Zhong M, Wu Z, Jiang X, Shen B, Zhu J, Zhang L. Knowledge domain and emerging trends in visual hallucination research: A scientometric analysis. World J Psychiatr 2021; 11(8): 491-506 [PMID: 34513610 DOI: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i8.491]
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Li Zhang, PhD, Doctor, Professor, Department of Geriatric Neurology, Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 264 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. neuro_zhangli@163.com
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World J Psychiatr. Aug 19, 2021; 11(8): 491-506 Published online Aug 19, 2021. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v11.i8.491
Knowledge domain and emerging trends in visual hallucination research: A scientometric analysis
Min Zhong, Zhuang Wu, Xu Jiang, Bo Shen, Jun Zhu, Li Zhang
Min Zhong, Zhuang Wu, Xu Jiang, Bo Shen, Jun Zhu, Li Zhang, Department of Geriatric Neurology, Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Li Zhang, Institute of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China
Author contributions: Zhong M wrote the paper; Wu Z, Jiang X, and Shen B downloaded and analyzed the data; Zhang L and Zhu J designed the study.
Supported byNational Key Research and Development Program of China, No. 2016YFC1306601; Special Funds of the Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program, No. BE2018610 and No. BE2019612; Jiangsu Provincial Cadre Health Projects, No. BJ16001 and No. BJ17006; Special Funds of the Jiangsu Provincial 333 High-level Talent Cultivation Projects; and Nanjing Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation, No. ZKX17031 and No. QRX17026.
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Corresponding author: Li Zhang, PhD, Doctor, Professor, Department of Geriatric Neurology, Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, No. 264 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China. neuro_zhangli@163.com
Received: November 29, 2020 Peer-review started: November 29, 2020 First decision: March 16, 2021 Revised: March 29, 2021 Accepted: July 5, 2021 Article in press: July 5, 2021 Published online: August 19, 2021 Processing time: 256 Days and 6.7 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Visual hallucination (VH) refers to a spontaneous visual perception without corresponding external stimuli and often occurs in ophthalmological and neuropsychiatric disorders. It is associated with poor life quality, increased patient hospitalization, and nursing home admission.
Research motivation
To date, there is a lack of scientometric analysis of the research on VH.
Research objectives
To objectively summarize the features of VH research and gain insights into the emerging trends for research on VH.
Research methods
CiteSpace V was used in this article. Publication outputs, document types, geographic distributions, co-authorship status, research hotspots, and co-citation status were analyzed. A total of 2176 original articles and 465 reviews were included in the database downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection.
Research results
The results showed that most publications can be classified into neurology, sports and ophthalmology studies. In addition, North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia published the most documents. Some well-known authors have always had a leading role in this field; meanwhile, new authors keep emerging. A relatively stable cooperation has been formed among many authors. Furthermore, neuropsychiatric symptom and functional connectivity are the top hotspots. Research on VH in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease (PD) have received much attention.
Research conclusions
Studies on VH in PD are likely to be the new emerging trends in the future, especially the mechanism of VH.
Research perspectives
More large-scale clinical and in-depth basic research studies are required to better understand the mechanisms underlie VH, which will contribute to our understanding of pathophysiology and therapy in VH.
