Global research trend on yoga and Yagya intervention on mental illness: A Bibliometric attributes of five decades (1972–2021)

Abstract

Background: People have practiced yoga and yagya (Homam or Agnihotra) as essential religious practices in India to maintain the environment, health, and wellness from time immemorial. Aim: The current bibliometric study was conducted to identify the published scientific data on the efficacy of yoga and Yagya on mental illness during the study period (1972–2021). Materials and Methods: A research query was generated and Scientometric data was collected from the “dimentions.ai” online database, resulting in a total of 8802 published research papers associated with the study. The obtained dataset was analyzed using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses to evaluate the effect of yoga and yagya on mental illness. Results: The results indicated that most of the prolific authors are from highly productive institutions, with Harvard University on the top. The United States of America contributed the most in publications among countries, wherein author Shirley Telles published the most research paper related to yoga research. Conclusion: The current study shows that research related to yoga on mental health has a huge number of publications, but the research related to the efficacy of yagya need more attention of the scientific research. The outcome of this study can be utilized to identify the potential bibliometric endpoints with special emphasis on yoga and yagya on mental health.