Advanced in apraxia of speech from 2004 to 2023:a bibliometrics analysis
WEI Fengqin
LU Min
CHEN Yong
YANG Qiong
XIAO Lu
LIU Maozhu
Abstract：Objective To analyze the hotspots and development trends in the international field of apraxia of speech(AOS).
Methods Relevant literature on AOS was retrieved in the Web of Science Core Collection database from January,2004 to December,2023,and was analyzed with CiteSpace 6.2 R.
Results A total of 893 articles were included,with a fluctuating upward trend in publication volume.The United States and Australia exhibited significant influence in the field of AOS research.Mayo Clinic and the University of Syd-ney showed high centrality in the network,while Joseph R Duffy ranked among the top authors in terms of publi-cation volume.Over the past five years,research hotspots mainly focused on Parkinson's disease,the classifica-tion of AOS,and studies on treatment intensity.
Conclusion The research interest in AOS is on the rise.Significant progress has been made in areas such as neuroimag-ing,clinical acoustic assessment and articulatory-phonetic intervention.Further exploration is needed in the path-ological mechanisms and treatment methods of AOS.
Keywords：apraxia of speechspeech disorderbibliometrics
Publication Date：2024-11-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 1291-1298 )