Peer-reviewed article
Overview of current research and bibliometric analysis on nutritional status in pre-school children from the Scopus publication database
Bhumika A Kapgate, Shubhada Jambhulkar ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-sonnet-5-5This study maps published research on the nutritional status of pre-school children. It analyses 292 papers from the Scopus database, covering 2000 to 2026, using VOSviewer software. It reports who publishes most, which countries and institutions are most active, and how journals and keywords connect. India has the most publications (46), and most papers are articles in medical fields.
Key points
- 292 papers from 2000 to 2026 were analysed, of which 265 were articles.
- The most prominent authors are Bharati, P., Bharati, S., and Boss, K.; the most papers were published in 2014.
- India has the most publications (46); Vidyasagar University is the top institution with eight publications.
- Brazil and Switzerland are linked to other countries, and India and the United Kingdom have strong connections.
- The most cited documents include Fernald (2007), Caton (2013), and Maccann (2020).
Limitations
This is a bibliometric count of publications from a single database (Scopus), so it says nothing about children's actual nutritional status or about what works to improve it. The abstract does not describe the search terms or the quality of the papers included.
Abstract
Objective: This study aims to provide a bibliometric analysis of the research on nutritional assessment of pre-school children. A total of 292 papers published from the years 2000 to 2026 are analysed. The research study identifies the year-wise publication, most profiled authors, most profiled countries, document type, subject area, funding sponsors, and affiliation. Then, Citation network analysis, co-authorship network analysis, co-occurrence, co-citation, and Bibliographic coupling maps are provided. Methodology: The relevant research documents published during 2000 to 2026 were retrieved from Scopus database. VOSviewer software was used for creating all scientific maps and Microsoft Excel software used for tables. Results: The result of this analysis indicates that the most prominent authors are Bharati, P., Bharati, S., and Boss, K.; most papers were published in the year 2014. Articles (265) are a large collection of publications from the area of nutritional status. Nutritional assessment is primarily conducted in the medical area. Vidyasagar University is a top institution with eight (8) publications. Country-wise, most publications are present in India with forty-six (46) publications. Brazil and Switzerland are linked to other countries. India and the United Kingdom have impressive connections. Preschool children are the most useful keyword among other keywords. Present the strong connection between public health journals, nutrition journals, and clinical medicine journals. The most cited documents include Fernald (2007), Caton (2013), and Maccann (2020). Originality Value: This study is helpful and contributes to the existing literature on nutritional status. The tables as well as the maps created in this research study play an important role in analyzing the nutritional assessment of preschool children. The results can play a significant role in guiding many authors and researchers interested in this subject area. This study can be useful to health professionals for planning nutritional program for increases nutritional knowledge about preschool children.