Trends of Tourette Syndrome in children From 2011 to 2021: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Background Tourette Syndrome (TS) has attracted the attention of researchers worldwide. However, no bibliometric analysis of the published publications is available. This study aims to examine the present research state of TS in children by CiteSpace, as well as to identify current research hotspots and frontiers. Method We chose publications indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) database for studies related to TS in children from 2011 to 2021. We built online cooperation maps of countries, institutions, authors, journals, references, and keywords by CiteSpace, and identified hotspots and frontiers of study for children's TS. Results A total of 1232 publications about TS in children were downloaded from the WoSCC. The USA (414) was the country with the highest rate of production, and University College London (87) was the institution that had the highest publication rate. Andrea Eugenio Cavanna was the most prolific author (39 papers). There was inactive cooperation between institutions, countries, and authors. The Journal of European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry was the most active journal. Hot topics focused on epidemiology, comorbidity, deep brain stimulation, behavioral therapy, pharmacological treatment, and risk factors of TS in children. Conclusions According to the CiteSpace results, this study found that authors, countries, and institutions were not actively working together. Current research hotspots mainly consist of epidemiology, comorbidity, deep brain stimulation, and behavioral therapy. The main research trends include comorbidity, pharmacological treatment, and risk factors. Therefore, international cooperation should be strengthened in the future, and it should be mindful of the psychiatric comorbidities of TS, the choice of intervention measures, and early warning of risk factors.