5.Conclusions
Our analysis reveals a rapid increase in research related to hemiparesis and stroke worldwide, with the United States leading the way. In addition, one of the top researchers in this area is John Levin, MF of McGill University. By becoming knowledgeable about the leading institutions, journals, authors, and citations, researchers can plan their upcoming studies. In light of new trends, they will also be free to decide the course of their research. However, researchers must be aware of the limitations of bibliometric analysis when using databases. Not all journals in all fields are covered by WOS. Additionally, there is a lack of periodicals published in languages other than English.
Authors Contributions: Conceptualization, Cheng-chen Li; methodology, Yu Zhao; software, Li-juan Gao; validation, Lei Chi; formal analysis, Shuang-ling Liu and Qian Zhang; data curation, Chun-ying Wang and Qian Zhang; original draft preparation writing, Shuang-ling Liu; review and editing of writing, Chun-ying Wang and Qian Zhang; supervision, Chun-ying Wang; project administration, Qian Zhang; funding acquisition, Qian Zhang. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding: This work was supported by the Heilongjiang Chinese Medicine Administration (grant number: ZHY2020-137). The funding agencies did not play a role in study design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, manuscript writing, manuscript approval, or decision to submit the study.
Institutional Review Board Statement: Not applicable.
Informed Consent Statement: Not applicable.
Data Availability Statement: The raw data used in this article can be obtained from the Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection database; further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.
Conflicts of Interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare.