Research in eating disorders: the misunderstanding of supposing serious mental illnesses as a niche specialty.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Eating disorders (EDs) are mental illnesses with severe consequences and high mortality rates. Notwithstanding, EDs are considered a niche specialty making it often difficult for researchers to publish in high-impact journals. Subsequently, research on EDs receives less funding than other fields of psychiatry potentially slowing treatment progress. This study aimed to compare research vitality between EDs and schizophrenia focusing on: number and type of publications; top-cited articles; geographical distribution of top-ten publishing countries; journal distribution of scientific production as measured by bibliometric analysis; funded research and collaborations.

Methods

We used the Scopus database, then we adopted the Bibliometrix R-package software with the web int

SUBMITTER: Marzola E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9462607 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature