Department of Rehabilitation, School of Nursing, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Department of Rehabilitation, Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2023 May 19;102(20):e33826. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000033826.
Aphasia is one of the most devastating cognitive disorders caused by brain injury and seriously hinders patients' rehabilitation and quality of life. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation involves the repeated application of extracranial pulsed magnetic fields to the local central nervous system to alter the membrane potential of cortical nerve cells, generating induced currents that affect brain metabolism and electrical activity. As one of the most popular noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, it has been used to treat aphasia. However, only a few bibliometric studies have examined the research direction and main findings in the field.
To obtain an in-depth understanding of the research status and trend in this area, a bibliometric analysis based on the Web of Science database was conducted. VOSviewer (Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands) and Microsoft Excel (Microsoft, Redmond, USA) were used to extract bibliometric information. Analysis of global distribution was conducted using the webpage mapping implement GunnMap2 (http://lert.co.nz/map/).
Publications in this field were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database, and 189 articles met the final inclusion criteria. The most influential authors, institutions, journals, and countries were Ralph MA from the University of Manchester, Harvard University, Neuropsychologia, and the USA, respectively.
This study revealed publication patterns and emerging trends in the literature, providing a detailed and objective overview of the current state of research on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of aphasia. This information will be of great benefit to anyone seeking information about this field and can serve as a reference guide for researchers aiming to conduct further research.
失语症是由脑损伤引起的最具破坏性的认知障碍之一，严重阻碍了患者的康复和生活质量。重复经颅磁刺激涉及到反复应用颅外脉冲磁场于局部中枢神经系统，以改变皮质神经元的膜电位，产生感应电流，从而影响脑代谢和电活动。作为最受欢迎的非侵入性脑刺激技术之一，它已被用于治疗失语症。然而，仅有少数文献计量学研究考察了该领域的研究方向和主要发现。
为了深入了解该领域的研究现状和趋势，我们对基于 Web of Science 数据库的文献计量学进行了分析。使用 VOSviewer（荷兰莱顿大学）和 Microsoft Excel（美国微软公司）提取文献计量信息。使用 GunnMap2（http://lert.co.nz/map/）网页映射实现来分析全球分布。
从 Web of Science 核心合集数据库中检索到该领域的出版物，最终纳入了 189 篇符合标准的文章。最有影响力的作者、机构、期刊和国家分别是曼彻斯特大学的 Ralph MA、哈佛大学、《神经心理学》和美国。
本研究揭示了文献中的出版模式和新兴趋势，为重复经颅磁刺激治疗失语症的文献提供了详细和客观的概述。这些信息对于任何寻求该领域信息的人都将非常有益，并可以作为研究人员进一步研究的参考指南。
