Global Research Trends on Cognitive Neuroscience: A Scientometric Visualization

Abstract

Cognitive Neuroscience is a scientific field that studies the neural mechanisms underlying cognitive processes such as perception, attention, memory, language, and decision-making. The present study explores the research productivity of cognitive neuroscience from 2013 to 2022 based on the Scopus database. Total 11,840 records helped to identify the most productive authors, preferred journals, the bibliographical coupling, co-oc­currence of keywords, highly cited articles, funding agency, countries collaboration, and trend topics. VOSviewer, R software, and MS Excel are used for data analysis. The result showed the highest number of publications was in 2022, with 1,386 documents. The most productive author was Wang, Y. (1.42%); the most highly influential journal was Frontiers in Psychology. The United States is the most collaborative nation, with 4,560 documents. The highest frequency of keywords was related to Neuroscience, with 1,094 frequencies. In addition, regarding country connections, the United States had the strongest collaboration with the United Kingdom (303 links). The National Institutes of Health was the top funding agency for Cognitive neuroscience, with 758 publications. This study is valuable for researchers and policymakers to develop strategies for further research and collaborations.