Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting

Abstract Background Globally, substance use disorders are prevalent and remain an intractable public health problem for health care systems. This study aims to provide a global picture of substance use disorders research. Methods The Web of Science platform was used to perform a cross-sectional anal...

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Main Authors: Bach Xuan Tran, Mackenzie Moir, Carl A. Latkin, Brian J. Hall, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Giang Hai Ha, Nam Ba Nguyen, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho
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Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-019-0204-7
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spelling doaj-dbbc56fc90aa4d7d8bc8387276f3870c2020-11-25T03:01:17ZengBMCSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy1747-597X2019-05-0114111410.1186/s13011-019-0204-7Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority settingBach Xuan Tran0Mackenzie Moir1Carl A. Latkin2Brian J. Hall3Cuong Tat Nguyen4Giang Hai Ha5Nam Ba Nguyen6Cyrus S. H. Ho7Roger C. M. Ho8Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, University of AlbertaBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan UniversityInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan UniversityCenter for Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh UniversityDepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University HospitalCenter for Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh UniversityAbstract Background Globally, substance use disorders are prevalent and remain an intractable public health problem for health care systems. This study aims to provide a global picture of substance use disorders research. Methods The Web of Science platform was used to perform a cross-sectional analysis of scientific articles on substance use disorders and treatment. Characteristics of publication volume, impact, growth, authors, institutions, countries, and journals were examined using descriptive analysis and network visualization graphs. Results Thirteen thousand six hundred eighty-five papers related to illicit drugs (5403), tobacco (4469), and alcohol (2137) use disorders and treatment were published between 1971 and 2017. The number of publications on Mindfulness and Digital medicine topics had the highest increase with more than 300% since 2003–2007 despite later presence than other methods. The number of papers on other non-pharmaceutical therapies (behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, skills training or motivational interviewing) grew gradually, however, the growth rate was lower every 5-year period. The United States is the substance use disorder research hub of the world with the highest volume of publications (8232 or 60.2%) and total citations (252,935 or 65.2%), number of prolific authors (25 of top 30 or 83%) and institutions (24 of top 26 or 92%), formed the most international research partnerships (with 96 distinct countries). The international collaboration followed a pattern based on geographic proximity and cultural similarity. Conclusions This study offers a comprehensive picture of the global trend of publications of substance use disorder. Findings suggest a need for research policy that supports the examination of interventions that culturally adhere to different local contexts to address substance use disorder in communities.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-019-0204-7Bibliometric analysisSubstance use disorderGlobal, mappingSubstance abuse treatmentAlcoholSmoking
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author Bach Xuan Tran
Mackenzie Moir
Carl A. Latkin
Brian J. Hall
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Giang Hai Ha
Nam Ba Nguyen
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
spellingShingle Bach Xuan Tran
Mackenzie Moir
Carl A. Latkin
Brian J. Hall
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Giang Hai Ha
Nam Ba Nguyen
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Bibliometric analysis
Substance use disorder
Global, mapping
Substance abuse treatment
Alcohol
Smoking
author_facet Bach Xuan Tran
Mackenzie Moir
Carl A. Latkin
Brian J. Hall
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Giang Hai Ha
Nam Ba Nguyen
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
author_sort Bach Xuan Tran
title Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
title_short Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
title_full Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
title_fullStr Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
title_full_unstemmed Global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
title_sort global research mapping of substance use disorder and treatment 1971–2017: implications for priority setting
publisher BMC
series Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
issn 1747-597X
publishDate 2019-05-01
description Abstract Background Globally, substance use disorders are prevalent and remain an intractable public health problem for health care systems. This study aims to provide a global picture of substance use disorders research. Methods The Web of Science platform was used to perform a cross-sectional analysis of scientific articles on substance use disorders and treatment. Characteristics of publication volume, impact, growth, authors, institutions, countries, and journals were examined using descriptive analysis and network visualization graphs. Results Thirteen thousand six hundred eighty-five papers related to illicit drugs (5403), tobacco (4469), and alcohol (2137) use disorders and treatment were published between 1971 and 2017. The number of publications on Mindfulness and Digital medicine topics had the highest increase with more than 300% since 2003–2007 despite later presence than other methods. The number of papers on other non-pharmaceutical therapies (behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, skills training or motivational interviewing) grew gradually, however, the growth rate was lower every 5-year period. The United States is the substance use disorder research hub of the world with the highest volume of publications (8232 or 60.2%) and total citations (252,935 or 65.2%), number of prolific authors (25 of top 30 or 83%) and institutions (24 of top 26 or 92%), formed the most international research partnerships (with 96 distinct countries). The international collaboration followed a pattern based on geographic proximity and cultural similarity. Conclusions This study offers a comprehensive picture of the global trend of publications of substance use disorder. Findings suggest a need for research policy that supports the examination of interventions that culturally adhere to different local contexts to address substance use disorder in communities.
topic Bibliometric analysis
Substance use disorder
Global, mapping
Substance abuse treatment
Alcohol
Smoking
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13011-019-0204-7
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