A Bibliometric Analysis of Sleep Pattern Prediction of Breast Cancer Survivors Using VOSviewer

Breast cancer and its treatment have aroused great concern over the past decade due to the growing number of incidences reported in women worldwide. 12%- 95% of breast cancer patients were found to have disturbed sleep patterns. Statistics showed a significant increase over the period in reporting of sleep disorders by breast cancer patients. The purpose of this study is to determine the scope of research of sleep pattern prediction of breast cancer survivors. Total 2,992 publications from Scopus database were taken for bibliometric analysis. This study retrieved the information of subject keywords, countries, journals, organizations, and authors working majorly in this field. Findings suggested that USA holds a dominant position in sleep research in breast cancer patients. As per our research this is the first bibliometric study conducted using Scopus database to do bibliometric analysis of sleep pattern of breast cancer survivors in India with the help of VosViewer (version 1.6.18).