Table 2_Mapping immersive technologies in pediatric rehabilitation: a multi-database bibliometric analysis.docx

This study aimed to map publication and citation performance and the conceptual, intellectual, and social structure of immersive-technology research in pediatric rehabilitation across all settings from 2015 to 2024 and, as a secondary translational perspective, to examine the prominence of home-, remote-, and telerehabilitation-related terminology.</p>Methods<p>Records were retrieved from Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and the Lens scholarly search platform and analyzed using bibliometric performance indicators and science-mapping techniques.</p>Results<p>A total of 388 publications were included.

Publication output increased overall, with the United States of America, Italy, and China as the most productive countries. Virtual reality and game-based approaches dominated the field and were frequently associated with cerebral palsy and motor rehabilitation, whereas augmented and mixed reality were less represented. Multiple correspondence analysis explained 39.3% of total inertia across the first two dimensions and distinguished motor- and therapy-oriented, gamified, remote, cognitive, developmental, and emerging-technology orientations within the conceptual structure.