Current Research Trends and Future Directions on Supports Intensity Scale: Focusing on Studies published in 2004-2017 in the United States

Objective: Microtia is a congenital auricular malformation with a hypoplastic external ear that ranges in severity from a slightly smaller auricle to complete the absence of the auricle. The present study was conducted to identify and analyze the characteristics of microtia-related articles published from 2006 to 2020 by using bibliometric analyses. Method: Microtia-related studies published from 2006 to 2020 were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database. Keywords, first author, citations, date of publication, and publication journal were extracted and quantitatively analyzed using Bibliographic Item Co-Occurrence Matrix Builder software and the Bibliometric ( https://bibliometric.com/app ). VOSviewer was used to visualize research and form a network map on keywords and citations. Results: A total of 1031 articles from 2006 to 2020 were included. The number of articles showed an overall trend of growth over time. The United States and China are the top 2 countries in terms of the number of microtia-related articles. From the analysis of keyword clustering, keywords could be mainly divided into 4 clusters in the field of microtia research: surgery, tissue engineering, epidemiology, and rehabilitation including hearing-related treatments, evaluation of effects, and quality of life after surgery. The top 10 most frequently cited papers from 2006 to 2020 were also extracted and analyzed. Conclusion: A bibliometric research of microtia-related articles from 2006 to 2020 was conducted. This study may be helpful to understand the current research status of microtia and find the research trends in this field, thus proposing future directions for microtia research.

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A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare Innovation as Revealed by Research Trends in Mobile Health: A Bibliometric Analysis. (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.31097 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jianfei Cao ◽

Yeongjoo Lim ◽

Shintaro Sengoku ◽

Xitong Guo ◽

Kota Kodama

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Health Policy ◽

Bibliometric Analysis ◽

The United States ◽

Research Trends ◽

Annual Number ◽

Public Healthcare ◽

Growth Trend ◽

Number Of Publications ◽

Research Hotspots

BACKGROUND Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives with their unprecedented popularity and diversification of applications. The continuous upgrading of information technology has also enabled smartphones to display great potential in the field of healthcare. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to clarify the future research direction of mHealth by analyzing its research trends and latest research hotspots. METHODS This study collected mHealth-related literature published between 2000 and 2020 from the Web of Science database. Descriptive statistics of the literature were computed using Excel software. The publication trends of mHealth research were determined by analyzing the annual number of publications in the literature and annual number of publications categorized based on different countries. Finally, this study used the VOSviewer tool to construct visualization network maps of country/region collaborations and author keyword co-occurrences, and overlay visualization maps of the average publication year of author keywords to analyze the hotspots and research trends in mHealth research. RESULTS In this study, 12,593 mHealth-related research articles published between 2000 and 2020 were collected. The results showed an exponential growth trend in the number of annual publications in mHealth literature. The United States remained the leading contributor to the literature in this area (5,294/12,593, 42%), well ahead of other countries/regions. Other countries/regions also showed a clear trend of annual increases in the number of publications in mHealth literature. Regarding cooperation between countries, the four countries with the largest number of publications, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, were found to cooperate more closely. The rest of the countries/regions showed a clear geographical pattern of cooperation. The keyword co-occurrence analysis of the top 100 authors formed five clusters, namely: development of mHealth medical technology and its application in various diseases, use of mHealth technology to improve basic public health and health policy, mHealth self-health testing and management in daily life, adolescent use of mHealth, and mHealth in mental health. The research trends revealed a gradual shift in mHealth research from health policy and improving public healthcare to the development and social application of mHealth technologies. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, the most current bibliometric analysis dates back to 2016. However, the number of mHealth researches published between 2017 and 2020 exceeds the previous total. Therefore, the results of this study shed light on the latest research hotspots and research trends in mHealth research. These findings provide a useful overview of the development of the field; they may also serve as a valuable reference and provide guidance for other researchers in the field.

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Gun Homicide Research: What We Know and Where We Need to Go

Homicide Studies ◽

10.1177/10887679211048495 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 108876792110484

Author(s):

Shani Buggs ◽

April M. Zeoli

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Risk Factors ◽

The United States ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Gun Violence ◽

The State ◽

Intimate Partner Homicide ◽

Mass Shootings ◽

Future Directions

Guns are used in the majority of homicides in the United States, making the problem of homicide largely a problem of gun violence. This article presents three types of gun homicide (mass shootings, intimate partner homicide, and community gun violence), and briefly discusses the state of knowledge on their risk factors and promising interventions. Future directions for research are presented, focusing on examining differential implementation and impacts of interventions by racialized groups and communities, as well as interrogating conventional approaches and methodologies.

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“Why can’t I Have the Office Jobs?”: Immigrant Latinx Transgender Peoples’ Experiences with Seeking Employment

Journal of Career Development ◽

10.1177/08948453211062951 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089484532110629

Author(s):

Roberto L. Abreu ◽

Kirsten A. Gonzalez ◽

Louis Lindley ◽

Cristalís Capielo Rosario ◽

Gabriel M. Lockett ◽

...

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Community Sample ◽

The United States ◽

Disability Benefits ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Future Directions ◽

Transgender People ◽

Job Opportunities ◽

Positive Experiences

Research has documented the experiences of transgender people in seeking employment. To date, no scholarship has explored the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people seeking employment in the United States. Using an intersectionality framework, the present study aimed to uncover the experiences of immigrant Latinx transgender people as they sought employment in the United States. A community sample of 18 immigrant Latinx transgender people from a large metropolitan city in Florida engaged in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis revealed five themes related to participants’ experiences seeking employment, including: (1) discrimination, (2) limited options, (3) positive experiences, (4) momentary de-transition, and (5) disability benefits as financial relief. Future directions such as exploring ways in which immigrant Latinx transgender people resist discrimination while seeking job opportunities are discussed. Implications for practice and advocacy such as advocating for equitable employment policies that acknowledge the intersectional experiences of this community are presented.

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Recruitment and retention of bilingual graduate students in school psychology: Efforts and challenges in increasing professional diversity

School Psychology International ◽

10.1177/01430343211042655 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 014303432110426

Author(s):

Yi Ding ◽

Tamique Ridgard ◽

Su-Je Cho ◽

Jiayi Wang

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

School Psychology ◽

Graduate Students ◽

School Psychologists ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

The United States ◽

Future Directions ◽

Recruitment And Retention ◽

Urban University ◽

Bilingual School

The main goal of this paper is to illustrate recruitment efforts, strategies, and challenges in the process of training bilingual school psychologists to serve diverse schools. First, we address the acute and chronic shortage of bilingual school psychologists in the United States, particularly in urban schools where student populations are increasingly diverse. Then we provide a review of strategies and efforts to recruit and retain bilingual graduate-level learners in one school psychology program in an urban university. Quantitative data regarding recruitment and retention efforts are discussed. We identify challenges and future directions to increase diversity in the field of school psychology.

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