Journal of International Psychiatry

Objective anxiety disorder is the most common mental disorders, the number of patients increased over the years, it poses a great threat to peoples mental health and social function. In this paper, we analyzed the knowledge map of the relationship between anxiety disorder and gene, which was helpful to promote the rapid development of scientific research in this field. Methods The full title information of literatures about anxiety disorder and gene relationship from Web of Science database was downloaded, and the annual and journal distribution, authors and research hotspots were visually analyzed with CiteSpace software. Results A total of 3213 papers were included, and a number of authors with high academic influence have been formed in the field of anxiety disorder and gene relationship, but the links between them is not close enough, and the communication and cooperation need to be strengthened; research hotspots included 15 clusters, which can be divided into 4 dominant research fields: anxiety disorder typing, molecular genetics of anxiety disorders, animal models and anxiety disorders in childhood, acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder. Conclusion The communication and cooperation between authors should be strengthened to establish an influential research team and realize the growth of scientific research level; on the basis of maintaining and strengthening the mature scientific research direction, we should pay attention to interdisciplinary and diversified development, and promote the development of anxiety disorder and gene relationship field.

Anxiety disorders; Genes; CiteSpace; Knowledge map