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SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2025

A dual-database bibliometric analysis of music-based interventions and pain from 2004 to 2024.

Xianghui Zou, Ziqi Jin, Weiqing Zeng

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Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Xianghui Zou *Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
Ziqi Jin *Graduate College, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Weiqing Zeng *Department of Orthopedics, Guilin Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guilin, Guangxi, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To explore the research hotspots and trends in the field of music therapy and pain based on bibliometrics and to provide reference and guidance for the current status and development of research in this field. Methods: Using the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC) and Pubmed databases as data sources, we used VOSviewer and CiteSpace, R language combined, way to visualize and analyze the number of publications, countries, institutions, researchers, keywords, and literature in the fixed field from 2004 to 2024. Results: Publication volume increased each year, with 2013 having the highest average citation rate. Lead authors included Bradt Joke, Silverman Michael J., Warth Marco, and Kessler Jens. the Journal of Music Therapy ranked first in terms of published papers. The United States leads in research but lacks national collaboration. Research topics have evolved from anxiety, cancer, and pain management to rehabilitation, virtual reality, and quality of life. Conclusion: This study presents a roadmap for optimizing the clinical application of music therapy, addresses gaps in protocol standardization, advocates for cross-national collaboration to improve research quality, and provides important insights and guidance for future music therapy and pain research and applications.

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analgesiabibliometricsdatabasesmusic therapypain management

Identifiers

PMID41179891
PMCPMC12571727

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