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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2025

Global research status and trends of somatic symptom disorder: A bibliometric study.

Chao Yang, Kun Zhang, Qian Wang, Shuai Wang, Huan Li, Kai Zhang

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Chao YangDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100001, China.
Kun ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 238000, Anhui Province, China.
Qian WangSchool of Medicine, Jiangxi University of Technology, Nanchang 510001, Jiangxi Province, China.
Shuai WangSchool of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Huan LiDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100001, China.
Kai ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Chaohu Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 238000, Anhui Province, China. zhangkai@ahmu.edu.cn.

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backgroundWith the growing scholarly and clinical fascination with somatic symptom disorder (SSD), a bibliometric analysis is lacking.

aimTo conduct a bibliometric analysis to investigate the current status and frontiers of SSD.

methodsThe documents related to SSD are obtained from the web of science core collection database (WoSCC), and VOSviewer 1.6.16 from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2023, and the WoSCC's literature analysis wire were used to conduct the bibliometric analysis.

resultsA total of 567 documents related to SSD were included, and 2325 authors across 947 institutions from 57 countries/regions have contributed to SSD research, published in 277 journals. The most productive author, institution, country and journal were Löwe B, University of Hamburg, Germany, and

conclusionIn conclusion, the main research hotspots and frontiers in the field of SSD are validity and reliability of the SSD criteria, functional impairment of SSD, and the treatment for SSD. More high-quality studies are needed to assess the diagnosis and treatment of SSD.

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Bibliometric analysisFunctional impairmentSomatic symptom disorderTreatmentValidity and reliability

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PMCPMC11684216

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