Research hotspots and trend analysis of puberty development among children and adolescents from 2013 to 2022

Abstract

Objective To analyze the hotspots, frontiers, and future research trends related to puberty development among children and adolescents from 2013 to 2022, and to provide a reference for subsequent research related to puberty development.

Methods Data related to puberty development from 2013 to 2022 were retrieved from the Web of Science core collection with the search formula “puberty timing (title) OR puberty development (title) OR pubertal timing (title) OR pubertal development (title) OR puberty timing (abstract) OR puberty development (abstract) OR pubertal timing (abstract) OR pubertal development (abstract)”. The CiteSpace was used for visual analysis.

Results A total of 6 684 publications were obtained and an upward trend could be seen in the number of publications in the field of puberty development in the last 10 years. Researchers with a high number of publications were Juul Anders, Brix Nis, and Ernst Andreas, in addition, the United States had the highest number of publications (2 125) and the highest betweenness centrality (0.23) in this field. In the last decade, research hotspots had focused on the timing of pubertal initiation, biological mechanisms of pubertal development, and sex differences in pubertal development. Research on environmental endocrine disruptors and the mechanisms of pubertal development were at the forefront of research and future research trends.

Conclusion Scholars can refer to the research hotspots and research trends in this field and focus on the issues related to environmental endocrine disruptors and pubertal development mechanisms.

Abstract

【摘要】 目的 分析2013—2022年儿童青少年青春期发育领域相关研究的热点、前沿及未来趋势, 为后续青春期发育相 关研究提供参考。 方法 检索2013—2022年Web of Science数据库核心合集中青春期发育领域的文献, 检索式为 “puberty timing (标题)OR puberty development (标题)OR pubertal timing (标题)OR pubertal development (标题)OR puberty timing (摘要)OR puberty development (摘要)OR pubertal timing (摘要)OR pubertal development (摘要)”。运用 CiteSpace 软件 进行可视化分析。 结果 共获得文献6 684篇, 青春期发育领域近10年发文量呈上升趋势, Juul Anders、Brix Nis和Ernst Andreas等研究者发文量较多, 美国在该领域的研究中具有最髙的发文量(2 125篇)和中介中心性(0.23)。近10年研究热 点集中于青春期发动时相, 青春期发育生物学机制, 青春期发育性别差异;其中, 环境内分泌干扰物以及青春期发育生物学 机制的研究为研究前沿及未来的研究趋势。 结论 研究学者可参考该领域的研究热点与研究趋势, 重点关注环境内分泌 干扰物与青春期发育生物学机制等相关问题。