Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature in transgender health (1900 - 2017).

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Transgender community is marginalized and under-researched. Analysis of peer-reviewed literature in transgender health is needed to better understand health needs and human rights of transgender people. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze global research activity in transgender health published in peer-reviewed journals. METHODS:Peer-reviewed documents in transgender health were retrieved using Scopus database. VOSviewer was used to map frequently encountered author keywords while ArcGIS 10.1 was used to map the geographical distribution of the retrieved documents. Most active countries, institutions, and authors were presented. The study period was set from 1900 to 2017. RESULTS:In total, 5772 peer-reviewed documents were obtained. English (5008; 86.8%) was the most

SUBMITTER: Sweileh WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863490 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature