Global research in schizophrenia and serotonin: a bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that affects millions of individuals worldwide. The etiological origin of schizophrenia is heterogeneous, but it has been shown to be associated with dysfunction in serotonin activity, serotonin receptors, and serotonin metabolism in the brain. Bibliometric analysis is a tool used to scrutinise and analyse research activities and evidence in a specific research area. No existing bibliometric analyses have considered both serotonin and schizophrenia.

Methods

We conducted a bibliometric analysis including 12,027 studies related to the schizophrenia-serotonin link published from the inception of the study to 2023 and available in the Scopus database. We used VOSviewer software to identify global trends, analyse the author and

SUBMITTER: Canul-Medina G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11329940 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature