Analysis of Research Progress and Trends in Extended Reality Therapy Based on Bibliometrics

Abstract: XR technology has provided a great deal of academic research in treating and improving physical and mental diseases. In this paper, 315 articles related to "Extended Reality" and "Art Therapy" collected by Web of Science were retrieved by bibliometric method, and the research status of this research field was analyzed visually by combining Citespace and VOSviewer, and the future trend was predicted. It references the XR healing system in health research direction, discipline frontier, research gaps, etc. The results showed an increasing trend in the amount of literature on the cable range. The United States, Germany, and Italy are leading in research, but the cooperation between institutions could be closer. Finally, from the technical point of view, XR therapy's research hot spots, opportunities and challenges are evaluated. From the interdisciplinary and artistic point of view, the artistry of the XR therapy system and XR art therapy are distinguished.

Keywords: XR Therapy, bibliometrics, VOSviewer, Citespace, knowledge graph

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1005876

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