Hotspots and Frontiers of Health Literacy Research in Mainland China: Bibliometric Analysis Based on CNKI Core Journals

Abstract

In order to reveal the hotspots, evolution and frontiers of health literacy research in mainland China, Using Citespace to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 648CNKI core journal articles in the field of health literacy.The research found that health literacy research can be divided into three stages: initial (2007-2010), slow development (2011-2014), and rapid development (2015-2020); the core academic community is less, and the period is limited. Regional characteristics are obvious; research hotspots include health literacy survey and its influencing factors, evaluation index system and its connotation, disease prevention and intervention, and health management; the frontier of research in this field is electronic health literacy and mental health literacy. The research results are consistent with the existing results, indicating that the bibliometric method are reliable.