Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis
Abstract Objectives Mind-body therapies are a group of treatments based on the theory of mind-body medicine, which are effective for a wide range of illnesses. However, there are no bibliometric papers that have examined the topic of mind-body therapies. Therefore, it is necessary to review and sort...
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| author | Yunxiao Zhang Wenwen Li Sai Xu Shudi Li Zhen Hai Sun Menghe Zhang Yaoyao Zuo Shouqiang Chen |
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| description | Abstract Objectives Mind-body therapies are a group of treatments based on the theory of mind-body medicine, which are effective for a wide range of illnesses. However, there are no bibliometric papers that have examined the topic of mind-body therapies. Therefore, it is necessary to review and sort out the current status, hotspots and frontiers of mind-body therapies. Methods Studies related to mind-body therapies during the period of Web of Science 1999-01/2024-07 were searched, and R language was applied to analyze the data and CiteSpace, Vosviewer software, was used to generate visualization maps. Results A total of 29,710 relevant articles were included in the study. The country with the highest number of publications was the United States, followed by China and the United Kingdom, and the prolific author was Wang Yuan. Common keywords were acupuncture, quality of life, depression, and pain. The current study focuses on the promotion and application of mind-body therapies in various diseases, the main applicable diseases and the application in special groups. Conclusion This study presents the current status and trend of research on mind-body therapies, and inflammatory interventions and higher-level research assessment methods are potential hotspots, which can help researchers to clarify hotspots and explore new directions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7c12380da64b47eaa2e17b9e348ff4052025-08-20T02:10:20ZengBMCJournal of Translational Medicine1479-58762025-03-0123111610.1186/s12967-025-06389-3Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysisYunxiao Zhang0Wenwen Li1Sai Xu2Shudi Li3Zhen Hai Sun4Menghe Zhang5Yaoyao Zuo6Shouqiang Chen7Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineShandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese MedicineAbstract Objectives Mind-body therapies are a group of treatments based on the theory of mind-body medicine, which are effective for a wide range of illnesses. However, there are no bibliometric papers that have examined the topic of mind-body therapies. Therefore, it is necessary to review and sort out the current status, hotspots and frontiers of mind-body therapies. Methods Studies related to mind-body therapies during the period of Web of Science 1999-01/2024-07 were searched, and R language was applied to analyze the data and CiteSpace, Vosviewer software, was used to generate visualization maps. Results A total of 29,710 relevant articles were included in the study. The country with the highest number of publications was the United States, followed by China and the United Kingdom, and the prolific author was Wang Yuan. Common keywords were acupuncture, quality of life, depression, and pain. The current study focuses on the promotion and application of mind-body therapies in various diseases, the main applicable diseases and the application in special groups. Conclusion This study presents the current status and trend of research on mind-body therapies, and inflammatory interventions and higher-level research assessment methods are potential hotspots, which can help researchers to clarify hotspots and explore new directions.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06389-3Bibliometric analysisCiteSpaceVOSviewerMind-body therapiesVisualization |
| spellingShingle | Yunxiao Zhang Wenwen Li Sai Xu Shudi Li Zhen Hai Sun Menghe Zhang Yaoyao Zuo Shouqiang Chen Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis Journal of Translational Medicine Bibliometric analysis CiteSpace VOSviewer Mind-body therapies Visualization |
| title | Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis |
| title_full | Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis |
| title_fullStr | Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis |
| title_short | Global research trends in mind body therapies: a bibliometric analysis |
| title_sort | global research trends in mind body therapies a bibliometric analysis |
| topic | Bibliometric analysis CiteSpace VOSviewer Mind-body therapies Visualization |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-025-06389-3 |
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