Tai Chi Health Research Bibliometric Analysis 2010-2025

2,532 scientific publications from Web of Science and Scopus were analyzed using bibliometric methods. The dataset tracks global research trends on Tai Chi's health effects for older adults, with China (41%) and the United States (34%) as the leading contributors. Publication volume grew from about 80 in 2010 to a peak of roughly 270 in 2025.

Use Cases

• Analyze keyword co-occurrence clusters such as 'balance and fall prevention' (175 occurrences) and 'quality of life' (127 occurrences) to map thematic evolution.
• Identify research frontiers by examining burst keywords like 'Parkinson’s disease' (burst strength 3.66) and 'network meta-analysis' (burst strength 8.37).
• Map collaborative networks using institutional publication counts, such as Shanghai University of Sport (52 publications) and Harvard University (38 publications).
• Track annual publication trends from 2010 to 2025 to visualize the field's accelerated development phase.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 2,532 eligible publications from major databases Web of Science and Scopus.
• Provides specific metrics like keyword occurrence counts (e.g., 175 for 'balance and fall prevention') and burst keyword strengths.
• Clear temporal coverage from 2010 to 2025, showing a growth from ~80 to ~270 annual publications.
• Identifies leading countries with precise publication counts: China (1,034) and the United States (865).

Limitations

• The underlying data (the 2,532 publications) is not provided; only the analysis results in a PDF are available.
• Limited scope as a single 120.7 KB PDF file, containing summarized analysis rather than raw bibliographic records.
• Analysis is static and may not include publications after the study's cutoff date.

Provenance

Source

Web of Science and Scopus databases.

Collection Method

Bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer and CiteSpace software on retrieved publications.

Time Range

2010 to 2025.

Freshness

Analysis last updated on 2026-03-24, covering publications up to 2025.

Geography

Global, with specific focus on China and the United States.