A bibliometrix-based visualization analysis of international studies on conversations of people with aphasia: Present and prospects

Abstract

In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the number of people with aphasia due to brain lesions worldwide, which has prompted researchers to carry out in-depth studies on the pathogenesis, inducement and prognosis of aphasia from neurology, clinical medicine, psychology and other disciplines. With the deepening of research and understanding of aphasia, it is generally believed that a single discipline can no longer meet the needs of the academic community. Therefore, multidisciplinary integration has emerged and achieved fruitful results. This paper, based on the biblioshiny package run by R, conducts bibliometric analysis on the international interdisciplinary research status of conversation and aphasia, predicts its future development direction, and provides reference for relevant domestic research from international source journals. The results indicate that led by Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries, the international conversational aphasia research has formed a complete system, and formed a “descriptive study of patients with language disorders” and “applied study of rehabilitation treatment”. In the future, while continuing to focus on these two categories of research, the empathy ability of conversational partners and medical staff may be taken into account, in order to better contribute to improving patients' quality of life.