Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis

The use of creative art therapy to address the mental health of refugee adolescents: a systematic review

INTRODUCTION

Creative art therapy (CAT) has become increasingly popular as a means of promoting positive mental health among adolescent refugees when accompanied by interdisciplinary interventions that engage families and communities. In this pre-registered systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD42022372538), we evaluated and synthesized the available literature reporting the use of CAT as a diagnostic, treatment and mental health promotion intervention with adolescent refugees, aged 10-24 years.

METHODOLOGY

We conducted a systematic search of the grey and black literature published in English and Arabic between 2012 to 2022 on 10 databases.

RESULTS

Systematic database searches revealed 397 articles but only 5 met our inclusion criteria. These studies reported some positive outcomes but the evidence supporting the effectiveness of CAT as a diagnostic, treatment and mental health promotion intervention with adolescent refugees, aged 10-24 years is inconclusive.

CONCLUSION

The findings of this review point to the need for more methodologically robust studies that describe the intervention, implementation, and therapeutic approaches in greater detail to strengthen the evidence for the use of CAT with adolescent refugees.

A bibliometric and visualization analysis on the association between chronic exposure to fine particulate matter and cancer risk

INTRODUCTION

As one of the major pollutants in ambient air pollution, fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) has attracted public attention. A large body of laboratory and epidemiological research has shown that PM_2.5 exposure is harmful to human health.

METHODS

To investigate its association with the commonly observed PM-related cancer, a bibliometric study was performed on related publications from 2012 to 2021 from a macroscopic perspective with the help of the Web of Science database and scientometric software VOSviewer, CiteSpace V, HistCite, and Biblioshiny.

RESULTS

The results indicated that of the 1,948 enrolled documents, scientific productions increased steadily and peaked in 2020 with 348 publications. The most prolific authors, journals, organizations, and countries were Raaschou-Nielsen O, Science of the Total Environment, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and China, respectively. The top five keywords in frequency order were "air pollution," "particulate matter," "lung cancer," "exposure," and "mortality."

DISCUSSION

The toxic mechanism of carcinogenicity was explained and is worthy of further investigation. China and the US collaborated most closely, and it is hoped the two countries can strengthen their collaboration to combat air pollution. There is also a need to identify the components of PM_2.5 and refine the models to assess the global burden of disease attributed to PM_2.5 exposure.

Visualizing Research Trends on Culture Neuroscience (2008–2021): A Bibliometric Analysis

Recently, cultural neuroscience has gained attention as a new, important, and interdisciplinary topic in the field of neuroscience. It helps us understand the interaction of cultural and biological factors over the course of life. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the field to readers and potential researchers engaged in cultural neuroscience research. A bibliometric analysis was performed on 113 articles in the field of cultural neuroscience from 2008 to 2021 using data from the core collection of Web of Science. Network visualization software VOSviewer and ITGInsight were used for performance analysis and science mapping. Specifically, the performance analysis included countries, institutions, authors, papers, and journals, while science mapping analyzed the collaboration network, keyword network, bibliographic coupling network, and time series evolution. The results showed that the United States was the most productive country, Northwestern University was the most influential research institution, Chiao Jy was the most influential scholar, and “Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience” made the greatest contribution to publishing in the field of cultural neuroscience. Furthermore, collaboration is expected to be the development trend in the future. The key research topics in the field of cultural neuroscience included neuroimaging and psychiatric diseases, theoretical methods, interdisciplinary research, cultural differences (collectivism and individualism), and brain functions. Finally, future research will focus on cultural neuroscience, culture, and self, while adolescence will be the emerging research frontier.