Asghar Ikram, Egaji Oche A, Griffiths Mark
The Centre of Excellence in Mobile and Emerging Technologies, University of South Wales, Pontypridd, United Kingdom.
eNeurologicalSci. 2021 Jan 5;22:100311. doi: 10.1016/j.ensci.2021.100311. eCollection 2021 Mar.
This paper gives insights into recent research developments in the field of digital solutions for people with aphasia and tries to analyse its impact on their rehabilitation. A bibliometric research approach is used for data collection. Relevant studies were extracted from seven major academic databases from years 2000 to 2019 inclusive. The systematic process resulted in 986 studies. The average growth in this field is 4%, which is less compared to other research areas. However, the average citations per paper is 7.27, which represents a medium level of publication quality. Scopus and Web of Science are leading databases for the number of studies (379 and 264) and quality of publications (P-Index: 49.26 and 32.85), respectively. The USA, with 42% of publications, leads this research field, followed by the UK with 15%. Both countries have national aphasia strategies in place through charities (not government level strategies), which potentially contributed to their research leadership. The results show that recent advances in digital solutions have the potential to support people with aphasia. However, further work is needed at both academic and government levels to deliver more research contributions and funding for the rehabilitation of people with aphasia.
本文深入探讨了失语症患者数字解决方案领域的最新研究进展，并试图分析其对失语症患者康复的影响。采用文献计量研究方法进行数据收集。从2000年至2019年（含）的七个主要学术数据库中提取相关研究。这一系统过程共得到986项研究。该领域的平均增长率为4%，与其他研究领域相比相对较低。然而，每篇论文的平均被引次数为7.27，这代表了中等水平的出版质量。Scopus和Web of Science分别是研究数量（379项和264项）和出版物质量（P指数：49.26和32.85）方面的领先数据库。美国以42%的出版物数量在该研究领域领先，其次是英国，占15%。两国都通过慈善机构制定了国家失语症战略（而非政府层面的战略），这可能是它们在研究方面领先的原因。结果表明，数字解决方案的最新进展有潜力支持失语症患者。然而，在学术和政府层面都需要进一步开展工作，以提供更多关于失语症患者康复的研究贡献和资金。
