Table 1 Top most productive countries, institutions and journals related to dance therapy in rehabilitation.

From: Dance therapy in rehabilitation: a two-decade bibliometric analysis (2000–2024)

Rank

Source categories

Publications

Average publication per active years

Total citations

AC

H-index

Countries

1

United States of America

377

15.1

9197

24.4

49

2

United Kingdom*

192

8.7

4617

24.0

36

3

China

151

10.1

2292

15.2

24

4

Australia

92

4.8

2042

22.2

24

5

Germany

83

4.4

2623

31.6

27

6

Spain

73

4.9

1175

16.1

19

7

Canada

69

4.1

1688

24.5

20

8

Israel

67

4.2

637

9.5

14

9

Brazil

63

5.3

1054

16.7

17

10

Italy

56

3.3

1417

25.3

15

Institutions

1

University of Haifa

48

4.0

535

11.1

12

2

Drexel University

33

3.0

694

21.0

12

3

Edge Hill University

28

2.8

584

20.9

12

4

University of London

28

2.3

502

17.9

14

5

University of Melbourne

20

2.0

408

20.4

9

6

Kibbutzim College of Education

19

2.7

63

3.3

5

7

Harvard University

17

1.9

1734

102.0

12

8

Lesley University

17

1.6

359

21.1

5

9

Emory University

17

2.8

257

15.1

9

10

Universite De Montreal

16

2.3

348

21.8

9

Journals

1

Arts in Psychotherapy

151

6.3

2756

18.3

27

2

Body Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy

68

13.6

694

10.2

12

3

Frontiers in Psychology

62

6.2

1270

20.5

18

4

American Journal of Dance Therapy

49

9.8

91

1.9

5

5

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

21

1.9

1248

59.4

16

6

Plos One

19

2.7

168

8.8

6

7

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

16

1.5

783

48.9

13

8

Disability and Rehabilitation

15

1.9

278

18.5

10

9

Research in Dance Education

15

2.1

53

3.5

53

10

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

13

2.6

172

13.2

8

11

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

13

2.2

145

11.2

6

12

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

13

2.6

104

8.0

5

  1. “Total Citations” represents citations received globally. AC “Average Citations per Publication” denotes the mean citations per paper for each author. “Average Publication Per Active Years” denotes the total number of publications publication was observed in each corresponding country, institution, or journal divided by the number of years at least one article was reported. The “H-index” reflects the authors’ scholarly impact based on their publications within the dataset.
  2. Rankings are based on the number of publications.
  3. *The United Kingdom aggregates data from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.