Bibliometric Analysis of the Mental Health of International Migrants

Background: International migration is a growing global phenomenon involving diverse groups, such as labor migrants, international marriage migrants, refugees, and interna-tional students. International migrants face unique mental health challenges influenced by adversities such as social isolation and limited access to mental health services. This study aims to employ bibliometric analysis to identify prominent research themes and the latest research trends in this field. Methods: Literature on the mental health of international migrants published until Octo-ber 2024 was searched using the Web of Science database. The search terms included (‘In-ternational migrants’ OR ‘migrant workers’ OR ‘international students’ OR ‘refugees’ OR ‘asylum seekers’ OR ‘smuggled migrants’) AND ‘mental health’. VOSviewer was used to conduct bibliometric analysis, focusing on co-authorship patterns, keyword co-occurrence, and citation networks. Results: Over the past four decades, research on the mental health of international mi-grants has grown substantially, with major migration destinations such as the United States, Europe, and Australia playing prominent roles in this field. ‘Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)’ was the most frequent keyword in publications, with strong links to ‘trauma’ and ‘depression’. In recent years, with the impact of global socioenvironmental changes and emergencies such as COVID-19, the research focus has gradually shifted to-wards social support, service accessibility, and cultural adaptation. Conclusions: International migration is a far-reaching global phenomenon, and address-ing the mental health of migrant populations is essential for advancing public health, so-cial cohesion, and sustainable development. This study provides the first bibliometric overview of research in this domain, mapping its thematic evolution and collaborative structure. The findings offer valuable insights into the field's development and may sup-port future interdisciplinary collaboration and the formulation of culturally informed, ev-idence-based approaches in migrant mental health.