Juhi Ayesha, Gayen Rintu Kumar, Das Manul, Goyal Chanchal, Sharma Shreya, Khan Md Asif, Chaudhary Pritam, Mondal Himel
Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar, Deoghar, IND.
Electronics and Communication Engineering, Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, IND.
Cureus. 2024 Dec 28;16(12):e76510. doi: 10.7759/cureus.76510. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has gained significant attention as a potential therapeutic tool in stroke rehabilitation, promoting neuroplasticity and enhancing motor and cognitive recovery. Despite growing research, the field's evolution and key trends remain underexplored. This study aims to perform a bibliographic analysis of publications related to tDCS and stroke rehabilitation to assess the growth of the field. Published literature was searched in PubMed and Web of Science (WOS) on 10 December 2024. We used the keywords "transcranial direct current stimulation" and "stroke" to collect studies without any time limitation. Articles found in WOS were used to get trends, and a search from PubMed was used to analyze co-occurrences in VOSviewer, version 1.6.20 (Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, the Netherlands). A total of 1,598 articles were found in WOS, and 1,300 were found in PubMed. As there was overlapping of subject categories, countries, and affiliations, the total number differed in calculating the percentages. The analysis revealed significant growth in publications on tDCS and stroke rehabilitation, peaking at 137 publications in 2022. Most studies focus on neuroscience (860, or 30.6%), clinical neurology (562, or 20%), and rehabilitation (244, or 8.68%). The United States leads contributions (519, or 22.4%), followed by Germany (249, or 10.7%) and China (179, or 7.7%). Publications are concentrated among major publishers like Elsevier (358, or 22.4%) and key journals such as and . English dominates as the primary language (1,572, or 98.37%). Research emphasizes tDCS's role in motor recovery and brain plasticity in stroke rehabilitation. This bibliometric analysis highlights a substantial and growing interest in tDCS for stroke rehabilitation, with a steady increase in publications. The focus of research predominantly lies in neuroscience, clinical neurology, and rehabilitation, reflecting the central role of tDCS in advancing stroke recovery and brain plasticity. The concentration of publications among major publishers and journals underscores the prominence of specific platforms in disseminating tDCS research. More research from developing countries is needed to achieve a balanced geographical diversity on this topic.
经颅直流电刺激（tDCS）作为中风康复中一种潜在的治疗工具，已引起广泛关注，它能促进神经可塑性，增强运动和认知恢复。尽管研究不断增加，但该领域的发展和主要趋势仍未得到充分探索。本研究旨在对与tDCS和中风康复相关的出版物进行文献计量分析，以评估该领域的发展情况。于2024年12月10日在PubMed和科学网（WOS）上检索已发表的文献。我们使用关键词“经颅直流电刺激”和“中风”来收集无时间限制的研究。从WOS中找到的文章用于分析趋势，从PubMed中检索的文章用于在VOSviewer 1.6.20版本（荷兰莱顿大学科学技术研究中心）中分析共现情况。在WOS中总共找到1598篇文章，在PubMed中找到1300篇文章。由于主题类别、国家和机构存在重叠，在计算百分比时总数有所不同。分析显示，关于tDCS和中风康复的出版物数量显著增长，在2022年达到峰值137篇。大多数研究集中在神经科学（860篇，占30.6%）、临床神经病学（562篇，占20%）和康复（244篇，占8.68%）。美国的贡献最大（519篇，占22.4%），其次是德国（249篇，占10.7%）和中国（179篇，占7.7%）。出版物集中在爱思唯尔等主要出版商（358篇，占22.4%）以及《[具体期刊1]》和《[具体期刊2]》等关键期刊。英语作为主要语言占主导地位（1572篇，占98.37%）。研究强调tDCS在中风康复中对运动恢复和脑可塑性的作用。这项文献计量分析突出了对tDCS用于中风康复的浓厚且不断增长的兴趣，出版物数量稳步增加。研究重点主要在于神经科学、临床神经病学和康复，反映了tDCS在推进中风恢复和脑可塑性方面的核心作用。出版物在主要出版商和期刊中的集中情况凸显了特定平台在传播tDCS研究方面的突出地位。需要更多来自发展中国家的研究，以在该主题上实现地理多样性的平衡。
