Topic mining and content analysis of rehabilitation ethics research in China based on BERTopic model
HE Zhaonan
ZHANG Tingting
HE Zhaoke
MENG Lijun
Abstract：Objective To analyze and review relevant literatures in the field of rehabilitation ethics research in China,and explore the main research topics and development trends.Methods Using CNKI database as the data source,VOSviewer was applied to visualize the author collaboration net-work,and BERTopic modeling technology was employed to perform topic identification,topic clustering and top-ic trend analysis on 106 included articles.Results Currently,the volume of publications on rehabilitation ethics researches in China showed an upward trend.Eight relatively close-knit author collaboration clusters were formed.The BERTopic modeling identified 14 distinct topics,which were clustered into three major topic groups.Researches focused on three main areas:supportive social care,whole-cycle rehabilitation ethics and ethical issues in rehabilitation technology.Conclusion Rehabilitation ethics researches in China is overall in a preliminary stage of development and has not yet formed a nationwide,and closely interconnected academic community.Intelligent rehabilitation ethics and ethics in integrated medical and elderly care rehabilitation represent emerging research hotspots.The scope of research exhibits a significant shift from ethical discussions concerning specific groups with functional impairments to-wards the construction of a systematic social support and rights protection framework.
Keywords：rehabilitationethicsbibliometricstopic modeling
Publication Date：2026-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-03-18(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：10( 132-141 )