Digital health and mobile health: a bibliometric analysis of the 100 most cited papers and their contributing authors
Authors: Yeung Andy Wai Kan , Litvinova Olena , Bragazzi Nicola Luigi , Khader Yousef , Rahman Md. Mostafizur , Said Zafar , Istepanian Robert S. H. , Koulaouzidis Anastasios , Aremu Adeyemi Oladapo , Flanagan James M. , Rabiee Navid , Islam Sheikh Mohammed Shariful , Tewari Devesh , Venkatachalam Ganesh , Orlando Giustino , Niebauer Josef , Georgakilas Alexandros G. , Saeb Mohammad Reza , Hrg Dalibor , Yuan Yufei , Imran Muhammad Ali , Cheng Huanyu , Souto Eliana B. , Devkota Hari Prasad , Leone Maurizio Angelo , Manjunatha Jamballi G. , Tzvetkov Nikolay T. , Matin Maima , Adamska Olga , Völkl-Kernstock Sabine , Hammerle Fabian Peter , Matin Farhan Bin , Siddiquea Bodrun Naher , Wang Dongdong , Stoyanov Jivko , Horbańczuk Jarosław Olav , Koszarska Magdalena , Parvanov Emil , Bartel Iga , Jóźwik Artur , Ksepka Natalia , Zima-Kulisiewicz Bogumila , Schuller Björn , Pandey Gaurav , Bates David , Wong Tien Yin , Glicksberg Benjamin S. , Banach Maciej , Tomasik Cyprian , Kadry Seifedine , Wong Stephen T. , Lordan Ronan , Nawaz Faisal A. , Singla Rajeev K. , MohanaSundaram ArunSundar , Mondal Himel , Juhi Ayesha , Mondal Shaikat , Cenanovic Merisa , Zielińska Aleksandra , Tsagkaris Christos , De Ronita , Chandragiri Siva Sai , Damaševičius Robertas , Nsengiyumva Mugisha , Stolarczyk Artur , Eminağa Okyaz , Cascella Marco , Willschke Harald , Atanasov Atanas G. 
Published: April 2024

Aim: This study aimed to identify and analyze the top 100 most cited digital health and mobile health (m-health) publications. It could aid researchers in the identification of promising new research avenues, additionally supporting the establishment of international scientific collaboration between interdisciplinary research groups with demonstrated achievements in the area of interest.
Methods: On 30th August, 2023, the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) electronic database was queried to identify the top 100 most cited digital health papers with a comprehensive search string. From the initial search, 106 papers were identified. After screening for relevance, six papers were excluded, resulting in the final list of the top 100 papers. The basic bibliographic data was directly extracted from WOSCC using its “Analyze” and “Create Citation Report” functions. The complete records of the top 100 papers were downloaded and imported into a bibliometric software called VOSviewer (version 1.6.19) to generate an author keyword map and author collaboration map.
Results: The top 100 papers on digital health received a total of 49,653 citations. Over half of them (n = 55) were published during 2013–2017. Among these 100 papers, 59 were original articles, 36 were reviews, 4 were editorial materials, and 1 was a proceeding paper. All papers were written in English. The University of London and the University of California system were the most represented affiliations. The USA and the UK were the most represented countries. The Journal of Medical Internet Research was the most represented journal. Several diseases and health conditions were identified as a focus of these works, including anxiety, depression, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Conclusions: The findings underscore key areas of focus in the field and prominent contributors, providing a roadmap for future research in digital and m-health.