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. 2022 May 19:10:906715.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.906715. eCollection 2022.

Systematic Bibliometric Analysis of Research Hotspots and Trends on the Application of Virtual Reality in Nursing

Junqiang Zhao  1   2 , Yi Lu  1 , Fujun Zhou  3 , Ruping Mao  4 , Fangqin Fei  5
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Systematic Bibliometric Analysis of Research Hotspots and Trends on the Application of Virtual Reality in Nursing

Junqiang Zhao et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

Background: With the emergence of the metaverse, virtual reality, as a digital technology, must be getting hotter. High quality virtual reality related nursing knowledge scene learning is gradually replacing traditional education and intervention skills.

Objective: This systematic study aimed to gain insights into the overall application of virtual reality technology in the study of nursing.

Methods: Citations downloaded from the Web of Science Core Collection database for use in VR in nursing publications published from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2021, were considered in the research. Information retrieval was analyzed using https://bibliometric.com/app, CiteSpace.5.8. R3, and VOS viewer.

Results: A total of 408 institutions from 95 areas contributed to relevant publications, of which the United States is the most influential country in this research field. The clustering labels of cited documents were obtained from the citing documents. Virtual simulation, virtual learning, clinical skills, and dementia are the clustering labels of co-cited documents. The burst keywords represented the research frontiers in 2020-2021, which were knowledge and simulation.

Conclusion: Virtual nursing has had an impact on both nurses and clients. With the emergence of the concept of the metaverse, the research and application of virtual reality technology in nursing will gradually increase.

Keywords: CiteSpace; VOS viewer; bibliometric; nursing; virtual reality.

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Figure 1
A frame flow diagram showing the detailed selection criteria and bibliometric analysis steps of applying VR to the study of nursing. Basic data of 408 literatures were included in the analysis.
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Figure 2
Trends in the number of publications on applying VR to the study of nursing from 2012 to 2021. The number of documents issued each year is represented by the blue bar. The green and red trend lines, respectively, represent the trend in which the number of published documents remains stable and the trend in which the number of published documents increases sharply.
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Figure 3
The cooperation of countries or regions that contributed to publications on applying VR to the study of nursing from 2012 to 2021. Different colored areas represent various countries. The size of the color block area describes the number of documents sent. The connection between different color blocks represents the countries' cooperative relationship.
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Figure 4
The cooperation of countries or regions that contributed to publications on applying VR to the study of nursing from 2012 to 2021. The number of documents sent by the country is represented by the size of the green node. Countries' cooperation is represented by connecting lines. The purple ring area size indicates the influence of the regional articles, which is equal to centrality.
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Figure 5
The cooperation of institutions that contributed to publications on applying VR to the study of nursing from 2012 to 2021. Each label in the figure is a research institution. The connecting line between labels indicates the cooperative relationship between institutions.
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Figure 6
The dual map overlay of journals contributed to publications on the application of VR in Nursing from 2012 to 2021. The green path shows articles in the research fields of MEDICINE / MEDICAL / CLINICAL that are more likely to cite articles in the field of HEALTH / NURSING / MEDICINE. The blue path shows the subject fields of PSYCHOLOGY / EDUCATION / SOCIAL, which are probably cited by PSYCHOLOGY / EDUCATION / HEALTH.
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Figure 7
The density visualization of keywords in publications on the application of VR in nursing from 2012 to 2021. A keyword with higher frequency counts forms a yellow region, and those with lower frequency counts form a blue region.
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Figure 8
Co-cited references timeline map of publications on the application of VR in nursing from 2012 to 2021. The cited literature is represented by the node on the timeline on the left side of the image. The citation link between documents is represented by curved connecting lines. The clustering label of the co-cited literature may be found on the right side of the image. The stronger the clustering strength, the higher the label position.
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