An Overview of Eating Disorders in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2000 to 2024

This study constitutes a comprehensive review of research conducted in the field of eating disorders that pose a risk for children with autism spectrum disorder. The research involved the scanning of 1761 articles published between 2000 and 2024 using the Web of Science (WoS) database, and the inclusion of 521 articles in the review due to limitations and analyses.The analysis of the data was conducted using open-source R software and bibliometric analysis programs, namely VOSviewer and Biblioshiny.The study revealed an increase in the number of studies on eating disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder over the years. The countries where the greatest number of studies have been conducted include the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy.The most frequently studied topics in recent years have been "microbiome, COVD-19, parents, and behavior." Author productivity is quite low in the area of eating disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder.Despite the recent rise in interest, further research is necessary to advance our understanding in this domain.