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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023

Study on positive psychology from 1999 to 2021: A bibliometric analysis.

Feifei Wang, Jia Guo, Guoyu Yang

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
16.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. [Cross-Lagged Analysis of Sleep Duration and Positive Youth Development in Primary and Secondary School Students].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2025
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  10. What Is Wellbeing?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Feifei WangDepartment of Developmental Psychology of Armyman, School of Psychology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Jia GuoDepartment of Financial Management, Chongqing Business Vocational College, Chongqing, China.
Guoyu YangDepartment of Developmental Psychology of Armyman, School of Psychology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNChongqing Technology and Business University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Positive psychology is a revolution in the science of psychology as well as a new milestone in the development of human society. The purpose of the study was to use bibliometrics and visual analysis to assess the current state and trends in positive psychology research. Methods: The Web of Science Core Collection was searched for 4,378 papers on positive psychology between 1999 and 2021. The features of positive psychology research were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2013, VOSviewer (1.6.17), and CiteSpace (5.8.R1). Results: The findings demonstrate a steady growth in positive psychology publications from 1999 to 2021. The United States (1,780) and Harvard University (104), respectively, were the most productive nations and organizations in this subject. Conclusion: These findings have helped researchers in positive psychology find new ways to collaborate with partners, hot topics, and research frontiers.

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PMID36935984
PMCPMC10015893
OpenAlexW4323309650

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