Childhood Obesity: Scientometric Mapping of Indian Research During the Last Two Decades

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity (CHO) has gradually increased in India over the past two decades and has necessitated advanced research to address it.Assessing CHO-related research conducted so far is necessary to guide future research.However, a bibliometric assessment of Indian CHO research is unavailable.Aim: The study aimed to map the CHO research published in India during the last two decades.Materials and Methods: The publication data was retrieved from Elsevier's Scopus database using a predefined search strategy.The quality of publications was assessed using indicators such as citations per paper (CPP), relative citation index (RCI), and Hirsch index (HI).Results: India contributed 705 (1.8%) to a global total of 37,762 publications and is currently ranked 15 th in CHO-related research; the top 3 countries are the USA, UK, and Australia with 38.1%, 9.6%, and 6.5% publication share respectively.The annual growth in India's publications was 27.4% compared to the global average of 8.7%.The research quality has declined (average CPP 50.6 during 2002-2011 and 25.4 during 2012-2021).Only 25.2% of publications were internationally collaborative.The most productive organizations were AIIMS, New Delhi, PGIMER, Chandigarh, and St.