Cantorani José Roberto Herrera, Oliveira Meire Ramalho de
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo - IFSP, Brazil.
Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Jun;47(11):2960-2974. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2403731. Epub 2024 Sep 18.
Disability and Rehabilitation has a history of 45 years. This article aims to comprehensively analyze the scientific production of this journal to celebrate and present its achievements over time.
This study examines the performance of the journal's publications between 1978 and 2022, using indicators of bibliometric analysis and scientific mapping techniques. These techniques explore publication trends, emerging and discussed themes, institutions, countries, collaboration patterns, and citations.
In the journal's 45 years, 7369 documents were published, with an average annual growth rate of 15.18%, reaching 176976 citations in 7019 documents. The United Kingdom was the most productive, and the University of Toronto was the most representative (587 articles). Recurring themes were rehabilitation, stroke, and disability. The most consolidated research themes were rehabilitation, stroke, activities of daily living, and physiotherapy.
This study contributes to scientific development in the field of disability and rehabilitation. The findings provide data to advance the understanding of academic practices in these fields and also provide valuable insights for the strategic planning, potential innovations, and future actions of the editorial board of the journal Disability and Rehabilitation.
《残疾与康复》已有45年历史。本文旨在全面分析该期刊的科研成果，以颂扬并展示其长期以来取得的成就。
本研究利用文献计量分析指标和科学绘图技术，考察了该期刊1978年至2022年间出版物的表现。这些技术探讨了出版趋势、新兴及讨论的主题、机构、国家、合作模式和引用情况。
该期刊45年间共发表7369篇文献，年均增长率为15.18%，7019篇文献的被引次数达176976次。英国的发文量最高，多伦多大学最具代表性（587篇文章）。反复出现的主题有康复、中风和残疾。最成熟的研究主题是康复、中风、日常生活活动和物理治疗。
本研究有助于残疾与康复领域的科学发展。研究结果为增进对这些领域学术实践的理解提供了数据，也为《残疾与康复》期刊编辑委员会的战略规划、潜在创新和未来行动提供了宝贵见解。
