Emerging Trends in Social Isolation of People Living with HIV: A Bibliometric Analysis

Objective: A bibliometric analysis of the field of social isolation of people living with HIV was used to understand the context and trends of research in the field. Methods: A visual analysis of authors, institutions, country and keywords was conducted using CiteSpace 6.1R2 software. Results: A total of 1310 studies on social isolation of people living with HIV were retrieved from the WoS core database. The number of publications on the social isolation of people living with HIV showed an overall increasing trend, with the highest number of publications (147) in 2021. Author Otis, Joanne ranked first in the number of publications (8), while the University of Toronto (46) was the research institution with the most publications. Keyword clustering showed that the first cluster was hiv/aid; keywords with high co-occurrence centrality were “prevalence” (0.20) “aid” (0.18), and “impact” (0.17). “Qualitative research”, “risk factors”, and “older adults” are the hotspots of current research. Conclusion: Research on social isolation of People Living with HIV has shown certain characteristics and trends in terms of the number of articles published, research focus and interdisciplinary cooperation. Future research should continue to explore the strengths and application potential of this field in depth, and provide more comprehensive and effective scientific support for the prevention and treatment of social isolation among people living with HIV through interdisciplinary cooperation and expansion of research focus.