Global trends and hotspots in pain associated with bipolar disorder in the last 20 years: a bibliometric analysis

Hong Qing Zhao; Mi Zhou; Jia Qi Jiang; Zhi Qiang Luo; Yu Hong Wang

doi:10.3389/fneur.2024.1393022

Global trends and hotspots in pain associated with bipolar disorder in the last 20 years: a bibliometric analysis

Front Neurol. 2024 May 23:15:1393022. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1393022. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Hong Qing Zhao¹, Mi Zhou², Jia Qi Jiang², Zhi Qiang Luo³, Yu Hong Wang³

Affiliations

¹ Science and Technology Innovation Center, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
² School of Pharmacy, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
³ Department of Graduate School, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.

Abstract

Purpose: The prevalence of comorbid pain and Bipolar Disorder in clinical practice continues to be high, with an increasing number of related publications. However, no study has used bibliometric methods to analyze the research progress and knowledge structure in this field. Our research is dedicated to systematically exploring the global trends and focal points in scientific research on pain comorbidity with bipolar disorder from 2003 to 2023, with the goal of contributing to the field.

Methods: Relevant publications in this field were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection database (WOSSCC). And we used VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and the R package "Bibliometrix" for bibliometric analysis.

Results: A total of 485 publications (including 360 articles and 125 reviews) from 66 countries, 1019 institutions, were included in this study. Univ Toront and Kings Coll London are the leading research institutions in this field. J Affect Disorders contributed the largest number of articles, and is the most co-cited journal. Of the 2,537 scholars who participated in the study, Stubbs B, Vancampfort D, and Abdin E had the largest number of articles. Stubbs B is the most co-cited author. "chronic pain," "neuropathic pain," "psychological pain" are the keywords in the research.

Conclusion: This is the first bibliometric analysis of pain-related bipolar disorder. There is growing interest in the area of pain and comorbid bipolar disorder. Focusing on different types of pain in bipolar disorder and emphasizing pain management in bipolar disorder are research hotspots and future trends. The study of pain related bipolar disorder still has significant potential for development, and we look forward to more high-quality research in the future.

Keywords: CiteSpace; R package; VOSviewer; bibliometric analysis; bipolar disorder; pain.

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 82104836), Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2023JJ60482), Scientific Research Project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education (23B0391), and Science & Technology talent promotion Project of Hunan Province (2023TJ-N22).