A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
ObjectiveThe aim of the current study was to provide a comprehensive picture of tACS-related research in the last decade through a bibliometric approach in order to systematically analyze the current status and cutting-edge trends in this field.MethodsArticles and review articles related to tACS fro...
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| description | ObjectiveThe aim of the current study was to provide a comprehensive picture of tACS-related research in the last decade through a bibliometric approach in order to systematically analyze the current status and cutting-edge trends in this field.MethodsArticles and review articles related to tACS from 2013 to 2022 were searched on the Web of Science platform. A bibliometric analysis of authors, journals, countries, institutions, references, and keywords was performed using CiteSpace (6.2.R2), VOSviewer (1.6.19), Scimago Graphica (1.0.30), and Bibliometrix (4.2.2).ResultsA total of 602 papers were included. There was an overall increase in annual relevant publications in the last decade. The most contributing author was Christoph S. Herrmann. Brain Stimulation was the most prolific journal. The most prolific countries and institutions were Germany and Harvard University, respectively.ConclusionThe findings reveal the development prospects and future directions of tACS and provide valuable references for researchers in the field. In recent years, the keywords “gamma,” “transcranial direct current simulation,” and “Alzheimer’s disease” that have erupted, as well as many references cited in the outbreak, have provided certain clues for the mining of research prefaces. This will act as a guide for future researchers in determining the path of tACS research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d34e54ea9594f239ecb814c44bf790d2024-03-06T04:43:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612024-03-011810.3389/fnhum.2024.13625931362593A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)Yuanli Liu0Yulin Luo1Na Zhang2Xiaochu Zhang3Xiaochu Zhang4Xiaochu Zhang5Xiaochu Zhang6Shen Liu7Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Information Management, Anhui Vocational College of Police Officers, Hefei, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities & Social Science, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, ChinaHefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Science and Medicine, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaApplication Technology Center of Physical Therapy to Brain Disorders, Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science & Technology of China, Hefei, ChinaKey Laboratory of Brain-Machine Intelligence for Information Behavior (Ministry of Education and Shanghai), School of Business and Management, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, ChinaObjectiveThe aim of the current study was to provide a comprehensive picture of tACS-related research in the last decade through a bibliometric approach in order to systematically analyze the current status and cutting-edge trends in this field.MethodsArticles and review articles related to tACS from 2013 to 2022 were searched on the Web of Science platform. A bibliometric analysis of authors, journals, countries, institutions, references, and keywords was performed using CiteSpace (6.2.R2), VOSviewer (1.6.19), Scimago Graphica (1.0.30), and Bibliometrix (4.2.2).ResultsA total of 602 papers were included. There was an overall increase in annual relevant publications in the last decade. The most contributing author was Christoph S. Herrmann. Brain Stimulation was the most prolific journal. The most prolific countries and institutions were Germany and Harvard University, respectively.ConclusionThe findings reveal the development prospects and future directions of tACS and provide valuable references for researchers in the field. In recent years, the keywords “gamma,” “transcranial direct current simulation,” and “Alzheimer’s disease” that have erupted, as well as many references cited in the outbreak, have provided certain clues for the mining of research prefaces. This will act as a guide for future researchers in determining the path of tACS research.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1362593/fulltranscranial alternating current stimulationbrain stimulationbibliometricCiteSpaceVOSviewer |
| spellingShingle | Yuanli Liu Yulin Luo Na Zhang Xiaochu Zhang Xiaochu Zhang Xiaochu Zhang Xiaochu Zhang Shen Liu A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) Frontiers in Human Neuroscience transcranial alternating current stimulation brain stimulation bibliometric CiteSpace VOSviewer |
| title | A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) |
| title_full | A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) |
| title_fullStr | A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) |
| title_short | A scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) |
| title_sort | scientometric review of the growing trends in transcranial alternating current stimulation tacs |
| topic | transcranial alternating current stimulation brain stimulation bibliometric CiteSpace VOSviewer |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1362593/full |
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