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Review
. 2026 Jan 6;14(2):141.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare14020141.

Global Trends in Adolescent Health Inequalities and Their Social Determinants: A Bibliometric and Scoping Review

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Global Trends in Adolescent Health Inequalities and Their Social Determinants: A Bibliometric and Scoping Review

Yang Wu et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Objective: To conduct a scoping review of the global trends of adolescent health inequities and their social determinants from 2000 to 2024 and establish an evidence base for developing targeted intervention strategies. Methods: Guided by the rainbow modelwe conducted a bibliometric analysis of 171 peer-reviewed articles related to adolescent health inequalities and their social determinants from the Web of Science Core Collection using CiteSpace 6.3.1 to summarize empirical evidence on how social determinants of health (SDOH) influence adolescents' health behaviors (e.g.drinking) and health outcomes (e.g.overweight). Results: Firstresults showed a progressive increase in publications addressing social determinants of adolescent health from 2000 to 2024. Journals in public health and preventive medicine accounted for the highest proportion of articleswith the United States contributing the largest national share (21.05% of global output). Secondan analysis of keywords showed that previous studies mostly focused on the effects of socioeconomic statusfamily affluence on adolescent health (e.g.physical activitymental healthand overweight). Thirdinequalities in adolescent health were prevalent globally. Health behaviors (e.g.dietoral healthand smoking) have received widespread attention and are influenced by socioeconomic statusfamily environmentand genderwhereas various indicators of adolescent health outcomes (e.g.obesitymental healthand suicide) were highly correlated with family socioeconomic status. Conclusions: To reduce adolescent health disparitiesit is important to deepen interdisciplinary researchconsider the impact of emerging societal (e.g.digital environments) and environmental factors (e.g.climate change)and develop systematic and comprehensive intervention strategies that encompass the individualfamilyschoolcommunityand national levels.

Keywords: adolescents; bibliometrics; health inequalities; social determinants.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The Social Determinants of Health Model (adapted from Dahlgren and Whitehead’s rainbow model [16]). The model illustrates the layered structure of determinantsranging from broad societal conditions to individual characteristics. Terminology and examples within each level are directly aligned with the analytical sections of this review.
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Figure 2
PRISMA-ScR flow diagram. (Included bibliographic data sourced exclusively from the WOS Core Collection).
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Figure 3
Trend analysis of the increase in the number of articles published in the study of social determinants of adolescent health2000–2024.
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Figure 4
Top 12 keywords with the strongest citation bursts. (In the figurelight blue indicates the period that the keywords do not appear; dark blue indicates their active time. The red line highlights the burst periodwhen the keywords became a research hotspot. ‘Strength’ denotes the burst strength and is calculated based on a sudden increase in keyword frequency within a specific time frame).

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