TY - JOUR
T1 - Rehabilitation Is the Main Topic in Virtual and Augmented Reality and Physical Activity Research
T2 - A Bibliometric Analysis
AU - Denche-Zamorano, Angel
AU - Rodriguez-Redondo, Yeray
AU - Barrios-Fernandez, Sabina
AU - Mendoza-Muñoz, María
AU - Castillo-Paredes, Antonio
AU - Rojo-Ramos, Jorge
AU - Garcia-Gordillo, Miguel Angel
AU - Adsuar, Jose Carmelo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - 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 (R2 = 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.
AB - 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 (R2 = 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.
KW - physical exercise
KW - physical fitness
KW - rehabilitation
KW - scientometrics
KW - training
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85151184400&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/s23062987
DO - 10.3390/s23062987
M3 - Review article
C2 - 36991699
AN - SCOPUS:85151184400
SN - 1424-8220
VL - 23
JO - Sensors
JF - Sensors
IS - 6
M1 - 2987
ER -
