TOPIC CLUSTERS OF SUCCESSFUL AGING STUDIES: RESULTS OF A TOPIC MODELING APPROACH
2024

Topic Clusters in Successful Aging Studies

Sample size: 5610 publication

Author Information

Author(s): Kim Ha Neul, Freddolino Paul

Primary Institution: Michigan State University

Hypothesis

This study aimed to show the change of topic clusters within successful aging studies.

Conclusion

Successful aging has been studied across many fields, with health and social domains being the dominant categories.

Supporting Evidence

  • The study analyzed 5,610 publications from Scopus and Web of Science.
  • Topic clusters were examined over different decades to observe changes.
  • Health and social domains emerged as the most studied areas in successful aging.

Takeaway

Researchers looked at a lot of studies about aging to see what topics people talk about the most, and they found that health and social issues are really important.

Methodology

The study used topic modeling methodology to analyze vast amounts of abstract data from publications.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.3543

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