The Developmental Trajectory of a Decade of Research on Mental Health and Well-Being amongst Graduate Students: A Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Map the trajectory of research on graduate students’ mental health and well-being on an international scale;
- Analyze the knowledge structure in terms of publications’ co-authorship and organizational and journal sources; and
- Establish the existing research thematic areas, hotspots, and gaps (areas that have received inadequate attention).
2. Conceptual Framework
3. Methods
3.1. Search Strategies
“mental health and well-being” OR “psychological well-being” AND “PhD students” OR “Graduate students” OR “post-doctoral students” AND “(LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2021) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2020) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2019) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2018) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2017) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2016) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2015) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2014) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2013) OR LIMIT-TO (PUBYEAR, 2012)) AND (LIMIT-TO (OA, “all”)) AND (LIMIT-TO (LANGUAGE, “English”))”
3.2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
3.3. Method of Analysis and Software
4. Findings and Discussion
4.1. The Development Trajectory of Studies on Graduate Students’ Mental Health and Well-Being
4.2. Geographical Distribution
4.3. Distribution Source-Wise
4.4. Country-Wise Collaboration
4.5. Distribution by Discipline Area
4.6. Organization Affiliation
4.7. Main Subject Word Analysis
4.8. Analysis of Keywords
4.9. Major Highlights of the Five Identified Clusters
4.10. Citation Analysis of Documents
5. Conclusions
- Study contributions
- Study limitations
- Future research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Publication Year | Document Title | Journal Title | <2017 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total Citation |
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7 | 11 | 30 | 91 | 142 | 213 | 494 | |||
2017 | “Work organization and mental health problems in Ph.D. students” | Research Policy | 0 | 4 | 24 | 54 | 77 | 102 | 261 |
2018 | “The Ph.D. experience: A review of the factors influencing doctoral students’ completion, achievement, and well-being” | International Journal of Doctoral Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 74 |
2018 | “Doctoral students’ well-being: a literature review” | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 41 |
2013 | “Experiences of disengagement—A study of doctoral students in the behavioral sciences” | International Journal of Doctoral Studies | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 |
2018 | “A survey and a positive psychology intervention on French Ph.D. student well-being” | International Journal of Doctoral Studies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 24 |
2018 | “Effects of mental health interventions for students in higher education are sustainable over time: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials” | PeerJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
2021 | “Mental Health Status, Anxiety, and Depression Levels of Bangladeshi University Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic” | International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
2019 | “A comparative study of mental health and well-being among UK students on professional degree programmes” | Journal of Further and Higher Education | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
2017 | “Psychological Well-being among Postgraduate Students” | Acta Medica Bulgarica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
2020 | “Promoting Mental Health and Psychological Thriving in University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Three Well-Being Interventions” | Frontiers in Psychiatry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
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Okoro, C.; Owojori, O.M.; Umeokafor, N. The Developmental Trajectory of a Decade of Research on Mental Health and Well-Being amongst Graduate Students: A Bibliometric Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19094929
Okoro C, Owojori OM, Umeokafor N. The Developmental Trajectory of a Decade of Research on Mental Health and Well-Being amongst Graduate Students: A Bibliometric Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(9):4929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19094929
Chicago/Turabian StyleOkoro, Chioma, Oluwatobi Mary Owojori, and Nnedinma Umeokafor. 2022. "The Developmental Trajectory of a Decade of Research on Mental Health and Well-Being amongst Graduate Students: A Bibliometric Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 9: 4929. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19094929