Table 1
Primary information from selected paper
| Overview | Result |
|---|---|
| Timespan | 2012:2025 |
| Documents | 69 |
| Annual Growth Rate % | 26.84 |
| Document Average Age | 4.72 |
| Average citations per doc | 16.01 |
| Keywords Plus (ID) | 712 |
| Author's Keywords (DE) | 200 |
| Authors | 307 |
| Authors of single-authored docs | 1 |
| Single-authored docs | 1 |
| Co-Authors per Doc | 5.49 |
| International co-authorships % | 28.99 |
| Article | 57 |
| Editorial | 1 |
| Review | 10 |
| Short survey | 1 |

Figure 1
Annual Scientific Production
Table 2
Average citations per year
| Year | Number of documents | Total citation per doc | Total citation per year | Citable Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 28 | 1.87 | 15 |
| 2013 | 1 | 73 | 5.21 | 14 |
| 2014 | 2 | 58 | 4.46 | 13 |
| 2015 | 4 | 13.5 | 1.12 | 12 |
| 2016 | 1 | 120 | 10.91 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 40.57 | 4.06 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 35.5 | 3.94 | 9 |
| 2019 | 3 | 18.67 | 2.33 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 15 | 2.14 | 7 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12.5 | 2.08 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 | 16.25 | 3.25 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3.67 | 0.92 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3.71 | 1.24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 22 | 1.18 | 0.59 | 2 |
Table 3
Top 19 documents with significant citations
| Authors | Title | Total citations | Total citations per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| GANLE JK, 2016, PLOS ONE | challenges women with disability face in accessing and using maternal healthcare services in ghana: a qualitative study | 120 | 10.91 |
| ANDRESEN EM, 2013, WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES | Pap, mammography, and clinical breast examination screening among women with disabilities: a systematic review | 73 | 5.21 |
| MALOUF R, 2017, BMJ OPEN | Access and quality of maternity care for disabled women during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period in England: data from a national survey | 65 | 6.50 |
| DEVKOTA HR, 2017, REPROD HEALTH | Healthcare provider’s attitude towards disability and experience of women with disabilities in the use of maternal healthcare service in rural Nepal | 63 | 6.30 |
| AKOBIRSHOEV I, 2017, DISABIL HEALTH J | Birth outcomes among US women with intellectual and developmental disabilities | 62 | 6.20 |
| HEIDEVELD-GERRITSEN M, 2021, MIDWIFERY | Maternity care experiences of women with physical disabilities: A systematic review | 42 | 7.00 |
| DEVKOTA HR, 2018, PLOS ONE | Are maternal healthcare services accessible to vulnerable group? A study among women with disabilities in rural Nepal | 39 | 4.33 |
| HAMEED S, 2020, BMJ GLOB HEALTH | From words to actions: systematic review of interventions to promote sexual and reproductive health of persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries | 35 | 5.00 |
| NISHAT F, 2022, AM J PREV MED | Prenatal care adequacy among women with disabilities: a population-based study | 32 | 6.40 |
| KABIA E, 2018, INT J EQUITY HEALTH | How do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis | 32 | 3.56 |
| BLAIR A, 2022, MIDWIFERY | Access to, and experiences of, maternity care for women with physical disabilities: a scoping review | 28 | 5.60 |
| FERDOUS J, 2012, J HEALTH POPUL NUTR | Occurrence and determinants of postpartum maternal morbidities and disabilities among women in Matlab, Bangladesh | 28 | 1.87 |
| LAPIERRE TA, 2017, DISABIL HEALTH J | “Paying the price to get there”: Motherhood and the dynamics of pregnancy deliberations among women with disabilities | 27 | 2.70 |
| HAYWARD K, 2017, DISABIL HEALTH J | Reproductive healthcare experiences of women with cerebral palsy | 27 | 2.70 |
| MOLINARO A, 2017, CHILD CARE HEALTH DEV | Family‐centred care for children and young people with cerebral palsy: results from an Italian multicenter observational study | 26 | 2.60 |
| NGUYEN TV, 2022, DISABIL REHABIL | “Nothing suitable for us”: experiences of women with physical disabilities in accessing maternal healthcare services in Northern Vietnam | 24 | 4.80 |
| NGUYEN TV, 2019, SEX DISABIL | Maternal healthcare experiences of and challenges for women with physical disabilities in low and middle-income countries: a review of qualitative evidence | 24 | 3.00 |
| BRADBURY-JONES C, 2015, BMC PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTH-a | Disabled women’s experiences of accessing and utilising maternity services when they are affected by domestic abuse: a critical incident technique study | 24 | 2.00 |
| MALOUF R, 2014, BMC PREGNANCY CHILDBIRTH | Systematic review of heath care interventions to improve outcomes for women with disability and their family during pregnancy, birth, and postnatal period | 23 | 1.77 |

Figure 2
Most global cited documents
Table 4
Most productive authors
| Author | Total publication | Total citation | Year of first publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| MITRA M | 6 | 88 | 2017 |
| DEVKOTA HR | 4 | 118 | 2017 |
| AKOBIRSHOEV I | 4 | 79 | 2017 |
| EDWARDS N | 4 | 57 | 2019 |
| GROCE N | 4 | 118 | 2017 |
| KING J | 4 | 57 | 2019 |
| MURRAY E | 4 | 118 | 2017 |
| NGUYEN TV | 4 | 57 | 2019 |
| BEHERA S | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| DUNNE MP | 3 | 52 | 2019 |

Figure 3
Author’s Production over time
Table 5
Most Productive Sources
| Sources | Number of documents |
|---|---|
| DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL | 7 |
| MIDWIFERY | 5 |
| BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH | 4 |
| PLOS ONE | 4 |
| BMJ OPEN | 3 |
| CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE | 3 |
| REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | 3 |
| AFRICAN JOURNAL OF DISABILITY | 2 |
| ARCHIVES OF WOMEN'S MENTAL HEALTH | 2 |
| BMC PUBLIC HEALTH | 2 |

Figure 4
Source’s production over time

Figure 5
Top Ten Affiliation
Table 6
Top Ten Countries
| Country | Number of documents |
|---|---|
| USA | 51 |
| UK | 40 |
| ITALY | 29 |
| AUSTRALIA | 18 |
| CANADA | 13 |
| ETHIOPIA | 11 |
| SWEDEN | 9 |
| UGANDA | 8 |
| IRAN | 7 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 7 |
Table 7
Cluster Author’s keywords
| Cluster number | Cluster color | Keywords | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red | Woman with Disability | 4 |
| 2 | Green | Pregnancy | 20 |
| 3 | Blue | Maternal Health Care | 5 |
| 4 | Yellow | Disability | 13 |
| 5 | Purple | Maternity Care | 5 |
| 6 | Light blue | Access | 4 |

Figure 6
The Three-Field Plot combines countries, keywords, and authors

Figure 7
Author Collaboration Network

Figure 8
Corresponding author’s network

Figure 9
World map of countries’ collaboration

Figure 10
Author’s keywords in co-occurrence network

Figure 11
Keyword-based thematic development
