From 2005 to 2025, this dataset provides a bibliometric analysis of Qigong research publications. It was created by Zhouluo Wang and includes data on publication trends, leading countries and institutions, funding sources, and research hotspots. The dataset was last updated on May 7, 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze publication growth and international collaboration patterns based on country and institution data
- Identify emerging research frontiers and clinical trends based on keyword and MeSH term analysis
- Map the most studied Qigong modalities and target populations based on the described research hotspots
Strengths
- Covers a 20-year time span from 2005 to 2025
- Includes specific publication counts for leading countries (China: 959, USA: 292) and citation counts for top journals
- Identifies specific research trends, such as a focus on Baduanjin and an emerging frontier involving college students and virtual reality
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- The dataset is very small (2.1 KB), suggesting limited scope or aggregated summary data
Provenance
- Source
- Publications retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection and PubMed databases.
- Collection Method
- Bibliometric and visual analysis using R software, VOSviewer, and CiteSpace.
- Time Range
- 2005–2025
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-07 05:34:38
- Geography
- Global, with specific focus on China and the USA.