Bibliometric analysis of the impact and collaboration of the worldwide scientific production of social network addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Background: To analyze bibliometrically the impact, collaboration, and quantity of scientific production on addiction to social networks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: The publications provided by Scopus were taken to the virtual platform SciVal (Elsevier), then they were taken to the Microsoft Excel program and analyzed by indicators such as published journals, authors, countries, academic production, impact, quartile of the publication by means of tables. Result: A total of 200 articles were obtained together with their corresponding metadata after the search, where the inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. It was found that the largest number of 107 articles were published in the year 2021, and most of these were in the Q2 quartile (top 26%-50%). Being their majority published in China, United States and United Kingdom. Conclusion: The scientific production related to the topic of addiction to social networks and COVID-19 is higher in the country of China, followed by United Kingdom. The highest number of scientific publications was in the year 2021.
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Inefficient self-regulation, neglect of personal life, cognitive preoccupation, mood modifying experiences, lack of tolerance, concealment of addictive behaviors, and escapism are signs of social media addiction.
“Inefficient self-regulation, neglect of personal life, cognitive preoccupation, mood modifying experiences, lack of tolerance, concealment of addictive behaviors, and escapism are signs of social media addiction (3, 7, 8, 19).”
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The Introduction (page not provided) describes problematic internet use, including social networks, as affecting daily activities and says media were used as an escape from reality. These points partly support neglect of personal life and escapism, but the paper does not identify the other listed behaviors as signs of social media addiction. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Sanchez-del Hierro, M. P., Cisneros-Burga, J., Barja-Ore, J., Munive-Degregori, A., & Mayta-Tovalino, F.
- Affiliations
- National University of San Marcos (PE)
- Venue
- National Journal of Community Medicine
- Publisher
- Medsci Publications
- Published
- 2023-12-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 800-806
- ISSN
- 0976-3325 (ISSN-L)
- 2229-6816
- OpenAlex
- W4389341672
- Cited by
- 2
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 0.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- dx.doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- National Journal of Community Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
- Keywords
- social network addiction, COVID-19 pandemic, research output, research collaboration, bibliometric indicators, publication trends, research output by country
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