Qiao Fu-Qiang, Li Si-Ning, Du Tong-Tong, Cheng Wen-Ming, Sun Ying-Ying, Qiang Xu, Dong Ya-Jie, Wang Lei
School of Education and Psychology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China.
Department of Wei Zhong Children's Rehabilitation Center, Jinan, China.
Front Psychol. 2024 Dec 19;15:1453140. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1453140. eCollection 2024.
To conduct a comprehensive review of the literature pertaining to the broader autism phenotype, the paper endeavors to delineate the key research directions and topics, document the current research trends, and furnish insightful analyses and novel perspectives to foster future advancements in the field, with the aid of CiteSpace and VOS viewer.
CiteSpace and VOS viewer are two kinds of software for visualizing citations that is intended to examine academic literature and identify possible sources of knowledge. The Web of Science Core Collection database was used to retrieve articles from 1994 to 2024 that discussed the autism phenotype in general. Following data collection, analyses were conducted using CiteSpace V.6.2.R4 (64-bit) on a number of topics, such as annual publication output, highly cited journals, affiliations with countries and institutions, eminent authors, cited references, and keywords. Knowledge maps, collaborative network analysis, cluster analysis, and strongest citation burst analysis were among the tools used to visualize the data.
A total of 1,075 articles about the broader autism phenotype were found. Roughly speaking, the annual number of publications is rising. With 546 articles on the subject, the United States is the nation with the greatest amount of authority and influence (centrality of 0.32), with England (218 articles) and Canada (115 articles) coming in second and third, respectively. The cited journals and institutions are mainly from the United States. The research consistently emphasizes the academic achievement and engagement of broader autism phenotype when analyzing the most cited references and authors.
This study used CiteSpace to analyze the state of the larger autism phenotype field and then identified research frontiers and hotspots. As new findings are made, global trends in more thorough studies of the autism phenotype suggest that interest in these studies will only grow.
为全面回顾与泛自闭症表型相关的文献，本文借助CiteSpace和VOSviewer软件，力图勾勒关键研究方向和主题，记录当前研究趋势，并提供深刻分析和新颖观点，以推动该领域未来发展。
CiteSpace和VOSviewer是两种用于可视化引文的软件，旨在审视学术文献并识别潜在知识来源。利用科学网核心合集数据库检索1994年至2024年期间讨论泛自闭症表型的文章。数据收集后，使用CiteSpace V.6.2.R4（64位）对年度发表量、高被引期刊、国家和机构 affiliations、杰出作者、被引参考文献及关键词等多个主题进行分析。知识图谱、合作网络分析、聚类分析及最强引文爆发分析等工具用于数据可视化。
共发现1075篇关于泛自闭症表型的文章。大致而言，年发表量呈上升趋势。美国以546篇相关文章位居最具权威性和影响力的国家之首（中心性为0.32），英国（218篇文章）和加拿大（115篇文章）分别位列第二和第三。被引期刊和机构主要来自美国。在分析被引次数最多的参考文献和作者时，研究始终强调泛自闭症表型的学术成就和参与度。
本研究利用CiteSpace分析了泛自闭症表型领域的状况，进而确定了研究前沿和热点。随着新发现不断涌现，对自闭症表型进行更深入研究的全球趋势表明，对这些研究的兴趣只会与日俱增。
