The Merits of Screening Automation for Bibliometric Analyses: The Case of Translational Psychotherapy

Analyzing emerging fields using traditional bibliometric techniques can be difficult due to inconsistent terminology and vague or porous boundaries. The absence of precise terms for database search queries can hinder efforts to fully cover a given construct of interest and may result in biased or distorted representations. The common solution of widening the scope of the search can lead to the inclusion of a large number of false positives, making it difficult to distinguish eligible data from noise. As a consequence, the drastically increased amount of records makes screening an absolute requirement for building a complete and accurate dataset.