Bibliometric Study of tDCS in Depression Research from 2000 to 2025

A bibliometric analysis of 2000-2025 literature maps the research landscape for transcranial direct current stimulation in depression. The dataset, created by Dongyu Feng, includes publication trends, country contributions, and keyword analyses from Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed. It shows a marked acceleration in research after 2020, with a peak in 2024.

Use Cases

• Identify leading research institutions and authors based on publication volume and collaboration networks mentioned in the description
• Track thematic shifts in the field based on keyword co-occurrence and burst term analyses
• Analyze international collaboration patterns based on country/region contribution data
• Evaluate the influence of key studies based on citation analysis from Web of Science

Strengths

• Data is sourced from three major academic databases: Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed.
• Analysis covers a 25-year time range from 2000 to 2025.
• The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 6.6 KB file size suggests a limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than raw publication records.

Provenance

Source

Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, and PubMed

Collection Method

Systematic search and bibliometric analysis using Bibliometrix (R), VOSviewer, and CiteSpace

Time Range

2000-2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 05:27:59

Geography

Global, with specific mention of the United States, Germany, and Brazil