Unveiling research gaps on male intimate partner violence (IPV) victims: a 25-Year bibliometric analysis

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dc.contributor.authorMdoe Christopher N.
dc.contributor.authorJeckoniah John N.
dc.contributor.authorNgowi Edwin E.
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-23T14:19:12Z
dc.date.available2026-07-23T14:19:12Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractMale victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) remain comparatively underrepresented within the scholarly literature on IPV. While international frameworks and research agendas have primarily focused on violence against women, less scholarly attention has been directed toward male victimization. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of global research on male IPV victimization published between 2000 and 2025. Following the PRISMA 2020 protocol, 219 Scopus-indexed peer-reviewed articles met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed using Bibliometrix and VOSviewer. These tools were used to examine publication trends, co-authorship networks, citation patterns, and thematic research clusters. The results indicate a gradual increase in publications after 2015, with the most pronounced growth occurring between 2020 and 2025. >70% of studies were pub- lished within criminology, psychology, and social work, while public health, legal, and medical subject areas were comparatively less represented. Over 80% of publications originated from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, with limited contributions from developing regions. Only 14.6% of the liter- ature consisted of review articles, indicating limited synthesis of existing evidence. Reported funding information also suggests a stronger emphasis on female-focused IPV research. Overall, the findings highlight disciplinary and geographic imbalances in scholarly attention to male IPV victimization and provide a structured evidence base to inform future empirical, theoretical, and bibliometric research.
dc.identifier.citationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2026.101614
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7831
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherELSEVIER
dc.subjectMale victims
dc.subjectIntimate partner violence
dc.subjectDomestic violence
dc.subjectGender-inclusive policy
dc.subjectResearch Trends
dc.subjectBibliometric Analysis
dc.titleUnveiling research gaps on male intimate partner violence (IPV) victims: a 25-Year bibliometric analysis
dc.typeArticle

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