Theme Trends and Knowledge-Relationship in Lifestyle Research: A Bibliometric Analysis

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Bibliometrics
• Health Promotion

Background:

• Healthy living habits, including diet, exercise, and stress management, are crucial for disease prevention.
• Lifestyle research plays a vital role in public health initiatives and disease prevention strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

• To conduct a bibliometric analysis of lifestyle research from 2016 to 2020.
• To identify global research trends, key countries, institutions, and authors in lifestyle studies.
• To map the collaborative networks and research landscape in the field of healthy living.

Main Methods:

• Bibliometric data from Scopus (2016-2020) including titles, authors, affiliations, countries, and keywords.
• Analysis using VOS viewer software for visualization of similarity mapping.
• Quantitative and qualitative assessment of publication trends and keyword co-occurrence.

Main Results:

• A steady increase in lifestyle research publications from 2016 to 2020.
• The United States emerged as the leading country and hosted the most institutions in this research area.
• PLoS ONE published the highest number of lifestyle-related articles in Medicine, with keywords related to risk factors, prevention, and health promotion.

Conclusions:

• Lifestyle research is a dynamic and expanding global field with significant potential.
• The findings provide insights into current trends and collaborations, guiding future research directions.
• This analysis highlights the importance of lifestyle factors in improving human health and quality of life.