Global research trends and hotspots in overweight/obese comorbid with depression among children and adolescents: A bibliometric analysis

Figure 1 A flowchart outlining the process of incorporating and excluding literature.

Figure 2 Publication growth trends and country/region collaborative networks from 2004 to 2023. A: Publications’ growth trends in annual research; B: Top 10 countries/regions for research publications (number and growth trend); C: Country/regional collaboration network diagram. Different colors denote different clusters, which correspond to different sizes of nodes. The connecting lines indicate the degree of cooperation; D: Collaboration network of countries/regions.

Figure 3 Affiliation analysis from 2004 to 2023. A: The top 10 relevant affiliations; B: Over time, the top 10 most relevant affiliations, with circle sizes reflecting the number of publications and color gradients indicating the number of citations per year; C: Co-occurrence network of institutions. The size of each node corresponds to the number of publications, and different colors represent different clusters. The thickness of the lines indicates the degree of cooperation.

Figure 4 Author analysis from 2004 to 2023. A: Visualization networks of author collaborations; B: Country distribution of the productive corresponding authors; C: Over time, the top 10 most productive authors. SCP: Single country publications; MCP: Multiple country publications; TC: Total citations; N: Numbers.

Figure 5 A dual map overlay of overweight/obesity combined with depression among children and adolescents journals from 2004 to 2023.

Figure 6 Reference analysis from 2004 to 2023. A: Clustering map of co-cited references; B: A timeline view of the top 15 largest clusters of co-cited references; C: Analysis of the top 25 references with the strongest citation bursts.

Figure 7 Keyword analysis from 2004 to 2023. A: Word cloud of relevant keywords; B: Clustering analysis of high-frequency keywords; C: Analysis of the keyword trend topics.