Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis

Aim: Despite the increase in international research in art therapy, few studies have been developed with a bibliometric approach which describe the situation regarding this area of knowledge. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe and contextualize international scientific production in the visu...

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Autores principales:	Natalia Rodriguez Novo, Maria Mercedes Novo Muñoz, Leticia Cuellar-Pompa, Jose Angel Rodriguez Gomez
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	art therapy bibliometric trend analysis visual arts health Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fc26629c3e7f44d38c7e9aec3fa1f3712021-11-19T04:31:29ZTrends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.752026https://doaj.org/article/fc26629c3e7f44d38c7e9aec3fa1f3712021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.752026/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Aim: Despite the increase in international research in art therapy, few studies have been developed with a bibliometric approach which describe the situation regarding this area of knowledge. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe and contextualize international scientific production in the visual arts modality in the context of artistic therapies, to offer a broader and more in-depth vision of the structure of this area of knowledge through of a bibliometric analysis of the publications indexed in the core collection of the Web of Science.Methods: This is a retrospective, exploratory and descriptive, cross-sectional study to analyze the bibliographic data retrieved from the databases of the core collection. The analysis parameters included the data corresponding to the production according to type of document, country, journal, and institution. In addition, the main lines of research were located and classified and the subject matter of the most cited articles in each of them was summarized. Four periods were selected, between 1994 and 2020, to facilitate the thematic analysis and offer an evolutionary perspective of art therapy research.Results: A total of 563 works were published, in 250 journals, in the 63 years between 1958, when the first document was published, and April 2021. The annual growth rate was 7.3% with a mean average of 8.7 publications per year, and 83.13% of the published works were articles. A total of 1,269 authors from 56 countries were counted. The mean number of citations per document was 5.6 and the mean number of citations per document and year was 0.6. The main research domains were psychology and/or rehabilitation and the highest production on this topic was concentrated in only three journals. In general, a high degree of variability was observed in the study topics and numerous theoretical and methodological articles. The most used visual arts modalities were in the main drawing, painting and photography.Conclusion: This work did not find previous existence of any bibliometric analysis on the international scientific production in art therapy. In general terms, there has been a substantial growth in the number of publications on the subject over the last decade. However, this research area does not appear to have peaked, but, on the contrary, is still growing and progressing despite its long history in clinical practice.Natalia Rodriguez NovoMaria Mercedes Novo MuñozMaria Mercedes Novo MuñozLeticia Cuellar-PompaJose Angel Rodriguez GomezJose Angel Rodriguez GomezFrontiers Media S.A.articleart therapybibliometrictrend analysisvisual artshealthPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	art therapy bibliometric trend analysis visual arts health Psychology BF1-990 Natalia Rodriguez Novo Maria Mercedes Novo Muñoz Maria Mercedes Novo Muñoz Leticia Cuellar-Pompa Jose Angel Rodriguez Gomez Jose Angel Rodriguez Gomez Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
description	Aim: Despite the increase in international research in art therapy, few studies have been developed with a bibliometric approach which describe the situation regarding this area of knowledge. Thus, the aim of this study is to describe and contextualize international scientific production in the visual arts modality in the context of artistic therapies, to offer a broader and more in-depth vision of the structure of this area of knowledge through of a bibliometric analysis of the publications indexed in the core collection of the Web of Science.Methods: This is a retrospective, exploratory and descriptive, cross-sectional study to analyze the bibliographic data retrieved from the databases of the core collection. The analysis parameters included the data corresponding to the production according to type of document, country, journal, and institution. In addition, the main lines of research were located and classified and the subject matter of the most cited articles in each of them was summarized. Four periods were selected, between 1994 and 2020, to facilitate the thematic analysis and offer an evolutionary perspective of art therapy research.Results: A total of 563 works were published, in 250 journals, in the 63 years between 1958, when the first document was published, and April 2021. The annual growth rate was 7.3% with a mean average of 8.7 publications per year, and 83.13% of the published works were articles. A total of 1,269 authors from 56 countries were counted. The mean number of citations per document was 5.6 and the mean number of citations per document and year was 0.6. The main research domains were psychology and/or rehabilitation and the highest production on this topic was concentrated in only three journals. In general, a high degree of variability was observed in the study topics and numerous theoretical and methodological articles. The most used visual arts modalities were in the main drawing, painting and photography.Conclusion: This work did not find previous existence of any bibliometric analysis on the international scientific production in art therapy. In general terms, there has been a substantial growth in the number of publications on the subject over the last decade. However, this research area does not appear to have peaked, but, on the contrary, is still growing and progressing despite its long history in clinical practice.
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author	Natalia Rodriguez Novo Maria Mercedes Novo Muñoz Maria Mercedes Novo Muñoz Leticia Cuellar-Pompa Jose Angel Rodriguez Gomez Jose Angel Rodriguez Gomez
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title	Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_short	Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_full	Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_fullStr	Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
title_sort	trends in research on art therapy indexed in the web of science: a bibliometric analysis
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
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Trends in Research on Art Therapy Indexed in the Web of Science: A Bibliometric Analysis

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