n = 232项研究），但47.89%的研究涉及国际合作，主要针对中低收入人群。平均每篇文章的引用率为28.0，主题转向艾滋病毒/艾滋病（2009年后）和COVID-19（2019年后），同时持续关注贫困问题。fi营养不良研究受到结构性驱动因素（贫困、不平等）和健康危机（艾滋病毒、COVID-19）的双重影响。尽管在研究领导（全球北方）和研究人口（全球南方）方面存在地理差异，但该领域显示出强大的跨境合作-突出了更公平的伙伴关系的机会。

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Journal of evaluation in clinical practice 医学-卫生保健

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

4.20%

发文量

143

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice aims to promote the evaluation and development of clinical practice across medicine, nursing and the allied health professions. All aspects of health services research and public health policy analysis and debate are of interest to the Journal whether studied from a population-based or individual patient-centred perspective. Of particular interest to the Journal are submissions on all aspects of clinical effectiveness and efficiency including evidence-based medicine, clinical practice guidelines, clinical decision making, clinical services organisation, implementation and delivery, health economic evaluation, health process and outcome measurement and new or improved methods (conceptual and statistical) for systematic inquiry into clinical practice. Papers may take a classical quantitative or qualitative approach to investigation (or may utilise both techniques) or may take the form of learned essays, structured/systematic reviews and critiques.