Assessment of global law and psychiatry research in the period of 1993-2012. A bibliometric analysis (Part-I)
| Pages | 559-572 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-10-2015-0207 |
| Published date | 05 June 2017 |
| Date | 05 June 2017 |
| Author | Hong Lv |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Information & communications technology,Internet |
Assessment of global law and
psychiatry research in the
period of 1993-2012
A bibliometric analysis (Part-I)
Hong Lv
School of Public Health and Management, Hubei University of Medicine,
Shiyan, China
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of this paper (bibliometric analysis) is to analyse the global scientic outputs,
research patterns, research emphases and trends of law and psychiatry (L&P) research during 1993-2012 from
the Web of Science (WOS) database. Besides, the paper also offers an overview to deepen intercultural
understanding and cooperation in the eld among professionals concerned with the interface of this research
eld and related disciplines.
Design/methodology/approach –This paper conducted a bibliometric study of the characteristics and
patterns of publication outputs, major journals, network of co-occurrence of authors, international
productivity and collaboration.
Findings –International Journal of Law and Psychiatry,Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and
the Law and Psychiatry, Psychology and Law were the representative journals in the eld of L&P research. The
results from the analysis of co-occurrence of authors suggest that the L&P co-authorship network analysis is
relatively fragmented. In addition, the most productive institution was the University of California System,
which published the most inter-institutional collaborative publications and was the top institution by
centrality measures. The Harvard University published the most single-institute publications. The most
productive country was the USA, which was the top country by centrality measures. The USA was the most
collaborative country and took the central position in the collaborative network.
Originality/value –This is the rst study to quantify and evaluate global research productivity in L&P
viewed through the WOS during 1993-2012, which might provide a potential guide for future research among
professionals concerned with the interface of L&P, as it is a very constructive contribution to the area.
Keywords Data analysis, Collaboration, Bibliometrics, Information resources management
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
The eld of law and psychiatry (L&P) explores the intersection between the mind and
personal mental states and their connection with L&P. There is a growing need for exploring
the interaction between these areas. Assessing an individual’s history of aggression is a
common task in clinical and forensic mental health practice (Gilbert et al., 2013). Psychiatry
plays a role in crimes, torts, contracts, property and domestic relations and it aids in
resolving legal matters and exploring social policy that affects mental health and legal
concerns. The intermix of psychiatry in law is becoming more common. Law has always
This work is supported by the foundation for Science and Technology of Education Bureau of Hubei
Province (No. Q20162103) and the initial project fund of Hubei University of Medicine (No.
2015QDJRW01). The author would also like to thank the chief editor and joint editor of The Electronic
Library and anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.
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Global law and
psychiatry
research
559
Received 22 October 2015
Revised 13 December 2015
20 March 2016
16 June 2016
Accepted 28 August 2016
TheElectronic Library
Vol.35 No. 3, 2017
pp.559-572
©Emerald Publishing Limited
0264-0473
DOI 10.1108/EL-10-2015-0207
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