Mapping Eight Decades of Vaccination Social Science: Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite growing recognition of vaccination social science as essential to immunization strategies, the field's evolution, geographic distribution, and research patterns remain poorly characterized. This study provides the first comprehensive mapping of the social science literature on vaccination over eight decades.

Methods

We conducted a bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed publications indexed in PubMed from their inception, using a systematic search strategy that combined vaccination and social science terms. Publications were analyzed using the Bibliometrix R package (version 5.0) to examine temporal trends, author productivity, institutional contributions, geographic distribution, and thematic evolution globally.

Results

We retrieved 8005 eligible pu

SUBMITTER: Iwu-Jaja C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12656872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature