Analyzing research trends and patterns on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A bibliometric study from 2021 to 2022

Abstract

<b>Objective:</b> To analyze worldwide research trends and patterns on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) for the study period from January 2021 to December 2022.<br /> <b>Materials and methods</b>: Current descriptive bibliometric study used SciVerse Scopus to retrieve relevant articles.<br /> <b>Results:</b> The search strategy found 2,886 articles. Scholars from the United States participated in one-third of the retrieved articles. International research collaboration in the field was relatively strong. The retrieved articles focused on healthcare workers, epidemiologic studies, and misinformation. In addition to “<i>Vaccine”</i> and “<i>Vaccines”</i> journals, <i>Lancet </i>and <i>BMJ</i> journals had a leading role in the emergence of the topic. Leading global universities such as <i>Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University</i>,<i> </i>and<i> University College London</i> were most prolific in publishing articles on the topic.<br /> <b>Conclusions</b>: All countries and regions need information on VH to increase public awareness and counteract antivaccination movements.