Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldview

Suicide is a global mental health challenge and suicides frequently get a wide media coverage. The media reporting of suicide and subsequent suicides are closely associated. Studies reveal country wise variations in the quality of media reporting. We aimed to do a bibliometric analysis of the publis...

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Main Authors: Sujita Kumar Kar, Kritika Chawla, Babli Kumari, Ankita Saroj, Amit Singh, Bandna Gupta, Adarsh Tripathi, Shashwat Saxena
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU
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Online Access:http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=199;epage=203;aulast=Kar
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author Sujita Kumar Kar
Kritika Chawla
Babli Kumari
Ankita Saroj
Amit Singh
Bandna Gupta
Adarsh Tripathi
Shashwat Saxena
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Ankita Saroj
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description Suicide is a global mental health challenge and suicides frequently get a wide media coverage. The media reporting of suicide and subsequent suicides are closely associated. Studies reveal country wise variations in the quality of media reporting. We aimed to do a bibliometric analysis of the published research on media reporting of suicide. All the published articles available on the PubMed database from the time of inception till August 2021 were included in the study. All the PubMed IDs of the articles were entered in Harvard Catalyst, a free online software, for bibliometric analysis, and data were extracted and verified. A total of 158 published articles were identified. The average number of authors per article was 5.108 and the average number of times an article cited was 9.639 (excluding self-citation). The h-index of the published articles was 19. The Crisis journal published the maximum number of articles (n = 24). The highest number of average citations was for systematic reviews. Maximum articles were published in 2020 (n = 27). Suicide reporting in the media is an important subject of suicide research. However, original studies on this subject are few. Large-scale studies will contribute to the development of an evidence base for future recommendations and guidelines on this important subject.
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spelling doaj.art-05e0f7c540674228821cbf80ade49bd22022-12-22T04:12:29ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU2542-62142542-62222022-01-0115319920310.4103/kleuhsj.kleuhsj_376_21Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldviewSujita Kumar KarKritika ChawlaBabli KumariAnkita SarojAmit SinghBandna GuptaAdarsh TripathiShashwat SaxenaSuicide is a global mental health challenge and suicides frequently get a wide media coverage. The media reporting of suicide and subsequent suicides are closely associated. Studies reveal country wise variations in the quality of media reporting. We aimed to do a bibliometric analysis of the published research on media reporting of suicide. All the published articles available on the PubMed database from the time of inception till August 2021 were included in the study. All the PubMed IDs of the articles were entered in Harvard Catalyst, a free online software, for bibliometric analysis, and data were extracted and verified. A total of 158 published articles were identified. The average number of authors per article was 5.108 and the average number of times an article cited was 9.639 (excluding self-citation). The h-index of the published articles was 19. The Crisis journal published the maximum number of articles (n = 24). The highest number of average citations was for systematic reviews. Maximum articles were published in 2020 (n = 27). Suicide reporting in the media is an important subject of suicide research. However, original studies on this subject are few. Large-scale studies will contribute to the development of an evidence base for future recommendations and guidelines on this important subject.http://www.ijournalhs.org/article.asp?issn=2542-6214;year=2022;volume=15;issue=3;spage=199;epage=203;aulast=Karbibliometric analysismedia reportingmental healthsuicideworld
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Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldview
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU
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media reporting
mental health
suicide
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title Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldview
title_full Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldview
title_fullStr Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldview
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title_short Bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide: A worldview
title_sort bibliometric analysis of media reporting of suicide a worldview
topic bibliometric analysis
media reporting
mental health
suicide
world
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