Tao Ye, Yu Chun
Department of Special Education, College of Child Development and Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Department of Public Education, College of Child Development and Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 12;16:1553883. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1553883. eCollection 2025.
The impact of music on children with autism-a condition marked by deficits in social interaction, communication, and behavior-has become a significant area of research. This study investigates current trends, key contributors, and emerging interests regarding music's effects on this population.
A comprehensive review of publications from 1953 to 2024 on the influence of music on children with autism was conducted using the Web of Science Core Collection. Bibliometric and visual analyses were performed with VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R version 4.3.3.
A total of 411 research papers were identified, with significant publication growth noted post-2009. The leading countries in this research include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, China, and Australia. McGill University ranked as the most prolific institution (23 publications), followed by the University of Montreal (17) and Vanderbilt University (12). The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders is the most influential journal, with an h-index of 19 and 1,706 citations. Professor Christian Gold emerged as the top author, with 12 papers totaling 599 citations. Key keywords included "children," "autism," and "therapy," with a noted increase in terms like "social skills," "communication," and "engagement" since 2020.
This study highlights music's potential to enhance social and communication skills in children with autism. Future research should explore the long-term effects of music therapy on language, cognition, and behavioral outcomes, as well as its role in improving engagement in educational and therapeutic settings.
音乐对自闭症儿童的影响——自闭症是一种以社交互动、沟通和行为缺陷为特征的疾病——已成为一个重要的研究领域。本研究调查了关于音乐对这一群体影响的当前趋势、主要贡献者和新出现的研究兴趣。
使用科学网核心合集对1953年至2024年发表的关于音乐对自闭症儿童影响的文献进行了全面综述。使用VOSviewer、CiteSpace和R 4.3.3版本进行了文献计量和可视化分析。
共识别出411篇研究论文，2009年后发表量显著增长。该研究领域的主要国家包括美国、英国、加拿大、中国和澳大利亚。麦吉尔大学是发表论文最多的机构（23篇），其次是蒙特利尔大学（17篇）和范德堡大学（12篇）。《自闭症与发育障碍杂志》是最具影响力的期刊，h指数为19，被引次数为1706次。克里斯蒂安·戈尔德教授是发表论文最多的作者，共发表12篇论文，总被引次数为599次。关键关键词包括“儿童”、“自闭症”和“治疗”，自2020年以来，“社交技能”、“沟通”和“参与度”等词汇的提及有所增加。
本研究强调了音乐在提高自闭症儿童社交和沟通技能方面的潜力。未来的研究应探索音乐疗法对语言、认知和行为结果的长期影响，以及其在改善教育和治疗环境中的参与度方面的作用。
