Research trends and knowledge mapping of transcranial direct current stimulation in depression: a bibliometric study based on web of science, Scopus, and PubMed (2000-2025)
HongWei Yuan
BackgroundDepressive disorders are clinically heterogeneous and mechanistically complex psychiatric conditions. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a key non-invasive neuromodulation technique, has expanded rapidly in both therapeutic application and mechanistic research. However, the field is marked by rapid publication growth, thematic diversity, and variability in evidence quality. A systematic quantitative synthesis is therefore needed to map the research landscape, identify hots