Evaluating the global research productivity on domestic violence: a bibliometric visualisation analysis
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/CC-12-2021-0040 |
| Published date | 19 May 2022 |
| Date | 19 May 2022 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Collection building & management |
| Author | Dharmendra Trivedi,Navaneeta Majumder,Mayuri Pandya,Atul Bhatt,Shanti P. Chaudhari |
Evaluating the global research productivity on
domestic violence: a bibliometric
visualisation analysis
Dharmendra Trivedi
Learning Resource Centre, L&T Institute of Project Management, Vadodara, India
Navaneeta Majumder
Faculty of Law, GLS University, Ahmedabad, India and School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Mayuri Pandya
Faculty of Law, GLS University, Ahmedabad, India, and
Atul Bhatt and Shanti P. Chaudhari
Department of Library and Information Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of the study is to explore the bibliometric features of scientific publications in the area of domestic violence (an import ant
global social problem) for the period 2011–2020; thus, enabling the scientific community to unde rstand the research progress on the topic.
Design/methodology/approach –The data of the scientific publications were retrieved from the Scopus database. The keyword “Domestic
Violence”was applied as a topic term to search articles published during the study period. The statistical analysis was conducted by using the
RStudio and VOSviewer tools along with MS Excel.
Findings –A total of 11,899 scientific works were published during the study period. The annual percentage growth of publication in the area of
domestic violence in the study period is 74.97%. The majority of the papers (74.72%) were published as journ al articles. USA and UK have the
highest numbers of scientific publications and citations. Together they account for more than half of the publications (58.38%) and citations (67 per
pub). However, the highest average citation per publication has been recorded by Switzerland (34 per pub). Feder G. (UK) is the most cited author,
and the Journal of Interpersonal Violence (Sage publications) has the highest number of publications, citations and source title impact ratio in the
domain of domestic violence.
Practical implications –One can find numerous bibliometric studies in the domain of natural science, but not many studies have been conducted
in the field of social sciences. In this light, the scientific community can gain from the bibliometric information regarding the scientific publications in
the area of domestic violence, which is one of the dominant areas of study in social sciences.
Originality/value –The study will provide significant information on the trends of academic publications in the study area. It is one of the most
comprehensive studies on domestic violence, which will aid the potential researchers in identifying the most prominent contributions, county-wise
research distribution, author and journal productivity and other related indicators. The findings of the study will be also helpful to library authorities
in reviewing and updating collection development policy.
Keywords Domestic violence, Bibliometric, Citation analysis, Scientometrics, VoSviewer, Network visualisation
Paper type Research paper
Introduction
Domestic violence is a worldwide social and health problem,
also referred to as “Intimate Partner Violence”and “Domestic
Abuse”.(
Wu et al.,2020) UNICEF has stated that domestic
violence includes intimatepartner violence, child abuse and old
age abuse (UNICEF, 2000). The past decade has experienced
an enhanced comprehension of the issue of domesticviolence,
its reasons and impacts, leading to the development of global
consensus on the urgency to deal with the problem. In this
light, the United Nations (UN) has explained domestic
violence as a specific type of behaviour in a relationship that is
used to acquire power over an intimate partner or any other
family member. UN has also stated that domesticviolence may
occur to any person from any social background, such as race,
religion, gender, sexualorientation and age (UN, 2021). As per
certain recent data published by World Health Organisation
(WHO), internationally, nearly 30% (1 in 3) of women have
suffered from incidences of domestic violence in their lifetime.
The majority of such violence are in the form of intimate
partner violence, as nearly 27% (1/3rd)of ever-married women
aged 15–49years have reported being subjected to certain
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[DOI 10.1108/CC-12-2021-0040]
Received 28 December 2021
Revised 17 March 2022
Accepted 18 April 2022
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