Evolution of the thematic structure and main producers of physical therapy interventions research: a bibliometric analysis (1986 to 2017)
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Evolution of the thematic structure and main producers of physical therapy interventions research: a bibliometric analysis (1986 to 2017)Author(s)
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2022-07-12Citation
Carballo-Costa L, Michaleff ZA, Costas R, Quintela-Del-Río A, Vivas-Costa J, Moseley AM. Evolution of the thematic structure and main producers of physical therapy interventions research: A bibliometric analysis (1986 to 2017). Braz J Phys Ther. 2022 Jul 12;26(4):100429.
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[Abstract] Background: Bibliometric studies are used to analyse and map scientific areas, and study the scientific output and impact of institutes and countries.
Objectives: Describe the thematic structure and evolution of the field of physical therapy interventions using articles indexed in Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro). Also, identify and compare the main producers (countries, institutions) over time (research output, citation impact).
Methods: Eligible articles were those indexed in PEDro (1986-2017) and matched to Web of Science. VOSviewer software, bibliometric text mining, and visualisation techniques were used to evaluate the thematic structure of the included articles. We collected data about authors' country and institutional affiliation, and calculated bibliometric indicators (production, citation impact).
Results: A total of 29 090 articles were analysed. Eight topics were identified: "neurological rehabilitation"; "methods"; "exercise for prevention and rehabilitation of lifestyle diseases"; "assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal pain"; "physical activity", "health promotion and behaviour change"; "respiratory physical therapy"; "hospital, primary care and health economics"; "cancer and complementary therapies". The most productive countries were United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The most impactful countries were United States, France, Finland, and Canada. The most productive institutions were University of Sydney, VU University of Amsterdam, University of Queensland, and University of Toronto.
Conclusions: The thematic structure of physical therapy interventions has evolved over time with "neurological rehabilitation", "methods", "exercise related to lifestyle diseases", and "physical activity" becoming increasingly important. Main producers of this research were traditionally located in North America and Europe but now include countries like China and Brazil.
Keywords
Bibliometrics
PEDro database
Physical therapy
Scientific impact
Scientific production
Thematic structure
PEDro database
Physical therapy
Scientific impact
Scientific production
Thematic structure
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Financiado para publicación en acceso aberto: Universidade da Coruña/CISUG
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1413-3555