Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 31, 2025
10:57
Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children
Published on: August 22, 2012
23.4K
School built environment and children's health: a scientometric analysis
Mingxin Zhang1,2, Xue Meng1,2
1School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China.
Reviews on Environmental Health
|January 22, 2025
Summary
Research on the school built environment and children's health is growing. This study used scientometric analysis to identify key themes like physical activity, indoor air quality, and learning environments.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Health
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
Background:
- The school built environment significantly impacts children's health.
- Research in this area is expanding, yet comprehensive bibliometric analyses are scarce.
- Understanding research trends is crucial for advancing the field.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct a scientometric analysis of global research on the school built environment and children's health.
- To identify temporal trends, collaborations, and key research themes over the past 30 years.
- To map the research landscape and highlight emerging frontiers.
Main Methods:
- Utilized scientometric analysis to review publications from 1987 to 2025.
- Analyzed publication trends, scientific collaborations, co-citation networks, and research hotspots.
- Identified thematic clusters within the school built environment and children's health research.
Main Results:
- Publication numbers show a significant increase from 1987 to 2025.
- Key research hotspots include physical activity, performance, behavior, perception, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality.
- Identified four main environmental themes: children's activity spaces, intelligent learning environments, indoor settings, and natural environments.
Conclusions:
- The study provides a comprehensive overview of research trends and hotspots in school built environment and children's health.
- Findings highlight the multifaceted nature of environmental influences on children's physiological, psychological, and cognitive well-being.
- This research offers valuable insights for future studies and policy development in environmental health for children.
Keywords:
bibliometricschildreneducational buildingphysical environmentpublic healthschool environmentMore Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
01:29Environmental Influences on Intelligence
184
Despite the strong genetic influence on traits like intelligence, environmental factors significantly shape outcomes. For example, while over 90% of height variation is due to genetic differences, environmental factors such as nutrition also have a notable impact. Similarly, for intelligence, changes in a child's surroundings can significantly alter their IQ. Research shows that enriched environments boost children's academic success and help them develop key cognitive skills. Children...
184
01:25Statistical Methods for Analyzing Epidemiological Data
294
Epidemiological data primarily involves information on specific populations' occurrence, distribution, and determinants of health and diseases. This data is crucial for understanding disease patterns and impacts, aiding public health decision-making and disease prevention strategies. The analysis of epidemiological data employs various statistical methods to interpret health-related data effectively. Here are some commonly used methods:
294
01:47Lung Capacity
49.2K
The air in the lungs is measured in volumes and capacities. Lung volume measures reflect the amount of air taken in, released, or left over after a lung function, like a single inhalation. Lung capacity measures are sums of two or more lung volume measures.
49.2K
01:23Binet's Contribution to Measures of Intelligence
1.2K
Alfred Binet, along with his student Théophile Simon, was tasked by the French Ministry of Education in 1904 to create a method for identifying students who struggled to learn through conventional classroom instruction. This initiative aimed to address overcrowding by placing such students in specialized schools. Binet and Simon developed an intelligence test comprising 30 tasks, ranging from simple commands, like touching one's nose or ear, to more complex tasks, such as drawing...
1.2K
01:18Steps in Outbreak Investigation
105
In the ever-evolving field of public health, statistical analysis serves as a cornerstone for understanding and managing disease outbreaks. By leveraging various statistical tools, health professionals can predict potential outbreaks, analyze ongoing situations, and devise effective responses to mitigate impact. For that to happen, there are a few possible stages of the analysis:
105
01:30Biological Influences on Intelligence
69
Intelligence is often thought to be linked to brain size, but the relationship is more complex than that. While brain size does correlate modestly with some abilities, like verbal skills, the connection is weaker for others, such as spatial reasoning. Other factors, like brain structure, also play crucial roles. For instance, despite Einstein's smaller-than-average brain, his parietal cortex, which is involved in spatial reasoning, was 15% wider, suggesting that neural density might matter...
69