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SynthesisFrontiers in neuroscience2025

The application of electroencephalogram in depression research: bibliometric and technological application analysis from 2005 to 2025.

Yican Hao, Yanli Han, Jian Huang, Cangcang Hao, Bo Yu, Shenting Wei, Kuiyan Zhou

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Synthesis in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yican HaoDepartment of First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Yanli HanThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Jian HuangThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Cangcang HaoHandan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Handan, China.
Bo YuDepartment of First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Shenting WeiDepartment of First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.
Kuiyan ZhouDepartment of First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Depression is a common mental disorder, and its diagnosis is highly dependent on subjective assessment. Electroencephalogram (EEG), as a non-invasive and economical neurophysiological tool, has garnered considerable attention in recent years in the research of auxiliary diagnosis and clinical application. However, there exists a limited number of articles that summarize this body of research. This study aims to investigate the current trends, emerging topics, and potential advancements in EEG research related to depression while also predicting the challenges that may arise within this field. Methods: We retrieved the literature related to depression and EEG published from April 16, 2005 to April 16, 2025 in Web of Science (WoSCC) and PubMed, and conducted data analysis and visual display using CiteSpace, VOS viewer, Bibliometrix, Scimago Graphica, Microsoft Excel 2021, and R software version 4.2.3. Results: From 2005 to 2025, 215 journals from 189 countries published papers in this field. The majority of the papers were published in Conclusion: EEG research on depression is developing toward individualization and intelligence. In the future, efforts should be focused on standardizing processes, integrating multiple modalities, and clinical application to enhance its value in diagnosis and prognosis.

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bibliometricsdepressiondiagnosiselectroencephalogramvisual analysis

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PMID40918982
PMCPMC12408689

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