Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects
Foot reflexology is a non-invasive complementary therapy that is increasingly being accepted by modern people in recent years. To understand the research trends and prospects of foot reflexology in the past 31 years, this study used the Web of Science core collection as the data source and two visua...
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| description | Foot reflexology is a non-invasive complementary therapy that is increasingly being accepted by modern people in recent years. To understand the research trends and prospects of foot reflexology in the past 31 years, this study used the Web of Science core collection as the data source and two visualization tools, COOC and VOSviewer, to analyze the literature related to the field of foot reflexology from 1991 to 2021. This study found that the number of articles published in the field of foot reflexology has been increasing year by year, and the top three journals with the most articles are Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Therapies in Medicine, and the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The top three most prolific authors are Wyatt, Sikorskii, and Victorson, and the core institutions in the field of foot reflexology are Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the University of Exeter. Foot reflexology has been shown to have a moderating effect on anxiety, fatigue, and cancer, and is a topic of ongoing and future research. This study uses this bibliometric analysis of foot reflexology literature to provide an overview of prior knowledge and a reference direction for modern preventive medicine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7770bf06bb414240a3f011f8cb7eb7232023-11-16T15:24:16ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-12-01111910.3390/healthcare11010009Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and ProspectsDeng-Chuan Cai0Ching-Yun Chen1Ting-Yun Lo2Graduate School of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640301, TaiwanGraduate School of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640301, TaiwanGraduate School of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin 640301, TaiwanFoot reflexology is a non-invasive complementary therapy that is increasingly being accepted by modern people in recent years. To understand the research trends and prospects of foot reflexology in the past 31 years, this study used the Web of Science core collection as the data source and two visualization tools, COOC and VOSviewer, to analyze the literature related to the field of foot reflexology from 1991 to 2021. This study found that the number of articles published in the field of foot reflexology has been increasing year by year, and the top three journals with the most articles are Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Therapies in Medicine, and the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. The top three most prolific authors are Wyatt, Sikorskii, and Victorson, and the core institutions in the field of foot reflexology are Michigan State University, Northwestern University, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, and the University of Exeter. Foot reflexology has been shown to have a moderating effect on anxiety, fatigue, and cancer, and is a topic of ongoing and future research. This study uses this bibliometric analysis of foot reflexology literature to provide an overview of prior knowledge and a reference direction for modern preventive medicine.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/11/1/9foot reflexologybibliometric analysispreventive medicinecorporate online open courseVOSviewer |
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| title | Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects |
| title_full | Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects |
| title_short | Foot Reflexology: Recent Research Trends and Prospects |
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| topic | foot reflexology bibliometric analysis preventive medicine corporate online open course VOSviewer |
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