Scientometric analysis of domestic articles on professional burnout using the VOSviewer software

Introduction. Professional burnout is the process of development of chronic professional stress of moderate intensity, causing a change in the personality of a professional. Violations of the psychological component of professional burnout can occur in up to 40 % of specialists in subject-subject relations, which affects staffing levels and operational efficiency.

The intention is to expand information capabilities on professional burnout, for which to study the scientometric indicators of domestic articles published in peer-reviewed journals over 18 years from 2005 to 2022, to conduct a semantic analysis of keywords and visualize their clusters.

Methodology. The 6219 domestic articles in which were analyzed the problems of professional burnout presented in the Russian Science Citation Index in 2005–2022 were studied. The average annual number of articles was (346 ± 58). There is an increase in the number of publications. Visualization, semantic and cluster analysis of article keywords was carried out using the VOSviewer 1.6.20 software.

Results and analysis. Psychological problems of professional burnout were analyzed in 51.8 % of articles, medical – in 21.1 %, pedagogical – in 15.8 %, economic – in 3.8 %, physical education and sports – in 1.7 %, other branches of science – in 5.8 %. Low scientometric indicators in the array of articles were noted. About 10 % of publications were published in highly rated domestic and foreign journals. 59 % of articles were cited at least once, the average weighted impact factor of the journals in which the articles were published was 0,287, the average number of citations per 1 article was 3.29, per 1 co-author – 1.62. There were no identified journals whose core would contain the maximum number of articles on professional burnout. No more than 1% of articles from the array on professional burnout and 0.1 % of all articles published in the journal were published in leading journals. Cluster analysis of keywords showed a clear presentation of professional burnout in articles from the perspective of prevention and rehabilitation. The 1st cluster combined keywords on emotional exhaustion and factors preventing of articles with 32.8 % of the total link strength, the 2nd – on professional burnout and factors preventing it – 28.3 %, 3rd – in the formation of the consequences of professional burnout among medical workers – 11.9 %, 4th – in the influence of stress on the formation of not only professional burnout, but also in increasing stress resistance and adaptability – 9.7 %, 5th – in the reduction of personal achievements, depersonalization and personality deformation – 7.6 %, 6th – in the prevention of professional burnout – 7.4 %, the 7th cluster is the probability of developing professional exhaustion and professional burnout among specialists in extreme professions – 2.4 %, respectively.

Conclusion. The obtained results expand the information capabilities on professional burnout for practicing specialists and editors of scientific journals and show promising areas of research for scientists.

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