Virtual reality for neurorehabilitation: A bibliometric analysis of knowledge structure and theme trends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As an emerging technology, virtual reality (VR) has been broadly applied in the medical field, especially in neurorehabilitation. The growing application of VR therapy promotes an increasing amount of clinical studies. In this paper, we present a bibliometric analysis of the existing studies to reveal the current research hotspots and guide future research directions.

Methods

Articles and reviews on the related topic were retrieved from the Science Citation Index Expanded of Web of Science Core Collection database. VOSviewer and Citespace software were applied to systematically analyze information about publications, countries, institutions, authors, journals, citations, and keywords from the included studies.

Results

A total of 1,556 papers published betwe

SUBMITTER: Guo QF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9684719 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature