RT Journal Article
T1 Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Production on Compassion Fatigue
A1 Sousa, Luis
A1 Ferreira, Bruno
A1 Silva, Paulo
A1 Tomás, Margarida
A1 José, Helena
A1 García Navarro, Esperanza Begoña
A1 Ortega Galán, Ángela María
AB Compassion fatigue is a common phenomenon among healthcare professionalsand includes several concepts that share a direct relationship with quality of life, withconsequences on both physical and emotional well-being but also at the economic and organizationallevels. Objectives: To analyze the profile of scientific publications on compassion fatigue, dissectingtrends, and highlighting research opportunities. Method: Bibliometric analysis based on Donthu’sguidelines, data collection fromWeb of Science (Clarivate Analytics), and analytic techniques (performanceanalysis and science mapping) with VOSviewer® and CiteSpace®. Results: We obtained1364 articles and found that the concept emerged in 1995 and is frequently associated with areas ofgeneral health. Through analysis, we identified the following research frontiers: “vicarious traumatization”,“working”, “survivor”, “mental health”, and “impact”. Conclusion: There has been agrowing interest in this subject among researchers, with an increase in scientific production related toareas of health such as nursing, providing a solid starting point for further investigation. Registrationnumber from the Open Science Framework: osf.io/b3du8
PB MDPI
SN 2075-4426 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21423
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21423
LA eng
NO Sousa, L., Ferreira, B., Silva, P., Tomás, M., José, H., Garcia-Navarro, E. B., & Ortega-Galán, Á. (2022). Bibliometric Analysis of the Scientific Production on Compassion Fatigue. In Journal of Personalized Medicine (Vol. 12, Issue 10, p. 1574). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12101574
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026