ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Global trends and hotspots in the digital therapeutics of autism spectrum disorders: a bibliometric analysis from 2002 to 2022.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Early Intervention for Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families via Telehealth: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Global bibliometric analysis of Tourette syndrome research (1960-2024): trends, collaborations and emerging themes.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- The pathway of early detection, diagnosis, and intervention for autistic children: a multi-center mixed method study.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Theoretical-Methodological Foundations for the Global Integration Method (Método de Integração Global-MIG) in the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Adoption of Digital Therapeutics in Europe.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2024Review
- Breaking Barriers-The Intersection of AI and Assistive Technology in Autism Care: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- An Umbrella Review of the Fusion of fMRI and AI in Autism.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Combined extended reality and reinforcement learning to promote healthcare and reduce social anxiety in fragile X syndrome: a new assessment tool and a rehabilitative strategy.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Autism spectrum disorder: An Indian perspective.Medical journal, Armed Forces IndiaReview
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Abstract
Introduction: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that has become a major cause of disability in children. Digital therapeutics (DTx) delivers evidence-based therapeutic interventions to patients that are driven by software to prevent, manage, or treat a medical disorder or disease. This study objectively analyzed the current research status of global DTx in ASD from 2002 to 2022, aiming to explore the current global research status and trends in the field. Methods: The Web of Science database was searched for articles about DTx in ASD from January 2002 to October 2022. CiteSpace was used to analyze the co-occurrence of keywords in literature, partnerships between authors, institutions, and countries, the sudden occurrence of keywords, clustering of keywords over time, and analysis of references, cited authors, and cited journals. Results: A total of 509 articles were included. The most productive country and institution were the United States and Vanderbilt University. The largest contributing authors were Warren, Zachary, and Sarkar, Nilanjan. The most-cited journal was the Discussion: The use of DTx in ASD is developing rapidly and gaining the attention of researchers worldwide. The publications in this field have increased year by year, mainly concentrated in the developed countries, especially in the United States. Both Vanderbilt University and Yale University are very important institutions in the field. The researcher from Vanderbilt University, Warren and Zachary, his dynamics or achievements in the field is also more worth our attention. The application of new technologies such as virtual reality, machine learning, and eye-tracking in this field has driven the development of DTx on ASD and is currently a popular research topic. More cross-regional and cross-disciplinary collaborations are recommended to advance the development and availability of DTx.
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