Visualization and Analysis of Infectious Disease Research on Nursing Care Based on CiteSpace in China

Abstract

Objective

To analyze the relevant research publications on infectious disease nursing in China to understand the current research status of infectious disease in nursing.

Methods

Retrieve relevant literature on infectious disease in nursing from the establishment of the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP Database, and Wanfang Database until May 10, 2021. Conduct bibliometric analysis using CiteSpace software. Key words were analyzed using cluster analysis.

Results

A total of 4693 relevant literature on infectious disease research in nursing care were included in this study. The overall number of publications on infectious disease research in nursing showed an increasing trend, with a peak in 2010. There were 324 papers funded by scientific research funds, mainly from provincial-level fund projects. The core journal with the most published articles was Nursing Research. The research on infectious disease in nursing mainly focused on various aspects of infectious disease in nursing and infection control. CiteSpace cluster analysis of keywords showed that a total of six clusters were formed: infectious diseases, infectious disease care, health education, mental health, infectious disease nurses, and etiology. After 2015, high-mutation keywords included “quality nursing” and “infection control”.

Conclusion

Chinese research on infectious disease research in nursing closely follows clinical reality and has developed rapidly. Currently, research focuses on infectious disease research in nursing and infection control. Future research trends will further broaden the depth and breadth of the research, enhance research on infection control and quality nursing, and improve the breadth and depth of the research.

Keywords:

• infectious disease in nursing
• bibliometrics
• CiteSpace
• nursing care

Data Sharing Statement

The original contributions presented in this study are included in the article, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author/s.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

Additional information

Funding

Beijing Municipal Hospital Research Cultivation Program Project, No.:PG2021029. Beijing You’an Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University, 2021 Hospital Young and middle-aged Talents Incubation Project, No.:YNKTHL2021010 and No.:YNKTHL2021007.