International researches on orientation and mobility for visual impairments in the last two decades:a bibliomet-rics analysis
CHEN Xiaomeng
TENG Teng
DONG Jing
WANG Lin
Abstract：Objective To analyze the hotspots and development trends in orientation and mobility research within the international field of visual impairment.
Methods Literature related to orientation and mobility in the field of visual impairment was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection database from January,2004 to March,2024,and was analyzed with CiteSpace 6.3 R1.
Results A total of 197 literatures were included.The quantity of literature in the field of orientation and mobility for visu-al impairment showed a growth trend.The top scholars in this field by publication volume were Robert Wall Em-erson,Kim Dae Shik,Nora Griffin-Shirley,and Giulio E Lancioni.The United States demonstrated high research output and influence in the study of orientation and mobility for individuals with visual impairments.Core key-words included navigation,assistive technology,cognitive maps,older adults,design,experience,children,per-ception and acuity.Hot topics primarily focused on five aspects:transportation and rehabilitation for low-vision individuals,development of orientation and mobility assistive technologies,orientation and mobility research for individuals with multiple disabilities due to visual impairment,construction of spatial cognition for visually im-paired individuals,and navigation research based on multisensory cues.Scholars evolved their focus from the ba-sic living needs and simple applications of assistive technologies for visually impaired individuals to an emphasis on personal experiences and actual needs,and finally to exploring how to utilize assistive technologies to en-hance quality of life and orientation and mobility capabilities.
Conclusion Researches in orientation and mobility are on the rise,with hot topics including transportation and rehabilita-tion,assistive technologies,spatial cognition,and individuals with multiple disabilities related to visual impair-ment.It is needed to promote interdisciplinary research and collaboration,while focus on the development and in-novation of orientation and mobility assistive technologies.
Keywords：visual impairmentsorientation and mobilitybibliometric analysis
Publication Date：2024-10-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：9( 1151-1159 )