Bibliometric Analysis of fMRI Research in Disorders of Consciousness, 2009-2025

418 publications from the Web of Science Core Collection on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) applications in prolonged disorders of consciousness (pDoC), spanning 2009 to September 2025. The dataset was created by Xi-Chen Wang and uploaded to figshare in May 2026. It includes analysis of publication trends, country/institutional collaborations, and keyword evolution.

Use Cases

• Analyze publication trends and growth in fMRI for pDoC research based on the 2009-2025 time range.
• Map academic collaboration networks based on country and institutional data mentioned in the description.
• Identify emerging research fronts and keyword clusters based on the bibliometric analysis of terms like 'Minimally Conscious State' and 'resting-state fMRI'.
• Supplement clinical trial context by linking bibliometric findings with the narrative synthesis of 18 PubMed trials mentioned.

Strengths

• Includes 418 analyzed publications from a curated source (Web of Science Core Collection).
• Covers a 16-year time range from 2009 to September 2025.
• Identifies core scholars and key journals, such as NeuroImage being the most frequently cited.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 13.0 KB file size suggests the dataset is very small, likely containing summary or processed results rather than raw data.

Provenance

Source

Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) database.

Collection Method

Bibliometric analysis performed using CiteSpace 6.3. R1.

Time Range

2009 to September 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 04:18:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Publications from 39 countries or regions, with the United States (144), China (99), and Belgium (1) as top contributors.