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Research in Electroconvulsive Therapy in South Asia: A Bibliometric Review

Author Affiliations
King George's Medical University, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Biomedical Research Foundation
Published InJournal of SAARC Psychiatric Federation
Year2024

Abstract

Abstract Background: Bibliometric analysis identifies the potential authors, institutions, areas, and collaborations in a particular field. However, we did not find any idea regarding the aforementioned aspects on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in South Asia. Aims: We aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis on ECT in eight South Asian countries. Materials and Methods: The search was done in the Scopus database (www.scopus.com) in June 2023. We searched from inception to the search date by utilizing the search terms. We used VOSviewer version 1.6.19 for data visualization. Results: The search identified 287 articles from 1961 to 2023. S. Grover published the highest number ( n = 19) of papers followed by A. Avasthi ( n = 17) and C. Andrade ( n…
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