ABSTRACT
Individuals with communication disorders has dramatically increased over the past two decades. Similarly due to the quadrupling in publications since 2012, a bibliometric study is needed for an hour. This study offers a thorough analysis of communication disorders across an appropriate period. We have utilized bibliometrics to assess communication disorder-related articles published in the Scopus database between 1960 and 2022, and to illustrate the resulting rise in research publications based on a number of factors, including (i) publishing patterns (e.g., contributing authors, affiliations), (ii) key term analysis to identify domain of interest, (iii) key term bunching, (iv) citation patterns, (v) publications medium, and (vi) researchers who assist in examining research productivity in this particular domain. Based on the Scopus database, a total of 80,289 papers about communication disorders were examined. In the end, 59,252 publications and 12,232 key terms were retained, especially those related to communication disorders. The number of publications increased by 77.7% (60 in 1960, 4725 in 2022). The United States contributes the most publications, and the highest document type is articles. Medicine (53,294) has the most documents, followed by psychology (15,928) and so forth engineering (2287). Over time, the relative weights of various study fields have also altered. A meta-perspective literature review is conducted on the quantitative characteristics and properties of communication disorders. The suggested analytical study will be a vital resource for a substantive discussion about potential future research plans for supporting special people with communication disorders.
