Global research and emerging trends in depression in lung cancer: a bibliometric and visualized study from 2014 to 2024.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The impact of depression on the physical and psychological well-being of lung cancer patients has raised significant concerns. This study explored lung cancer-related depression research from a bibliometric perspective.

Methods

Articles and reviews on depression in lung cancer published from 2014 to 2024 in the Web of Science Core Collection were retrieved and identified. The information extracted included "Full Record and Cited References". Bibliometric analysis was conducted using CiteSpace and Excel to examine relevant publications in terms of country, institution, authorship, journal, citations, and keywords.

Results

A total of 761 publications on depression in lung cancer were identified for analysis, contributed by 4,667 authors from 305 institutions

SUBMITTER: Lin W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919658 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature