Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Road Traffic Crashes: A Bibliometric and Science-Mapping Analysis
- 1POLİS AKADEMİSİ, TRAFİK ENSTİTÜSÜ
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study is to treat road traffic crashes (RTCs) as a distinct area of trauma and thereby to present a field-specific bibliometric analysis of research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with road traffic accidents. Method: A bibliometric analysis was conducted on 790 peer-reviewed articles indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection between 1991 and 2025 (n = 790; 41,585 citations; h-index = 104). Results: The development of the field can be characterized by an initial foundational period (1991–1999), followed by expansion between 2000 and 2014, and subsequent stabilization during 2015–2022. A recent decline in publication output (2023–2025) was observed, although this should be interpreted cautiously due to publication and indexing delays. Scientific influence is dominated by a small group of key authors, while collaboration is primarily concentrated among researchers from English-speaking countries. Five major research themes were identified, including diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, rehabilitation, and global epidemiology. Conclusion: The RTC–PTSD literature is broad but fragmented. A clear mismatch exists between the geographical distribution of research production and the global burden of road trauma, while connections between trauma research and transport-safety remain limited.
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BibTeX
@article{ozkan2026posttraumatic,
title = {{Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Road Traffic Crashes: A Bibliometric and Science-Mapping Analysis}},
author = {Derya Azık Özkan},
journal = {Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.18863/pgy.1959216},
url = {https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1959216},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Road Traffic Crashes: A Bibliometric and Science-Mapping Analysis
AU - Derya Azık Özkan
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/25
JO - Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
DO - 10.18863/pgy.1959216
UR - https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1959216
AB - Objective: The aim of this study is to treat road traffic crashes (RTCs) as a distinct area of trauma and thereby to present a field-specific bibliometric analysis of research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with road traffic accidents. Method: A bibliometric analysis was conducted on 790 peer-reviewed articles indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection between 1991 and 2025 (n = 790; 41,585 citations; h-index = 104). Results: The development of the field can be characterized by an initial foundational period (1991–1999), followed by expansion between 2000 and 2014, and subsequent stabilization during 2015–2022. A recent decline in publication output (2023–2025) was observed, although this should be interpreted cautiously due to publication and indexing delays. Scientific influence is dominated by a small group of key authors, while collaboration is primarily concentrated among researchers from English-speaking countries. Five major research themes were identified, including diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, rehabilitation, and global epidemiology. Conclusion: The RTC–PTSD literature is broad but fragmented. A clear mismatch exists between the geographical distribution of research production and the global burden of road trauma, while connections between trauma research and transport-safety remain limited.
SN - 1309-0674
SN - 1309-0658
ER -