Data Sheet 3_Application of Schroth exercise therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a bibliometric analysis.pdf

Schroth exercise, a form of physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise (PSSE), has increasingly been studied in relation to Cobb angle, angle of trunk rotation (ATR), and health-related quality of life. However, the publication landscape, thematic evolution, influential contributors, and collaboration networks of this field have not been comprehensively characterized.</p>Objective<p>To map publication output, collaboration networks, influential documents, institutions, journals, authors, and thematic evolution in research on Schroth exercise therapy for AIS.</p>Methods<p>English-language literature published up to April 1, 2026, was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC), PubMed, and Scopus.

After screening, 172 publications were included. The bibliometrix package (version 5.0) and CiteSpace 6.4.R1 were used to analyze country collaboration and publication output, global citation counts, institutional and journal publication output, journal dual-map citation pathways, keyword clusters, citation bursts and timelines, author co-citation, and author co-authorship networks.</p>Results<p>China had the highest publication output, while the United States and Germany were tied for second.