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Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis
Researchers’ interest in finding practical applications for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies has increased as new devices have become cheaper and more accessible, being used in entertainment, healthcare, and rehabilitation fields, among others. This study aims to provide...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10056397/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36991699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23062987 |
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author | Denche-Zamorano, Angel Rodriguez-Redondo, Yeray Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mendoza-Muñoz, María Castillo-Paredes, Antonio Rojo-Ramos, Jorge Garcia-Gordillo, Miguel Angel Adsuar, Jose Carmelo |
author_facet | Denche-Zamorano, Angel Rodriguez-Redondo, Yeray Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mendoza-Muñoz, María Castillo-Paredes, Antonio Rojo-Ramos, Jorge Garcia-Gordillo, Miguel Angel Adsuar, Jose Carmelo |
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description | Researchers’ interest in finding practical applications for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies has increased as new devices have become cheaper and more accessible, being used in entertainment, healthcare, and rehabilitation fields, among others. This study aims to provide an overview of the current state of scientific literature related to VR, AR, and physical activity (PA). A bibliometric analysis of studies published between 1994 and 2022 was conducted using The Web of Science (WoS), applying the traditional bibliometric laws and using the VOSviewer software for data and metadata processing. The results revealed an exponential increase in scientific production between 2009 and 2021 (R(2) = 94%). The United States (USA) was the country/region with the most relevant co-authorship networks (72 papers); the most prolific author was Kerstin Witte, and the most prominent was Richard Kulpa. The most productive journal’s core was composed of high-impact and open access journals. A great thematic diversity was found according to the most used keywords by the co-authors, highlighting concepts such as rehabilitation, cognition, training, and obesity. Then, the research related to this topic is in an exponential development phase, with great interest in the rehabilitation and sports sciences fields. |
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spelling | pubmed-100563972023-03-30 Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis Denche-Zamorano, Angel Rodriguez-Redondo, Yeray Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mendoza-Muñoz, María Castillo-Paredes, Antonio Rojo-Ramos, Jorge Garcia-Gordillo, Miguel Angel Adsuar, Jose Carmelo Sensors (Basel) Review Researchers’ interest in finding practical applications for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies has increased as new devices have become cheaper and more accessible, being used in entertainment, healthcare, and rehabilitation fields, among others. This study aims to provide an overview of the current state of scientific literature related to VR, AR, and physical activity (PA). A bibliometric analysis of studies published between 1994 and 2022 was conducted using The Web of Science (WoS), applying the traditional bibliometric laws and using the VOSviewer software for data and metadata processing. The results revealed an exponential increase in scientific production between 2009 and 2021 (R(2) = 94%). The United States (USA) was the country/region with the most relevant co-authorship networks (72 papers); the most prolific author was Kerstin Witte, and the most prominent was Richard Kulpa. The most productive journal’s core was composed of high-impact and open access journals. A great thematic diversity was found according to the most used keywords by the co-authors, highlighting concepts such as rehabilitation, cognition, training, and obesity. Then, the research related to this topic is in an exponential development phase, with great interest in the rehabilitation and sports sciences fields. MDPI 2023-03-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10056397/ /pubmed/36991699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23062987 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Denche-Zamorano, Angel Rodriguez-Redondo, Yeray Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina Mendoza-Muñoz, María Castillo-Paredes, Antonio Rojo-Ramos, Jorge Garcia-Gordillo, Miguel Angel Adsuar, Jose Carmelo Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
title | Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
title_full | Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
title_fullStr | Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
title_short | Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research: A Bibliometric Analysis |
title_sort | rehabilitation is the main topic in virtual and augmented reality and physical activity research: a bibliometric analysis |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10056397/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36991699 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s23062987 |
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