A BIBLIOGRAPHY ANALYSIS OF THE "HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY" JOURNAL (2013-2022)

Abstract

Bibliometrics is a field of study that applies quantitative analysis and statistical methods to assess patterns and trends within academic literature. It focuses on measuring and evaluating the impact of scholarly publications, including citation analysis, author productivity, and journal rankings. The objective of this study was to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the scientific output of Health Psychology (HP) between 2013 and 2022. All journal articles published between 2013 and 2022 were extracted from the Scopus database. Bibliographic indicators, including the number of publications, the most prolific institutions, the type of collaboration, the most productive countries, the most cited articles, significant citations received from top-tier journals, and the authors with the highest academic production, were utilised.. The data were exported for analysis in RStudio and VOSviewer. A total of 1386 documents published in Health Psychology by 5460 authors were collected, with a total of 39027 citations (28.16 per document). The United States had the highest number of documents (752). The University of California (USA) was the institution with the highest scientific production (245 publications), while the University of Sheffield (UK) had the highest impact with 99.85 citations per paper. Sheeran P was the author with the highest number of published manuscripts (21). Finally, most of the publications had international collaboration, with international co-authorships accounting for 17.25% of the total. Health Psychology is a high-quality journal and has a significant impact worldwide in the field of health psychology. Its articles receive a substantial number of citations, placing the journal at the forefront of future research in the field. "