Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) research in Indian psychiatry: A bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been a consistent increase in the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in psychiatric practice and academic research in India. However, no systematic effort has been made to map the trajectory of clinical research involving tDCS within Indian institutions.

Methods

PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were systematically searched for tDCS studies with Indian affiliations published until May 2025.

Results

Data on study design, diagnosis, stimulation parameters, authorship, institutions, and funding were analyzed. A total of 106 studies were included. Most publications were case reports (37.4%), followed by interventional studies (27.1%) and randomized controlled trials (26.2%). Schizophrenia (36.4%) and obsessive-compu

SUBMITTER: Balasubramanian I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12687969 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature