Assessment of PUBMED Indexed Scientific Productions Related to Nutritional Status of Geriatric Patients: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Geriatric patients (GP) have been on a rise in the past few decades. It is very essential to assess the nutritional status (NS) of such patients for constant care and support. So the aim of this bibliometric analysis was to provide a summary of countries, universities, authors, journals, and research data related to nutritional status in geriatric patients. Methodology: Many studies related to nutritional status (NS) in geriatric patients (GP) have been published in PubMed indexed journals from 2011 to 2021. Data was extracted from the Science Citation Index expanded core database. Publication of authors, journals, universities, and countries were retrieved and quantitatively analyzed using the R-Studio biblioshiny package.The core data set included a total of 43 Journals and books. 195 documents were recognized. Top 20 PubMed indexed journals were selected which published the data regarding NS. 20 universities were also analyzed for NS in GP. Average years from publication are 4.57 years. Results: A total of 195 documents were extracted. Documents were derived from 2011-2021. The number of documents/publications research steadily increased from 2011 to 2013. Then there was a fall in number of papers and research articles. Over the time, from 2015 till 2017, publications have steeply increased from all over the world. Again there was a gradual decrease in the articles from 2017-2021.