Figure 1.
Flow chart of how the articles in this study were chosen.
Figure 2.
The annual publication output between 2013 and 2023.
Table 1.
The 10 nations that have produced the most research findings regarding at-home exercise therapy for stroke patients.
| No. | Country | Articles (%) | Citations | ACI | TLS | Top country institution | Top institution author |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 454 (23.8) | 8050 | 17.73 | 142 | Massachusetts General Hospital | Schwamm, L.H. |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 181 (9.5) | 3237 | 17.88 | 128 | University of Nottingham | Walker, M. |
| 3 | Australia | 118 (6.2) | 1546 | 13.10 | 81 | The University of Sydney | Ada, L. |
| 4 | Canada | 114 (6.0) | 1701 | 14.92 | 47 | University of Toronto | Bayley, M. & Fang, J. |
| 5 | Netherlands | 87 (4.6) | 1541 | 17.71 | 68 | Universiteit Maastricht | Schols, J.M.G.A., Van Heugten, C.M. Visser-Meily, J.M.A. & van Heugten, C.M. |
| 6 | Japan | 83 (4.4) | 1001 | 12.06 | 14 | Nagasaki Rehabilitation Hospital | Nishioka, S. |
| 7 | China | 78 (4.1) | 1025 | 13.14 | 37 | Fudan University | Chen, J. |
| 8 | Italy | 64 (3.4) | 1248 | 19.50 | 46 | Università degli Studi di Milano | Borghese, N.A. |
| 9 | Sweden | 60 (3.1) | 811 | 13.52 | 33 | Karolinska Institutet | Ytterberg, C. |
| 10 | Spain | 44 (2.3) | 680 | 15.45 | 36 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona | Tormos, J.M. |
Figure 3.
The network of coauthorship among countries/regions (international collaboration).
Figure 4.
The 10 institutions with the greatest number of research outcomes in this field.
Table 2.
Top 10 most productive authors, from 2013 to 2023.
| No. | Author | Country | Articles (%) | Citation | ACI | TLS | Year of first-last article | Author’s h-index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cramer, S.C.18 | US | 19 (2.02) | 846 | 44.5 | 75 | 2015–2023 | 84 |
| 2 | Ytterberg, C. | Sweden | 16 (1.7) | 208 | 13 | 56 | 2013–2023 | 26 |
| 3 | Eng, J.J. | Canada | 13 (1.38) | 257 | 19.7 | 11 | 2013–2023 | 77 |
| 4 | English, C. | Australia | 13 (1.38) | 135 | 10.4 | 43 | 2018–2023 | 29 |
| 5 | Langhorne, P. | UK | 13 (1.38) | 278 | 21.4 | 41 | 2014–2023 | 91 |
| 6 | von Koch, L. | Sweden | 12 (1.27) | 203 | 16.9 | 56 | 2013–2023 | 36 |
| 7 | Reinkensmeyer, D.J. | US | 11 (1.17) | 300 | 27.3 | 29 | 2013–2023 | 59 |
| 8 | Schwamm, L.H. | US | 11 (1.17) | 370 | 33.6 | 35 | 2013–2021 | 100 |
| 9 | Teasell, R. | Canada | 11 (1.17) | 188 | 17.1 | 27 | 2013–2022 | 69 |
| 10 | Elf, M. | Sweden | 10 (1.06) | 69 | 6.9 | 34 | 2019–2023 | 21 |
Figure 5.
VOSviewer coauthorship analysis network visualization map.
Table 3.
The top 10 references cited in studies on exercise therapy for stroke patients at home, from 2013 to 2023.
| No. | Author | Title | Journal | Citation | FWCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hammel et al.17 | Environmental barriers and supports to everyday participation: A qualitative insider perspective from people with disabilities | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 213 | 11.64 |
| 2 | Cramer et al.18 | Efficacy of Home-Based Telerehabilitation vs In-Clinic Therapy for Adults after Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial | JAMA Neurology | 199 | 10.95 |
| 3 | Chiang et al.19 | 2015 Guidelines of the Taiwan, China Society of Cardiology and the Taiwan, China Hypertension Society for the Management of Hypertension | Journal of the Chinese Medical Association | 156 | 11.48 |
| 4 | Howell et al.20 | Kinetic gait analysis using a low-cost insole | IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering | 156 | 2.65 |
| 5 | Kumar et al.21 | Artificial intelligence in disease diagnosis: a systematic literature review, synthesizing framework, and future research agenda | Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing | 154 | 95.75 |
| 6 | Dawson et al.22 | Vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischemic stroke (VNS-REHAB): a randomized, blinded, pivotal, device trial | The Lancet | 154 | 24.17 |
| 7 | Yoshimura et al.23 | Sarcopenia is associated with worse recovery of physical function and dysphagia and a lower rate of home discharge in Japanese hospitalized adults undergoing convalescent rehabilitation | Nutrition | 128 | 7.99 |
| 8 | Dodakian et al.16 | A Home-Based Telerehabilitation Program for Patients with Stroke | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 108 | 3.77 |
| 9 | Dobkin24 | A Rehabilitation-Internet-of-Things in the Home to Augment Motor Skills and Exercise Training | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 101 | 4.13 |
| 10 | Lindley et al.25 | Family-led rehabilitation after stroke in India (ATTEND): a randomized controlled trial | The Lancet | 99 | 6.3 |
Figure 6.
VOSviewer network visualization of the Journal analysis.
Table 4.
Top 10 journals publishing stroke patients’ home exercise therapy research, from 2013 to 2023.
| No. | Journal | Articles (%) | Cite Score 2022 | SJR 2022 | SNIP 2022 | JCR/Best Quartile | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disability and Rehabilitation | 73 (6.6) | 4.4 | 0.762 | 1.635 | Q1 | Medicine: Rehabilitation |
| 2 | Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | 57 (5.2) | 4.3 | 0.713 | 0.893 | Q1 | Medicine: Rehabilitation |
| 3 | Topics In Stroke Rehabilitation | 49 (4.4) | 4.5 | 0.705 | 1.324 | Q1 | Nursing: Community and Home Care |
| 4 | Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 43 (3.9) | 6.2 | 1.062 | 1.696 | Q1 | Health Professions: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation |
| 5 | BMJ Open | 35 (3.2) | 4.4 | 1.059 | 1.168 | Q1 | Medicine: General Medicine |
| 6 | Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation | 35 (3.2) | 8.8 | 1.134 | 1.924 | Q1 | Medicien: Health Informatics |
| 7 | Frontiers In Neurology | 31 (2.8) | 4.8 | 0.978 | 1.151 | Q2 | Neuroscience: Neurology |
| 8 | Clinical Rehabilitation | 28 (2.5) | 5.7 | 0.874 | 1.612 | Q1 | Health Professions: Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation |
| 9 | Stroke | 26 (2.4) | 12.9 | 2.746 | 2.734 | Q1 | Nursing: Advanced and Specialized Nursing |
| 10 | Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair | 23 (2.1) | 7.2 | 1.306 | 1.573 | Q1 | Neuroscience: Neurology |
Figure 7.
Report every year by source.
Figure 8.
Subject areas on home-based exercise therapy for stroke patients’ research from 2013 to 2023.
Figure 9.
High-frequency terms in author keywords of home-based exercise therapy for stroke patients’ publications from 2013 to 2023.